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Hampton Roads organizations merge to form new roundtable
Sentara, Colonial Williamsburg CEOs to co-chair executive roundtable
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Two Hampton Roads regional economic development organizations are merging to establish the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable, with the goal of unifying their efforts. The new organization will combine Hampton Roads
On the move
Execs taking on new roles across Virginia
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Megan Baker, economic development director, Roanoke County In October 2022, Baker was hired to step into the big shoes of Jill Loope, the county’s longtime economic development director who is
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FLOYD E. MILLER II
President and CEO, Metropolitan Business League, Richmond
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Before taking over the leadership of Metropolitan Business League, a nonprofit association that supports small, women- and minority-owned businesses in Richmond, Miller worked in human services, education and criminal justice
AISHA BOWE
Founder and CEO, STEMBoard, Arlington
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The daughter of a Bahamian immigrant who worked as a taxi driver in Michigan, Bowe was told by a high school counselor to become a cosmetologist. She decided instead to
MARCIA CONSTON
President, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk
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Conston saw early on the value that education has for marginalized communities. She knew her goal was “to become someone to effect change in the lives of young people. And
ANGELA D. REDDIX
Founder, CEO and president, ARDX; founder, Envision Lead Grow, Norfolk
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Getting ARDX up and running was not a 9-to-5 job. “It took saying ‘yes’ when others said ‘no,’” says Reddix, who founded her health care management and IT consulting firm
THOMAS HASTY
Senior executive vice president and chief regulatory and risk management officer, TowneBank, Suffolk
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Although Virginia has had notable Black banking leaders — including Maggie Walker at the start of the 20th century — it’s still a business that has not had a lot
KEN AMPY
CEO, Astyra Corp., Richmond
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Growing up in rural Dinwiddie County, Ampy saw firsthand the power of community. After studying computer science at Old Dominion University, he built a career as a programmer analyst and
CHANDRA BRIGGMAN
President and CEO, Activation Capital, Richmond
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The leader since 2020 of a Richmond-based innovation incubator that includes a biotech park, startup development and a newly invigorated cluster accelerator for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, Briggman is off
Framatome CEO retiring; CFO to be promoted
Katherine Williams to become CEO of Lynchburg nuclear company in July
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Framatome Inc. President and CEO Gary Mignogna will retire July 1, and Chief Financial Officer Katherine Williams will succeed him, the Lynchburg-based nuclear reactor and fuel company announced Tuesday. Mignogna