Staff & Leadership
Staff
Administrative Staff
Morgan Romeo, Executive Director
mromeo@vcwblueridge.com
Leah Gibson, Operations Director
lgibson@vcwblueridge.com
Danielle Hart, Business & Development Coordinator
dhart@vcwblueridge.com
Bobby Welch, Grant Accountant
bwelch@vcwblueridge.com
Program Staff
Michelle Brennan, Program Manager
mbrennan@vcwblueridge.com
Elizabeth Swing, Senior Career Coach
eswing@vcwblueridge.com
Toni McLawhorn, One Stop Coordinator
tmclawhorn@vcwblueridge.com
CLEO (Chief Local Elected Officials) Consortium
The Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEO) Consortium is made up of one (1) representative from each of the eight (8) localities in the Blue Ridge region, including the Counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke, and the Cities of Covington, Roanoke and Salem. Working together, the CLEO Consortium reviews strategic, programmatic, and fiscal recommendations from the Western Virginia Workforce Development Board and communicates needs from their respective localities in terms of workforce.
The Honorable Martha Hooker*
Board of Supervisors
Roanoke County
The Honorable Mayor Tom Sibold**
City Council
City of Covington
The Honorable Stephen Bennett
Board of Supervisors
Alleghany County
The Honorable Billy Martin, Sr.
Board of Supervisors
Botetourt County
The Honorable Kathi Toelke
Board of Supervisors
Craig County
The Honorable Leland Mitchell
Board of Supervisors
Franklin County
The Honorable Mayor Sherman Lea
City Council
City of Roanoke
The Honorable John Saunders
City Council
City of Salem
* Chair
** Vice-Chair
Workforce Development Board
The Western Virginia Workforce Development Board is a public-private partnership dedicated to achieving regional workforce and economic development goals. Serving the Blue Ridge region, including the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands, Board members actively participate in strategic planning and implementation of workforce initiatives in the region with the goal of assisting businesses with talent that meets current and future job demand.
Chair
Casey Nicely
Financial Sales Manager
First Citizens Bank
Vice-Chair
Michael Gardner
Partner
Woods Rogers PLC
Treasurer
Karen Michalski-Karney
Executive Director
BRILC
Jeremy Adkins
CFO/COO
Solution Matrix, Inc.
Stephanie Aliff
Human Resources Director
Craig County Health & Dental Center
Ashley Bayne
Manager, Human Resources
Constellation Brands
Sonya Charlow
Director of Talent Acquisition
Carilion Clinic
Teresa Hammond
Executive Director
Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce
Richard Mansell
Chief Executive Officer
IVO Ltd.
Kristy Mallory
Human Resources Manager
Eaton Crouse-Hinds
Jonathan Neff
Human Resources Leader
WestRock
Sharon Pandolfini
Human Resources Generalist
Precision Fabrics Group
Amanda Rogers
Human Resources Manager
Wabtec Graham White
Adrienne Ross
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Integer
Emily Smith
Human Resources Manager
Orvis
Tiffany Worstell
Human Resources Generalist
Americold Logistics
Joseph Brinley
Business Agent
IBEW LU26
Amanda Forrester
Director
Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center
Susan Goad
Director
Botetourt County Department of Social Services
Abby Hamilton
CEO
United Way of Roanoke Valley
Debbie Hamrick
Adult & Career Education Coordinator
Franklin County Public Schools
Dr. Milan Hayward
Vice President, Workforce Development
Virginia Western Community College
Cynthia Lawrence
Director, Office of Workforce Development
Carilion Clinic
Dr. John Rainone
President
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Beth Simms
Director of Economic Development
Franklin County
Christopher Simmons
Manager – Covington Office
Virginia Employment Commission
Chuck Simpson
President
CWA Local 2204
Jamie Soltis
Director of Instruction & Career Readiness
Salem City Public Schools
Susan Watkins
Human Services Manager
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
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