For production and location assistance statewide, contact the Virginia Film Office.
Local Film Liaisons 2009
Updated November 25, 2008
Film Liaisons are representatives of counties, cities or localities who assist filmmakers with their projects and who have agreed to act as liaisons for their communities. Please inform the appropriate representatives if you are working in their areas, and don’t hesitate to ask for their assistance if necessary.
Central Virginia
CHARLES CITY COUNTY
Rebecca H. Stewart
Interim Director of Planning
Charles City County
Department of Planning
P. O. Box 66
Charles City, VA 23030
804.652.4707
804.829.5819 fax
E-mail: rstewart@co.charles-city.va.us
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
Don Kappel
Director of Public Affairs
P.O. Box 40
Chesterfield, VA 23832
804.748.1161
804.748.7609 fax
E-mail: kappeld@chesterfield.gov
www.co.chesterfield.va.us
GOOCHLAND COUNTY
Greg Reid
County of Goochland
P.O. Box 103
Goochland, VA 23063
804.556.5359
804.556.4617 fax
E-mail: greid@co.goochland.va.us
www.co.goochland.va.us
Doris Elderman
Goochland County Chamber
2941 River Road West
P.O. Box 231
Goochland, VA 23063
804.556.3811
Phyllis Silber
Goochland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 602
Goochland, VA 23063
804.556.3966
E-mail: psilber@comcast.net
HANOVER COUNTY
Tom Harris
Public Information Officer
P.O. Box 470
7516 County Complex Road
Hanover, VA 23069
804.365.6402
E-mail: htharris@co.hanover.va.us
www.town.ashland.va.us
www.co.hanover.va.us
HENRICO COUNTY
Tamra McKinney
Public Relations and Media Services Director
P.O. Box 90775
Henrico, VA 23273
804.501.4257
804.501.5500 fax
E-mail: mck10@co.henrico.va.us
www.co.henrico.va.us
Leonard Cake
Economic Development Authority
4300 E. Parham Road
Henrico, VA 23228
804.501.7654
804.501.7890 fax
E-mail: leonard@henrico.com
NEW KENT COUNTY
Rodney Hathaway
Planning Manager
PO Box 50
New Kent VA 23124
804.966.9629
E-mail: rahathaway@co.newkent.state.va.us
PETERSBURG
Kay Ingram
Executive Director
Central Virginia Film Institute
One New Millennium Drive
Petersburg, VA 23805
804.957.4211
804.898.2496 cell
804.862.1200 fax
E-mail: kay.ingram@cvafilm.org
E-mail: kdingram2@hotmail.com
www.cvafilm.org
POWHATAN COUNTY
Sherry Swinson
Economic Development Director
3834 Old Buckingham Road
Powhatan, VA 23139
804.598.5605
804.598.5727 fax
E-mail: sswinson@powhatanva.gov
RICHMOND
Allen Rothert
Office of the Mayor
City of Richmond
900 E. Broad Street
2nd Floor, Office of the Mayor
Richmond, VA 23219
804.646.0524
804.337.7383 cell
E-mail: allen.rothert@richmondgov.com
SUSSEX COUNTY
Mary Jones
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 1397
Sussex, VA 23884
434.246.1000
E-mail: mjones@sussexcountyva.com
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Shenandoah Valley
ALBEMARLE COUNTY
Lee Catlin
Community Relations Manager
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.296.5841
434.296.5800 fax
E-mail: lcatlin@albemarle.org
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Ric Barrick
Director of Communications
City of Charlottesville
PO Box 911, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
434-970-3129
434-989-9373 cell
Email: barrick@charlottesville.org
CULPEPER COUNTY
Beth Burns
Director of Tourism
111 S. Commerce Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
540.727.0611
540.727.0648 fax
E-mail: director@visitculpeperva.com
www.visitculpeperva.com
FLUVANNA COUNTY
Shelly Wright
Assistant County Administrator
Economic Development Commission
P.O. Box 540
Palmyra, VA 22963
434.591.1910
434.591.1911 fax
E-mail: swright@co.fluvanna.va.us
FRONT ROYAL, SHENANDOAH & WARREN COUNTY
Niki Findley
President
The Chamber of Commerce
Front Royal-Warren County, Inc.
104 East Main Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
540.635.3185
www.frontroyalchamber.com
E-mail: nfoster@frontroyalchamber.com
GREENE COUNTY
Cathy Williams
Executive Assistant
Greene County Economic Development
96 Main Street, Suite B
Stanardsville, VA 22973
434.985.6663
434.985.3414
E-mail: eda@gcva.us
HARRISONBURG
Brenda Black
Tourism Manager
212 S. Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540.432.8935
540.437.0631 fax
E-mail: tourism@ci.harrisonburg.va.us
www.harrisonburgtourism.com
HIGHLAND COUNTY
Roberta Lambert
Highland County Administrator
P.O. Box 130
Monterey, VA 24465
540.468.2347
540.468.3447 fax
E-mail: hcboard@htcnet.org
LOUISA COUNTY
Lee Lintecum
County Administrator
P.O. Box 160
Louisa, VA 23093
866.325.4131
E-mail: llintecum@louisa.org
TOWN OF LOUISA
Brian Marks
Town of Louisa
P.O. Box 531
Louisa, VA 23093
540.967.1400
540.967.9580 fax
E-mail: louisatownmanager@verizon.net
www.louisatown.org
ORANGE COUNTY
Joe Ward
Director of Tourism
P.O. Box 133
Orange, VA 22960
540.672.1653
540.718.3128 cell
540.672.1746 fax
www.visitocva.com
E-mail: jward@orangecountyva.gov
SHENANDOAH VALLEY TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Brian Ososky
Executive Director
277 W. Old Cross Road
Shenandoah, VA 22844
540.740.3132
540.740.3100 fax
E-mail: director@visitshenandoah.org
www.visitshenandoah.org
STAUNTON
Sheryl Wagner
Director of Tourism
City of Staunton
P.O. Box 58
116 W. Beverly Street
Staunton, VA 24402
540.332.3865
540.851.4005 fax
E-mail: WagnerSS@ci.staunton.va.us
www.VisitStaunton.com
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Roanoke Valley
BEDFORD COUNTY
Sergei Troubetzkoy
Tourism Director
Bedford County/Bedford City
816 Burks Hill Road
Bedford, VA 24523
540.587.5682
540.587.5983 fax
E-mail: sergei@visitbedford.com
BLACKSBURG
Heather Browning
Community Relations Manager
Town of Blacksburg
300 South Main Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540.961.1199
540.961.1875 fax
E-mail: hbrowning@blacksburg.gov
www.blacksburg.gov
BOTETOURT COUNTY
Kevin Costello
Tourism Coordinator
Botetourt County
13 W. Main Street, Box 10
Fincastle, VA 24090
540.473.1167
540.473.8646 fax
E-Mail: kcostello@botetourt.org
CRAIG COUNTY
Richard Flora
County Administrator
Craig County
P.O. Box 308
New Castle, VA 24127
540.864.5010
540.864.5590 fax
E-mail: rflora@rcs.k12.va.us
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Debra Weir
Tourism/Special Events Manager
2150 Sontag Road
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
540.483.9293
E-mail: debraweir@franklincountyva.org
LEXINGTON
Jean Clark
Lexington, Rockbridge, and Buena Vista
City of Lexington
106 E. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
540.463.3777
540.463.1105 fax
E-mail: director@lexingtonvirginia.com
www.lexingtonvirginia.com
LYNCHBURG
Beckie Nix
Director of Tourism
Lynchburg Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau
2015 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434.845.5968 ext. 19
434.522.9592 fax
E-mail: bnix@lynchburgchamber.org
www.discoverlynchburg.org
ROANOKE
Linda Bass
Economic Development Specialist
Department of Economic Development
City of Roanoke
117 Church Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24011
540.853.2716
540.853.1213 fax
E-mail: lbass@roanokeva.gov
www.roanokeva.gov
ROANOKE COUNTY
Doug Chittum
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 29800
Roanoke, VA 24018
540.772.2069
540.772.2030 fax
E-mail: dchittum@roanokecountyva.gov
ROANOKE VALLEY
Bootie Bell Chewning
Regional Liaison
888 Colbourne Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24179
540.342.4171
E-mail: BOO_TEE@msn.com
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South Central
APPOMATTOX COUNTY
Aileen Ferguson
County Administrator
P.O. Box 863
Appomatox, VA 24522
434.352.2637
434.352.4214 fax
E-mail: aileen.ferguson@appomattoxcountyva.gov
www.appomattoxcounty.gov
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Bobby Conner
Brunswick County/Lake Gaston Tourism Office
228 N. Main Street, Suite B-100
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
434.636.2025
E-mail: stewpot@neckcom.net
www.tourbrunswick.org
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY
Rebecca Carter
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 252
Buckingham, VA 23921
434.969.4242
434.969.1638 fax
E-mail: bcty@moonstar.com
CAMBELL COUNTY
Michael Davidson
Director of Economic Development
P.O. Box 100
34 Rails End Lane
Rustburg, VA 24588
434.592.9595
434.332.9693 fax
E-Mail: jmdavidson@co.campbell.va.us
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Mike Cooper
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 110
Cumberland, VA 23040
804.492.9175
804.492.3708 fax
E-Mail: mcooper@cumberlandcounty.virginia.gov
DANVILLE
Rosalee Maxwell
Director of Tourism
645 River Park Drive
Danville, VA 24540
434.793.4636
434.489.6135 cell
E-mail: maxwell@visitdanville.com
www.visitdanville.com
EMPORIA & GREENSVILLE COUNTY
Jack W. Davenport
Emporia/Greensville Industrial Development Corp.
425-H S. Main Street
Emporia, VA 23847
434.634.9400
800.344.4187 toll free
434.634.0511 fax
E-mail: egidc@telpage.net
www.emporiagreensvilleidc.com
HALIFAX COUNTY
Linda Shepperd
Director of Halifax County Department of Tourism
700 Bruce Street
South Boston, VA 24592
434.572.2543
434.572.2127 fax
E-mail: lshepperd@gohalifaxva.com
www.gohalifaxva.com
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
Carol Motley
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 1122
Chatham, VA 24531
434.432.1669
434.432.1709 fax
E-Mail: carol.motley@pittgov.org
MARTINSVILLE-HENRY COUNTY
Felicia Rupert
Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp.
Tourism and Film Assistant
134 E Church St. Suite 200
P.O. Box 631
Martinsville, VA 24114-0631
276.403.5945
276.403.5941 fax
E-Mail: FRupert@YesMartinsville.com
www.VisitMartinsville.com
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Chesapeake Bay
ESSEX COUNTY
Linda E. Lumpkin
Deputy County Administrator
P.O. Box 1079
Essex County, VA 22560
804.443.4331
804.443.4157 fax
E-mail: llumpkin@essex-virginia.org
www.essex-virginia.org
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Carol Steele
Director of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
6467 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804.693.1261
804.693.0061 fax
E-mail: csteele@gloucesterva.info
KING AND QUEEN COUNTY
Ed Miller
Director of Economic Development
P.O. Box 177
King and Queen C.H., VA 23085
804.314.7627
804.785.5999 fax
E-Mail: emiller@kingandqueenco.net
NORTHERN NECK
for King George, Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, and Lancaster Counties
George Beckett
President
Northern Neck Tourism Council
PO Box 460
Heathsville, VA 22473
804.580.5179
E-mail: janbeckett@aol.com
www.northernneck.org
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Eastern Shore
EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA
Donna Bozza
ESVA Director of Tourism
PO Box 72
Tasley, VA 23441
757.787.8268
E-mail: tdirector@esvatourism.org
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Hampton Roads
HAMPTON ROADS FILM OFFICE
W. Jeffery Frizzell
Commissioner
430 World Trade Center
Norfolk, VA 23510
757.625.4696
757.943.0993 cell
757.625.4684 fax
E-mail: filmoffice@hrp.org
CHESAPEAKE
Kim Murden
Conventions & Tourism Director
3815 Bainbridge Boulevard
Chesapeake, VA 23324
757.502.4898
757.502.4883 fax
E-mail: kmurden@cityofchesapeake.net
HAMPTON
Mary L. Fugere
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Director of Media & Community Relations
1919 Commerce Drive, Suite 290
Hampton, VA 23666
757.728.5327
800.487.8778 toll free
757.896.4600 fax
E-mail: mary@hamptoncvb.com
www.hamptoncvb.com
CITY OF FRANKLIN-SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Teresa Beale
Franklin-Southampton Area Chamber of Commerce
108 W 3rd Ave
Franklin, VA 23851
757.562.4900
757.562.6138 fax
E-Mail: teresa@fsachamber.com
JAMES CITY COUNTY
Jody Puckett
Communications Director
101-C Mounts Bay Road
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757.253.6605
757.253.6833 fax
E-mail: jpuckett@james-city.va.us
JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT & YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER
Debbie Padgett
Media Relations Manager
P.O. Box 1607
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757.253.4175
757.253.5299 fax
www.historyisfun.org
E-mail: deborah.padgett@jyf.virginia.gov
NEWPORT NEWS
Suzanne Pearson
Media Relations Manager
Newport News Tourism Development Office
Fountain Plaza Two
700 Town Center Drive, Suite 320
Newport News, VA 23606
757.926.1429
757.926.1441 fax
E-mail: spearson@nngov.com
www.newport-news.org
NORFOLK
Mary E. Keough
City of Norfolk
Division of Communications & Public Information
757.664.4419
757.664.4006 fax
Sarah Parker
Assistant Director of Development & Marketing
City of Norfolk
500 E. Main Street, Suite 1500
Norfolk, VA 23510
757.664.4332
E-mail: sarah.parker@norfolk.gov
POQUOSON
Dave Callis
Coordinator
Economic Development/Public Relations
City of Poquoson
830 Poquoson Avenue
Poquoson, VA 23662
757.868.3077
757.868.3101 fax
E-mail: dncallis@ci.poquoson.va.us
www.ci.poquoson.va.us
PORTSMOUTH
Lynne Lochen
Director
Convention and Visitors Bureau
505 Crawford Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757.393.5327 ext. 5204
800.PORTSVA
757.393.5330 fax
E-mail: lochenl@portsmouthva.gov
www.visitsportsva.com
Mary Louise Murray
Director of Marketing
801 Crawford Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
757.393.5143
757.393.8485 Fax
E-Mail: murraym@portsmouthva.gov
SMITHFIELD & ISLE OF WIGHT
Judy Winslow
Director of Tourism
P.O. Box 37
Smithfield, VA 23431
757.357.5182
E-mail: jwinslow@isleofwightus.net
SUFFOLK
Lynette White
Economic Development & Tourism
321 N. Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
757.514.4131
866.733.7835 toll free
757.923.3882 fax
E-mail: lwhite@city.suffolk.va.us
www.suffolk-fun.com
VIRGINIA BEACH
Bill Kelly
Special Events and Film Office Manager
Heather Bryan
Event Supervisor
City of Virginia Beach
2101 Parks Avenue, Suite 502
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757.385.4800
757.422.3666 fax
E-Mail: wjkelly@vbgov.com
E-Mail: hbryan@vbgov.com
www.vbgov.com
WILLIAMSBURG
Kate Hoving
Communications Specialist
City of Williamsburg
401 Lafayette St.
Williamsburg, VA 23185-3617
757.220.6197
757.220.6107 fax
E-mail: khoving@williamsburgva.gov
YORK COUNTY
Christie Phillips
Public Information Officer
224 Ballard Street
Yorktown, VA 23690
757.890.3300
757.272.3641 cell
E-Mail: christie.phillips@yorkcounty.gov
YORKTOWN
Mike Litterst
Public Affairs Officer
Yorktown, Historic Jamestowne & Colonial Parkway
National Park Service
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, VA 23690
757.898.2409
757.898.6346 fax
E-mail: mike_litterst@nps.gov
www.nps.gov/colo/
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Northern Virginia
ALEXANDRIA
Emily Hellewell
Communications Manager
Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association
421 King Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.838.4200 Ext. 207
800.388.9119 toll free
703.838.4683 fax
E-mail: ehellewell@alexandria.travel
www.funside.com
ARLINGTON
Portia Conerly
Arlington County Film Office
1100 North Glebe Rd, Suite 1500
Arlington, VA 22201
703.228.5720
703.228.0806 fax
E-mail: pconerly@arlingtonva.us
CAROLINE COUNTY
Gary Wilson
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 447
Bowling Green, VA 22427
804.633.4074
804.633.2484 fax
E-Mail: gwilson@co.caroline.va.us
CLARKE COUNTY
Chuck Johnston
Planning Director
Economic Development Director
102 N. Church Street
Berryville, VA 22611
540.955.5130
540.955.4002 fax
E-Mail: cjohnston@clarkecounty.gov
FAIRFAX COUNTY
Sarah LaRose
Director of Communications
Visit Fairfax
7927 Jones Branch Drive
Suite 100
McLean, VA 22102
703.752.9502
703.790.5097 fax
E-mail: slarose@fxva.com
www.fxva.com
FAUQUIER COUNTY & WARRENTON
Amy Gable
Partnership for Warrenton
P.O. Box 3528
Warrenton, VA 20188
540.349.8606
540.349.9299 fax
E-mail: amy@partnershipforwarrenton.org
www.partnershipforwarrenton.org
FREDERICKSBURG
Karen W. Hedelt
Manager, Tourism Development
Department of Tourism and Business Development
706 Caroline Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540.372.1216
800.260.3646 toll free
540.372.6587 fax
E-mail: khedelt@fredericksburgva.gov
www.visitfred.com
KING GEORGE COUNTY
Theresa O’Quinn
Economic Development Director
10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 200
King George, VA 22485
540.775.9181
540.775.5248 fax
E-Mail: toquinn@co.kinggeorge.state.va.us
LOUDOUN COUNTY
Cheryl Kilday
President & CEO
Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association
Market Station
112-G South Street SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
703.771.2170 ext. 15
703.771.4973 fax
E-mail: kilday@VisitLoudoun.org
www.VisitLoudoun.org
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY / MANASSAS
Kathy Martin
Community and Industry Relations
8609 Sudley Road, Suite 105
Manassas, VA 20110
703.396.7130 ext. 14
703.396.7160 fax
1.800.432.1792
E-mail: kmartin@visitpwc.com
www.visitpwc.com
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
Russell Seymour
Economic Development Director
10304 Spotsylvania Ave
Suite 440
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
540.507.7210
540.507.7207 fax
E-mail: rseymour@spotsylvania.va.us
STAFFORD COUNTY
Cathy Riddle
Public Information Manager
County Administration Department
1300 Courthouse Road
P.O. Box 339
Stafford, VA 22554
540.658.4894
540.658.4515 fax
E-mail: criddle@co.stafford.va.us
www.staffordcountyva.gov
WINCHESTER / FREDERICK COUNTY
Natalie Wills
Executive Director
Convention & Visitors Bureau
1400 South Pleasant Valley Rd
Winchester, VA
540.542.1326
877.871.1326 toll free
540.450.0099 fax
E-mail: wills@visitwinchesterva.com
www.visitwinchesterva.com
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South West
BRISTOL
Matt Bolas
Executive Director
Convention and Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 519
Bristol, VA 24203
423.989.4850
423.989.4867 fax
E-mail: mbolas@bristolchamber.org
www.bristolchamber.org
BUCHANAN COUNTY
Craig Horn
Economic Development
4313 Slate Creek Rd
Grundy, VA 24614
276.935.4003
276.935.2712 fax
E-Mail: rchorn@vzavenue.net
CARROLL COUNTY
Brenda Marrah
Director of Resource Development
605-1 Pine Street
Hillsville, VA 24343
276.730.3009
888.728.3331 toll free ext. 3009
E-mail: carrollresources@earthlink.net
DICKENSON COUNTY
Charlotte Mullins
Economic Development Director
P.O. Box 1989
Clintwood, VA 29228
276.926.1699
276.926.4198 fax
E-Mail: charlotte.mullins@ida.dcwin.org
RUSSELL COUNTY
Jim Gillespie
County Administrator
P.O. Box 1208
Lebanon, VA 24266
276.889.8000
276.889.8011 fax
E-Mail: jim.gillespie@bvunet.net
SCOTT COUNTY
John Kilgore
Economic Development Director
180 W Jackson Street
Gate City, VA 24251
276.386.2525
276.386.6158 fax
E-mail: jkilgore@scottcountyva.com
TAZEWELL COUNTY
Margie B. Douglass
Economic Development and Tourism Coordinator
108 E. Main Street
Tazewell, VA 24605
276.988.1270
276.988.2996 fax
E-mail: mdouglass@tazewellcounty.org
www.tazewellcounty.org
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Christy Parker
Economic Development Director
205 Academy Drive
Abingdon, VA 24210
276.525.1305
276.525.1309 fax
E-Mail: cparker@washcova.com
www.washcova.com
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