Gov. Ralph Northam Jan. 30 appointed Halifax County Board of Supervisors Chairman, the Honorable Hubert Pannell, to the Southern Virginia Higher Education Centerâs Board of Trustees.
The governor also reappointed Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., CEO Mr. John Lee to the Board of Trustees.
Pannell and Lee have been appointed to serve four-year terms.
âThe SVHEC has been blessed with a long history of solid board leadership. Chairman Pannellâs appointment to the SVHEC Board of Trustees follows in this tradition, said Dr. Betty Adams, SVHEC Executive Director. His extensive record of community service, including his recent and impeccable leadership of the Halifax County Board of Supervisors during the pandemic, will serve us well.âÂ