About Us

Our Board

2008 Officers

Lee Wilhelm
Chair
McNeil Roofing

Kathy Baske Young
Chair-Elect
Blue Ridge Resources

Marilyn Burrows
Past-Chair
Cox

Ken Lanford
Vice-Chair of Public Policy & Strategic Issues
Lanford Brothers Co.

Jim Lee
Vice-Chair of Operations/Treasurer
JBL Consulting

Harold McLeod
Vice-Chair At Large
Wachovia Bank

Joe Miller
Vice-Chair of Economic Development
E.J. Miller Construction

Charles Robbins
Vice-Chair of Membership
BB&T

Joyce Waugh
President & Secretary
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce

2008 Board Members

Steven Anderson
Integrated Textile Solutions

Dr. Rita Bishop
Roanoke City Public Schools

Bill Carder
Downtown Roanoke, Inc.

Duke Curtis
Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home

Andrew Dickinson
Brandon Oaks

Katherin Anderson Elam
Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia

Kandy Elliott
Friendship Retirement Community

Will Farmer
Cox

Vic Gilchrist
Bank of America

Victor Giovanetti
Lewis-Gale Medical Center

Dr. Nancy Oliver Gray
Hollins University

Terry Hall
Appalachian Power Co.

Daniel Hughes
Graham White Manufacturing Co.

Steven Jones
McLeod & Co.

Anna Karbassiyoon
Sir Speedy Printing

David Kjolhede
Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau

Dr. Penelope Kyle
Radford University

Mark Lawrence
Carilion Clinic

Robert Lawson
Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership

John Lugar
Valley Forward

Brett Marston
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore

Michael Maxey
Roanoke College

Dr. Thomas McKeon
Roanoke Higher Education Center

Stuart Meredith
Hall Associates

Judy Mick
Dairy Queen

Zak Moore
Roanoke Jaycees

Cindy Radford
First Citizens Bank

Dr. Robert Sandel
Virginia Western Community College

Dr. Susan Short
Virginia Tech

Jeff Smith
Slone and Associates

Susan Still
HomeTown Bank

Wayne Strickland
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission

Judd Wagner
Rutherfoord

Clark Worthy
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore

Danielle Yarber
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