Virginia 500 Spotlight: Telly Tucker

President, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville

Published January 30, 2023 by Virginia Business

BEST ADVICE FOR OTHERS: Take smart risks. You will learn much more from your failures than you will from your successes. 

PERSON I ADMIRE: Both of my parents, who were public educators in the Lynchburg City Schools system for their entire careers 

WHAT MAKES ME PASSIONATE ABOUT MY WORK: Seeing the impact and benefit of economic transformation is certainly a driver for me, which is what makes my new role as IALR president so rewarding and appealing.

SOMETHING I’D NEVER DO AGAIN: Waste time.

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

FAVORITE APP: YouTube

FAVORITE SONG: As a musician, it’s impossible to choose just one. It’s like being asked which child is your favorite.

DID YOU KNOW? Tucker is a concert pianist who performed for President Bill Clinton. He began his career teaching middle school in Lynchburg and has a bachelor’s degree in international business administration with a minor in Spanish from James Madison University.

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