Lead Virginia Announces New Officers
Lead Virginia Announces New Officers
New members’ broad experience advances program’s mission
RICHMOND, Va. (April 29, 2015) – Lead Virginia, the statewide leadership program now entering its tenth year of educating Virginia’s leaders about the issues most relevant to the Commonwealth, has appointed new officers to its Executive Committee. Each officer will serve a one year term.
Chairman: Adrian Chapman – President and Chief Operating Officer, Washington Gas, Springfield, Lead Virginia Class of 2006
Vice Chairman: Ned Massee – Vice President Corporate Affairs, MWV, Richmond, Lead Virginia Class of 2007
Secretary: Mark Gordon – Chief Executive Officer, Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, Richmond, Lead Virginia Class of 2013
Treasurer: Deborah S. Armstrong – Senior Vice President, SunTrust Bank, Richmond, Lead Virginia Class of 2008
Past Chairman: Bernard A. Niemeier – President & Publisher, Virginia Business Magazine, Richmond, Lead Virginia Class of 2007
“This new leadership team of officers brings a depth of experience from across the Commonwealth that will serve Lead Virginia well as we celebrate our milestone 10th anniversary in 2015,” said Susan Horne, president and CEO of Lead Virginia. “Board chair Adrian Chapman brings his special focus on leadership and stewardship through his company’s values and in his role as Lead Virginia’s chairman,” Horne stated.
Lead Virginia reaches a 10-year milestone of its statewide leadership program in 2015, having been founded in 2005 through an effort among community leadership programs, academic and business leaders seeking a way to educate and connect leaders across the Commonwealth. This year, Lead Virginia will number 500-plus participants in its statewide program since its founding. Anniversary events included a Founder’s Day reception in March, which recognized inaugural class members from 2005 as well as founding board members, and will conclude with a 10th Anniversary Awards Gala in November to be held at the historic Altria Theater.
Lead Virginia brings together experienced, established senior-level executives from public and private entities across the state to learn about important local and regional issues and opportunities. Lead Virginia educates participants about regional differences and statewide needs through the shared experience of seven, two-day sessions held throughout the Commonwealth. To view a complete list of Lead Virginia’s board of directors, please visit the website: www.leadvirginia.org.
Lead Virginia offers leaders a forum for gaining deeper insights into complex statewide issues, exchanging resources, creating momentum and working within and outside the political arena to usher in positive change for the Commonwealth. Specific curriculum themes of local/regional economies, as well as the larger issues of health and education, are explored through in-depth dialogue, on-site field studies and experiential activities designed to highlight the diverse interests of each region.
About Lead Virginia
Lead Virginia was incorporated as a charitable and educational organization in March 2005 and is patterned after similar models of statewide leadership programs across the nation. Led by a board of directors composed of business, education, government, non-profit and community leaders from across Virginia, Lead Virginia uses a proven model for developing a statewide network of leaders by engaging academic, business, civic and government advisors to educate class members on the wide range of key issues in Virginia. 2015 sustaining sponsors of the program include Altria, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, and Norfolk Southern Corporation. Additional supporters include Dominion Resources, Union Bank & Trust, Claude Moore Foundation, Virginia Business, Columbia Gas, MWV, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, Washington Gas and Wells Fargo. For more information, visit www.leadvirginia.org.