Virginia Chamber adds two execs to its team

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced that Carter T. Whitelow is joining its team as vice president of government relations and Sarah Muse is joining as director of marketing and brand management.

Virginia Chamber President and CEO Cathie J. Vick said in a statement that the chamber was excited to welcome Whitelow and Muse to the organization. “Carter’s deep knowledge of Virginia’s legislative landscape and proven advocacy experience will strengthen our government affairs efforts, while Sarah’s innovative approach to branding and stakeholder engagement will help us more effectively connect with the business community across the commonwealth,” Vick said.

Whitelow was most recently government relations director for Commonwealth Strategy Group in Richmond. He previously held several government relations roles at law firm Williams Mullen. Whitelow holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Muse joins the chamber from Transurban, where she held various marketing and communications roles since 2021. She is joining the chamber’s marketing and communications team in a newly created role, where she will lead efforts to elevate the chamber’s brand and expand its outreach to businesses and stakeholders across the state and beyond.

Muse has a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently pursuing her MBA at William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Elise Weisenberger, the chamber’s manager of public policy and social media, said both positions are part of a recent organizational redesign. Under the new org chart, the chamber’s government relations team is distinct and separate from the policy development team, which now falls under the Virginia Chamber Foundation, the chamber’s 501(c)(3) arm.

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business advocacy organization in the state, with more than 30,000 members.