Surry-Yadkin Works' funding is a joint effort with commitments from the Surry County Commissioners and the Yadkin County Commissioners. An anonymous contributor donated $100,000 prompted by a presentation about the program at an educational summit.

Our organization consists of an Executive Board and an Advisory Board.

Executive Board

Dr. David Shockley

President of Surry Community College
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Dr. Steve Hall

Elkin City Schools Superintendent
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Mr. Anthony Davis

Yadkin County SCHOOls SUPERINTENDENT
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Dr. Phillip Brown

Mount Airy CITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
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Dr. Travis Reeves

Surry County SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
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Advisory Board

Chris Knopf, Surry County Manager
Lisa Hughes, Yadkin County Manager
Current Chair of Surry County Board of Commissioners
Current Chair of Yadkin County Board of Commissioners
Blake Moyer, Surry County Economic Development Partnership President
Bobby Todd, Yadkin County Economic Development Partnership President
Paul Hammes, Hugh Chatham Health CEO
Robin Hodgin, Northern Regional Hospital Interim President and CEO ​
Daniel Haymore, Altec Quality Control

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Funding

Surry-Yadkin Works is funded by the Surry County Commissioners and Yadkin County Commissioners. Our organization has received several grants to assist with programs.

​Donors and grant-providing organizations include:

• Strada Education Foundation to support Surry-Yadkin Works HEALTH program
• Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to support Surry-Yadkin Works HEALTH program
• Hugh Chatham Health, Northern Regional Hospital, & Mountain Valley Hospice to support Surry-Yadkin Works HEALTH program
• Golden Leaf Foundation to support Surry-Yadkin Works FLEET program
• NCBCE to support the work of Surry-Yadkin Works
• MyFutureNC to support the work of Surry-Yadkin Works
• An anonymous donor to support the work of Surry-Yadkin Works