Earl Reynolds is the Deputy City Manager for the City of Danville. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Mr. Reynolds graduated from Lucy Addison High School in 1969. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Fayetteville State University and two Masters Degrees from the State University of New York at Albany.
Read MoreMr. Reynolds has taught in the North Carolina Public School system and as an Associate Professor at Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia. He began his full-time career in government in 1975 when he joined the staff of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission in Martinsville, Virginia.
In 1978 he began what was to become a fourteen-year span of service with the City of Roanoke; first as Human Resources Programs Coordinator, then as Chief of Community Planning, and finally as Assistant City Manager. He assumed the post of City Manager of Martinsville, Virginia on March 1, 1992. On December 15, 2003, after nearly 12 years as Martinsville’s City Manager, Mr. Reynolds returned to Roanoke to assume the post of Deputy Executive Director of the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority. After three years with the Authority, Mr. Reynolds was appointed Director of Housing and Community Development for Total Action Against Poverty, Inc. Mr. Reynolds left TAP to assume the position of Director of Community Development for the City of Danville, on November 29, 2010. On July 1, 2016, Mr. Reynolds was promoted to his current position as Deputy City Manager for the City of Danville. During his career in public management, Mr. Reynolds has had the distinct honor to serve as President of the Virginia Local Government Manager’s Association and President of the Virginia Municipal League. Additionally, Mr. Reynolds has been recognized for his community service by receiving both the Roanoke Branch NAACP and Roanoke Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Distinguished Service Awards. He is married to Stephanie Moon Reynolds, retired City Clerk for the City of Roanoke, Virginia and together they have four adult children; four grandchildren and two great grandsons.