Chief Local Elected Officials Consortium

The Western Virginia Workforce Development Board (WDB) works in partnership with the a consortium of Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEOs) (or their designees) from eight local jurisdictions which include counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke and the cities of Covington, Roanoke and Salem. The responsibility of the CLEOs is to appoint the members to the WDB. They work in partnership with the WDB to submit a comprehensive five-year workforce development plan to the Governor, oversee the local workforce development delivery system, appoint the Youth Council and certify Workforce centers.

• Christopher P. Morrill, City Manager, City of Roanoke
• Gerald A. Burgess, County Administrator, Botetourt County
• B. Clayton "Clay" Goodman, III , County Administrator, Roanoke County
• John V. Doanne , City Manager, City of Covington
• Rick Huff, County Administrator, Franklin County
• Kevin S. Boggess, City Manager, City of Salem
• Richard Flora, County Administrator, Craig County
• John Strutner, County Administrator, Allegheny County