Leadership
RHEC Leadership
Kay Dunkley – Executive Director
Carla James – Senior Director of Academic & Student Services
Lori Van Curen – Director of Finance & Administration
Jeremiah McMillan – Director of Facility Services
Board of Trustees
Institutional Members
Sarah K. MacDonald – James Madison University
Glen Mayhew – Radford University
Angela Penn – T.A.P./This Valley Works
Amy R. Darragh – Virginia Commonwealth University
Susan Short – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Veronica P. Shuford – Virginia State University
Amy White – Virginia Western Community College
State Agency Members
Lee Andes – State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Robert H. Sandel – Virginia Community College System
Members appointed by the Virginia General Assembly
Joseph P. McNamara – Virginia House of Delegates
Sam Rasoul – Virginia House of Delegates
David R. Suetterlein – Senate of Virginia
Members appointed by the Governor of Virginia
Elda Stanco Downey – Roanoke, VA
Katherin Elam – Roanoke, VA
G. Lyn Hayth III – Troutville, VA
Shatenita Horton – Roanoke, VA
Tracy Harper Nester – Roanoke, VA
Roanoke Higher Education Authority Board of Trustees Meetings
Meetings are held at the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
Upcoming Meetings
Executive Committee
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Full Board
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Meeting Recordings
- Board of Trustees Meeting – June 2, 2021 (video)
- Board of Trustees Meeting – December 2, 2020 (video)
- Board of Trustees Meeting – June 3, 2020 (video)
Meeting Minutes
Previous Board of Trustees Meetings
- December 6, 2023
- June 7, 2023
- December 7, 2022
- June 1, 2022
- December 1, 2021
- June 2, 2021
- December 2, 2020
- June 3, 2020
- December 4, 2019
- June 5, 2019
- December 5, 2018
- June 6, 2018
- December 6, 2017
- June 7, 2017
- December 7, 2016
- June 1, 2016
- December 2, 2015