Board of Directors
Dave Prosser, President
SVP Community Development
Freedom First Credit Union
Salem, VA 24153
1st term
ends 6/2025
John Blanton, Vice President
VP, Associate General Counsel
Advance Auto Parts
Roanoke, VA 24018
1st term
ends 6/2028
Stephanie Leiser, Secretary, CHDO
Blue Ridge Group
Thrivent Financial
Roanoke, VA 24016
1st term
ends 1/2026
Randy Gatzke, Treasurer
Adjunct Professor
Virginia Tech
Roanoke, VA 24018
1st term
ends 6/2028
Wayne Strickland
Executive Director(ret), Roanoke Valley-Allegheny Regional Commission (RVARC)
Roanoke, VA 24010
2nd term
ends 6/2026
Dawn Sandoval
Executive Director
The Least of These (TLOT)
Roanoke, VA 24016
1st term
ends 6/2028
Pastor David Shearer
Elevation Church
Roanoke, VA 24018
2nd term
ends
6/2026
Bob Wills
CEO
Branch Group
Roanoke, VA 24019
1st term
ends
10/2027
GiGi Hall, Chair of Personnel & Nominating Committee
Sr. VP, Human Resources Director
Grand Home Furnishings
Roanoke, VA 24018
2nd term
ends
6/2026
Bailey Jenkins
Broker, Nest Realty Roanoke
Salem, VA 24153
1st term
ends
6/2028
Jeff Parkhill, CHDO
Architect
Roanoke, VA 24016
1st term
ends
6/2024
Sunni Purviance, CHDO
President
SE Action Forum
Roanoke, VA 24013
2nd term
ends
6/2026