Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 2, 1995 TAG: 9509050051
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: RICHARD FOSTER AND TODD JACKSON STAFF WRITERS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Policy Advisory Board handed in her resignation this week. She's enrolled at Mary Baldwin College and plans to get an education degree so she can become a middle-school teacher for Franklin County schools.
"I hate giving up this job," she said. "But I think change is good, and someone may come in here with some fresh ideas."
Pending the board's approval, Parcell said, she plans to work part time until "Charting a Course" is finished - probably next July - or until her replacement can take over the project.
"Her background and expertise in community planning is going to be hard to replace," said board President Jim Brown.
Without Parcell's involvement, he said, the plan could be difficult to complete. "She knows all the town planners and the council members and board members. Her expertise is key."
The board will begin searching for her replacement immediately, Brown said.
Parcell's resignation comes on the heels of the departure of another prominent lake figure: Mary Scott, executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce/Partnership.
Scott announced last week that she was resigning because her husband has taken a job in North Carolina.
"We're going to miss Liz, and we're going to miss Mary," said Smith Mountain Lake Association President Karl Lerz. "It's a loss to the community," he said, but the groups' volunteers will keep the policy advisory board and the Chamber/Partnership strong until new directors can be found.
Parcell has been executive director of the policy advisory board since 1989. Before that, she worked as a community planning specialist for Roanoke County.
by CNB