WIB Members

The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is made up of community leaders appointed by the Chief Local Elected Officials of Lee, Scott, Wise, Russell, Dickenson, Tazewell, and Buchanan Counties and the City of Norton.

  • Mary Ruth Blankenship

    Mary Ruth Blankenship

    JR Farms
  • Susan Campbell

    Susan Campbell

    First Bank & Trust
  • Karen Carter

    Karen Carter

    USW Local 14459
  • Barbara Fuller

    Barbara Fuller

    Southwest Virginia Community College
  • Genia Garrett

    Genia Garrett

    Wellmont Health Systems
  • James Gillespie

    James Gillespie

    Russell County
  • Mike Jones

    Mike Jones

    Jones Builders, Inc
  • Kathleen Kavanaugh

    Kathleen Kavanaugh

    Kavanaugh Call Center Group
  • Chandra Cook

    Chandra Cook

    OnePartner
  • John Kilgore, Jr.

    John Kilgore, Jr.

    Scott County Economic Development Authority
  • Eddie Lambert

    Eddie Lambert

    L & L Construction
  • Marye Rowlett

    Marye Rowlett

    CWA Local 2204
  • John Schoolcraft

    John Schoolcraft

    Alpha Resources
  • Richard Mitchell

    Richard Mitchell

    Dept. of Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Mike Mullins

    Mike Mullins

    Wise County Dept. of Social Services
  • Steve O'Quinn

    Steve O'Quinn

    VEC
  • Larry Overbay

    Larry Overbay

    Dept of Rehabilitative Services
  • Dennis Ramey

    Dennis Ramey

    Ramey Construction
  • Deborah Sanders

    Deborah Sanders

    MEOC
  • David Scholes

    David Scholes

    Flatwoods Job Corps Center
  • Lisa Bledsoe

    Lisa Bledsoe

    Cumberland Resources
  • Andy Miranda

    Andy Miranda

    Serco North America Call Center
  • Lisa Huff

    Lisa Huff

    First Century Bank
  • Rebecca Scott

    Rebecca Scott

    Regional Adult Education
  • Eugene Shupe, Jr

    Eugene Shupe, Jr

    EQT Corporation
  • James Spencer

    James Spencer

    Tazewell County
  • Angela Sproles

    Angela Sproles

    AppCAA
  • Carla Thompson

    Carla Thompson

    Shaw Group
  • Monty Salyer

    Monty Salyer

    Wise County Housing Authority
  • Steve VanDyke

    Steve VanDyke

    Virginia Mountain Micro

Note: Board Members can add/edit their image at the website gravatar.com. After associating a photo with your email address, just give your email address to Melinda Fairhurst so it will show in your listing.

WIB Forms

Nomination form and instructions for nominations to Southwest Virginia Workforce Investment Board are listed below.  WIB members must also complete a Statement of Economic Interest form each year.


Name Size Date
pdf-fileStatement of Economic Interest Form.pdf13 KB2011-05-02
pdf-fileWIB Nomination Form Instructions.pdf18 KB2011-05-02
pdf-fileWIB Nomination Form.pdf758 KB2011-05-02