The members of the Roanoke City Council made a generous suggestion to embattled councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr. at their Oct. 18 meeting: take a leave of absence from council duties
Anna Goltz left her job at Feeding Southwest Virginia, where she worked in development and fundraising, with the intent of launching a consulting business where sheâd put those skills to use helping other nonprofits.
The 37-year-old mother of two was looking forward to managing her own schedule, perhaps cutting back on her hours a bit to spend more time with her daughters, who are 5 and almost 3 years old.
It turned out that February 2020 was not a great time to start a new venture, as plans were quickly derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her potential clients were slashing budgets and her girls, home from school and daycare, needed their mom.