Boards and Commissions

Police and Fire Advisory Committee
​Tom Hayes (Chair)
Charles Fields
Beaty Jackson
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Budget, Finance, and Administration
Jack McCrady (Chair)
Beaty Jackson
​Jesse Kokotek

Parks and Recreation/Trail Days Committee
​Beaty Jackson (Chair) -- 2024
Tuesday Pope; Administration
Julie Kroll; Recreation Program Director
Janet Gibbons -- 2023
Robert Hagen -- 2024
Melissa Barrett -- 2024
Susan Coleman -- 2024

Damascus Health Center Commission
​Stuart Wright (Chair) – 2023
Jim Bishop – 2023
John Henderson – 2024
Beaty Jackson -- 2025
Janice Donovan – 2025
Sean Albro -- 2026
Michele Chesser -- 2026
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Creeper Trail Advisory Board
Gavin N Blevins; Town Manager (Member)
Julie Kroll (Alternate)
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​Planning Commission – Flood Control
Tony Bebber (Chair) – 2024
Jack McCrady (Council Representative) – 2026
Jeff Buckley – 2023
Mitchel Greer – 2023
Hilary Greenberg – 2024
Elizabeth McCartin – 2024
Ralph Wilson – 2024

Public Works
Jack McCrady (Chair)
Susan Coleman
​Jesse Kokotek
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Board of Zoning Appeals
David Atwood (Chair) -- 07/31/2026
John Coleman (Secretary) – 07/31/2025
Elizabeth McCartin (P.C.) - 07/31/2027
Ward "Buddy" Albro – 07/31/2023
Doug Carpenter – 07/31/2024

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​​​Appointed Officials

Mount Rogers Planning District Commission -- Katie Lamb
Town Clerk -- Tuesday Pope
Town Manager -- Gavin N. Blevins, M.R.P.D.C.
Town Treasurer -- Shawna Cook
Legal Counsel -- Cassell & Crewe, P.C.
Chief of Police -- Kermit Turner
Fire Chief  -- Kermit Turner (Volunteer Fire Dept.)
Zoning & Floodplain Administrator -- Gavin N. Blevins, M.R.P.D.C.
Accountants -- Lawhorn CPA Group
Engineers -- Appalachian Technical Services
Auditors -- Owens CPA and Associates, PC
Historian -- vacant

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Updated June 2023