Board of Directors

Officers

Board Chair
Jeffrey A. Marks *
WDBJ Television
Board Vice-Chair
Michael C. Maxey *
Roanoke College
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Gary D. Walton *

Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
Audit Committee Chair
Christopher P. Morrill *

City of Roanoke
Community Impact Chair
Wayne G. Strickland *

Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Campaign Chair
Jay A. Cummins *

Kroger Mid-Atlantic
Personnel Chair
Letitia A. Smith *

Western Virginia Regional Jail
Policy Committee Chair
Jean A. Glontz *

Community Volunteer
Board Development Chair
Kerri A. Thornton *
Carilion Clinic
Marketing Chair
Kimberly T. Stanley*

Cox  
Student United Way
Kerri L. Thornton *

Carilion Clinic
Planned Giving Chair
Lora J. Katz, AIA *

Interactive Design Group

Directors

Dana C. Ackley, Ph.D. *
EQ Leader

Rev. William L. Lee *
Loudon Avenue Christian Church

Rita D. Bishop, Ed.D.
Roanoke City Public Schools
C. Kevin Lockhart
BB&T Bank  
Robert P. Burton
SunTrust Bank 

Gloria P. Manns, LCSW
Manns Counseling Services

Nicholas C. Conte
Woods Rogers 

Debbie Meade * 
The Roanoke Times

Lauren Chapman
Student United Way Representative 

Daniel A. Naff 
Botetourt Chamber of Commerce

Mark. R. Cooke
Pepsi Bottling Group
Angela H. Reynolds
Lewis-Gale Medical Center 
Michael T. Dittrich *
Community Volunteer
Craig T. Ramey, Ph.D.
VTC School of Medicine   
Trista S. Farrell
Berglund-Farrell Automotive Group

Steven F. Roy 
GE

Nancy O. Gray
Hollins University
Clarine Spetzler 
Community Volunteer
Carl S. Hauch
Advance Auto Parts
Lew D. Thompson
State Farm Insurance  
Kevin W. Holt
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, L.L.P.
R. Brian Townsend
City of Roanoke  
Cynda A. Johnson
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine 
John R. Turbyfill, Jr.
Norfolk Southern Corporation  
H. Joseph Jones
Appalachian Power Company
Joyce W. Waugh
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce  
Lorraine S. Lange, Ed.D. *
Roanoke County Schools 
Gretchen M. Weinnig
StellarOne  
Mark S. Lawrence Susan Lawyer Willis
Community Volunteer 



 

*Executive Committee