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 - Brian Alexander | IV Labs
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- John Cox | Radford University
- Lauren Dudley | HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- Sara Eaton-McDaniel | BAE Systems
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Brian Hamilton | Montgomery County EDA
- Vince Hatcher | Hollingsworth & Vose
- Marty Holliday | Floyd County EDA
- Trip Kellam | Lawrence Companies
- Chris Lawrence | Town of Blacksburg
- Brian Lubin | 1901 Group
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Richard Mitchell | Celanese Corporation
- Andrew Owens | Pulaski County EDA
- Craig Parrent | Atlantic Union Bank
- Grayson Patterson | Truist
- John Provo | Virginia Tech
- Brandon Quesenberry | Citizens Telephone Cooperative
- 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
- Abram Williams | City of Radford EDA
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
Ex-Officio
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel | CowanPerry PC
Committees
Executive Committee
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County
- Cora Gnegy | Giles County
- Trip Kellam | Lawrence Companies
- Brian Lubin | 1901 Group
- Linda Millsaps | Floyd County
- Richard Mitchell | Celanese Corporation
- Kim Repass | City of Radford
- Laura Walters | Pulaski County
- Mark Woolwine | Brown Edwards
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
- Justin Yalung | Inorganic Ventures
