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“What I got out of it was leaps and bounds beyond what I anticipated,” D’Ivonne Holman says of Leadership Fairfax, a leadership development program she graduated in 2019. Holman is development director for the nonprofit Lamb Center, a Fairfax homeless shelter. Photo by Will Schermerhorn
Jul 28, 2022

Lead on

Not long after D’Ivonne Holman became director of development for Northern Virginia family services nonprofit Britepaths in 2018, she signed up to participate in Leadership Fairfax, a leadership development organization focused on local and regional challenges in Fairfax County. Her boss, a Leadership Fairfax alum, encouraged her to apply. She was accepted into Leadership Fairfax’s [&h[...]

Blue Ridge President Carrie McConnell says CNB Bank “likes midsized cities that are growing, and Roanoke is growing.” Photo by Natalee Waters
Mar 30, 2022

Ridge View banks on Roanoke region

Drawn by the Blue Ridge’s “blue-collar atmosphere,” a new bank has set up shop in the Roanoke region. Ridge View Bank, a division of Pennsylvania-based CNB Bank, opened for business in October 2021 and plans to be headquartered in the city of Roanoke next year. “We’re not ready to disclose the exact location yet,” says […]

Andy Bruns. Photo courtesy Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Jun 7, 2021

Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber hires executive director

Andy Bruns, a former regional newspaper publisher for Lee Enterprises, has been tapped as executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced June 4. Bruns replaces Christopher Finley, who resigned in March to become director of marketing and public relations for LewisGale Regional Health System. Cheryl Ward has been […]

Erin Stanley. Photo courtesy Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce
Feb 16, 2021

SML Chamber names member relations, events manager

The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that it has hired Erin Stanley as its member relations and events manager, effective March 1. Stanley has previously worked in advertising, marketing, sales and business development with The Roanoke Times, Laker Media and WSLS-10. In the chamber’s newly created role, she will oversee member […]

David Baldacci (right) and his wife, Michelle, present a $100,000 donation check to Bruno and Tiffany Silva, owners of The Landing Restaurant.
Nov 20, 2020

David Baldacci donates $100K to Smith Mountain Lake meals program

Bestselling author David Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, have donated $100,000 to The Landing Love Project, a nonprofit initiative to expand meal delivery services to at-risk families and seniors in the Smith Mountain Lake region. The Landing Love Project was established in March 2020 by March  Bruno and Tiffany Silva, owners of The Landing Restaurant, […]

Graphic courtesy Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce
Oct 8, 2020

Smith Mountain Lake chamber to launch leadership academy

The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced the launch of its inaugural Smith Mountain Lake Leadership Academy, a 12-month program for emerging leaders. The program will allow participants to meet and learn from area business leaders from a variety of sectors. Ten participants will be selected during the first year. “The […]

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