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Virginia Chamber appoints Transurban exec as board chair
Lakshmi Williams is toll road company's North American general counsel
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has elected Lakshmi Williams, North American general counsel for Transurban, to serve as the 2023 chair of the chamber’s board of directors. Her term will
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Hampton Roads Community Foundation elects new chair
Attorney Sharon Goodwyn is first Black woman to be chair
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The Hampton Roads Community Foundation Board of Directors elected Sharon Goodwyn as chair, the foundation announced last week. An attorney at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Goodwyn is the first African
Sentara Healthcare board elects new leaders
Allan Parrott picked as chair
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Sentara Healthcare’s Board of Directors has elected Allan Parrott as its new chair, Sentara announced Monday. Parrott has served as the board’s vice-chair for the past three years and has
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Lynchburg-based BWXT elects new chair
Jan A. Bertsch is now chair of nuclear fuel supplier
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Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. announced May 3 that Jan A. Bertsch assumed the role of chair of the board of directors. Bertsch succeeded retiring chairman
VFCCE names Ben Davenport chairman
Davenport is chair of Davenport Energy Inc.
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Davenport Energy Inc. Chairman Ben Davenport is the next chairman of The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, the Richmond-based foundation announced Tuesday. In 2016, Davenport and his wife, Betty,
Va. Tech professor elected council chair of national institute
Jennifer S. Wayne to chair council for American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
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Jennifer S. Wayne has been elected Academic Council chair of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Virginia Tech announced Friday. Based in Washington, D.C., AIMBE is a
Maxey elected Council of Independent Colleges chair
Roanoke College president will chair 760-member association
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Roanoke College President Michael C. Maxey has been elected chair of the Council of Independent Colleges’ Board of Directors, the council announced Monday. “The Council is pleased to have Michael
DroneUp taps former NFL exec as board chair
Eric Grubman also chairs online gambling company
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Virginia Beach-based DroneUp LLC announced Tuesday that former NFL executive Eric Grubman is the company’s new board chairman. “Eric is incredibly respected across many business sectors for his tremendous vision,
Va. Chamber of Commerce elects next chair
Fred D. Thompson Jr. has served on the Chamber's board since 2015
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The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Fred D. Thompson Jr. its 2022 chair on Tuesday. Thompson is chief administrative officer and a business partner at Reston-based Thompson Hospitality Corp. “Fred
VEDP’s new board chair is Dewberry COO
Dan Pleasant's two-year term as chair started July 1
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Dan Pleasant, chief operating officer for Fairfax-based planning, design and construction company Dewberry, has been named chair of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Board of Directors. His two-year term began July 1.