Members
Michelle Aznavorian
Mayberry Furniture & Antique Mall
Industry Represented: Furniture & Home Decor
NBIDevelopment@msn.com
540-871-0321
Originally from a small town in Ohio, Michelle has been a Bedford County resident since 1989 and a Smith Mountain Lake resident since 2007.
Michelle has worked in retail since 1989. She started Antique Mall at Mayberry on April Fool’s Day in 2010. It started out as a 1500 sq ft store that sold only antiques and vintage items.
Over the years, the store has evolved. On April Fool’s Day 2017, Mayberry Furniture was born. The store moved into a 7500 sq ft space in the Downtown Moneta shopping center and reinvented itself, by selling mostly new furniture, home décor, art, and sterling silver jewelry, with some antiques and vintage items sprinkled in for good measure.
Michelle offers an interesting store where you can shop for unique gifts, local artisan treasures, antiques, and beautiful things for your home.
Sarah Bidwell, Esq
Wills on Wheels
Industry Represented: Legal
willsonwheelsofva@gmail.com
434-435-1390
Sarah Bidwell is an attorney and the owner of Wills on Wheels. Sarah serves the areas surrounding Smith Mountain Lake including Franklin, Bedford, Roanoke, and Henry Counties.
She first began working in the SML area as a receptionist for a law firm during the summer of 2013. After graduating from The College of William and Mary in 2014, Sarah went on to attend Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.
In May of 2017, she graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law and returned to the SML area to serve clients with a variety of legal issues including Corporate Formation; Family Law; and Civil Litigation. An avid traveler, Sarah visited all of the Virginia State Parks in 2021 and is always looking forward to visiting new places.
Kimberley Davenport
Mortgage Loan Officer, Virginia Mountain Mortgage
Industry Represented: Mortgage Loans
Website
kdavenport@vamtnmortgage.com
540-591-5087
Kimberley has been in the mortgage industry for 30 years and specialize in helping people. Her passion is showing people how they can obtain a mortgage loan with the least amount of headache. She offers offer all types of mortgages, conventional, FHA, VA and USDA.
Kimberley has a bachelors in Real Estate and Land Development. She has worked in many different facets of the mortgage industry, processing, underwriting, closing and many other areas. She has worked on the inside and knows how to get a loan through the system, giving her an advantage over the competition.
From 2007 to 2010, Kimberley ran her own mortgage company. She now originates mortgages for Virginia Mountain Mortgage, allowing her to offer clients many more products as a division of Bank of Botetourt.
Wanda Delong
H&R Block
Industry Represented: Tax Preparation
Phone: 540.721.8348
Fax: 540.721.9994
Cell: 540-330-9759
delongassociates@gmail.com
Wanda is Franchisee owner of the local H&R Block office. She has over 45 years in accounting and taxes. Wanda grew up in the area, moved away and returned in 2013.
She enjoys helping her clients get all the tax deductions they are entitled to. She does individual and business returns from the simplest to the most complicated.
With her accounting degree and background she is able to help other small business owners be profitable and successful as well as take care of their bookkeeping and tax needs. Her office serves 1,200 clients and are in the Top 100 H&R Block Franchise for the 5th year.
Elizabeth Doucette
Traveling Therapy
Industry Represented: Massage
540-492-0855
hasens4@yahoo.com
Website
Elizabeth has been bringing Pain Relief and Stress Relief into people’s homes since 1994. Specializing in Myofascial Release, she hand tailors her sessions to meet your needs.
Come see what it feels like to feel good again. Offering Real Health Care with Real Results. Please see website for more information.
Wendy Furrow-Scott, WSET2, CSW
Hickory Hill Winery
Industry Represented:
540-296-1393
wendy@smlwine.com
Website
Wendy is the second generation at Smith Mountain Lake’s Hickory Hill Vineyards. She aided her parents, Roanoke natives Roger & Judy Furrow, in establishing an experimental vineyard in the early 80s and the current commercial vineyard in 1992.
Wendy earned a BS in Business Administration and a BS in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After college, she began an IT career as a software trainer and finished as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
Hickory Hill became Virginia’s 75th Farm Winery in 2001 and the next year Wendy left her corporate IT career to help at the winery and to bring her daughter into the world. In 2005 she took over the day to day operations with her husband, Donald Furrow-Scott.
Today, Wendy manages the vineyard and winery business wearing a variety of hats. For the last 20+ years, she has attended many VT extension courses in viticulture and winemaking and more recently earned the industry certifications WSET2 (Wine & Spirits Education Trust level 2) and CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine from the Society of Wine Educators).
In any spare moments, Wendy enjoys spending time with her family, including her dogs and 30+-year-old horse, doing various crafts such as crochet, and watching the Carolina Panthers.
Di Jarrard, ABR, GRI, REALTOR
Keller Williams Realty
Industry Represented: Real Estate
sml2di4@aol.com
540-797-1587
In 1988 Di moved with her family from Iowa to Roanoke. Instead of going through the ‘empty nest syndrome’ when the youngest graduated from high school, she built a home on Smith Mountain Lake.
After living at the lake, she knew she wanted to help others realize the beauty and tranquility this area has to offer. In 2004, she took an early retirement from a 25+ year career in the telecommunications industry to become a full time REALTOR.
Di loves what helping people fulfill their lifelong dream of owning a waterfront home/property or seeing a first time buyer realize the pride of home ownership. She specializes in residential real estate, homes in the city or county, lake front, lake access, homes and lots, condominiums and town homes in the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas of SML, Franklin and Bedford Counties.
Buying and selling a home can be overwhelming, frustrating and even scary at times. With integrity and hard work, Di is dedicated to making this process as smooth a transition as possible and even fun sometimes!
In her leisure time, Di enjoys time with her 3 adult children and 11 grandchildren. She likes kayaking, swimming, gardening and living the lake life with friends and neighbors.
She strives to be your personal real estate agent for life!
JoDee Jeans
Ippy’s Restaurant
Industry Represented: Restaurant/Catering
www.ippysrestaurant.com
Website
540-489-5600
After studying computer programming and marketing in college, JoDee decided to chase her true desire of cooking and serving the community.
JoDee grew up among a family-owned restaurant rooted in 1919 and building a foundation on quality BBQ & Ribs. Uncle Tom’s BBQ created and mastered many exclusive recipes that remain in use today.
In 1991, JoDee relocated to Rocky Mount Virginia. Dedicating her life in the restaurant industry, she managed and operated the Brugh Tavern on the Blue Ridge Parkway from 2004-2009.
Alongside her brother Tommy, a new restaurant location was built in 1997 in her hometown of Rocky Mount. Ippy’s pays tribute to her father and Uncle Tom. The original recipes from 1919 remain as prime staples of Ippy’s success.
JoDee also offers catering for special events including parties, weddings and festivals.
In 2022, she opened a new restaurant in Rocky Mount. A themed speakeasy, Anastasias’ offers an exciting modern twist to the Prohibition Era. The restaurant features mouthwatering dishes and a bourbon bar and liquor selection that remains unmatched!
Jill Kurtz
Owner, Kurtz Digital Strategy
Industry Represented: Marketing
jill@kurtzdigitalstrategy.com
703-283-5813
Website
Jill Kurtz develops online marketing and communication strategies for small businesses that achieve critical business goals. She is an expert at digital marketing, social media strategy, strategic communication, and public relations.
The common thread that weaves through everything she does is a focus on developing and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their target audiences.
As the leader of Kurtz Digital Strategy, Jill finds ways to use online technologies to connect businesses with the people that they serve and to achieve business goals. Core services include customized marketing strategies and implementation, website and content development, and search engine optimization (SEO).
Lisa Oliver
Postcard Trips LLC
Category Represented: Travel Agent
Lisa@Postcardtrips.com
540-808-7238
Lisa is a graduate of RMH School of Nursing. In 1989 on a "hiatus" from her career she took a part-time job at World Travel American Express where she stayed until 2010 earning accolades in Customer Service awards, AMEX Family Travel Specialist, Sandals Certified Sandals Specialist among others.
In 2012 Lisa became an independent travel consultant and started her own business. Nurse by trade and travel agent by choice, Lisa prides herself on personalized customer service and a very high volume of repeat clientele and referrals.
Postcard Trips LLC is a full service travel agency offering individualized service and planning.
Tracy Overstreet
Avantax Wealth Management
Industry Represented: Financial Services
Tracy.Overstreet@Moneytracy.com
540-815-4180
Tracy Overstreet helps individuals and businesses in financial services. She opened her practice in 1991.
She provides businesses with employee benefits such as group health, life, vision and dental insurance. She also handles retirement plans such as Simple IRA’s, SEP plans, 401K’s and executive benefits, buy/sell agreements and funding options.
For individual clients,Tracy offers a review of all aspects of where their money goes. She educates clients on debt structure, what their homeowners and auto policies should look like, and employee benefits and how they work.
Tracy offers offer life, health, dental, long term care and vision insurances, all types of annuities, IRAs, Roth IRAs 529 plans and mutual funds.
Tracy co-founded PWR Roanoke and PWR Smith Mountain Lake, as she believes networking and professional growth are essential to success. She also co-founded the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
She has served the Roanoke Valley community for over 30 years in various capital campaign and non-profit boards.
Debbie Simmons
Simmons Insurance Agency, Inc
Industry Represented: Insurance
simmons.rockingham.insure
debbie.simmonsins@gmail.com
Facebook
540-297-2886
Debbie is a Virginia native and grew up in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Her business career started in banking for over 20 years.
In 2008, she joined her mother-in-law Carol Simmons in the family insurance business. Simmons Insurance is a second generation insurance agency serving second and third generations of families.
Simmons Insurance is a captive agent for Rockingham Insurance. Rockingham was established in 1869. We are very proud to work, live and play in our community.
Simmons Insurance has two locations, 1211 Hardy Rd, Vinton, Virginia, and 1170 Celebration Ave, Moneta Virginia.
Simmons Insurance will insure Home, Auto, Farm, Rentals, Renters Insurance, Classic Cars, Recreational Toys, and Small Business.
LIsa Spangler
AVP, Business Relationship Officer, Bank of Botetourt
Industry Represented: Banking
51 Firstwatch Drive
Moneta, VA 24121
540-591-5089
LSpangler@bankofbotetourt.com
Lisa is a graduate of Franklin County High School, studied accounting at Virginia Western Community College and graduated from Virginia Banker’s School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Lisa has been with Bank of Botetourt since 2015. The Bank Botetourt opened in 1899 and currently has 13 offices.
She opens accounts, personal and commercial credit cards, do consumer, car loans, construction loans, and commercial loans. Lisa is a banker that likes to take care of consumer and commercial clients, whatever their need might be.
Before joining Bank of Botetourt, Lisa was the Branch Manager for American National Bank and Franklin Community Bank. She has been in banking 32 years with various positions.
Lisa and her husband live in Hardy. Their two children and two grandchildren live close by. Her Akita named Maui is her walking buddy.
Lisa’s favorite hobby is listening to music and riding her motorcycle. She enjoys watching college and NFL football.
Lisa likes to help others and looks forward to meeting new people and building new relationships.
Erin Stanley
Industry Represented:
estanley@visitsmithmountainlake.com
Website
Erin has lived, studied, worked, and played in the SML region most of her life.
While serving on the newspaper and yearbook staffs at Franklin County High School, she found an interest in working with local businesses on advertising. While attending Ferrum College, she enjoyed an internship as Park Guide at Booker T. Washington National Monument, sharing a love of history and our beautiful region with visitors from all over the world.
Erin began her professional career by joining the advertising team of The Roanoke Times / Laker Media where she found a passion for helping others build and grow their businesses through marketing. She later joined Harrington Testing as Marketing Coordinator and was part of the WSLS-10 team.
Erin has been blessed to serve in a dream position over the past 2 years, supporting the regional business community through the SML Regional Chamber of Commerce. She loves being able to strengthen the social and economic environment and welcoming visitors to the unparalleled beauty of our region.
She enjoys volunteering as Marketing Coordinator for the Roanoke Hospitality House and as an aid station volunteer for the annual Blue Ridge Marathon. She and her family also enjoy visiting regional landmarks, attending community events, experiencing new dishes at locally owned restaurants, and exploring parks and trails throughout the region.
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