Join FemCity Roanoke for our monthly Signature Connection Event with Lunch on Monday, April 13th. Register by 4/6/26 to reserve your seat.
Special guest, Courtney Carter Plaster is the Executive Director of Clean Valley Council. She will talk with us about Steps You Can Take to Become More Environmentally Sustainable at Home & in Business.
Register 1 week prior to the event - by 4/6/2026 at midnight.
Lunch is included in your purchase. Advance registration is required.
Choose a single ticket for $30 or the Quarterly Lunch Series for $90.
Q2 Lunch Series: Femcity members have the option to pay for the following events: April 13, May 11, and June 8 . If you cannot attend, please feel free to send another woman in your absence. You will need to make your lunch selections each month. If we don't receive your entry (1 week prior), we will assume you want the same meal you selected at the last Femcity event.
After your payment has been processed, please Choose Your Lunch using the button below. (The button links change each month.)
If you have any special accommodation requests that aren’t covered by the menu form, please contact Getra Hanes at least 3 days prior to the event at GetraHanes@gmail.com.
Clean Valley Council was founded in 1977. They teach environmental educational programming within our school systems and participate in community outreach events. Programs center around four key areas: recycling, litter prevention, stormwater protection, and stewardship. CVC also provides supplies for community cleanups as well as hosting and participating in various events throughout the year.
Courtney is a native Virginian whose experience in the non-profit world of science has spanned over 40 years. Before joining the Clean Valley Council, she worked in four different museums. They include the Virginia Museum of Natural History, Imagination Station Science Museum in Wilson, NC, the Science Museum of Western Virginia, and the Virginia Museum of Transportation in the departments of research, collections, publications, and science education.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1992. In 2020, Courtney brought her non-profit leadership experience to Clean Valley Council as Director of Education where she quickly moved into the role of Executive Director in October 2020.
She serves on several environmental stewardship committees including the Kiwanis Nature Park Committee, Carilion’s Morningside Urban Farm Advisory Committee, Roanoke River Blueways Committee, Roanoke City’s Bee City Planning Committee. She serves as Environment Committee Chair of the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke. She is also a member of the Grandin Village Business Association.
Courtney resides in Smith Mountain Lake with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. When she is not working, you will find her hiking, dancing, practicing yoga, gardening, forest bathing, nature journaling and attending music concerts and festivals.
Learn more about Clean Valley Council at www.cleanvalley.org