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Danville Pittsylvania Chamber names next CEO

A familiar face will take the helm of the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce in April.

Anne Moore-Sparks will serve as the chamber’s next president and CEO, the chamber announced Monday.

“Anne is well known in the community and will bring her connections and strong interpersonal skills to the Chamber,” John Settle, chair of the search committee, said in a statement.

The Danville native served the city’s school system as community engagement and business partnership specialist, teacher quality specialist and as director of the Danville Public Schools Education Foundation. She has also worked for Gateway Health, the city of Danville and for the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.

“She understands the chamber’s mission and place in the community and will continue to make the organization strong and relevant,” said Michael B. Jones, chairman of the board.

Moore-Sparks succeeds Alexis Ehrhardt, who left in September 2021 to take a job at the University of Virginia. She will begin her new role April 4.

The new president and CEO is a graduate of Averett University.

“My history with the region and its businesses makes me proud to lead the region’s premier business organization,” Moore-Sparks said. “I see the chamber as an integral part of the region’s economic development infrastructure and our programs and services will help businesses prosper here.”

 

Danville Pittsylvania chamber leader leaving for U.Va. job

Alexis Ehrhardt, president and CEO of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, will leave for a job at the University of Virginia, the chamber announced Wednesday.

In her new role at U.Va., she will be the executive director for state government relations and special assistant to the president. Her last day at the chamber is Sept. 15.

Ehrhardt had been at the helm of the chamber since 2018 after leaving her previous position as executive director of the Center of Community Engagement and Career Competitiveness at Averett University.

The chamber’s board will immediately launch a search for Ehrhardt’s successor.

In a letter to chamber members, Board Chairman John H. Settle Jr. highlighted Ehrhardt’s accomplishments.

“Under Alexis’s leadership, the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce is enjoying a great run,” he wrote. “We have sharpened our strategic vision in the areas of small business development and entrepreneurship; legislative advocacy and education; and talent development.”

He noted that the chamber has sharpened its strategic vision in the areas of small business development and entrepreneurship, legislative advocacy and education, and talent development.