It is with great pleasure that the Board of Trustees for Virginia Lutheran Homes names Charles Downs, Jr., Esq. as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, August 8, 2022. Downs currently serves as VLH’s Executive Vice President.
Charles began his service with VLH and Brandon Oaks in the mid-1980’s by volunteering with Christ Lutheran Church’s youth group at the Virginia Synod Lutheran Homes (what is now the NRC).
After attending Virginia Military Institute, followed by Pennsylvania State University for law school, Charles returned to the Roanoke area and joined VLH’s Board of Trustees in 2013. In 2015, Charles was appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees until joining the VLH staff in February 2020 as Corporate Counsel. As his role within the organization grew, he was named Executive Vice President in February 2021.
