Friends of SWVA Board & Mission

The mission of Friends of Southwest Virginia is:

To preserve, promote and present the cultural and natural assets of Southwest Virginia;
To work in partnership in the region to generate economic development through these efforts;
To provide educational and cultural opportunities for the general public and students of the region;
To showcase the cultural assets of SWVA at the SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace (formerly Heartwood)

Salutation	Name	Serving As	Community, County	Organization
Ms.	Linda DiYorio	Chair	Wytheville, Wythe	Community Volunteer
Mr.	John Kilgore, Jr.	Vice-Chair	Gate City, Scott	Scott County Economic Development Authority
Mr.	James A. Baldwin	Past-Chair	Lebanon, Russell	Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission
Mr.	Fred Ramey	Secretary	City of Norton	City of Norton
Mr.	Aaron Sizemore	Treasurer	Marion, Smyth	Mount Rogers Planning District Commission
Ms.	Amanda Livingston	Director	Abingdon, Washington	Visit Abingdon Virginia, Town of Abingdon
Ms.	Amy Atwood	Director	Marion, Smyth	Virginia State Parks
Mr.	Steve Lawson	Director	Big Stone Gap, Wise	Town of Big Stone Gap
Ms.	Jill Carson	Director	Pennington Gap, Lee	Appalachian African-American Cultural Center
Mr.	Todd Wolford	Director	Wytheville, Wythe	Wytheville Main Street
Ms.	Mandy Archer	Director	City of Galax	Blue Ridge Crossroads SBDC
Mr.	Michael Armbrister	Director	City of Martinsville	West Piedmont Planning District Commission
Ms.	Shannon Blevins	Director	Wise	University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Mr.	Erik Johnston	Ex Officio with Voting Rights, Director - DHCD	Commonwealth of Virginia	Department of Housing & Community Development
Delegate	James Will Morefield	Ex Officio with Voting Rights, Chair - SWVA CHF	Tazewell	Virginia House of Delegates
Ms.	Rita McClenny	Ex Officio with Voting Rights, President - VTC	Commonwealth of Virginia	Virginia Tourism Corporation