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
- Mark Woolwine
Brown Edwards
CHAIR - Lauren Dudley
HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
VICE-CHAIR - April DeMotts
Montgomery County
TREASURER - Cora Gnegy
Giles County
SECRETARY - Brian Alexander | IV Labs
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Scott Blankenship | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Mindy Boyd | Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- Sara Eaton-McDaniel | BAE Systems
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Brian Hamilton | Montgomery County EDA
- Vince Hatcher | Hollingsworth & Vose
- Brian Hicks | Celanese
- Marty Holliday | Floyd County EDA
- Angela Joyner | Radford University
- Carie Kingery | Freedom First Credit Union
- Chris Lawrence | Town of Blacksburg
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Andrew Owens | Pulaski County EDA
- 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
- Laura Walters | Pulaski County
- Lee Wheeler | Giles County EDA
- Wayne Whitlock | 1901 Group
- Abram Williams | City of Radford EDA
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
Ex-Officio
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel | CowanPerry PC
Committees
Executive Committee
- Mark Woolwine, Chair | Brown Edwards
- Scott Blankenship | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County
- Lauren Dudley | HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- Cora Gnegy | Giles County
- Brian Hicks | Celanese
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Laura Walters | Pulaski County
- Wayne Whitlock | 1901 Group
Investor Relations & Development
- Keith Boyd, Chair | Hurt & Proffitt
- Luke Allison | West Main Development
- Allan Bookout | First Bank & Trust Co.
- James Cabler | Carter Bank & Trust
- Carmen Elliott | Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer
- Carolyn Howard | Draper Aden Associates
- Todd Murray | American National Bank & Trust Company
- Cameron Peel | Camrett Logistics
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Angela Stanfill | Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
- Chadd Yeatts | Schnabel Engineering
Governance & Nominations
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
