About The Authority
The Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority or EVRIFA, was formed in accordance with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Regional Industrial Facilities Act for the purpose of providing a regional authority mechanism to enhance the economic base of the member localities on a cooperative basis. Spearheaded by the Peninsula communities, the Authority was formally recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth on December 18, 2019. As of December 2022, the Hampton Roads Alliance serves as the managing entity for the Authority.
2025 Executive Committee
Chair: Barbara Ramsey, City of Williamsburg
Vice Chair: Rick West, City of Chesapeake
Secretary: David Hux, City of Poquoson
Treasurer: Amanda Jarratt, City of Virginia Beach
“WE JOINED THE EVRIFA BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS REGIONALISM IN ACTION. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH. WHEN WE JOIN FORCES, NO PROJECT IS TOO BIG FOR HAMPTON ROADS.”
