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215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 452 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 853-2444 - Office Phone (540) 853-1145 - Office Fax mayor@roanokeva.gov david.bowers@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012 Professional Background: David A. Bowers, Attorney at Law Educational Background: B. A. Cum Laude, English, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina Juris Doctor, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana M. A. Liberal Studies, Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia Council Assignments: Ex Officio member on all committees Roanoke City Audit Committee Legislative Committee Personnel Committee President, Greater Roanoke Transit Company City Representative, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission Civic and Volunteer Activities: Member, Saint Andrews Catholic Church Former President, Ancient Order of Hibernians Member, Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree Chairman, 1983, Roanoke Democratic Committee Member, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Co-Founder, 1999, Rebuilding Together/Christmas in April Director, Roanoke Bar Association Member, Appalachian Trail Club Member, Roanoke Sister Cities Member, Riverland/Walnut Hill Neighborhood Association

215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 330-6015 - Telephone (540) 510-3069 - Home Fax sherman.lea@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008 Vice-Mayor, July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010 July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012 Professional Background: Regional Director, Virginia Department of Corrections Educational Background: B. A. Sociology, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia M. S. Urban Studies, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Council Assignments: Chair, Roanoke City Audit Committee; Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company Legislative Committee Personnel Committee Virginia CARES, Inc. (Community Action Re-Entry System) Civic and Volunteer Activities: Associate Minister, Garden of Prayer No. 7 Former Chair, Roanoke City School Board Former Chair, Blue Ridge Regional School Board Association Former Member, Virginia School Board Association (VSBA) Former Chair, Board of Directors, Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) Founder and Chair of the Annual Western Virginia Education Classic Football Game Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Virginia CARES Inc. Member, Board of Visitors, Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Association (VPPA) Member, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ) Member, Virginia Correctional Association (VCA) Former, Virginia High School League Football/Basketball Official Former, College Football Official (ACC,ODAC,CIAA)



215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 345-7653 - Voice Mail (540) 345-7653 - Fax rupert.cutler@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2006 March 2, 2009 - June 30, 2010 Professional Background: Retired Journalist, Consumer Publications Editor, Argus Cameras; Editor, The Winslow (AZ) Mail, Virginia Wildlife, National Wildlife Retired Assistant Professor, Resource Development, Michigan State University Retired Instructor, Environmental Policy, University of Virginia Retired Government Administrator Chief, Education Division, Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Retired Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture Educational Background: B. S., Wildlife Management, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan M. S. and Ph. D., Resource Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Council Assignments: Vice-Chair, Personnel Committee Roanoke City Audit Committee Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company Legislative Committee City Representative, Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Policy Board City Representative, Virginia Municipal League Environmental Quality Policy Committee Civic and Volunteer Activities: Trustee, Virginia Outdoors Foundation Former President, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Member, Sons of the American Revolution Member, Western Virginia Land Trust Member, Roanoke Valley Bird Club Member, Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Member, Virginia Gentlemen Barbershop Harmony Chorus

215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 853-5795 - Voice Mail (540) 343-1480 - Fax gwen.mason@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2010 Professional Background: Grantwriter Department of the Interior, 1988-2001 Educational Background: B. A. American Government, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts M. A. Public Administration, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Council Assignments: Chair, Personnel Committee Council Liaison to the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Roanoke City Audit Committee Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company Vice-Chair, Legislative Committee Council representative, Virginia's First Cities Coalition City Representative, Virginia Municipal League Community and Economic Development Policy Committee Civic and Volunteer Activities: Trustee, Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia Appointed by Governors Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, State Board on Conservation and Recreation The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter, Governmental Relations Committee Cub Scout Leader Former Member, Roanoke Stadium Study Committee Former Member, Roanoke Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 597-3318- Cell (540) 510-3064 - Fax anita.price@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012 Professional Background: Guidance Counselor, Round Hill Montessori School Educator, Roanoke City Public Schools Educational Background: Attended, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia B. S. Vocational Education and Home Economics, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland M. S. Guidance and Counseling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Council Assignments: Roanoke City Audit Committee Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company Legislative Committee Personnel Committee Alternate representative, Virginia's First Regional Industrial Facility Authority City Representative, Virginia Municipal League Human Development and Education Policy Committee Civic and Volunteer Activities: Member, Virginia Education Association Minority and Women's Concern Committee Member, Women's Leadership Training Cadre Member, Roanoke Education Association (REA) Member, Virginia Education Association (VEA) Member, National Education Association (NEA) Appointed to Taskforce Addressing School Safety and Domestic Violence Member, Vocational Technical Cluster Committee Workshop Facilitator, Apple Ridge Farm Workshop Facilitator, Mental Health Association Member, High Street Baptist Church Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Member, Delta Kappa Gamma Member, Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 597-3193- Cell (540) 510-3061 - Fax court.rosen@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012 Professional Background: Partner, Walnut Creek Development Group, LLC Educational Background: B. A. Magna Cum Laude, Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Council Assignments: Roanoke City Audit Committee Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company Legislative Committee Personnel Committee City representative, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission Board of Directors, First Regional Industrial Facility Authority New River Valley Commerce Park Participation Committee City Representative, Virginia Municipal League Finance Policy Committee Civic and Volunteer Activities: Board of Directors, Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) Member, Downtown Roanoke Kiwanis Member, New VA Connects Member, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Member, New River Valley Homebuilders Association

215 Church Ave., S.W., Room 456 Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594 (540) 314-8875 - Cell (540) 981-7463 - Fax david.trinkle@roanokeva.gov	Term of Office: July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2010 Vice-Mayor, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2008 Professional Background: Practicing Geriatric Psychiatrist Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Virginia Medical School Training Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Carilion Health Systems, University of Virginia Roanoke Valley Program Medical Director, Carilion Center for Healthy Aging, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Educational Background: Fellow, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1991-1992 M. D., University of Virginia Medical School, 1987 B. A. Political and Social Thought (Interdepartmental Major), University of Virginia, 1983 Council Assignments: Vice-Chair, Roanoke Valley Allegheny Regional Commission Chair, Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Vice-Chair, Roanoke City Audit Committee Chair, Legislative Committee City Representative, Roanoke Valley Regional Cable Television Committee City Representative, Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission City of Roanoke and Roanoke City Public Schools Joint Services Committee Board of Directors, Greater Roanoke Transit Company City Representative, Virginia Municipal League Transportation Policy Committee Personnel Committee Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Stormwater Management Committee City Representative, Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Civic and Volunteer Activities: Member, Roanoke City School Board,2003-2006 Vice-Chair 2005-2006 Appointed by Governor Mark Warner, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Board 2003-2007 Member, Former President and Board Member, Psychiatric Society of Virginia Founding Member, Grandin Theatre Foundation Treasurer and Board Member, Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine Board Former President and Board Member, North Cross School Alumni Board Former President and Board Member, Blue Ridge Zoological Society Board, Mill Mountain Zoo Former Board Member, Virginia Alzheimer's Registry Board Former Board Member, Roanoke Valley Adult Daycare Board Former Board Member, Mental Health Association of the Roanoke Valley

November 7, 2009