What BOV Member Would Love Hearing From You?
This spring we told people to talk to BOV members about getting grad students a living wage. People found that generally intimidating, there were too many of them! So we made a fun quiz to help you decide and learn about which BOV member you should talk to.
Besides a living wage, what social issues do you care about the most?
What changes your mind in an argument?
Are you comfortable talking to people who might be rude?
Some of these people are a bit harsh and insensitive. Are you okay with that?
Where in Virginia have you lived or spent time?
What's your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Do you have hokie pride?
What program are you in?
Pick the closest ones
Greta Harris
You care about housing and so does she! With her background in architecture and urban design/planning, she loves evidence and a good logical explanation for things. New ideas need good data to back them up.
She also is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as socio-economic development in the City of Richmond.
Here's her contact info:
Phone: 804-644-0546 Email: g.harris@betterhousingcoalition.org
Find her at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the joint Building and Grounds Committee & Finance and Resource Management meeting on Monday, June 5 at 5pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Governance and Administration Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:15 am in Classroom Building room 250; the Buildings and Grounds Committee on Tuesday, June 6 at 10:30am in Classroom Building room 270; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Jeff Veach
You got Jeff Veach! You don't mind talking to straight shooters, even if they are a little out there.
This “entrepreneur, businessman, community leader, and philanthropist;” founded the VT Apex Center for Entrepreneurs, and is passionate about investing in education, healthcare, and community. He co-founded Apex Systems, an IT consulting firm.
He speaks frankly and doesn't see barriers, which has its pros and cons. Jeff Veach is a lurker on the Virginia Tech subreddit and asked the Title IX coordinator why VT doesn't just send everyone to the police. He has expressed strong support for a living wage for grad students and has committed to trying to find money for it. Ask him how that's going!
Here's his contact info:
Phone: general # for apex: 540-231-1328; 703-765-4888; 757-689-0780; 703-780-4151 Email: jveatch@apexsystemsinc.com
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Brad Hobbs
The Pentagon HVAC man is your dude. He is super friendly, but it's pretty hard to tell if he's actually listening or just knows how to have low-friction interactions with annoyed strangers.
He's the President and CEO of Hobbs & Associates, a commercial HVAC company and family business. He's known Glenn Youngkin for 40 years, and is passionate about his community, his Christian faith, and philanthropy.
He serves on other boards related to HVAC manufacturing and regulations. Check out his LinkedIn to learn more about him.
Here's his contact info:
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Phone: 757-468-8800 (Hobbs & Associates office #)
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Email: bhobbs@hobbsassociates.com
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Tish Long
You got Tish Long, the rector of the BOV! In March, she said "We intend to act on the recommendations of the living wage task force." Maybe you could ask her how that's going? She has a background in intelligence; geospatial mapping; national security, and was the first woman to lead a major US intelligence agency (NGA). She chairs the board of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.
Her contact info: Phone number: (703) 532-8408 OR (703) 887-9879 Email: letitia.a.long@nga.mil Find her at the executive committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 in the Inn @ VT at 7:30am, or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Ed Baine
You got BOV vice-rector and finance committee chair Ed Baine! He's a quiet guy, who thinks deeply about things before speaking. We won't lie to you: this guy does NOT want to talk. Don't get discouraged if he's a little standoffish: it's him, not you.
Ed Baine is the president of of Dominion Energy VA. In a newspaper interview, he's said "I never want to let people down," and believes that if you're blessed with opportunities, you should use them to help others. He's an enigmatic guy, but he believes in listening well to find out what's going well and what isn't. He read our zine on a living wage and wrote an entire essay on the margins of one of our flyers back in March. But he didn't say a word about either of them!
Ask him about costs of living and affordable green energy.
Contact info:
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Phone: 804-819-2094
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Email: E.Baine@dominionenergy.com
- Find him at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the executive committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 in the Inn @ VT at 7:30am; the Finance and Resource Management Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:15am in Classroom Building room # 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Shelley Butler Barlow
You got Shelley Butler Barlow! She is the President of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and she chairs the BOV Grounds Committee.
Her background is in background in agriculture; pharmaceuticals; veterinarian medicine, and she likes to volunteer building community and school gardens.
Contact her:
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Phone: 757-346-8355
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Email: chuckatuck@suffolkva.us
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Find her at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the joint Building and Grounds Committee & Finance and Resource Management meeting on Monday, June 5 at 5pm in Classroom Building room 260; the executive committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 in the Inn @ VT at 7:30am; the Governance and Administration Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:15 am in Classroom Building room 250; the Buildings and Grounds Committee on Tuesday, June 6 at 10:30am in Classroom Building room 270; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
David Calhoun
You got David Calhoun! He's the president and CEO of Boeing. Yes, that Boeing. He's a quiet guy, we don't know much about him. He has a background in business regulation, governance and operations. But why pass up a chance to meet the CEO of Boeing? Contact him: Phone: 312-544-2000 Email: david.calhoun@boeing.com Find him at the Compliance, Audit, and Risk Committee meeting on Monday, June 5 at 8:30am in Classroom Building room 260; the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Carrie Chenery
You got Carrie Chenery! She founded Valley Pike Partners, a consulting firm specializing in economic development and government relations. She's interested in economic viability in Appalachia, especially the Shennandoah Valley. But is she interested in the economic viability of grad students being able to pay their rent? Maybe you could ask! She probably doesn't want to talk to you though.
Contact her:
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Phone: 540-460-3904
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Email: carrie@valleypikepartners.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdhchenery
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Find her at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee meeting on Monday, June 5 at 3:30pm in Classroom Building room 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Sandy Cupp Davis
You got Sandy Cupp Davis! She is a retired Blacksburg property manager. She is passionate about supporting the arts and athletic initiatives. Sorry to the rest of the BOV, but out of this list she seems like the most normal person. Contact her: Phone: (504) 231-9090 Email: sandydavis@bcrpropertymanagement.com Find her at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee meeting on Monday, June 5 at 3:30pm in Classroom Building room 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Charles Hill
You got Charles Hill! He is the former CEO of SunTrust Bank's Mid-Atlantic Banking Group. He's your classic old business dude, with a background in banking, finance, and real estate. He's passionate about supporting business education in Virginia universities, and he used to work with the Virginia dept. of game and inland fisheries. He donates to biomedical research, performing arts, and innovation/business education. Contact him: Phone: (804) 782-7291 Email: charles.hill@suntrust.com Find him at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the joint Building and Grounds Committee & Finance and Resource Management meeting on Monday, June 5 at 5pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Governance and Administration Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:15 am in Classroom Building room 250; the Buildings and Grounds Committee on Tuesday, June 6 at 10:30am in Classroom Building room 270; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Anna James
You got Anna James! At the last BOV meeting she said that she thinks grad students need to know more about resources that could help them pay their medical bills. She's passionate about access to healthcare: talk to her about making sure grad students have resources to access healthcare! She has a background in business administration and government relations with higher education institutions, and is the Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations at Sentara Healthcare (this basically means she is a lobbyist for a large hospital system). She's worked for many Virginia politicians in policy roles. Along with healthcare access, she's passionate about expanding financial and social supports for teachers, quality of public primary and secondary education; and public-private cooperation Contact her: Phone: 804-901-3154 Email: ahjames@sentara.com Find her at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the joint Building and Grounds Committee & Finance and Resource Management meeting on Monday, June 5 at 5pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Finance and Resource Management Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:15am in Classroom Building room # 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Sharon Brickhouse-Martin
You got Sharon Brickhouse-Martin! She is the chair of the BOV Compliance, Audit, and Risk Committee. She is also the founder and President of Brickhouse-Martin Healthcare Engineering (BMHE). which provides management and IT services for the healthcare industry. We don't know a lot about her, just that she likes for things to be optimized and that she started her own business. Her background is in Industrial Engineering, and she's passionate about increasing equity in healthcare organizations. Serves on advisory boards for the VT college of engineering; Virginia health investment project; Medical Care for Children in Fairfax Co.; and industrial board for VT CEED program Contact her: Phone: BMHE general number 703-968-0244 Email: sbmartin@brickhousemartin.com Find her at the Compliance, Audit, and Risk Committee meeting on Monday, June 5 at 8:30am in Classroom Building room 260; the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the executive committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 in the Inn @ VT at 7:30am; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Melissa Nelson
You got Dr. Melissa Nelson! If you’ve talked to her for more than five minutes, you probably know she’s a pediatrician; she's super passionate about it; she is a dedicated advocate for children's healthcare. She was friendly and a little shocked at grad student horror stories during the last BOV meeting. She is the BOV's Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee Chair. She also served on the advisory council for the VA Department of Health.
Contact her: Phone: work # 804-282-4205 Email: mnelson@vt.edu
Find her at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee meeting on Monday, June 5 at 3:30pm in Classroom Building room 260; the executive committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 in the Inn @ VT at 7:30am; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Chris Peterson
You got Chris Peterson, chair of the Governance and Administration Committee! We won't sugarcoat it: Chris was pretty rude at the last BOV meeting. He said that anonymous stories from grad student don't make an impact on him, and that he wants stories with names attatched. Feel free to tell him your wage-related horror stories. Warning though, he will then discount your personal stories as soon as you tell him. Be ready for jerk behavior!
Chris works as a legal consultant for individual healthcare protections and health insurance reform – ask him what he thinks about healthcare access for grad students! Here’s his contact info:
email : cpetersen@arborstrategies.com
Phone: lobbyist # listed on VPAP: 84-916-1727; AHIP listed #: 202-778-3200
You can find him at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the joint Building and Grounds Committee & Finance and Resource Management meeting on Monday, June 5 at 5pm in Classroom Building room 260; the executive committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 in the Inn @ VT at 7:30am; the Governance and Administration Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:15 am in Classroom Building room 250; the Buildings and Grounds Committee on Tuesday, June 6 at 10:30am in Classroom Building room 270; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Tim Sands
You got Tim Sands! The BOV listens to this guy, and in turn he will listen to you. He's passionate about every corner of Virginia Tech life, and he wants VT degrees to be accessible and affordable. He's very personable and easy to talk to. Like any successful administrator, he is very good at making empty promises and blaming people other than himself, so don't get discouraged if he says that the person you should really talk to is someone else. It isn't; he's the university president!
Email: sands@vt.edu
Phone: (540) 231-623
Office: 1800 Drillfield Drive
You can find him at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall. He will probably be in other committee meetings as well.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
Cyril Clarke
You got Provost Cyril Clarke! He's a veterenarian and lifelong academic. As Executive Vice President and Provost, he is President Sands' second in command.
The BOV listens to this guy, and in turn he will listen to you. He's passionate about the quality of a Virginia Tech education. He's friendly, if a little dry. Like any administrator, he is very good at making empty promises and blaming people other than himself, so don't get discouraged if he says that the person you should really talk to is someone else.
Contact him at clarkecr@vt.edu or (540)-231-6122
Visit his office: 210 Burruss Hall (0132)
You can find him at the Information Session on Monday, June 5 at 2pm in Classroom Building room 260; the Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee meeting on Monday, June 5 at 3:30pm in Classroom Building room 260; or the full board meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 1:30pm in 2100 Torgersen Hall. He will probably be in other committee meetings as well.
Have time to contact multiple people? Your other results:
{result #1 percent} Greta Harris {result #2 percent} Jeff Veach {result #3 percent} Brad Hobbs {result #4 percent} Tish Long {result #5 percent} Ed Baine {result #6 percent} Shelley Butler Barlowe {result #7 percent} David Calhoun {result #8 percent} Carrie Chenery {result #9 percent} Sandy Cupp Davis {result #10 percent} Charles Hill {result #11 percent} Anna James {result #12 percent} Sharon Brickhouse-Martin {result #13 percent} Melissa Nelson {result #14 percent} Chris Peterson {result #15 percent} Tim Sands {result #16 percent} Cyril Clarke
