Meet Beth
From Educator to County Administrator
I started out teaching high school social studies in Henry County, spent the better part of a decade working in restaurants, and at 27 I bought a CrossFit gym in downtown Eden, North Carolina, where I was the owner, the marketing department, the HR department, and the accountant, usually all before lunch.
Main Street is what pulled me into community and economic development, and I started my first day in local government three weeks before COVID shut the state down. Cultural and Economic Development Director in Rocky Mount, Economic Development Director in Franklin County, and then County Administrator in Patrick County—I've spent the whole stretch figuring out how rural Virginia actually works.
Why work with me?
I'd rather show you than tell you, so here's a little of what I've actually done.
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Voted The Roanoker Magazine's "40 Under 40, Class of 2021"
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2017 alumni of the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders program
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Elected chair of VEDA's Young Professional Committee
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Launched Franklin County's Business Retention and Expansion program
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Drove Franklin County's expanded web presence, including an updated county site launched September 2023
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Created the award-winning #FranklinCountyShines social media campaign, reframing the county's moonshine history into a positive series profiling locals
