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EDA Board Members and Terms

The Economic Development Authority Board of Directors is appointed by Council to a maximum of three, 4-year terms.  A member may serve longer should they be appointed to serve an unfulfilled term from another individual.  The present EDA Board is as follows:


Allen Damon Williams, Chair
Regional CRA Officer, Mid-Atlantic Region - First Citizens Bank
110 Church Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 985-9647
Term expires:  10/20/18
        Linda Frith, Vice-Chair
Attorney/Partner - Frith,
Anderson & Peake
29 Franklin Road
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 725-3360
Term expires:  10/20/2019
         
Braxton G. Naff, Secretary/Treasurer
Vice President - AFCO 
Investment Corporation
4520 Melrose Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24017
(540) 986-0432
Term expires:  10/20/19
  Vickie Holt Bibee, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
President - Bibee Risk
Management Company
10 Franklin Road
Roanoke VA 24001
(540) 224-1775
Term expires:  10/20/17
         
Duke Baldridge
President and Client Relationship Manager - Dominion Risk Advisors
28-A Kirk Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 353-3427
Term expires:  10/20/17
 

Matthew Fink
Vice President - Fink's Jewelers
3545 Electric Road
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 344-8697, Ext. 160
Term expires:  10/20/2018

         
William D. "Bill" Poe
Senior Vice President - Thalhimer
10 S. Jefferson Street
Suite 1750
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 767-3007
Term expires:  10/20/20
     
         
         


Economic Development Authority Representation:

Harwell M. Darby, Jr.
Principal - Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte
37 Campbell Avenue
PO Box 2887
Roanoke VA 24001-2887
(540) 224-8000
Fax: (540) 224-8050
   
   
Economic Development Authority Staff Support & Liaison:
 
Staff support and liaison is provided by the City of Roanoke, Department of Economic Development, located at 117 Church Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia 24011. For more information about the EDA, please contact Rob Ledger at (540) 853-2715.

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      • Historic Tax Credits
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      • Economic Development Authority Entrepreneur Grant
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