Banking | Finance 2024: TRISTAN CAUDRON
Caudron leads the newly named RiverFront Wealth Advisors, formerly known as Caudron Megary Blackburn Wealth Management Group, a member of the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. A native of Washington, D.C., Caudron earned a bachelor’s in economics and psychology at Georgetown University. His background in “behaviora[...]
Professional Services 2024: HARVEY L. JOHNSON
Having joined accounting and consulting firm PBMares in October 2003, Johnson had nearly two decades of experience at the accounting and consulting firm when he took over the helm from co-founder Alan S. Witt in January 2021; to date, Johnson is only the second person to lead PBMares. Before becoming CEO, Johnson served as pract[...]
Living Legends 2024: NANCY HOWELL AGEE
In April, Agee received the American Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the organization’s highest honor, recognizing “significant lifetime contributions and service to health care institutions and associations.” Agee, who has led Carilion Clinic since 2011, announced her retirement in July. Cari[...]
Media 2024: JAYME SWAIN
Swain leads VPM, a network of television, radio and digital media outlets across the Central Virginia and Shenandoah Valley regions that reaches nearly 2 million people. The foundation manages its endowment. Before joining VPM in 2019, Swain spent nearly a decade as senior vice president of strategy and operations at the Arlingt[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight August 2024: MAGGIE REED
PERSONAL MOTTO: She believed she could, so she did. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: I am happiest outdoors doing almost anything or curled up with a book and my dogs. HOBBY/PASSION: I love to read and to learn — be it podcasts, audiobooks, physical books or life experiences. HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I went to […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight July 2024: Michael Keegan
FIRST JOB: Installing gas lines into houses in New Jersey TRAIT I ADMIRE: Empathy WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Not to complain. I was complaining recently to a friend about having to go to a speech by some “expert” on AI, only to learn later that my friend was the speaker. True story! SOMETHING I’D NEVER DO […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight June 2024: J.D. MYERS II
HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I believe that when you discover your purpose, and have the courage to persuade it, the path to your career goals and aspirations will be clearly defined. Work no longer feels like work but feels like you’re doing what you were put here to do. HOW I BALANCE WORK AND […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: ERIK H. NEIL
FIRST JOB: Busboy at Washington Golf & Country Club in Arlington HOBBY/PASSION: Traveling, especially to Italy HISTORIC PERSON I WISH I COULD MEET: [Chrysler Corp. founder] Walter Chrysler, who created this great collection and gave it to the people FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Princeton Tigers basketball RECENT BOOK READ: “Stay [...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: TERRIE L. SUIT
FIRST JOB: Baskin-Robbins ice cream scooper HOBBY/PASSION: Cooking and gardening. A good fiction novel while sitting by the lake on a breezy sunny afternoon. MOST VALUED POSSESSION: My home TRAIT I ADMIRE: Attentiveness — being able to really pay attention to the person they are talking with in the moment and to give them thei[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: CLAYTON TURNER
FIRST JOB: Stock boy at Sears WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: Family and NASA MY MOST VALUED POSSESSION: Joy HOW I BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIVES: By being fully present in both for all activities and interactions and not allowing artificial urgency to encroach from one to the other TRAIT I MOST ADMIRE IN OTHERS: […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: PAT DAVIS-HAGENS
WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ME: My very first head nurse, whom I quote to this day, Mary Grace Penney, instilled in me the value of patient-centeredness and teamwork, with high levels of accountability to your team and patients. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: I love that I have been able to remain patient-focused throughout my entire car[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: VICTOR O. CARDWELL
PERSONAL MOTTO: Every day is a new opportunity to do something good and to help someone succeed. FIRST JOB: I worked at a fast-food restaurant for about three days in high school. They wanted me to shave my baby-hair mustache, but my parents would not let me. They thought it was too soon for me […]