Initiative Steering Committees

CURRENT INITIATIVE STEERING COMMITTEES

Kirtesh Patel, R. Ph., MBA

CEO/President Omma Management Operations and Finance Committee

Chad Spangler

Senior Vice President Wells Fargo Community Impact Committee

Angela H. Reynolds

Chief Financial Officer LewisGale Regional Health System Operations and Finance Committee

King Tower

Of Counsel Woods Rogers Operations and Finance Committee

Early Learning Strategies Leadership Council

Megan Crew, Salem City Schools Yesenia De La Cruz, TAP Head Start and Early Head Start Stephanie De Luca, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Joyce Earl, Roanoke County Department of Social Services Denise Ellis, United Way of Roanoke Valley Sue Goad, Botetourt County Department of Social Services Laura Hall, Botetourt County Public Schools Dr. Jaye Harvey, Virginia Cross-Sector Professional Development Team Greg Johnston, Roanoke City Public Schools Amy Kageals, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Ann Kreft, Roanoke City Public Schools - VPI LeeAnn Linkenhoker, Roanoke Valley Speech and Hearing Center Amber Lowery, City of Roanoke Public Libraries Steven Martin, City of Roanoke Department of Social Services Taren McCoy, Small Steps Academy Brenda McGrath, Franklin County Public Schools Vivien McMahan, United Way of Roanoke Valley Teresa Oliver, Craig County Childcare Center Debbie Powell, Franklin County Department of Social Services Del. Sam Rasoul, Virginia House of Delegates Beth Reedy, Child Health Investment Partnership of the Roanoke Valley (CHIP) Sharon Sheppard, Roanoke County Public Schools Kathy Stockburger, Kathy Stockburger Consulting (Steering Committee Chair) Margaret-Hunter Wade, Cox Communications Shirley Wells, STEP Inc. Head Start and Early Head Start

Kristin Adkins, Virginia Department of Health (Steering Committee Chair) Maureen Best, LEAP for Local Food Debbie Bonniwell Coughlin, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare Aaron Boush, Carilion Clinic Reverend Serenus Churn, High Street Baptist Church Lee Clark, Rescue Mission Ministries Inc. Leslie Clark, United Way of Roanoke Valley Anne Marie Green, Council of Community Services Mary Ann Gilmer, Goodwill Industries of the Valley Frederick Gusler, Roanoke Redevelopment Housing Authority Abby Hamilton, United Way of Roanoke Valley Shirley Holland, Carilion Clinic Jeremy Holmes, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission Elizabeth (Beth) Leffel, Leffel Consulting Group, LLC Eileen Lepro, New Horizons Healthcare Steven Martin, City of Roanoke Department of Social Services Vivien McMahan, United Way of Roanoke Valley David Nova, Blue Blaze Consulting Dave Prosser, Freedom First Credit Union Kim Roe, Carilion Clinic Shannon Shaffer, Bradley Free Clinic F.L. Slough, Roanoke City Public Schools Rebecca Stackhouse, Veterans Administration Medical Center Jep Stokes, LewisGale Regional Health System Janine Underwood, Bradley Free Clinic

Healthy Franklin County Steering Committee

Marcie Altice, Franklin County Public Schools Nancy Bell, Virginia Department of Health Florence Brown, Office on Aging Paul Chapman, Franklin County Department of Parks and Recreation Regina Clark, Piedmont Community Services Cathie Cummins, Children's Assistive Technology Services Frances J. Davis, Heavenly Manna of Franklin County Dave English, Booker T. Washington National Monument Community Gardens Initiative Donna Essig, Planned Pethood of Rocky Mount Billy Ferguson, Franklin County Public Safety Mandy Folman, Southern Area Agency on Aging Debbie Hamric, Franklin County Adult and Career Education Carol Haynes, Virginia Cooperative Extension - Franklin County, Va. Ellen Holland, Bernard Health Care Center and Free Clinic of Franklin County Megan Huston, Sheriff's Office of Franklin County, Va. Lisa Lietz, SML Good Neighbors Mark Long, Franklin Heights Church Jeanette Losee, Franklin County Health Department Kevin McAlexander, Franklin County Family YMCA Rebekah Meadows, Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Virginia Joyce Moran, Southern Virginia Children's Advocacy Center Shannon Moran, Southern Virginia Children's Advocacy Center Carol Moyer, Stepping Stones Soup Kitchen Mission John Naples, Children's Assistive Technology Services H.L. Nolen, Sheriff's Office of Franklin County, Va. Joanne Patterson, Stepping Stones Soup Kitchen Mission Angela Philips, Family Resource Center of Franklin County Kristy Pickeral, STEP Inc. Martha Pucket, Tri-Area Health Care Ellie Rigby, Renovation Alliance Betty Robertson, Carilion Clinic Elizabeth Rutrough, Carilion Clinic Kay Saleeby, Helping Hands of Franklin County Eustaica Smith, Tri-Area Health Care Heather Snead, Franklin County Public Schools Janet Stockton, Franklin County Public Schools Jamie Stump, Franklin County Family YMCA Mary Thurmod, Franklin County Virginia Master Gardeners Association Heather Snead, Franklin County Public Schools Carol Tuning, Disability Resource Center Toni Turner, Franklin County Department of Social Services Sue Turner, Tri-Area Health Care Rebecca Tyree, Franklin County Public Schools John Whitfield, Blue Ridge Legal Services Katie Whitlow, Piedmont Community Services Elizabeth Wickline, Franklin County Public Schools Jane Winters, Lake Christian Ministries

Bank On Roanoke Valley Steering Committee

Pamela Balmuth, American National Bank & Trust Tim Cerebe, Freedom First Credit Union Leslie Clark, United Way of Roanoke Valley Robert S. Cowell, City of Roanoke (Chair) Nathan Flinchum, Roanoke City Public Libraries Jonathan Foreman, Bank of Botetourt Teffany Henderson, Total Action for Progress Scott Horchler, Truist Robert Humphries, Total Action for Progress Aisha Johnson, City of Roanoke Brandon Meginley, City of Roanoke Dave Prosser, Freedom First Credit Union Melanie Reid, Roanoke Redevelopment Housing Authority Damon Williams, First Citizens Bank