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Rural Planning Caucus of Virginia
2024 Executive Committee

Updated: February 28, 2025
Executive Committee members serve through the year shown and are elected to serve a three-year term. Elections are held during the business meeting at the annual conference. Positions in the executive committee for the next year are voted upon by committee members at the last meeting of the year.
Tripp Little (2027) Immediate Past Chair Planner III Gloucester County Gloucester, VA 23061 Phone: 804-693-1224 tlittle@gloucesterva.info	Darla Orr (2025) CM Credit Coordinator Executive Manager Berkley Group P.O. Box 181 Bridgewater, VA 22812 Phone: 540-560-2202 darla.orr@bgllc.net
Sharon Angle (2025) Retired Director of Planning City of Staunton Staunton, VA 24402 ladystaunton@verizon.net	Kelli Le Duc (2026) Sponsorship Coordinator Director of Community Development King George County 10459 Courthouse Dr. King George, VA 22485 Phone: 540-775- kleduc@co.kinggeorge.state.va.us
Diana Utz (2026) Sergeant-at-Arms Retired Director, GWRideConnect George Washington Regional Commission Fredericksburg, VA 22401 dianautz1@outlook.com	Matthew G. Bolster (2024) Secretary Senior Strategic Housing Officer - Program Design Virginia Housing 601 Belvidere Street Richmond, VA 23220 Phone: 804-343-5631 Matthew.Bolster@VirginiaHousing.com
Will Cockrell (2026) Chairman Planner EPR, PC Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: w.cockrell@epr-pc.com	Nora Amos (2024) Communications & Scholarship Coordinator Director of Planning & Community Development Town of Ashland, Virginia 121 Thompson St., P.O. Box 1600 Ashland, VA 23005 Phone: 804-798-1073 namos@ashlandva.gov
Christy Straight (2024) Treasurer Senior Planner New River Valley Regional Commission 6580 Valley Center Drive, Suite 124 Radford, VA 24141 Phone: 540-639-9313 ext. 209 cstraight@nrvrc.org	Joe Lerch (2025) Director of Local Government Policy Virginia Association of Counties 1207 East Main St., Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: 804-343-2506 jlerch@vaco.org
Steve Sandy (2026) Director of Planning Franklin County 1255 Franklin St., Suite 103 Rocky Mount, VA 24151 Phone: 540-483-3027 steve.sandy@franklincountyva.gov	Dylan M. Bishop (2026) Vice Chair Director of Planning & Zoning Nelson County 80 Front Street Lovingston, VA 22949 Phone: 434-263-7090 dbishop@nelsoncounty.org
*Past Executive Committee Members*

Rhonda H. Cooper Director of Planning Rockingham County
Sam Crickenberger 10 Years: 2003-2012 Director of Planning Rockbridge County	V. Wayne Cilimberg 26 Years: 1987-2012 Retired Director of Planning Albemarle County
Jerry Lovelace, Conference Session Coordinator 28 Years: 1985-2012 Lovelace Consulting, LLC	Rodney Rhodes 9 Years: 2006-2014 Former Zoning Administrator City of Williamsburg
Robbie Love 3 Years: 2013 - 2015 Halifax, Virginia 24558	Deborah Flippo 8 Years: 2009 - 2016 Business Development Manager Draper Aden Associates
Darren Coffey 5 Years: 2012 - 2017 Chief Executive Officer The Berkley Group	Bill Fritz 22 Years: 1997 - 2018 Chief of Special Projects Albemarle County
Gregg Zody 2 Years: 2018 - 2019 Formerly Director of Community Development Bedford County	Bret Schardein 5 Years: 2016 - 2021 Asst. County Administrator Powhatan County
Andy Sorrell 14 Years: 2008 - 2022 Deputy Director Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission

2015 Rural Planning Caucus Executive Committee

Front row (left to right): Jerry Lovelace (former EC member), Andy Sorrell, Rod Rhodes (former EC member), Robbie Love and Sam Crickenberger

Middle row: Tripp Little, Diana Utz, Rhonda Cooper, Christy Straight, Deborah Flippo and Kelli LeDuc

Back row: Darren Coffey and Bill Fritz

Not pictured: Sharon Angle and Darla Orr

Chairpersons of the Rural Planning Caucus of Virginia

Since 1979, there have been 20 men and women whom have led the the RPC Executive Committee.

Term	# Of Terms	First Name	Last Name
2019 - 2025	6	Tripp	Little
2016 -2018	3	Christy	Straight
2013 - 2015	3	Andy	Sorrell
2009 - 2012	4	Rodney	Rhodes
2006 - 2008	3	Rhonda	Cooper
2003 - 2005	3	Diana	Utz
1996 - 2002	7	Jerry	Lovelace
1995	1	Bill	Duncanson
1993 - 1994	2	Greg	Brittingham
1991 - 1992	2	Wayne	Cilimberg
1990	1	John	McCarthy
1987 - 1989	3	Mary Beth	Marek
1986	1	Wayne	Strickland
1985	1	Larry	Jennings
1984	1	Ed	Appling
1983	1	Sharon	Angle
1982	1	Elizabeth	Moran
1981	1	Joe	Cross
1980	1	David	Clabo
1979	1	Bob	Pacioicco

Executive Committee Members

1980 Rural Planning Caucus Executive Committee

Front Row (left to right): Larry Jennings, David Clabo, Robert Paciocco, Bruce Drummond, Steve Chipok and Robert Watkins.

Back Row (left to right): Elizabeth Moran, Sharon Angle, Carol Britt, Joe Cross and John Sheffield.

Past and Present Executive Committee Members

Since 1978, there have been 64 men and women whom have served on the RPC Executive Committee. Current members are in bold.