Highland Scenic Highway – USDA Forest Service photo by Kelly Bridges
The Council
The Council is made up of a mayor or mayor’s designee from each entity within the boundries of Region 4, as well as a County Commission representative from each county and private sector members from around the Region.
The Executive Committee is comprised of a representative from each County Commission and the Mayor of the largest municipality in each member county in addition to private sector representation.
Meetings are typically scheduled for the third Wednesday of March, June and September as well as in conjunction with full council meetings once per year with additional meetings scheduled as needed.
Council Members
Executive Committee
Chairman:
Sam Felton, Mayor
Town of Marlinton
townofmarlinton@frontiernet.net
Vice-Chairman:
Lowell Rose, County Commission
Greenbrier County
lowellrose.rose@gmail.com
Secretary:
Anna Carpenter, County Commission
Webster County
annjean2248@hotmail.com
Treasurer:
Robert Shafer, Mayor
City of Summersville
rshafer@shaferwv.com
Don McCourt Mayor, Town of Addison
addison@frontiernet.net
Beverly White Mayor, City of Lewisburg
bwhite@lewisburg-wv.com
Robert Shafer Mayor, City of Summersville
rshafer@shaferwv.com
Lowell Rose, Greenbrier County Commission
lowellrose.rose@gmail.com
William “Bill” Hannabass City Manager, City of Oak Hill
whannabass@oakhillwv.gov
Charles Smallwood, Private Sector
casmallwood1955@gmail.com
Walt Helmick County Commission, Pocahontas County
Shelton1@assessor.state.wv.us
Full Council
Mayors of Fayette County
Steve Pridemore, Town of Ansted
ansted.mayor@gmail.com
Sharon Cruikshank Mayor, Town of Fayetteville
sharoncruikshank1@gmail.com
Bob Scott Mayor, Town of Gauley Bridge
scottrm@hotmail.com
Tim Killen Mayor, Town of Meadow Bridge
mickey229@frontier.com
Greg Ingram Mayor, City of Montgomery
Gingram@MontgomeryWV.gov
Michael Kessinger Mayor, City of Mount Hope
mkkessinger@yahoo.com
Daniel Wright Mayor, City of Oak Hill
dwright218@yahoo.com
William Hannabass Mayor’s Designee, City of Oak Hill
whannabass@oakhillwv.gov
William Hughes Mayor, Town of Pax
pax25904@yahoo.com
D. Anne Cavalier Mayor, City of Smithers
acavalier48@gmail.com
Melanie Dragan Mayor, Town of Thurmond
thurmondwv@gmail.com
Mayors of Nicholas County
Gary Johnson Mayor, City of Richwood
garyjohnsonmayor@gmail.com
Robert Shafer Mayor, City of Summersville
rshafer@shaferwv.com
Mayors of Webster County
Don McCourt Mayor, Town of Webster Springs (Addision)
addison@frontiernet.net
Lisa Prather Cutlip Mayor, Town of Camden on Gauley
townofcog@yahoo.com
Paula Carpenter Mayor, Town of Cowen
thetownofcowen@frontier.com
Mayors of Greenbrier County
Travis Copenhaver Mayor, Town of Alderson
mayor@aldersonwv.org
Patrick Roberts Mayor, Town of Renick (Falling Springs)
renichtownhall@frontiernet.net
Beverly White Mayor, City of Lewisburg
bwhite@lewisburg-wv.com
Linda Sizemore Mayor, Town of Quinwood
tquinnwood@gmail.com
Robin Williams, Mayor, Town of Rainelle
mayorrobinwilliams@gmail.com
Deana Pack, Mayor, City of Ronceverte
administrator@cityofronceverte.com
Stephen Baldwin Mayor, Town of Rupert
townofrupert@suddenlinkmail.com
Bruce Bowling Mayor, City of White Sulphur Springs
mayor@whitesulphurspringswv.org
Mayors of Pocahontas County
Shereen Bailey, Mayor, Town of Durbin
townofdurbin@frontier.com
Gail Siers Mayor, Town of Hillsboro
townofhillsboro@frontiernet.net
Sam Felton Mayor, Town of Marlinton
townofmarlinton@frontiernet.net
County Commissions
John Brenemen Fayette County Commission
john.brenemen@gmail.com
Craig Chapman Nicholas County commission
craig@tcowv.com
Walt Helmick Pocahontas County Commission
Shelton1@assessor.state.wv.us
Anna Carpenter Webster County Commission
annjean2248@hotmail.com
Private Sector
Fayette County
Charles Smallwood, Private Sector
casmallwood1955@gmail.com
Dr. Beverly Jo Harris, Secondary Education
jo.hudkins.harris@gmail.com
Eric Autenreith, Private Sector
ericaut42@gmail.com
Nicholas County
Karen Mullens, Private Sector
mullensska@ctbi.com
Patty Neff, County Government
ncc_pattyneff@yahoo.com
Judy Olsen, Private Sector
friendsrfun@frontier.com
Sharon Glasscock, Private Sector
skglasscok@hotmail.com
Webster
Chris Graham, Private Sector
wcda@websterwv.com
Sue Talbott, Private Sector
talbott@frontiernet.net
Greenbrier County
Clifford Gillian, Private Sector
c_gvalcon@yahoo.com
Doug Goodwin, Private Sector
dgoodwin@neathawklumber.com
Girlonzo Scott, Real Estate
girlonza@frontiernet.net
Pocahontas County
Joel Callison, County Government
Sue Helton, Private Sector
Joe Smith, Private Sector
jwsmith@shentel.net
Towns and Cities located within the Region 4 Planning and Development Council boundary
The below map shows the Region 4 Planning and Development Council contacts.
Feel free to click on any point (blue dot, star, or pin) to view additional information.
Contact Us
Region 4 Planning and Development Council Office
885 Broad Street, Suite 100
Summersville, WV 26651
www.reg4wv.org
Tel: (304) 872-4970
Fax: (304) 872-1012
Monday-Friday: 8:30-4:30
Region 4 Planning and Development Council is a proud member of the West Virginia Association of Regional Councils