After interviewing 14 candidates in a virtual meeting Monday night, the Purcellville Town Council voted unanimously to appoint nine residents to the Community Policing Advisory Committee.
Committee members who will serve a two-year term, effective Jan. 4, 2021, are Leonard âRustyâ Markland, a former police officer; Payton Arnett, a student at Woodgrove High School; Elizabeth Ford, a mother of five and founder of the nonprofit BetterALife Inc.; Thomas âBrentâ Christie, a 20-year resident in town, father of two boys and volunteer coach; and Caleb Stought, who has served in the U.S. Army for the past 10 years.
Committee members serving a one-year term are Christopher Baltimore, a 21-year Purcellville resident and information security analyst who serves as an election official; Kirk Balthazar, a Department of Defense contractor; St. Andrewâs Presbyterian Church Pastor Dave Milam, who was involved in the creation of the committee; and Larry Simms, a lifelong town resident who is a retired teacher.