Caroline County
Linda R. Gray (Incumbent)
Linda lives in the Sparta community of Caroline County. Currently, she serves on the Caroline Foundation for Education, Recreation & Wellness Board in Bowling Green and is Vice President of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Caroline Chapter 2112. She represented the Bowling Green District on the Caroline’s Promise Board and was the county’s first mentoring coordinator for the Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. She is a member of St. James Baptist Church/Milford where she was President of the Women’s Ministry and currently sings on the choir and chairs the Trustee Ministry.
Linda R. Gray is REC VI Director for Caroline County, serving since 1998. She has completed all Director and Board leadership certification courses of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Gray represents REC on the Educational Services/Scholarship Foundation Committee of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. She has served on the Association’s Board and held REC Board positions as Secretary and Treasurer.
She is a graduate of Virginia State College (University) with a B.A. degree in sociology. She retired from the Federal Aviation Administration after 32 years of service in various government agencies. She resides in the Sparta community of Caroline County. She volunteers on the Caroline Foundation for Education, Recreation & Wellness Board in Bowling Green and on the Caroline Chapter 2112 National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She served as Caroline County’s first Mentoring Coordinator for the Rappahannock Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization.
She is a lifelong member of St. James Baptist Church in Milford where she sang on various choirs, served for many years as president of the Women’s Ministry, and is currently Chair of the Trustee Ministry.
Mack A. Wright Jr.
Mack Wright was born and raised on his family farm in Caroline County. He continues to live on the farm that was one of the early recipients of cooperative electricity.
He is self-employed as a general contractor and a farmer and is a partner in several real estate endeavors.
He is a graduate of Ladysmith High School and completed business courses at the University of Mary Washington and Reynolds Community College. Education has continued with certifications in wastewater management.
He is a lifetime member and trustee of the Ladysmith Volunteer Rescue Squad of which he has been a member since age 17. He has served in all offices and has been president for the past eighteen years.
He is a charter member of the Madison Ruritan Club of which he has served as a director and officer.
Contributions to the community include serving on the following: member of the Caroline County School Board that included being chairman for two years; member of the Caroline County Reassessment Equalization Board; Caroline County Re-Districting Committee and member and president of the Caroline County Education Foundation.
The past twenty-three years he has served as manager of the Caroline County Agricultural Fair Association and the past eight years he has served as treasurer of the Virginia Association of Fairs.