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Parkway Foundation selects new leaders

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, which is the nonprofit partner of the Blue Ridge Parkway, has confirmed new leadership to its organization. 

  • New officers were elected to the Board of Trustees. Bob Stout of Blowing Rock, who previously served as vice chair, was named chairman. Virginia resident Whitney Brown was named vice chair, Winston-Salem resident Bob Lassiter was selected as treasurer and Winston-Salem resident Julie H. Moore continues to serve as secretary. 

  • David Huff of Asheville, Roberts Bass of Winston-Salem and Sam R. Johnson of Dahlonega, Georgia, joined the Board of Trustees. 

  • Marsha Ralls Hershman of Asheville, Deanna M. Ballard of Blowing Rock and Charles Hauser of Winston-Salem joined the Council of Advisors.

  • Kevin Brandt was selected as the new development director for Virginia. Based in Lynchburg, he previously served as project manager for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. 

Since 1997, the Foundation has raised more than $20 million to support the Blue Ridge Parkway. A portion of that funding comes through sales of the Blue Ridge Parkway specialty license plate in North Carolina. Learn more at gettheplate.org.

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