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
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- 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 Owens | Pulaski County EDA
- Craig Parrent | Atlantic Union Bank
- Grayson Patterson | Truist
- Sean Pressman | HCA LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
- 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
- Tay Taylor | Montgomery County EDA
- Laura Walters | Pulaski County
- 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
Committees
Executive Committee
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
- April DeMotts | Montgomery County
- Cora Gnegy | Giles County
- 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.
- Nancy Creed | The Orange Bandana, All-Occasion Gift Baskets
- Steve Critchfield | West Main Development
- Price Gutshall | Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer
- Carolyn Howard | Draper Aden Associates
- Bill Hume | Interactive Design Group
- Todd Murray | American National Bank & Trust Company
- Cameron Peel | Camrett Logistics
- Brenda Rigney | Montgomery County
- Chadd Yeatts | Schnabel Engineering
Governance & Nominations
- Scott Blankenship, Chair | Carilion NRV Medical Center
- David Bennett | Appalachian Power
- Keith Boyd | Hurt & Proffitt
- Alan Fabian | HCA LewisGale Montgomery
- John Gardner | Branch Builds
- Randy Wingfield | Town of Christiansburg
- Justin Yalung | Inorganic Ventures
