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Administration of the Center for Rural Virginia

 

Glen C. Sink, Executive Director


The Board of Trustees and Officers of the Center for Rural Virginia

Frank M. Ruff, Jr., Chairman

The Honorable Robert S. Bloxom, Secretary of Agriculture
The Honorable Allen W. Dudley, Virginia House of Delegates
The Honorable Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., Virginia State Senate

Woodrow 'Woody' Harris, City Council, Emporia, Virginia

Donna Pugh Johnson, Virginia Agribusiness Council
The Honorable Joseph P. Johnson, Jr., Virginia House of Delegates
The Honorable R. Steven Landes, Virginia House of Delegates
Mark S. Lawrence, Carilion Health System

The Honorable Dave Nutter, Virginia House of Delegates

Jay Poole, Virginia Tech - Office - Director of Office of Recovery and Support
The Honorable Jackson E. Reasor, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Susan Rubin, Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
The Honorable Frank M. Ruff, Jr., Virginia State Senate
Joseph L. Sheffey, New River Community College, Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
Steven C. Smith, Food City Stores

William Tucker, Farmer and member, Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission

Dennis Zimmerman, ComSonics, Inc.

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Administration of the Council for Rural Virginia

 

Glen C. Sink, Executive Director

 

Board of Directors and Officers of the Council

Dr. Oliver McBride, Chairman
Brian Calhoun, Vice Chair

Gary Keener, Secretary

William Tucker, Treasurer

Brian D. Calhoun, Ph.D., Virginia Tech College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Gary F. Christie, Region 2000 Local Government Council
R. Bryan David, King George County Manager

Ellen Matthews Davis, State Director of USDA Rural Development for Virginia
Terry Garrett, CEO, Capitol Management and Information Engineering

Basil Gooden, Principal Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development

Karen Jackson, Vice President, Broadband Programs, Virginias Center for Innovative Technology

Gary Keener, Continuing Ed & Workforce Services, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College

Dr. Oliver McBride, Executive Director, Crossroads Institute

John Meade, III, Senior Vice President, First Bank & Trust

Carl Mitchell, President, Virginia Economic Bridge

Laurie S. Moran, CCE, President, Danville/Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce

Joseph W. Newbill, Former Director, USDA Rural Development for Virginia

H William Smith, Executive Director, Virginia Heritage Music Trail

Paul Stapleton, Superintendent, Halifax County Public Schools
Tammy Stephenson, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, Dean, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Tucker, Farmer and member, Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission
Carlyle Wimbish, Virginia Association of RC&D Councils

 

Advisors

 

Rebecca C. Davis, Ph.D., National Cooperative for Health Networks (NCHN)
Steve McHenry, Rural Maryland Council

Jack Shaw, United States Department of Agriculture

 

Staff

 

Glen C. Sink, Executive Director, Center/Council for Rural Virginia

Thelma Burris, Program Coordinator, Center/Council for Rural Virginia

Cheryl Wiltsee, Associate, Center/Council for Rural Virginia