NRCA Elects New Board Officers

New River Community Action, Inc. (NRCA) Board of Directors elected officers at their annual Board meeting on June 16, 2022. The Board elected Ms. Tonia Winn to serve as the Board Chairperson for FY23. Mr. John McEnhill was elected Vice-Chair, and Mr. Lee Simpkins was elected Secretary/Treasurer. As officers for the Board, they also serve on the Board’s Executive Committee.

Ms. Tonia Winn is the Montgomery County government representative to the Board appointed by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. Ms. Winn has served on the NRCA Board of Directors since May 2017. She has worked in the Human Services field for 28 years and is currently the Director of Human Services for Montgomery County.

Mr. John McEnhill is the Floyd government representative to the Board appointed by Floyd County Board of Supervisors. Mr. McEnhill has served on the NRCA Board of Directors since June 2002 and had been Chair of the Board since 2012. He currently serves as Board Chair for the Floyd County Department of Social Services and volunteers many hours each month for several NRCA Board committees and special projects.

Mr. Robert “Lee” Simpkins is Radford City’s ex-officio representative. Mr. Simpkins has served on the NRCA Board since August 2015. As Secretary/Treasurer, Mr. Simpkins also serves as the Chair for the Board’s Finance Committee. Mr. Simpkins is retired as Fire Chief for Radford City.

The 2022-23 Board of Directors also includes Sarah Greene from Floyd County; Kelly Patton, Melissa Dodson, and Corbin Vierling from Giles County; Aline Brinckman from Montgomery County; Michael Grigsby, Linda Baylor, and Gina Rhea from the City of Radford. Dr. Boyoung Park is an ex-officio member with expertise in Early Childhood Education. Ms. Krystal Thompson is the Board’s Chief Executive Officer.

New River Community Action (NRCA) has been a well-known proponent of self-sufficiency in the New River Valley of Virginia since 1965. The agency partners with community groups to address local conditions of poverty, assisting the area’s most vulnerable residents including the homeless and ex-offenders. NRCA also offers programs to low-income families with young children to promote school readiness, healthy families, and effective parenting. NRCA serves about 9,000 New River Valley residents each year. For more information about NRCA, visit www.NewRiverCommunityAction.org