Board of Directors
2023 Officers
Mimi Coles
Chair
Permatile Concrete Products Company
Greg Brock
Past Chair
Firefli
Paul Nester
Chair-Elect
RGC Resources, Inc.
Jeff Barbour
Vice Chair of Ops./Treasurer
Brown, Edwards & Company
Stephen Lemon
Vice-Chair of Public Policy
Martin, Hopkins & Lemon, P.C.
Dr. Kay Dunkley
Vice-Chair of Economic Development
Roanoke Higher Education Center
Rick James
Vice-Chair at Large
Adams Construction
Sam Lionberger
Vice-Chair At Large
Lionberger Construction
Rob Mangus
Vice-Chair At Large
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Matt Pumo
Vice-Chair At Large
WDBJ7
Sam Oakey IV
Vice-Chair At Large
Oakey’s Funeral Service
Eric Sichau
President & Secretary
Roanoke Regional Chamber
2023 Board Members
Andy Agee, American National Bank
Douglas Agner, Wabtec/Graham White Manufacturing
Dayal Bhagat, CMIT Solutions
Barry Buchanan, First Citizens Bank
Dr. Bret Danilowicz, Radford University
Alan Fabian, LewisGale Medical Center
Bud Grey, Carilion Clinic
Eddie Gupton, Rockydale Quarries
Brad Hall, Appalachian Power
Andy Henritze, D.D.S., Henritze Dental Group
Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, Hollins University
Jeremy Holmes, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Landon Howard, Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge
John Hull, Roanoke Regional Partnership
Jill Hume, Interactive Design Group
Steve Jones, VFP, Inc.
Sherry Lawrence, Poe & Cronk
Dr. Lee Learman, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Annette Lewis, Total Action for Progress
Jim Lull, Truist
Dr. Mirta M. Martin, Ferrum College
Melissa Mays, chocolatepaper
Kevin Meade, Virginia Furniture Market
Bethany Murphy, Scott Insurance
Garry Norris, Express Employment
Benjamin Oldham, WFXR/WWCW
Kirtesh Patel, OMMA Mgmt.
Craig Parrent, Atlantic Union Bank and Trust
Dani Poe, Roanoke County Economic Development
Brian Powell, Wine Gourmet
Dr. Robert Sandel, Virginia Western Community College
Jared Schweitzer, Miller, Long & Associates, Inc.
Frank Shushok Jr., Ph.D., Roanoke College
Cathy Underwood, Branch Builds
Richmond Vincent, Goodwill Industries
Jennifer Walker, Balance Wellspace
Dr. Scott Weimer, Virginia Tech Roanoke Center
Tina Workman, Downtown Roanoke, Inc.
Sam Worthington, The Roanoke Times