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| Dan Merenda |
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Current Board member & President, Council of Community Services
Dan is President of the Council of Community Services, and has experience in strategic planning, data analysis, education policy, community development, non-profit board development, and a vast network of organizations in the Roanoke Valley. Dan has also been involved with Healthy Roanoke Valley Steering Committee and Partnership for a Livable Roanoke Valley Steering Committee. |
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| Gerald "Jerry" Barnes |
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Existing Supervisory Committee member
Former member of Freedom First Board of Directors. Jerry is retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Director of Operations HQ Washington D.C. Civil Engineering, on call consultant in Water Infrastructure for World Bank. Board of Directors for F.R.A.M.E., a Roanoke nonprofit that assists disabled homeless veterans and families, Society of American Military Engineers, CUNA Certified Credit Union Volunteer. |
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| Ronald Williams |
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Regional Advertising Manager, Roanoke Times (formerly)
Ronald has been in Sales Management, Broadcasting, Communications and Marketing. He is a certified Toastmaster and conducts leadership sales coaching for excellence. He is a member of the Apple Ridge Farm Board, Family Preservation Services, Roanoke Regional Homebuilders, volunteers for the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association and serves on the Trustee Board for the Roanoke Tribune newspaper. |
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| Andrea Garland |
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Traffic Engineer, City of Roanoke
Andrea has a degree is in civil engineering and transportation. She is a priority team member for City of Roanoke-Livability Budget Committee FY 2018, Secretary of the Mountain View Neighborhood Association and serves on the Roanoke Bicycle Advisory Committee. Andrea has a diverse cultural knowledge, technical expertise, is a young professional and is bilingual in English and Spanish. |
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| Joe Coyle |
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Current Board member & Department Director, Town of Christiansburg
Joe has extensive volunteer leadership and management experience, fundraising, and event coordination. He is also a Board member of the Western Virginia EMS Council, Inc., Virginia Association of Rescue Squads, Virginia Governmental EMS Association, National EMS Management Association, Virginia Emergency Management Association, and National Association of EMS Educators. |
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| Michelle Dykstra |
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Roanoke City Council member
Michelle is a Roanoke City Council member with experience in small business financing and development, event planning, board leadership, marketing and communications. She serves on the XPYP Planning Committee Board, Community Christmas Store Chairman of Children's Gifts, Roanoke Valley Allegheny Regional Commission, Legislative/Audit/Personnel committees on Roanoke City Council, Interactive Achievement Foundation for Kids, Making Foundation, and President of the Mountain View Neighborhood Association. She is also involved in the Virginia Municipal League, the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce, and Roanoke - Blacksburg Technology Council. |