1 Market SQ Roanoke, VA (540) 342-5700
Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences
Board of Directors 2021-2022
Chairman - John G. Rocovich, Jr., Esq.
5264 Falcon Ridge Rd. | Roanoke, VA 24018-8623
Phone: 540.774.8800
E-mail: mlane@mossandrocovich.com jrocovich@mossandrocovich.com
Duration on board: 23 years
Vice Chairman - Robert Bennett
4235 Electric Road, Ste. 100 | Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone: 540.776.5353 / Cell: 540.354.5454
E-mail: rgbennett@grandhomefurnishings.com
Duration on board: 12years
Treasurer - Steve Bowery, Principal, Portfolio Manager
Wilbanks, Smith, and Thomas Asset Management, LLC
| Cell: 540.353.8021
E-mail: steve.bowery@wstam.com
Duration on board: 15 years
Secretary - Roy E. Bucher, Jr., Chair/Pres/Treas-Trustpoint
16 East Church Ave. | Roanoke, VA 24011
Office: 540.982.0200 | Direct: 540.855.5159
Cell: 540.309.5026 | E-mail: rbucher@trustpointins.com
Duration on Board: 18 years
Arnie W. Adkins, Regional VP-Wells Fargo
P.O. Box 13327 | Roanoke, VA 24033-3327
Phone: 540.853.7319 | Cell: 540.798.7284
E-mail: arnie.adkins@wellsfargo.com
Duration on board: 3 years
Andy Agee, SVP-American National Bank & Trust Co.
300 Ogden Rd. | Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone: 540.795.3903 | Cell: 540.589.4477
E-mail: ageea@amnb.com
Duration on board: 6 years
Thomas R. Brock, Jr., President of the Endowment Fund CITS
5434 Peregrine Crest Cir. | Roanoke, VA 24018-8747
Phone: 540.774.9021 | E-mail: tomrbrock@cox.net
Duration on board: 26 years
T. Joe Crawford
6361 Spring Run Dr. | Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone: 540.815.8245 | E-mail: tjcrawford5847@gmail.com
Duration on board: 18 years
Paul Dallas, MD, Dir. of CME-Carilion Roanoke Memorial
P. O. Box 13367 | Roanoke, VA 24014
Phone: 540.981.8180 | Cell: 540.798.8330
E-mail: apdallas@carilionclinic.org
Duration on board: 15 years
Don Halliwill, MBA, Exec. VP/CFO-Carilion Clinic
4136 Beech Cove Tr. | Vinton, VA 24179
Phone: 540.981.7400 | E-mail: dbhalliwill@carilionclinic.org
Duration on board: 9 years
Joseph M. Hoff, President/CEO-Friendship Health & Living
367 Hershberger Rd., NW | Roanoke, VA 24012
Phone: 540.265.2035 | E-mail: jhoff@friendship.us
Duration on board: 4 years
Larry Jackson, Dir. External Affairs - Appalachian Power
P.O. Box 2021 | Roanoke, VA 24022-2121
Phone: 434.401.2060 | E-mail: lejackson@aep.com
Duration on board: 3 years
Jeff Lewis, Mkt. Senior VP – The Branch Group
442 Rutherford Ave NE, | Roanoke, VA 24016 SE
Phone: Cell: 434.326.7206
E-mail: jeffrey.lewis@branchgroup.com
Duration on board: less than a year
Jim Lull, Mkt. President/Comm. Team Leader - Truist
10 Franklin Rd. SE | Suite 100 | Roanoke, VA 24011
Phone: 540.982.3093 | Cell: 804.432.5333
E-mail: jim.lull@suntrust.com
Duration on board: 2 years
Josh Nelson - Blue Ridge Hearing – Miracle Ear
326 Albemarle Ave., SE | Roanoke, VA 24013
Cell: 540.314.9246 | E-mail: josh.nelson@meblueridge.com
Duration on board: 4 years
W. Todd Ross, Area Executive - Pinnacle Bank
5257 Dresden Ln. | Roanoke, VA 24012
Phone: 540.293.0842
E-mail: Todd.Ross@pnfp.com
Duration on board: 2 years
Diane Speaks, Entrepreneur - She’s International Boutique
108 Market St SE | Roanoke, VA 24011
Phone: 540.985.4885
E-mail: shesinternationalboutique@gmail.com
Duration on board: 2 years
Daniel C. Summerlin III, Principal/President-Woods Rogers
10 S. Jefferson St., #1400 | Roanoke, VA 24011
Phone: 540.983.7546 | E-mail: summerlin@woodsrogers.com
Duration on board: 3 years
David Thornhill, President-Integrated Textiles
27 Hawthorn Rd. | Salem, VA 24153
Cell: 540-797-2505 | E-mail: David.thornhill@intextile.com
Duration on board: 5 years
John W. Torget, Assc. VP for Engagement/VT Advancement
902 Prices Fork Rd. | Blacksburg, VA 24061
Office: 540.231.2966 | Cell: 540.230.4990
E-mail: jtorget@vt.edu
Duration on board: 2 years
Stacie R. Vest, Director-Retention Strategy Cox Corporate
P.O. Box 13726 | Roanoke, VA 24036
Cell: 540-588-0716 | E-mail: Stacie.vest@cox.com
Duration on Board; Less than a year
Floyd P. Welton, Jr., Produce/Floral Merchandiser-Kroger
2974 Adam Dr. | Roanoke, VA 24179
Cell: 615-981-6002 | E-mail: Floyd.welton@kroger.com
Duration on Board: 2 years
Barry E. Wirt, Jr., President-Wirt Consulting
5494 Silver Fox Road
Roanoke, VA 24018
Cell | (540) 467-1284
Office | (540) 929-1428
Duration on board: 5 years
Ex Officio Directors
- Joan Brown | President, The Athenian Society for the Arts and Sciences
- Kristin Hunt | President, The Square Society
- Macel Janoschka | President, Mill Mountain Theatre
- Brett Jones | President, Roanoke Ballet Theatre
- William Krause | President, Opera Roanoke
- Sander Leivy | Chairman of the Board, Science Museum of Western Virginia
- Jim McAden | President, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
- Charles A. Price, Jr. | President, Harrison Museum of African American Culture
- Andy Stone | President, The Historical Society
Directors Emeriti
- Abney S. Boxley, III
- Adrienne G. Bullington
- R. Daniel Carson, Jr.
- George Cartledge, Jr.
- Dorothy S. Clifton
- Glenn C. Combs
- H. Clarke Curtis
- Warner Dalhouse
- H. Lawrence Davidson
- Sigmund E. Davidson (Deceased)
- Susan Waldrop Donckers, R.N., Ed.D., F.N.P.
- Lucy R. Ellett
- Elinor H. Essig
- John P. Fishwick (Deceased)
- Pearl Fu
- David R. Goode
- Lucian Y. Grove (Deceased)
- Edwin C. Hall
- William B. Hopkins, Sr., Esq. (Deceased)
- Robert C. Lawson, Jr.
- Barbara B. Lemon (Deceased)
- Lawrence M. Levy
- George W. Logan
- Charles I. Lunsford, II
- Edward G. Murphy, M.D. (Deceased)
- Betty Carr Muse
- Bittle W. Porterfield, III
- Donald G. Smith (Deceased)
- Charles W. Steger, Ph.D. (Deceased)
- Jenny Taubman
- Thomas C. Tillar, Jr.
- Jimmy L. Wade
- Michael E. Warner (Deceased)