The SVTC Board of Directors

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

SVTC BOD 2019-2020 by Class and Committee (pdf)

Executive Committee

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

  • Sarah Cheverton | President
  • Mike Goertzen | Vice President
  • John Paul Ashenfelter | Secretary
  • Ed Yoder | Treasurer
  • Vacant | Asst. Treasurer

Regional and State News

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Shenandoah Valley Guide to Re-Opening Business

To ensure the safety of our community and to help you navigate the new normal, the Shenandoah Valley Partnership, local chambers, and the Business Resilience Task Force came together to create a re-opening business guide.
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Bricks and Clicks: Small Business Recovery Program

Bricks and Clicks for Small Business Recovery is a three-part, partnership-driven small business assistance program. It offers training, customized technical assistance, and the opportunity to receive a grant.
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Re-opening Small Business: What Customers Want

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham COVID-19 Business Assistance Taskforce distributed a “Customer Feedback Survey on Businesses Reopening"...
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Virginia Wifi Hotspot Map | Free, Publicly Available Wifi Hotspots

With the help of local officials, schools, and libraries across Virginia, the Commonwealth Connect team and Virginia Tech have developed an interactive map of free, publicly available wifi hotspots that Virginians can access from a vehicle...
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Customer Feedback Survey on Businesses Reopening

The COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Taskforce would like to help business owners best serve you as we all find our new normal after the Governor lifts the stay-at-home order.
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FY2021 VATI Virtual Input Session with Presentation

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) hosted a virtual input session on April 14th to discuss the proposed FY2021 Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) guidelines and criteria...
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Harrisonburg-Rockingham COVID-19 Business Support Taskforce Launches Small Business Grant Program F&M Bank Seeds Fund with $50,000 Donation

Less than two weeks ago, the Harrisonburg-Rockingham COVID-19 Business Support Taskforce was formed to coordinate support and resources for businesses in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham area in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Build Season is Open: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) / Rocktown Robotics

Some of you are interested in knowing when/where the high school level FIRST robotics practices, and the building of the robots, takes place. [The high school level teams are called FIRST Robotics Competition, FRC] 
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Tracy Tynan Joins CIT as Director of Virginia Center for Unmanned Systems

The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced that it has hired Tracy Tynan as the new Director of the Virginia Center for Unmanned Systems. Tynan joins CIT with more than 15 years of economic and community development experience in Virginia.