Mount Rogers Regional Partnership represents a region of five counties and one city. Branding the region as ‘Virginia’s I81-I77 Crossroads,’ an area stretching from Carroll County to Smyth County along Interstates 81 and 77, the organization membership consists of Smyth, Wythe, Grayson, Carroll and Bland counties, and the City of Galax.
MRRP was formed as a non-profit multi-jurisdictional regional economic development organization to conduct outreach marketing, prospect development, project management, and work with its six localities to support and enhance their economic development efforts. It is one of eighteen REDOs in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
MRRP is financed by its member localities based on population, as well as voluntary private sector funding. The organization is served by a board of directors with representatives from local governments, private sector, the regional planning district commission, and community colleges.
*Note: Cities in Virginia are independent cities, which have their own governing bodies and are administratively independent of any county. Of 42 independent cities in the United States, 39 are in Virginia.
Our Mission
MRRP supports the creation of job opportunities, a broadened tax base, and an improved standard of living for the residents of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and Wythe counties and the city of Galax by attracting and encouraging national and international businesses to locate and invest in the region, as well as by assisting existing companies with job creation and retention.
Board & Officers
Executive Director
Ashlyn Shrewsbury
Mount Rogers Regional Partnership
1000 E Main Street Grayson Hall
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 223-4732
Chairman
Shawn Utt
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Smyth County
121 Bagley Circle
Suite 100
Marion, VA 24354
276-783-3298 x 8301 (office)
Vice Chairman
Steve Boyer
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Grayson County
P.O. Box 217
Independence, VA 24348
(276) 773-2471
Treasurer
Stephen Bear
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Wythe County
340 South Sixth Street
Wytheville, VA 24382-2598
(276) 223-4500
Mike Watson
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Carroll County
605-1 Pine Street
Hillsville, VA 24343
(276) 728-3331
Cameron Burton
County Administrator
Local Government Director
Bland County
P.O. Box 510
Bland, VA 24315
(276) 688-4622
Michael Burnette
City Manager
Local Government Director
City of Galax
111 E. Grayson St.
Galax, VA 24333
(276) 236-2131
Whitney B. Czelusniak
Director of Economic Development
Appalachian Power
40 Franklin Rd
Roanoke, VA 24011
Mike Lawless
Executive Vice President/Principal in Charge of Regional Growth of Southwest Virginia
TRC Companies
Ex Officio Director
Dr. Dean E.Sprinkle
President – WCC
Educational Representative Director
Wytheville Community College
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 223-4848(B)
Ex Officio Director
Dr. Adam C. Hutchison
VHCC President
Educational Representative Director
VA Highlands Community College
P.O. Box 828
Abingdon, VA 24212
(276) 739-2421
Ex Officio Director
Aaron Sizemore
Executive Director
PDC Representative
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission
Our Partners
Public Sector
Private Sector
