Background
Newsome, William Roy was born on July 8, 1934 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William R. and Mary (Morgan) Newsome.
Newsome, William Roy was born on July 8, 1934 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of William R. and Mary (Morgan) Newsome.
Certified, Tollare Folkhögskola, Stockholm, 1959; Bachelor of Science, U. Tennessee, 1960; Master in Regional Planning, U. North Carolina, 1962.
Planner, Tennessee State Planning Commission, Knoxville, 1959-1962;
city planner, Athens (Tennessee) City Government, 1962-1964;
campus planner, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1964-1966;
regional planner, Atlanta Regional Planning Commission, 1966-1968;
planner, Pennsylvania State Planning Board, Harrisburg, 1968-1970;
special advisor, Pennsylvania Department Community Affairs, Harrisburg, 1970-1977;
special assistant, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, 1977-1981;
partner, The GNP Firm, Harrisburg, 1982-1987;
director, Governor's Policy Office, Harrisburg, l987-88;
special assistant, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Harrisburg, l988-96;
retired, 1996. Board directors Pennsylvania Cmty. Development and Finance Corporation, treasurer, since 1996.
Board directors Tri-County Housing Development Corporation, Harrisburg, secretary, 1997-1998, president, since 1998. Board directors Rural Opportunities, Inc., Harrisburg.
Board of directors Control Pennsylvania Literary Council, Harrisburg, 1992-1998, president, 1996-1998. Board directors Cmty. Research and Development Group, Burlington, Vermont, since 1996, vice president, since 1997.
Member Governor's Building Energy Conservation Committee, Harrisburg, 1989-1998. Member Executive Committee Pennsylvania Rural Development Council, 1996-1998. Elected voting official Dauphin County, since 1990.
Member planning commission Lower Paxton Township, since 1994, secretary 1996, chairman since 1998. With United States Marine Corps, 1954-1957. Member American Institute Certified Planners (charter).
Married Mary Grace Daniel, December 22, 1958. Children: William Daniel, Bo Nathan.