At the New River Valley Regional Commission meeting on Nov. 16, the Board of Directors celebrated the contributions of four members leaving the board effective December 31, 2017.
All four members have served multiple terms on the Commission with three having served as Chair of the Board. Ms. Annette Perkins, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors representative, served 19 years (1998-2017) with five years of service as Board Chair from 2004-2009. Mr. Fred Gerald, Floyd County Board of Supervisors representative, also served 19 years (1998-2017) with two years as Board Chair from 2000-2002.
Mr. Kevin Sullivan, a Virginia Tech representative, served 11 years (2006-2017) with two years as Board Chair from 2014-2016. Ms. Cecile Newcomb, Blacksburg Town Council’s representative, served on the Commission for six years (2011-2017). Collectively, the departing members represent 55-years of service to the region. Each were recognized during the November meeting and presented with a token of appreciation containing their dates of service to the region.
The New River Valley Regional Commission is one of 21 planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered under Virginia law. The organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski, and the City of Radford.
The purpose of the Regional Commission is to promote regional cooperation, to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to members.
The Commission Board of Directors is comprised of an elected official from each member government and a citizen appointee for members with more than 3,500 in population. Both Virginia Tech and Radford University are members of the Commission.
