Council Chair:
Dr. Oliver McBride
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Oliver
McBride was elected Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Council for Rural
Virginia in November 2007 and assumed
his duties January 1, 2008.
Dr. McBride served on the
Board of Directors and is versed in the
Council's
mission and purpose. He
shares the Board and staff dedication to
improving the quality of life in rural
Virginia and preserve
the characteristics which give rural
communities their
unique sense of place.
Dr.
McBride
exemplifies high standards in
service to the citizens
of rural Virginia.
Dr. McBride serves as the Executive
Director of the
Crossroads
Rural
Entrepreneurial Institute
located in Galax,
VA,
an
Entrepreneurial Education facility that
partners
with local governments of Carroll and Grayson
Counties, City of Galax, Wytheville
Community College and K-12 education.
The Institute
was opened in July 2005 to help improve
the lives of people in southwest
Virginia and beyond, by providing an
innovative educational and economic
development engine to contribute to the
revitalization of the region's economy.
Email:
Oliver McBride, or
by phone: (276)236-0391
Contact
Vice Chair:
R. Bryan David
Secretary:
Carl
Mitchell
Treasurer: John
Meade, III
Board of Directors ~ Council for Rural Virginia
Gary F. Christie,
Executive Director, Region 2000 Local
Government Council
R. Bryan David,
Executive Director,
Region 2000 Economic Development
Ellen Matthews Davis, former State
Director-USDA
Rural Development
Basil Gooden, Principal Deputy
Director, Virginia Department of Housing
& Community Development
Gary Keener, Continuing Ed &
Workforce Services, Dabney S. Lancaster
Community College
Dr. Oliver McBride, Executive
Director, Crossroads Institute
John Meade, III, Senior Vice
President, First Bank & Trust
Carl Mitchell, President, Virginia
Economic Bridge, Inc.
Laurie S. Moran, CCE, President,
Danville/Pittsylvania County Chamber
of
Commerce
Joseph W. Newbill, Former Director,
USDA Rural Development for Virginia
Paul Stapleton, Superintendent,
Halifax County Public Schools
Ward
W. Stevens,
Assistant Vice President for
Development, Edward Via
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mary Terry
Southeast Rural
Community Assistance Project, Inc.
(retired)
William Tucker, Farmer/member
Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission
Duront Walton Jr."Dee",
VA Telecommunications Industry Assoc.
Carlyle Wimbish, Virginia
Association of RC&D Councils
Advisors
Rebecca J. Davis, Ph.D.,
National
Cooperative for Health Networks (NCHN)
Steve McHenry,
Rural Maryland Council
Sharon Colbert,
USDA Rural Development Desk Officer