The Blue Ridge Partnership for Health Science Careers operates through community leaders who value and know the importance of health and life sciences.
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Board of Directors
President: Cynthia Lawrence, Director, Office of Workforce Development, Carilion Clinic
Vice President: David Tucker, President and Chief Operating Officer, Commonwealth Care
Treasurer: Paul Phillips, President, Freedom First Enterprises
Secretary: Marilyn Herbert-Ashton, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Virginia Western Community College
John Capps, Ed.D., President, Central Virginia Community College
Kim Halterman, Ed.D., Superintendent, Alleghany Public Schools
Curtis Hicks, Ed.D., Superintendent, Salem City Schools
Pat Huber, Ed.D., President, New River Community College
Angela Joyner, Ed.D., Executive Director, The Center for Career and Talent Development, Radford University
Ken Nicely, Ed.D., Superintendent, Roanoke County Public Schools
Todd Putney, Retired Healthcare Executive
John Rainone, Ed.D., President, Mountain Gateway Community College
Morgan Romeo, Executive Director, Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Authority
Jonathan Russ, Ed.D., Superintendent, Botetourt County Public Schools
Bobby Sandel, Ed.D., President, Virginia Western Community College
Veronica van Montfrans, Ph.D., Associate Dir. TBMH Program, Virginia Tech
Carrie White, MSN, RN, CAPA, Associate Chief Nurse Officer, Centra
Verletta White, Ed.D., Superintendent, Roanoke City Public Schools
Kathy Wolfe, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, Roanoke College