The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission serves as an advisory board, coordinating among the five member jurisdictions. The Commission includes up to five appointed members from each of the participating localities, as well as representatives of several partner organizations.  See Current Commission members below.

Meetings

The Commission meets at 4:00 pm on the fourth Wednesday of every month,  except July, November, and December. The default meeting location is the fourth floor Training Room of the Roanoke County Administration Center, 5204 Bernard Drive, but the meetings do move around from locality to locality. Please contact someone about meeting specifics.

Membership

Each locality may appoint up to two staff members and three citizens to the Commission. Citizens interested in being appointed should fill out the appropriate form for the locality wherein they live or contact a staff member.

2024-2025 Greenway Commission Members

• City of Roanoke
  • Katie Slusher – Planner, Parks and Recreation Department
  • Ross Campbell – Public Works Director
  • Barbara Duerk – Citizen Representative
  • Bill Hackworth – Citizen Representative
  • Andrew Granieger – Citizen Representative
• City of Salem
  • Dee King – Planning Commission representative
  • Joshua Pratt – Engineer
  • Steve Powers – Citizen Representative
  • Skip Lautenschlager – Citizen Representative
  • Russ Craighead- Citizen Representative
• Botetourt County
  • Victor Morales-Director, Parks and Recreation
  • Jon McCoy – Planner
  • Warren Clark – Citizen Representative
  • Mandy Adkins – Citizen Representative
  • Tim Miller – Citizen Representative
• Roanoke County
  • Lindsay Webb – Park and Greenway Planner
  • Isaac Henry – Transportation Planner
  • Frank Simms – Citizen Representative
  • Greg Walter – Citizen Representative
  • Barry Trent – Citizen Representative
• Town of Vinton
  • Anita McMillan – Director of Planning
  • Nathan McLung– Planner
  • Bud LaRoche – Citizen Representative
  • Rob Lyon – Citizen Representative
  • Janet Scheid – Citizen Representative
• Partner Organizations
  • Brian McCahill – Pathfinders for Greenways
  • Lee Osborne – Roanoke Valley Area Transportation Planning Organization
• Ex-officio Members
  • Aaron Shealer – Western Virginia Water Authority
  • Pete Eshelman – Roanoke Regional Partnership
  • Amanda McGee – Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission
  • Katie Conner – Virginia Tourism Corporation
  • Cheryl Morales – Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge
• Officers of the Greenway Commission for FY 23
  • Chair – Greg Walter
  • Vice-Chair – Barry Trent
  • Secretary – Russ Craighead
  • Treasurer – Nathan McClung
• At-large to Executive Committee
  • Jon McCoy
  • Katie Slusher
  • Lee Osborne
  • Brian McCahill

For further information on the Greenway Commission, see the Intergovernmental Agreement and History of the Roanoke Valley Greenways. 

Staff

After February 28, 2025 the Staff position will be vacant