Meet Jon Lanford

Jon Lanford is Chief Executive Officer of Roanoke Valley Resource Authority.

 

Early in his career, Jon served in the Botetourt County Department of Public Works and had various technical roles with the Virginia Department of Health, and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.  He served as the County Engineer and then concurrently as the Director of Public Works in Alleghany County for five years.  

 

In 2008, Jon was appointed as the Assistant County Administrator of Alleghany County, a position he had for eight years.  He then served as Alleghany County Administrator from 2016 to 2021, when he left to serve as Assistant County Administrator in Botetourt County.  In November of 2023 he began serving in his current position as CEO of the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority. 

 

Jon Lanford earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Ferrum College. He resides in Alleghany County with his wife, Coty, and two daughters, Carlee end Ella.