Town Council Members

Sydnor C. Newman, Jr.
Mayor

301 Third Avenue
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-6256

Term Expires: June 30, 2014
First term on Council began July 1976 and first term as Mayor began July 1998
Career: Retired Business Owner
Education: Attended St. Christopher Prep School and Hampden-Sydney College; Served four years in the U.S. Air Force
Family: Wife, Doris and three children

A. D. "Chuckie" Reid
Vice Mayor
Ward C

700 Hill Street
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-5974
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Term Expires: June 30, 2014; First term began in 1986
Council Committee Assignments: Recreation; Town Property; Finance and Ordinance; Voluntary Boundary Adjustment Committees
Career: U.S. Postal Service
Education: Attended Southside Virginia Community College; Served four years in the U.S. Air Force
Family: Wife, Frances and three children

David E. Whitus
At-Large

203 Woodland Place
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-4168
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Term Expires: June 30, 2016; First term began in July 1998
Council Committee Assignments: Finance and Ordinance; Town University; Personnel; Enterprise Zone Committees
Career: Director of Marketing and Development
Education: Graduated from Longwood College with a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Finance
Family: Wife, Wanda

Thomas M. Pairet
At-Large

309 Ford Street
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-8020
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Term Expires: June 30, 2014; First term began July 2010
Council Committee Assignments: Streets; Water and Sewer; Town Property; Downtown Revitalization; Enterprise Zone Committees
Career: Business Owner
Education: Attended Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC
Family: Wife, Penny and two children, Samantha and Thomas

Dr. Edward I. Gordon
Ward A

Post Office Box 603
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-8715
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Term Expires: June 30, 2014; First term began July 2006
Council Committee Assignments: Farmville Planning Commission; Personnel; Finance and Ordinance; Water and Sewer Committees
Career: Pediatric and Family Medicine
Education: Graduated from Seton Hall Union with a B.A. in Biology Pre-Med and holds a M.D. from University of Maryland Medical School
Family: Four children

Sally B. Thompson
Ward B

700 High Street
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-7004
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Term Expires: June 30, 2014; First term began July 2007
Council Committee Assignments: Recreation; Streets; Library; Downtown Revitalization; Police, Fire and Safety Committees
Career: Retired School Teacher
Education: Graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in Education
Family: Husband, Willie

Donald L. Hunter
Ward D

511 Longwood Avenue
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-6053
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Term Expires: June 30, 2016; First term began July 2004
Council Committee Assignments: Recreation; Police, Fire and Safety; Personnel; Town Property Committees
Career: Assistant Superintendent at the Regional Jail
Education: Graduated from Kaplan University with a Associates Degree in Criminal Justice
Family: One child

J. J. "Jamie" Davis
Ward E

510 Park Avenue
Farmville, VA 23901
434-392-1616
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Term Expire: June 30, 2016; First term began July 2012
Council Committee Assignments: Water and Sewer; Streets; Police, Fire and Safety; Voluntary Boundary Adjustment Committees
Career: Business Owner
Family: Wife, Ginger and two children