Ida Rukavina grew up in a family that valued education, hard work, art, and culture.
Rukavina intends to bring those same principles to her new job as Range Association of Municipalities & Schools (RAMS) executive director.
âBoth of my parents taught me that all jobs have value and we should respect all work,â Rukavina said. âMy grandfather on one side was a miner and my grandfather on the other side a logger. My grandmother was a cleaner at Virginia Public Utilities, my other grandmother worked in the post office, and my mother was an art teacher. I had strong people on both sides who influenced me.â