BOARD

The NRV HOME Consortium is governed by a ten member board with representatives from each of the member localities.  The Town of Blacksburg and its Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services, serves as the Lead Agency for the Consortium and contracts with the New River Planning District Commission for grants management assistance.  The current board members include:

Montgomery County

Emily Gibson, Planning Director, Voting Member

Craig Meadows, Montgomery County Administrator, Alternate member

Marc Verniel, Blacksburg Town Manager, Voting member

Steve Ross, Blacksburg Deputy Town Manager, Alternate member

Giles County

John Mills, Giles County Building Official, Voting member

Dave Rundgren, Giles County Resident, Voting member

Pulaski County

Danny Wilson,  Pulaski County Zoning Administrator /Community Development Director, Voting member

Shawn Utt, Pulaski Town Manager, Voting member

Floyd County

Case Clinger, Chair, Floyd County Board of Supervisors, Voting member

Lydeana Martin, Floyd County Community & Economic Development Director

City of Radford

Melissa Skelton, Director of Planning & Zoning, Voting member

Vicki Collins, Director Radford Dept of Social Services, Voting member

Non-voting members:

Janaka Casper, President, Community Housing Partners

Shelley Fortier, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity

STAFF

Matt Hanratty, Assistant to the Blacksburg Town Manager

Elisabeth Willis, Senior Housing and Community Development Project Manager

Jennifer Wilsie, NRV Planning District Commission Senior Regional Planner

  

Matt, Elisabeth and Jennifer