For Immediate Release

Contact:
Bob Lazaro, PEC Director of Communications
Cell: (571) 225-0198

Tony Vanderwarker Elected Chairman of PEC Board of Directors

(Warrenton, VA - January 22, 2008) Tony Vanderwarker of Albemarle County has
been elected by the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Environmental Council
as Chairman of the Board. Vanderwarker, who served as a Vice-Chairman,
succeeds the late Eve Prime Fout of Fauquier County who passed away in
December 2007.

"I am honored to be elected by our Board to lead this vibrant, active
organization. PEC works hard to protect the rights of individuals to enjoy
the environmental, scenic and historic resources that make Albemarle County
and all of the Piedmont a great place to live, work and raise a family. Eve
Fout was a great Chairman and I look forward to picking up where she left
off," said Vanderwarker.

Tony Vanderwarker was a founder and the creative director at one of
Chicago's largest independent ad agencies, Bayer Bess Vanderwarker. Prior to
forming his own agency, he was Chief Creative Director and on the board of
Needham Harper Worldwide in New York. Moving to Charlottesville in the early
90's, he now serves on the board of Charlottesville Tomorrow; co-chairs the
Albemarle PEC board, and is on the board of the Virginia League of
Conservation Voters.

"Tony has been active leader with the PEC Board for nearly a decade," said
Christopher G. Miller, President of PEC. "We are excited to have someone
with such vision, tenacity and positive spirit as Chairman."

Mr. Vanderwarker went to Andover and Yale and graduated from New York
University. He served in the Peace Corps in the Republic of Guinea. Mr.
Vanderwarker and his wife Anne live in Keswick.