GO Virginia Region 3 Council
Council of Community Leaders
Get to know your Region 3 Council. Our council of community leaders represents a broad net of business leaders, educational institutions, economic developers, and government-elected officials and staff.

Sheldon Barr
President, Community Memorial Hospital

Robert Bates
Area Manager, Benchmark Community Bank serving Halifax, South Boston, and Clarksville

Clark Casteel
President & CEO, Danville Regional Foundation

Timothy Clark
Vice Chair, GO Virginia Region 3
President, Blair Construction

Melody Foster
Executive Director, Commonwealth Regional Council

Kristin Gee
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, The Disthene Group, Inc.

Amy Griffin, Ed.L.D.
Educational Consultant

Keith Harkins, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic & Workforce Programs, Southside Virginia Community College

Rhonda Hodges
Vice President, Workforce, Economic & Community Development, Patrick & Henry Community College

Ernest "Randy" Lail
Independent Consultant and Retired Executive of Peebles Corporation

Kelly Lanier-Arnold
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Elizabeth Leggett
Vice President, Leggett Town and Country

Ilsa Loeser
Founder and Owner, Letterpress Communications

James McClain II
CEO/President, Southwestern Virginia Gas Company

John Parkinson
CEO, Drake Extrusion

Sheryl D. Swinson
Executive Director, Baliles Center at Hull Springs, Longwood University

Dale Wagoner
County Administrator, Henry County, VA

Alfreda Reynolds
Director of Economic Development, Brunswick County

Lauren T.A. Willis
Chair, Go Virginia Region 3; Senior Administrative & Compliance Officer, The Bank of Charlotte County