John A. Downey

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Inc. provides food distribution and outreach programs. It secures food from local and national sources, makes sure it is safe, and then distributes the food to hundreds of partner agencies throughout the communities. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Verona, VA.

GENEDGE ALLIANCE provides business consulting services. It offers enterprise development growth engine (EDGE), a program designed for small manufacturing, engineering, and technology companies that provides assistance to generate financial impact to their business. The firm also provides supply chain optimization, technology acceleration, workforce management, and human resource business solutions. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Martinsville, VA.