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JENNIFER S. LEHMAN | CEO and managing partner, Hantzmon Wiebel
If a time traveler had visited Jennifer S. Lehman during her early days as a first-generation college student at James Madison University to reveal she would one day be the first female CEO at Hantzmon Wiebel, a Charlottesville accounting firm founded in 1928, it likely would have been a shock. Initially, Lehman planned to become […]
MARY N. MANNIX | President and CEO, Augusta Health
Since 2008, Mary N. Mannix has led Augusta Health, which has 2,600 employees who work at the community-owned hospital, family practices and other outpatient facilities. The health system has expanded in recent years, with Shenandoah Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Rockingham Family Physicians joining the Augusta Medical Group. “By investing in the right people, […]
AMY D. McCRACKEN | Associate dean, University of Richmond
Amy McCracken’s career path to serving as an associate dean at the University of Richmond didn’t run in a straight line. Before entering higher education, McCracken held a variety of positions, including executive director of the Richmond Animal League and chief advancement officer for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond. She also helped […]
CATHERINE McGHEE | Chief deputy commissioner, Virginia Department of Transportation
Catherine McGhee was appointed chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation in May 2022. She is the first woman to ascend to this level at the state agency. McGhee has more than 30 years of experience in traffic engineering and system operations, intelligent transportation systems and data and performance measurement. Prior to her […]
DR. THUY-ANH MELVIN | Northern Virginia physician in chief, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | Kaiser Permanente
The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group | Kaiser Permanente appointed Dr. Thuy-Anh Melvin, a head and neck surgeon, to be its Northern Virginia physician in chief in 2023. In this role, she is responsible for a roughly $350 million budget and oversees about 550 physicians across 13 medical office buildings in Virginia, in addition to seeing […]
DELCENO C. MILES | President and CEO, The Miles Agency
Delceno C. Miles launched her communications and community engagement firm in 1989. These days, The Miles Agency continues to serve a diverse stable of clients from public agencies, municipalities, nonprofits and businesses, providing services like media outreach, stakeholder engagement, digital marketing and crisis communications. “The majority of our clients are repeats or referrals,” Miles [...]
CLARE MILLER | Chief human resources officer, Atlantic Union Bank
Clare Miller brings more than 20 years of experience building and developing high-performing teams to her role as chief human resources officer at Atlantic Union Bank, a position she’s held since 2022. As the head of HR for a bank with about 2,300 employees, Miller’s responsibilities include compensation and benefits; talent acquisition and development; diversity, […]
LENNIE GAIL MITCHAM | Executive director, Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing
When Lennie Gail Mitcham joined the Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing in 2013, the organization had eight manufacturing members and no active programs or initiatives. “Tasked with revitalizing the organization, I focused on increasing membership, community awareness and value for our members — despite having no prior nonprofit experience,” she says. Mitcham developed programs for[...]
TAMMY NEALE | CEO, Virginia Housing
Tammy Neale, who in 2024 was named CEO of the self-supporting state organization helping Virginians attain affordable housing, has overseen the investment of $730 million in financing that has created over 4,000 housing units. Virginia Housing has also supported more than 4,500 single-family mortgage loans totaling over $1.4 billion, with 96% of borrowers receiving financial […]
NICOLE NEWSOME | Chief strategy and growth officer, Qantm Creative
In 2023, Five Hill Capital, a Norfolk-based investment firm and the parent company of WB Marketing, a Norfolk marketing and communications firm, acquired Meridian Group, a Virginia Beach agency. The next year the two shops were combined to create Qantm Creative. A sales and marketing veteran, Nicole Newsome was director of digital marketing for WB […]
