A Little About Us
We are a passionate board of thought-leaders and community stakeholders in the 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
All Board Members
- Jon Beegle | Floyd County EDA
- David Bennett | Customer Services Engineer at Appalachian Power Co.
- Scott Blankenship, Vice-Chair | Director of Facility Support Services for Carilion Clinic
- Keith Boyd | Director of Land Development at Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- John Cox | CEO of Radford University Foundation
- April DeMotts | Board of Supervisors for Montgomery County
- John Dooley | CEO & Secretary-Treasurer of Virginia Tech Foundation
- Basil Edwards | Operations Director for Radford City
- Stephen Chandler | Chief Operating Officer at LewisGale Hospital – Montgomery
- Adam Fillmore | Manager of ARMS, Advanced Programs, & Commercial Development at BAE Systems
- John Gardner | Business Development at Branch Builds, Inc.
- Cora Gnegy, Secretary | Tourism & Marketing Director for Giles County
- Bob Grove | HR Director at James Hardie
- Joseph Guthrie, Treasurer | Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
- Nichole Hair | Deputy Town Manager for Town of Pulaski
- Vince Hatcher | Site Manager at Hollingsworth & Vose
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Executive Director of Onward NRV
- Christopher Lawrence | Deputy Town Manager for Town of Blacksburg
- Thomas Loflin | Montgomery County EDA Chair
- Brian Lubin | Senior Vice President, Service Management at 1901 Group, LLC.
- Amanda Miller | Director of Sales & Marketing at Lawrence Companies, Inc.
- Richard Mitchell | Quality and Technical Manager at Celanese Corporation
- Terri Morris | Floyd County Administrator
- Craig Parrent | Commercial Banking Regional Executive at Atlantic Union Bank
- Grayson Patterson | VP Business Services Officer at BB&T
- Dennis Reece, Chair | COO & AGM of Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
- Scott Ross | Mining Engineer at Salem Stone Corporation
- Mark Rowh | VP for Workforce Development & External Relations, New River Community College
- Lee Wheeler | Giles County EDA
- Abram Williams | City of Radford IDA
- Randy Wingfield | Town Manager for Town of Christiansburg
- Mark Woolwine | Partner at Brown Edwards
- Jon Wyatt | Pulaski County EDA
General Counsel
- Jim Cowan, General Counsel | Attorney at CowanPerry PC
Committees
Executive Committee
- Dennis Reece, Chair | COO & AGM of Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
- Scott Blankenship, Vice-Chair | Director of Facility Support Services for Carilion Clinic
- Joseph Guthrie, Treasurer | Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
- Cora Gnegy, Secretary | Tourism & Marketing Director for Giles County
- Keith Boyd | Director of Land Development at Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
- Basil Edwards | Operations Director for Radford City
- Vince Hatcher | Site Manager at Hollingsworth & Vose
- Richard Mitchell | Quality and Technical Manager at Celanese Corporation
- Terri Morris | Floyd County Administrator
- Mark Woolwine | Partner at Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Executive Director of 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
- Deborah Flippo | Draper Aden Associates
- Anthony Grafsky | Carilion Clinic
- Bill Hume | Interactive Design Group
- Todd Murray | First Community Bank
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Chadd Yeatts | Schnabel Engineering
- Steve Critchfield | West Main Development
- Amanda Miller | Lawrence Companies
- Ashley Vaught | Member One Federal Credit Union
- Cameron Peel | Camrett Logistics
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV
Governance & Nominations
- Dennis Reece, Chair | Citizens Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
- Terri Morris | Floyd County
- Tommy Loflin | Montgomery County
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Nichole Hair | Town of Pulaski
- Charlie Jewell, Ex-Officio | Onward NRV