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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: BRYAN D. CUFFEE
PRESIDENT | CADENZ DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT VIRGINIA BEACH
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: DENISE COUNCE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND BELONGING | TOWNEBANK SUFFOLK
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: ERIC L. CONLEY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF ACUTE AND POST-ACUTE CARE | SENTARA HEALTH VIRGINIA BEACH
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: BYRON L. BOSTON
CO-CEO AND CHAIRMAN, | DYNEX CAPITAL GLEN ALLEN
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: MONICA BACKMON
CEO | NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FAIRFAX COUNTY
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: ROLSTON AUDAIN
VICE PRESIDENT OF AGENT SERVICES AND DIRECTOR OF THE LUXURY COLLECTION DIVISION, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES RW TOWNE REALTY. CHESAPEAKE
2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Hall of Fame Honoree
Toni Townes-Whitley became one of two Black female Fortune 500 CEOs in 2023, when she joined federal contractor SAIC. An alumna of Princeton University, she previously served as president of Microsoft’s U.S.-regulated industries, president of CGI Federal and held management roles at Unisys. At SAIC, she leads a company that reported $7.44 billion in fiscal […]
The 2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: The Achievers
Black business leaders have played a pivotal role in shaping modern Virginia’s economic and cultural landscapes and driving progress across industries and communities. From the entrepreneurial spirit of pioneers who built thriving enterprises during times of immense adversity amid segregation and civil rights battles to today’s leaders breaking boardroom barriers, their stories are a t[...]
VIRGINIA BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS HALL OF FAME
2023 Gilbert Bland President, chairman and CEO, Urban League of Hampton Roads; founder and chairman,The GilJoy Group, Norfolk 2023 Victor Branch Richmond market president, Bank of America, Richmond 2023 Victor Cardwell Chairman, Woods Rogers, Roanoke 2023 Warren Thompson Founder, president and chairman, Thompson Hospitality, Reston 2024 SHEILA JOHNSON CEO,[...]
