B. Clayton "Clay" Goodman III

Roanoke County Administrator
Telephone: (540) 772-2004
cgoodman@RoanokeCountyVA.gov

Roanoke County Administrator B. Clayton “Clay” Goodman III took on the role as the County's chief executive on March 16, 2009.

Goodman comes to Roanoke County with more than 30 years experience in local government administration, with 19 of those years spent working for localities in or near the Roanoke Valley.

From December 2003 until March 2009, Goodman served as county administrator of Montgomery County. Prior to his move to Montgomery County, Goodman worked as the Town of Vinton's town manager from April 1993 to November 2003 and city manager of Buena Vista from August 1988 to March 1993.

Goodman is a native of Christiansburg. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Virginia Tech in 1977 and a Masters of Public Administration from West Virginia University in 1980.

Goodman and his wife Connie have a grown son and daughter who are William Byrd High School alumni.