Elected to Council: 2021
Term Expires: 2026
Mr. Bell is a downtown business owner and the Chief Executive Office since 2001 of The Adams Companies and principal broker of Adams-Nelson & Associates, Inc., a commercial real estate firm. He also served in the U.S. Navy on active duty from 1979-1987 and the Reserves from 1988-2002. He retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve Civil Engineer Corps (Lieutenant) and is graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a minor in Urban and Environmental Planning. In January 2023, he was elected as Council Vice-President.
Current Council Committees:
Community Involvement:
- Winchester-Frederick County Economic Development Commission, 2001-2008 (Vice Chairman 2005-2006, Chairman 2006-2007)
- Top of Virginia Regional Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2001-2008 (Chairman for 2008)
- City of Winchester Board of Architectural Review, 2000-2008 (Chairman 2004-2008)
- Winchester-Frederick County Industrial Parks Association, 2001-2012 (President 2002-2006)
- Preservation of Historic Winchester (PHW) Board of Directors, 2008 – 2012 (President 2011-2012)
- Winchester Green Circle Committee, 2010-Present
- Winchester Historic District Design Guidelines Review Committee, 2008-2009
- Winchester City School Board, 2013-2020
- Winchester City Council, Appointed November 2020-Present (term ending December 31, 2026)
- Winchester City Council Finance Committee and City Council Planning and Economic Development Committee (Chairman since 2021)
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