Commissioners
Committees
Chairman
The Honorable James W. “Will” Morefield
Tazewell, Virginia
Vice-Chair
The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird
Petersburg, Virginia
Commissioner
City / State
Term Expires
Mr. Zachary Agee
Salem, Virginia
June 2029
The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird
Senator, 13th District
Petersburg, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Carrie Chenery
Secretary of Commerce & Trade
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 2030
Mr. Rob Clowdis
Saxe, Virginia
June 2029
The Honorable Mitchell Cornett
Delegate, 46th District
Independence, Virginia
Jan 2028
Dr. Alexis Ehrhardt
Danville, Virginia
June 2030
Mr. Lee “Randy” Everett
Stony Creek, Virginia
June 2027
The Honorable Lily V. Franklin
Delegate, 41st District
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Katie Frazier
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 2030
The Honorable Sandra Frederick
Abingdon, Virginia
June 2029
The Honorable T. Travis Hackworth
Senator, 5th District
Richlands, Virginia
Jan 2028
Dr. Angela Hairston
Danville, Virginia
June 2030
Mr. Richard T. Hite, Jr.
Kenbridge, Virginia
June 2027
Mr. Jay D. Jennings
Chase City, Virginia
June 2030
The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore
Delegate, 45th District
Gate City, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas
Senator, 18th District
Portsmouth, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III
Danville, Virginia
Jan 2029
Mr. Arthur “Dale” Moore
Altavista, Virginia
June 2027
The Honorable James W. “Will” Morefield
Delegate, 43rd District
Tazewell, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Edward Owens
South Boston, Virginia
June 2030
The Honorable Eric J. Phillips
Delegate, 48th District
Axton, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Todd E. Pillion
Senator, 6th District
Abingdon, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Kimberly Pope Adams
Delegate, 82nd District
Petersburg, Virginia
Jan 2028
The Honorable Mark Sickles
Secretary of Finance
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 2030
Ms. Kristen White
Abingdon, Virginia
June 2029
Mr. Hampton Wilkins
Danville, Virginia
June 2029
Ms. Sarah L. Wilson
Abingdon, Virginia
June 2030
Committee assignments updated 4/6/2026
Executive Committee
- The Honorable James W. “Will” Morefield, Chair
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird, Vice Chair
- The Honorable Mitchell Cornett
- Dr. Alexis Ehrhardt
- The Honorable T. Travis Hackworth
- Mr. Jay D. Jennings
- The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore
- The Honorable L. Louise Lucas
- The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III
- The Honorable Eric J. Phillips
- The Honorable Kimberly Pope Adams
Southern Virginia Committee
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird, Chair
- The Honorable Edward Owens, Vice Chair
- Mr. Rob Clowdis
- Mr. Lee “Randy” Everett
- Mr. Richard T. Hite, Jr.
- Mr. Jay D. Jennings
- The Honorable L. Louise Lucas
- The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III
- Mr. Arthur “Dale” Moore
- The Honorable Eric J. Phillips
- The Honorable Kimberly Pope Adams
- Mr. Hampton Wilkins
Southwest Virginia Committee
- The Honorable T. Travis Hackworth, Chair
- The Honorable Mitchell Cornett, Vice Chair
- Mr. Zachary Agee
- The Honorable Lily V. Franklin
- The Honorable Sandra Frederick
- The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore
- The Honorable James W. “Will” Morefield
- The Honorable Todd E. Pillion
- Ms. Kristen White
- Ms. Sarah L. Wilson
Incentives & Loans Committee
- The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III, Chair
- The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore, Vice Chair
- Mr. Zachary Agee
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird
- The Honorable Mitchell Cornett
- Mr. Richard Hite, Jr.
- The Honorable L. Louise Lucas
- The Honorable Edward Owens
- The Honorable Eric J. Phillips
- The Honorable Todd E. Pillion
- The Honorable Mark Sickles
- Ms. Kristen White
- Mr. Hampton Wilkins
Education Committee
- Dr. Alexis Ehrhardt, Chair
- The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Vice Chair
- The Honorable Carrie Chenery
- Mr. Lee “Randy” Everett
- The Honorable Lily V. Franklin
- The Honorable Sandra Frederick
- Dr. Angela Hairston
- Mr. Richard T. Hite, Jr.
- The Honorable Kimberly Pope Adams
- Ms. Sarah L. Wilson
Strategic Planning Committee
- The Honorable Kimberly Pope Adams, Chair
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird, Vice Chair
- Mr. Zachary Agee
- Dr. Alexis Ehrhardt
- The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore
- The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III
- Mr. Arthur “Dale” Moore
- The Honorable Todd E. Pillion
Rural Accelerator Committee
- The Honorable The Honorable Mitchell Cornett, Chair
- Mr. Jay D. Jennings, Vice Chair
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird
- The Honorable T. Travis Hackworth
- Mr. Richard T. Hite, Jr.
- The Honorable L. Louise Lucas
- The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III
- Ms. Kristen White
Energy Ingenuity Committee
- The Honorable Lashrecse D. Aird, Chair
- The Honorable Eric J. Phillips, Vice Chair
- The Honorable T. Travis Hackworth
- Mr. Jay D. Jennings
- The Honorable Terry G. Kilgore
- The Honorable Daniel W. “Danny” Marshall, III
- Mr. Arthur “Dale” Moore
- The Honorable James W. “Will” Morefield