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Sherman P. Lea, Sr.
Term of Office
- July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2008
- Vice-Mayor, July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010
- July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
- July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2016
- Mayor, July 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020
- Mayor, January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2024
Professional Background
- Leadership Management Consultant, Founder, President, SPLEA and Associates, LLC
- Retired, Virginia Department of Corrections
Educational Background
- B. A., Sociology, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia
- Attended, Old Dominion University, Graduate School of Urban Studies, Norfolk, Virginia
- Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters for Humanitarian Work in the Community, Bethlehem Bible College
Council Assignments
- Ex-officio on all Committees
- Member, Personnel Committee
- Member, Legislative Committee
- Council representative to the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center Commission
- Board Member, National Civic League Board of Directors
- Elected Official representative, Virginia Municipal League, Legislative Committee
Civic & Volunteer Activities
- Associate Minister, Garden of Prayer No. 7
- Appointed to the Virginia Parole Board by Governor Terry McAuliffe in April 2014
- Recipient, 2010 William L. Hastie Award, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ)
- Former Chair, Roanoke City School Board
- Former Chair, Board of Directors, Total Action for Progress (TAP)
- Founder and Chair of the Annual Western Virginia Education Classic Football Game
- Chair, State Board of Directors, Virginia CARES, Inc.
- Member, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ)
- Former, Virginia High School League Football/Basketball Official
- Former, College Football Official (ACC, ODAC, CIAA)
- 2000, 2014 Citizen of the Year, Gamma Alpha Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Featured in the August 2018 edition of The Roanoker Magazine as a Platinum Star of the City of Roanoke
- Participant, 2018 Aspiring Superintendents Program Panel
- Recognizes all are bound together by common humanity
- Rejects any environment in which hatred breeds fear and rationalizes senseless attacks on individuals solely on race, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation
Media Appearances
Contact Us
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Sherman P. Lea, Sr.Mayor
215 Church Avenue SW
Room 456
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1594
Phone: 540-853-2444
Fax: 540-853-1145