Board

Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia Executive Committee

Katherin Elam

President

 

Doug McQuade  — Treasurer

Retired, KPMG

 

Sam Oakey  — Chair Elect & Secretary

Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory

 

Doug Phares  — Co-Chair

TMEIC Corporation

 

Arika Zink  — Immediate Past Chair

WFXR/WWCW

 

Carolyn Fittz  — Co-Chair

Human Resources Leader

 

Daniel Gunn  — Awareness - Golf Chair

AFC Urgent Care

 

Dean Lipscomb  — Student Impact

Portfolio Manager

 

Michelle O'Connor  — Strategic Planning

CMR Institute

 

Rick Pevarski  — Board Relations

Retired, Va811

 

Autumn Visser  — Awareness - Business Hall of Fame Chair

Woods Rogers, PLC

 

 

 

Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia Board Members

Forrest Belcher

Scott Insurance

 

Barry Buchanan

First Citizens Bank

 

Patrick Cooper

Adams Construction

 

Margie Cundiff

Retired, Lanford Brothers Co.

 

Carolyn Fittz  — Co-Chair

Human Resources Leader

 

Roy Foutz

Stop In Food Stores

 

Nancy Galli

Nancy's Candy Co.

 

Daniel Gunn  — Awareness - Golf Chair

AFC Urgent Care

 

Ellie Hammer

Merrill Lynch

 

Milan Hayward

Virginia Western Community College

 

Rich Hedley

Brown Edwards & Co.

 

Julie Kern

Wells Fargo Bank

 

Sherman Lea

New Hope Support Services

 

Dean Lipscomb  — Student Impact

Portfolio Manager

 

Lauren Macy

Workforce Unlimited, LLC

 

Doug McQuade  — Treasurer

Retired, KPMG

 

Alan Miller

American National Bank

 

Scott Miller

Nest Realty

 

Tracy Nester

Global Metal Finishing

 

Garry Norris

Express Employment Professionals

 

Michelle O'Connor  — Strategic Planning

CMR Institute

 

Sam Oakey  — Chair Elect & Secretary

Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory

 

Craig Parrent

Atlantic Union Bank

 

Rick Pevarski  — Board Relations

Retired, Va811

 

Doug Phares  — Co-Chair

TMEIC Corporation

 

Pamela Richardson

Radford University - Dept. of Marketing

 

Chuck Sawyers

Carilion Clinic

 

Jamie Soltis

Salem City Schools

 

Lisa Soltis

City of Roanoke - Dept. of Economic Development

 

Bill Stone

Pinnacle Financial Partners

 

Jack Swanberg

MemberOne FCU

 

Richard Turner

James Madison University

 

Mitch Tyler

Safeside Tactical

 

Julie Beth Vipperman

Branch Group

 

Autumn Visser  — Awareness - Business Hall of Fame Chair

Woods Rogers, PLC

 

Brian Woosley

Roanoke Gas Company

 

Arika Zink  — Immediate Past Chair

WFXR/WWCW

 

 

 

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