Elkins City Council (referred to in the city’s charter as “Elkins Common Council”) consists of ten members, two from each of the city’s five wards. Members are elected to four-year, staggered terms, such that one member from each ward faces reelection at each of the city’s biannual elections. (Elections are held on the first Tuesday of June in each odd-numbered year).
Please see the listings below to find names, terms, and contact information for city council members. If you would like to send a message to all of the city’s elected officials at once, please click the button below.
First Ward
Robert Chenoweth
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2029
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-614-2676 (mobile)
rchenoweth@cityofelkinswv.com
Cody Kerns
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2027
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-516-3703 (mobile)
ckerns@cityofelkinswv.com
Second Ward
Lisa S. Severino
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2029
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-614-3454 (mobile)
lseverino@cityofelkinswv.com
G. Michael Hinchman
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2027
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-636-7139 (office)
mhinchman@cityofelkinswv.com
Third Ward
Christopher C. Lowther
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2027
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-614-7970 (mobile)
clowther@cityofelkinswv.com
Erika Plishka
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2029
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
(H) 304-636-3558 (office)
304-614-3558 (mobile)
eplishka@cityofelkinswv.com
Fourth Ward
Nanci Bross-Fregonara
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2029
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-516-4775 (mobile)
nbross-fregonara@cityofelkinswv.com
Andrew Carroll
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2027
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-433-4686 (mobile)
acarroll@cityofelkinswv.com
Fifth Ward
Cody Thompson
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2027
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
304-904-1620 (mobile)
cthompson@cityofelkinswv.com
Burley Woods
City Council Member
Term ends: June 30, 2029
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, West Virginia 26241
757-576-3597 (mobile)
bwoods@cityofelkinswv.com
Role of the Mayor in the City Council
The mayor is elected on a separate ballot and presides over council meetings, although he or she may only vote in the event of a tie. The mayor does not have the authority to veto council action. In the absence or disability of the mayor, the city clerk performs any necessary mayoral duties.
