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About Virginia Western > Leadership > Local Advisory Board

2020-2021 Local Advisory Board Members

Chair: Joyce Kessinger
Vice Chair: John Francis
Secretary: Dr. Robert Sandel

Botetourt County
Joyce Kessinger

Craig County
Dr. Marie Paretti

Roanoke City
Joshua Johnson
Granger Macfarlane
Todd Putney
John Francis

Roanoke County
Penny Hodge
Dr. Kenneth Nicely
VACANT

City of Salem
Dr. Forest Jones

Franklin County
William Cooper

Finance Committee
J. Granger Macfarlane, Comm. Chair
William Cooper
John Francis
Dr. Forest Jones
Joyce Kessinger

Meetings

Note: All Local Advisory Full Board and Finance Committee Meetings are open to the public*.
*Due to COVID-19 and current campus closure, board meetings will be recorded and posted below the Meeting Minutes on this page for public availability.

Full Board Meetings

11:30 AM / Location and format to be determined

  • September 17, 2020 (3:30 PM via Zoom/conference call)
  • January 21, 2021
  • March 18, 2021
  • May 20, 2021
  • September 16, 2021

Finance Committee Meetings

4:00 PM / Location and format to be determined

  • September 17, 2020 (3:30 PM via Zoom/conference call)
  • January13, 2021
  • March 10, 2021
  • May 12, 2021
  • September 8, 2021

Meeting Minutes

All files are in PDF format.

2021

September 2021 Minutes
May 2021 Minutes
March 2021 Minutes
January 2021 Minutes

2020

September 2020 Minutes
June 2020 Minutes
January 2020 Minutes

2019

September 2019 Minutes
May 2019 Minutes
March 2019 Minutes
January 2019 Minutes

Local Advisory Board Historical Meeting Minutes Archive (1966-2018)

Board Meeting Videos

Local Board Meetings: May 2021

Full Board Meeting, May 20, 2021 (Panopto)
Finance Committee Meeting, May 20, 2021 (Panopto)

Local Board Meetings: March 2021

Full Board Meeting, March 18, 2021 (Panopto)
Finance Committee Meeting, March 10, 2021 (Panopto)

Local Board Meetings: January 2021

Full Board Meeting, Jan. 20, 2021 (Panopto)
Finance Committee Meeting, Jan. 28, 2021 (Panopto)

Local Board Meetings: September 17, 2020

Full Board Meeting (Panopto)
Finance Committee Meeting (Panopto)

Local Board Meetings: June 1, 2020

Full Board Meeting (YouTube)

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