Lynchburg appoints new city manager
Lynchburg has a new city manager: Wynter Benda of Norfolk, Virginia is currently the Chief Deputy City Manager for Norfolk and has worked across multiple city departments in Norfolk. He has also worked for the cities of Hampton and Chesapeake. Benda will take over as Lynchburg’s manager August 4
th. Benda was born in Norfolk and raised in Virginia Beach. He and his wife Shannon have three daughters.
Reid Wodicka has been serving as the interim city manager since Bonnie Svrcek retired last year.
Here is the entire news release from the City of Lynchburg:
Kristen Lentz spent 19 years leading Norfolk's Utilities department, overseeing a water system that serves nearly a million Hampton Roads residents and negotiating nine-figure water deals.