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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

barry@wirtconsulting.com

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)

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