A Little About Us
We are a passionate board of thought-leaders and community stakeholders in Virginia’s New River Valley. We are committed to improving the economic development landscape in the region and work hard to bring our industry expertise to the table while simultaneously representing the best interests of our communities.
Board of Directors
- Scott Blankenship
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
CHAIR - Mark Woolwine
Brown Edwards
VICE-CHAIR - April DeMotts
Montgomery County
TREASURER - Cora Gnegy
Giles County
SECRETARY - David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- John Cox | Radford University
- Laura Darlington | BAE Systems
- Alan Fabian | HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Joseph Guthrie | Pulaski County
- Vince Hatcher | Hollingsworth & Vose
- Marty Holliday | Floyd County EDA
- Chris Lawrence | Town of Blacksburg
- Brian Lubin | 1901 Group
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Richard Mitchell | Celanese Corporation
- Andrew Morris | Citizens Telephone Cooperative
- Craig Parrent | Atlantic Union Bank
- Grayson Patterson | Truist
- John Provo | Virginia Tech
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Scott Ross | Salem Stone Corporation
- Mark Rowh | New River Community College
- Ginny Taylor | Lawrence Companies
- Tay Taylor | Montgomery County EDA
- Lee Wheeler | Giles County EDA
- Abram Williams | City of Radford EDA
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Justin Yalung | Inorganic Ventures
Ex-Officio
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel | CowanPerry PC
- Charlie Jewell, Executive Director l Onward NRV
Committees
Executive Committee
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County
- Cora Gnegy | Giles County
- Joseph Guthrie | Pulaski County
- Brian Lubin | 1901 Group
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Richard Mitchell | Celanese Corporation
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Ginny Taylor | Lawrence Companies
- Mark Woolwine | Brown Edwards
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
Investor Relations & Development
- Keith Boyd, Chair | Hurt & Proffitt
- Allan Bookout | First Bank & Trust Co.
- Nancy Creed | The Orange Bandana, All-Occasion Gift Baskets
- Steve Critchfield | West Main Development
- Deborah Flippo | Draper Aden Associates
- Anthony Grafsky | Carilion Clinic
- Bill Hume | Interactive Design Group
- Todd Murray | First Community Bank
- Cameron Peel | Camrett Logistics
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Ashley Vaught | Member One Federal Credit Union
- Chadd Yeatts | Schnabel Engineering
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
Governance & Nominations
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Tommy Loflin | Montgomery County
- Terri Morris | Floyd County
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
