2021-2022 Community & Economic Development Policy Committee
2021 Community & Economic Development Policy Statement (adopted Oct. 8)
PROPOSED 2022 Community & Economic Development Policy Statement*
*Note: The proposed 2022 policy statements were developed and approved by the six policy committees this summer. These proposed statements will be taken up by the VML membership for discussion and approval during the annual business meeting in Leesburg.
The Community & Economic Development Policy Committee last met on July 28, 2021. The presentations from that meeting are available here:
- July 28, 2021 meeting agenda
- DHCD Updates: Erik Johnston, Director
- Presentation by Christy Morton, Vice President, External Affairs, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Chair: Sara Carter, Town Manager, Town of Amherst
Vice Chair: Signe Friedrichs, Council Member, Town of Herndon
Staff contact: Michelle Gowdy, (mgowdy@vml.org)
Matt Arcieri, Dir. Of Planning & Development, City of Manassas
Ara Bagdasarian, Council Member, Town of Leesburg
Chris Bernard, Council Member, Town of Middleburg
Valerie Butler, Council Member, Town of Smithfield
Sara Carter, Town Manager, Town of Amherst
Melissa Coates, Community Dev. Specialist, Town of Warsaw
Carolyn Dull, Council Member, City of Staunton
Phil Duncan, Council Member, City of Falls Church
Karen Epps, Director of Economic Development, City of Colonial Heights
Kwasi Fraser, Mayor, Town of Purcellville
Signe Friedrichs, Council Member, Town of Herndon
Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Mayor, City of Fredericksburg
Gary Gillispie, Council Member, Town of Front Royal
Yolanda Hines, Council Member, City of Emporia
H. Hobbs, Council Member, City of Hampton
William Johnson, City Manager, City of Emporia
Christopher Jones, Council Member, City of Harrisonburg
Keith Liles, Council Member, Town of Vinton
Chad Martin, Vice Mayor, City of Martinsville
Tony Matthews, Town Manager, Town of Kenbridge
Susan Mattingly, Council Member, Town of Blacksburg
Daniel McGraw, Council Member, Town of Ashland
Raya Nickerson, Program Manager, DPW, Town of Dumfries
Monae Nickerson, Vice Mayor, Town of Dumfries
Tammy Pearson, Council Member, City of Martinsville
Richard Peters, Town Manager/Economic Dev. Director, Town of Vinton
Steve Potter, Council Member, Town of Vienna
Joseph Quesenberry, Town Manager, Town of Warsaw
Fred Ramey, City Manager, City of Norton
Letasha Thompson, Council Member, Town of Front Royal
Tina Vick, Vice Mayor, City of Newport News
Ella Ward, Council Member, City of Chesapeake
Lue Ward, Council Member, City of Suffolk
Janice Wheaton, Council Member, Town of Amherst
Le Otis Williams, Council Member, City of Suffolk
Mark Wolfe, Council Member, City of Manassas
