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Members of City Council
| Term of Office:
- July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
Professional Background:
- David A. Bowers, Attorney at Law
Educational Background:
- B. A. Cum Laude, English, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina
- Juris Doctor, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
- M. A. Liberal Studies, Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia
Council Assignments:
- Ex Officio member on all committees
- Roanoke City Audit Committee
- Legislative Committee
- Personnel Committee
- President, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- City Representative, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Member, Saint Andrews Catholic Church
- Former President, Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Member, Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree
- Chairman, 1983, Roanoke Democratic Committee
- Member, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke
- Co-Founder, 1999, Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April
- Director, Roanoke Bar Association
- Member, Appalachian Trail Club
- Member, Roanoke Sister Cities
- Member, Riverland/Walnut Hill Neighborhood Association
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215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
(540) 330-6015 - Telephone
(540) 510-3069 - Home Fax
sherman.lea@roanokeva.gov | Term of Office:
- July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008
- Vice-Mayor, July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010
- July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
Professional Background:
- Regional Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Educational Background:
- B. A. Sociology, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia
- M. S. Urban Studies, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Council Assignments:
- Chair, Roanoke City Audit Committee;
- Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- Legislative Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Virginia CARES, Inc. (Community Action Re-Entry System)
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Associate Minister, Garden of Prayer No. 7
- Former Chair, Roanoke City School Board
- Former Chair, Blue Ridge Regional School Board Association
- Former Member, Virginia School Board Association (VSBA)
- Former Chair, Board of Directors, Total Action Against Poverty (TAP)
- Founder and Chair of the Annual Western Virginia Education Classic Football Game
- Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Virginia CARES Inc.
- Member, Board of Visitors, Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina
- Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Association (VPPA)
- Member, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ)
- Member, Virginia Correctional Association (VCA)
- Former, Virginia High School League Football/Basketball Official
- Former, College Football Official (ACC,ODAC,CIAA)
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215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
(540) 853-5795 - Voice Mail
(540) 343-1480 - Fax
gwen.mason@roanokeva.gov
| Term of Office:
- July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2010
Professional Background:
- Grantwriter
- Department of the Interior, 1988-2001
Educational Background:
- B. A. American Government, Smith College
- M. A. Public Administration, University of Virginia
Council Assignments:
- Chair, Personnel Committee
- Chair, Economic and Community Development Committee, Virginia Municipal League
- Council Liaison to the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities
- Roanoke City Audit Committee
- Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- Vice-Chair, Legislative Committee
- Council representative, Virginia's First Cities Coalition
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Trustee, Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia
- Appointed by Governors Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, State Board on Conservation and Recreation
- The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter, Governmental Relations Committee
- Cub Scout Leader
- Former Member, Roanoke Stadium Study Committee
- Former Member, Roanoke Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
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215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
(540) 819-3427 - Cell
(540) 510-4194- Fax
alvin.nash@roanokeva.gov
| Term of Office:
- March 31, 2008 - June 30, 2010, Unexpired term of Alfred T. Dowe, Jr.
Professional Background:
- President and CEO, Blue Ridge Housing Development Corporation
Educational Background:
- 1972-1975, Attended, Virginia Western Community College
- Completed, Virginia Apprenticeship Program
- Certified, Electrical and Mechanical Drafting and Blueprint Interpretations
Council Assignments:
- Vice-Chair, Personnel Committee
- Roanoke City Audit Committee
- Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- Legislative Committee
- Education and Policy Board, Virginia Municipal League
- City representative, Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Member, Pine Valley Golf Association
- Reader, Roanoke City Public Schools
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215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
(540) 597-3318- Cell
(540) 510-3064 - Fax
anita.price@roanokeva.gov
| Term of Office:
- July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
Professional Background:
- Guidance Counselor, Round Hill Montessori School
- Educator, Roanoke City Public Schools
Educational Background:
- Attended, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia
- B. S. Vocational Education and Home Economics, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
- M. S. Guidance and Counseling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Council Assignments:
- Roanoke City Audit Committee
- Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- Legislative Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Alternate representative, Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Member, Virginia Education Association Minority and Women's Concern Committee
- Member, Women's Leadership Training Cadre
- Member, Roanoke Education Association (REA)
- Member, Virginia Education Association (VEA)
- Member, National Education Association (NEA)
- Appointed to Taskforce Addressing School Safety and Domestic Violence
- Member, Vocational Technical Cluster Committee
- Workshop Facilitator, Apple Ridge Farm
- Workshop Facilitator, Mental Health Association
- Member, High Street Baptist Church
- Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Member, Delta Kappa Gamma
- Member, Friends of the Roanoke Symphony
- Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
(540) 597-3193- Cell
(540) 510-3061 - Fax
court.rosen@roanokeva.gov
| Term of Office:
- July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
Professional Background:
- Partner, Walnut Creek Development Group, LLC
Educational Background:
- B. A. Magna Cum Laude, Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Council Assignments:
- Roanoke City Audit Committee
- Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- Legislative Committee
- Personnel Committee
- City representative, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission
- Board of Directors, First Regional Industrial Facility Authority
- New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Board of Directors, Total Action Against Poverty (TAP)
- Member, Downtown Roanoke Kiwanis
- Member, New VA Connects
- Member, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
- Member, New River Valley Homebuilders Association
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| Term of Office:
- July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2010
- Vice-Mayor, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2008
Professional Background:
- Practicing Geriatric Psychiatrist
- Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Virginia Medical School
- Training Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Carilion Health Systems, University of Virginia Roanoke Valley Program
- Medical Director, Carilion Center for Healthy Aging, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Educational Background:
- Fellow, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1991-1992
- M. D., University of Virginia Medical School, 1987
- B. A. Political and Social Thought (Interdepartmental Major), University of Virginia, 1983
Council Assignments:
- Vice-Chair, Roanoke Valley Allegheny Regional Commission
- Chair, Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Vice-Chair, Roanoke City Audit Committee
- Chair, Legislative Committee
- City Representative, Roanoke Valley Regional Cable Television Committee
- City Representative, Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission
- City of Roanoke and Roanoke City Public Schools Joint Services Committee
- Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company
- City Representative, Virginia Municipal League Transportation Policy Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Stormwater Management Committee
- City Representative, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Civic and Volunteer Activities:
- Member, Roanoke City School Board,2003-2006 Vice-Chair 2005-2006
- Appointed by Governor Mark Warner, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Board 2003-2007
- Member, Former President and Board Member, Psychiatric Society of Virginia
- Founding Member, Grandin Theatre Foundation
- Treasurer and Board Member, Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Board
- Former President and Board Member, North Cross School Alumni Board
- Former President and Board Member, Blue Ridge Zoological Society Board, Mill Mountain Zoo
- Former Board Member, Virginia Alzheimer's Registry Board
- Former Board Member, Roanoke Valley Adult Daycare Board
- Former Board Member, Mental Health Association of the Roanoke Valley
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