August 13, 2024—The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions (VAPDC) elected members to its Board of Directors at its annual Business Meeting, held virtually on August 7.
Board officers were elected to one-year terms as follows: Dwayne Tuggle (Central Virginia Planning District Commission) was elected President, and Mike Hankins (Commonwealth Regional Council) was elected First Vice President. Also, re-elected for an additional one-year term were Patrick Mauney (Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission) as Second Vice President and Kevin Byrd (New River Valley Regional Commission) as Secretary/Treasurer. Lou Ann Wallace (Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission) will serve as Immediate Past President.
“We would like to congratulate Mayor Dwayne Tuggle on his election as President of the VAPDC Board of Directors,” said Alec Brebner, Executive Director of the CVPDC. “He has done an exceptional job since being appointed to the board in 2020, and we are excited to see how he continues to help progress the work of PDCs across the state.”
Dwayne Tuggle is in his fifth year on the VAPDC Board, having previously served as First Vice President. He has been Mayor of the Town of Amherst since 2016 and sits on the Central Virginia PDC.
The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions (VAPDC) is an organization comprised of the 21 Planning District Commissions/Regional Councils in Virginia. VAPDC works to bring diverse resources together at the regional level in partnership with local, state, and federal entities to strengthen regions and the Commonwealth.
The Central Virginia Planning District Commission (CVPDC) is established under section 15.2-42000 of the Code of Virginia as one of 21 planning districts which serve the local governments of the Commonwealth. The CVPDC works to provide services for member localities and identify and develop opportunities for coordination among the region’s local governments. Additionally, the CVPDC encourages and facilitates collaboration among local governments in addressing challenges and opportunities of greater-than-local significance.
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