Executive Committee

Chairman Mr. Stephen Lilly First Community Bankshares	Vice Chairman Mr. Gordon Miller III G3 Systems

Secretary Dr. Kelly Carnes Techvision 21	Treasurer Mr. Ryan Turman Turman Group

At Large Represenative Mr. L. Thompson Hanes Sands Anderson Marks & Miller	NOVA Representative Mr. Michael Feeley Lockheed Martin

SWVA Representative Mr. Daniel Carson American Electric Power	President & CEO Mr. Carl Mitchell Virginia Economic Bridge

2009 Chairman Dr. Tom Hennessey, Jr George Mason University	2008 Chairman Mr. Jeffery Mitchell LeClair Ryan

Board Members

Mr. Mike Barnette SYCOM Technologies	The Honorable Don Beyer Don Beyer VOLVO
Ms. Pepper Binner Korn/Ferry International	Mr. Nick Conte Woods Rogers PLC

Ms. Cari Dorman CSC	Mr. Daniel Drummond Burson - Marsteller

Dr. Mark Estepp Southwest Virginia Community College	Dr. Rachel Fowlkes Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Mr. Gary Hearl Pegasus Tower Company LTD	Mr. Rob Jones Alliance Group

Dr. Jack Lewis New River Community College	Mr. Jeffrey T. Merriman Verizon Communications
Dr. David Prior University of VA's College at Wise	Dr. Terrance Suarez Mountain Empire Community College

Mr. Jonathan Sweet Bland County	Mr. Mike Turman Turman Group
Dr. Charlie White Wytheville Community College	Ms. Andrea Wooten River Bend Strategies

Dr. David Alexander Virginia Tech	Mr. James Cheng Secretary of Commerce & Trade Commonwealth of Virginia

Dr. John Dreyzehner Virginia Department of Health	Mr. James Duffey Secretary of Technology Commonwealth of Virginia

Mr. J. Chapman Peterson Surovell Markle Isaacs & Levy, PLC	Mr. Gerard Robinson Secretary of Education Commonwealth of Virginia

Mr. Glen Sink Center for Rural Virginia	Mr. Wayne Waldrop Virginia Department of Business Assistance