Howard Packett
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Howard C. Packett is a former mayor of Salem, Virginia
. Under Salem's electoral system, the mayor is a member of the city council selected by the other members to serve as mayor. Packett was elected to his final term on the city council
in May 2004, and served that term until 2008. Packett served on the council for 24 years. Packett became mayor in 2006 when former mayor Carl Tarpley decided not to seek another term. Randy Foley replaced Packett as mayor in 2008.
In his professional life, Packett owned an advertising agency
in Roanoke, Virginia
named the Packett Group which is now part of Neathawk Dubuque & Packett
.
Salem, Virginia
Salem is an independent city in Virginia, USA, bordered by the city of Roanoke to the east but otherwise adjacent to Roanoke County. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 24,802 according to 2010 U.S. Census...
. Under Salem's electoral system, the mayor is a member of the city council selected by the other members to serve as mayor. Packett was elected to his final term on the city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
in May 2004, and served that term until 2008. Packett served on the council for 24 years. Packett became mayor in 2006 when former mayor Carl Tarpley decided not to seek another term. Randy Foley replaced Packett as mayor in 2008.
In his professional life, Packett owned an advertising agency
Advertising agency
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services...
in Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
named the Packett Group which is now part of Neathawk Dubuque & Packett
Neathawk Dubuque & Packett
ND&P is an American full-service advertising, marketing and public relations agency with offices in Richmond and Roanoke, VA, Chattanooga, TN, Charlotte and Durham, NC, and Tampa, FL, with an array of clients including VCU Medical Center, Bliley’s, Jefferson Hotel, Virginia Tech, Loma Linda...
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