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Virginia 500 Spotlight: Shawn Tibbetts
June 2025 issue's spotlight on Shawn Tibbetts, president and CEO of Armada Hoffler Properties in Virginia Beach.
May 2025 Virginia 500 Spotlight: ALLIE EVANGELISTA
From Brazil to Virginia, Evangelista's journey spans hotel housekeeping, cultural exploration, and insights on AI's future in hospitality.
Virginia 500 spotlight : JOE BENEVENTO
WHAT I WAS LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL: I was fairly social and outgoing, but I also captained the chess team and competed in the state championship. HOW I BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIVES: Since starting out in my career 20 years ago at Goldman Sachs, work has never really been a [9 to 5] job […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: H. Garrett Hart III
WHAT I WAS LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL: Typical, brain-dead teenage boy HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: The recession of 1980 ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES: Do what you love and find a problem to solve. PLUSES AND MINUSES OF WORKING FROM HOME: As a person [who] gets energy from working with others, I only see […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: Tyrone Noel
MY ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Dream big. You can only reach your full potential if you stretch yourself. Also, embrace failure, and learn from it. A MOVIE THAT MADE AN IMPACT ON ME: “Moneyball.” Why? It takes courage to act. IF I HAD A TIME MACHINE, I’D MEET: Martin Luther King Jr. I’m [intrigued] […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: CHRISTOPHER MOLIVADAS
What I like to do for fun: Time with family. My family is my biggest accomplishment. What I was like in high school: I was very well-rounded and involved in everything. What made me choose this career path? I am a very visual person and easily understand how things come together to create something. The […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: Tracy Fitzsimmons
What I enjoy about my career: There is nothing better than being there to witness students have a “light bulb moment” or land their dream first job. Most interesting place I’ve traveled: Bhutan. Their commitment to Gross National Happiness is fascinating and instructive. My thoughts on artificial intelligence: AI is co[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JENNIFER WAKEFIELD
What I was like in high school: A nerd involved in everything One thing I’d change about Virginia: More marketing dollars at the state level to increase and enhance perception among C-suite executives globally. Sadly, our competitors all outspend and out-market us. Where I see myself 10 years from now: In the same role, cr[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JANE KAMENSKY
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE ME: Thick-skinned, committed, self-mocking WHERE I SEE MYSELF 10 YEARS FROM NOW: On a screened porch drinking coffee and looking at the Blue Ridge ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES: Democracy is hard work and a peerless privilege. Earn it every day. DID YOU KNOW? Kamensky, who in January became president o[...]
Virginia 500: The 2024-25 Power List
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the fifth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2024-25 Power List. Read more about how we assembled the Virginia 500 from our editor. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by industry.[...]
2024 Virginia 500: Living Legends
NANCY HOWELL AGEE CEO, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE GREG J. BARONI FOUNDER AND CEO, ATTAIN PARTNERS, McLEAN DAVID BALDACCI WRITER, GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, FAIRFAX COUNTY GLORIA BOHAN FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, OMEGA WORLD TRAVEL, FAIRFAX WILLIAM G. ‘BILL’ CRUTCHFIELD JR. FOUNDER AND CEO, CRUTCHFIELD CORP., CHARLOTTESVILLE […][...]
2024 Virginia 500: Agriculture
GEORGE C. FREEMAN III CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, UNIVERSAL CORP., RICHMOND DAVID GUM CEO, NATIONAL FRUIT PRODUCT, WINCHESTER CORWIN HEATWOLE FOUNDING FARMER AND CHAIRMAN, FARMER FOCUS, HARRISONBURG NEIL A. HOUFF PRESIDENT AND TRANSLOADING OPERATIONS MANAGER, HOUFF CORP., WEYERS CAVE JOHN KING PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA POULTRY GROWERS COOPERATIVE, HINTON […][...]
