Carroll County, Virginia

?? The Virginia Rural Center is excited to announce the 2024 Cohort of the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute! ?? After a highly competitive process, we would like to congratulate these outstanding individuals who will be part of making history and igniting positive change in rural Virginia! Please help us congratulate this stellar group! ?? ?? ?? Check out the press release here ?? www.cfrv.org/vrli Shanetta Beck, City of Emporia Community & Economic Development Director, City of Emporia ? Lincoln Boykin, Lancaster County Director of Affiliate Foundations, Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond ? Jonathan Comer, Page County SVP-Commercial Lender, The First Bank & Trust Company ? J. David Conmy, City of Richmond Deputy County Administrator & Economic Development Director, Sussex County ? Michael Crouse, Roanoke County Business Development Manager, ECS, Mid-Atlantic ? Matthew Culbreath, Dinwiddie Director of Planning and Zoning, City of Emporia ? Brian Falin, Wise County Industrial Development Supervisor/Executive Director, Wise County ? Heather Fay, Botetourt County Business Advisor & Regional Program Director, Greater Roanoke & NRV Small Business Development Center ? Brandy Flint, Rockbridge County Director of Economic Development, Rockbridge County ? Andrew Franzyshen, Dinwiddie County Director of Environment, Housing, and Economic Development, Crater Planning District Commission ? Ian S. Ginger, City of Richmond Economic Development Program Director, George Washington Regional Commission ? Gerald Goad, Hillsville Clerk of the Circuit Court, Carroll County ? Jess Gray, Chatham CEO, Gray’s Lambscaping LLC ? Matt Herron, Christiansburg Business Development Manager, Virginia Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ? James Houchins, Patrick County Director of Tourism & Marketing, Patrick County ? Katelyn Jordan, Pungo Local & State Advocacy Specialist, Regulatory Coordinator, Virginia Farm Bureau ? Kellie Lipscomb, Dinwiddie Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist, Federal Correctional Institution ? Brooke Love, Carroll County Tourism Director, Carroll County ? Jacob McCaleb, Warsaw Business Services Representative, Bay Consortium Workforce Development Board ? Stephanie Norris, City of Richmond Senior Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond ? Kristen Pudlow, Prince George County Deputy County Administrator, Prince George County ? Holley Scheffel, Bedford County Business Programs Coordinator, Bedford County ? Giles Scott, Warsaw Youth Program Influencer, Bay Consortium Workforce Development Board ? Jennifer Stevens, South Boston President and CEO, Virginia Ed Strategies ? Josh Taylor, Alleghany Executive Director, Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism ? Tara Tuck, Clarksville Economic Development & Tourism, Town of Clarksville ? Jack Wall, Floyd Board Chair & Senior Executive, Wall Residences ? Zachary Whitlow, City of Richmond Community Vitality Program Administrator, Department of Housing & Community Development

Congratulations to the 90 local government entities, from 12 Appalachian states, selected for our READY Local Governments training program! ?? These participants will spend nine weeks in no-cost training designed to help them identify, manage and implement federally funded projects: https://bit.ly/44dgXN3 After training, they can apply for up to $50,000 (no match required) for a project that builds their capacity to serve communities. ?? A majority of selected entities serve economically distressed areas, EnergyCommunities or Rural Partners Network priority areas, and/or historically marginalized populations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JzGnLC

Congratulations to the 90 local government entities, from 12 Appalachian states, selected for our READY Local Governments training program! ?? These participants will spend nine weeks in no-cost training designed to help them identify, manage and implement federally funded projects: https://bit.ly/44dgXN3 After training, they can apply for up to $50,000 (no match required) for a project that builds their capacity to serve communities. ?? A majority of selected entities serve economically distressed areas, EnergyCommunities or Rural Partners Network priority areas, and/or historically marginalized populations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JzGnLC