ANNU AL RE PORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 06 09 10 12 16
Executive Commitee Board of Directors & Partners Financial Report Investment Honor Roll COVID-19 Response DEI Task Force
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Shared Values Summit Advocacy Talent Development Workforce Development FutureRVA ChamberRVA Team
ChamberRVA had tremendous excitement for the year when 2020 began, only to have our plans upended as the region, nation and world were presented with unprecedented circumstances. Like most business organizations, ChamberRVA altered direction to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption and social unrest by providing our members and business community guidance, support and information to help navigate through the challenging times. Although this year brought challenges and headwinds, it has been a terrific year for growth, introspection, and humility. With an amazing team, a committed and dedicated Board of Directors, and regional partners, ChamberRVA is poised to do even more work moving toward prosperity for all.
Brian Anderson President & CEO, ChamberRVA
Mark Hourigan CEO, Hourigan • Chair, ChamberRVA
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Executive Committee MARK HOURIGAN Hourigan Chair
DARCY CARROLL Richmond Volleyball Club Henrico Cabinet Chair
POLLY WHITE Gather Chair-Elect
MARK CREERY Data Directions Hanover Cabinet Chair
ED BAINE Dominion Energy Vice-Chair; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force Co-Chair
HAROLD FITRER Communities in Schools of Richmond Richmond Cabinet Chair
PAT GOTTSCHALK Williams Mullen Immediate Past Chair; Audit Committee Chair
MOSES FOSTER West Cary Group Marketing Committee Chair
MARIA TEDESCO Atlantic Union Bank Treasurer
MITCH HADDON ColonialWebb Mission Tomorrow Chair
BILL FIEGE John Tyler Community College Cabinet Forum Chair
RENEE HALTOM Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Futures Chair
5 SHERRIE ARMSTRONG Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
JENNIFER HUNTER Altria ChamberWomen Chair and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force Co-Chair
RACHEL BURGESS SIR RVA NOW Chair
KEN JOHNSON JMI Government Affairs Chair
PATTY MERRILL Merrill Consulting Membership Chair
CLINTON WELLS Capital One HYPE Chair
PAULA PANDO Reynolds Community College Workforce Chair
MATT WELLS WestRock Port Chair
SARAH HUANG SPOTA George Mason University Chesterfield Cabinet Chair
SAM YOUNG Astyra Corporation Leadership Development Chair
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Board of Directors
NEIL AMIN Shamin Hotels
KYM GRINNAGE NBC12/WWBT
KEN AMPY Astyra Corporation
JULIE GUSTAVSSON Keiter
MATT ANDERSON Colliers International
GRETA HARRIS Better Housing Coalition
NATHALIA ARTUS Atlantic Union Bank
KATJA HILL Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
JOHN ASBURY Atlantic Union Bank
CORNELL HUBBARD Magellan of Virginia
STEVE BARIL KVCF Solutions
REBECCA IVINS Hourigan
MARGARET ANN BOLLMEIER MCV Foundation
BRIAN JACKSON Hirschler
LESTER BROWN Tredegar Corporation
ROBERT LINDGREN Randolph-Macon College
JUNIOR BURR Canterbury Enterprises
NED MASSEE Croatan Advisors
JAY CARPENTER The Fahrenheit Group
CHRIS MUMFORD The Martin Agency
LAKSHMI CHALLA Challa Law Offices
ALLISON O’BRIEN Long & Foster Corporate Real Estate Services
KELLY CHOPUS Robins Foundation
TODD “PARNEY” PARNELL Richmond Flying Squirrels
ELIZABETH CREAMER Community College Workforce Alliance
MICKEY QUIÑONES University of Richmond
SHARON DABNEY-WOOLDRIDGE Kleane Kare
GENEVIEVE ROBERTS Gallagher Titan
TIMOTHY DAVEY Timmons Group
BERNARD ROBINSON NTS (Networking Technologies + Support)
DEBORAH DAVIS VCU Health System
CARRIE ROTH Activation Capital
DAVE GALLAGHER Dominion Payroll
JOHN SARVAY Floricane
KRISSY GATHRIGHT Apple REIT
KEN WAYLAND Free Agents Marketing
RICK GREGORY Lynx Ventures
JOHN ZEHEB Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods
ED GRIER VCU School of Business
HEIDI ABBOTT Hunton Andrews Kurth
JEFF RICKETTS Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
ED BAINE Dominion Energy
RHODES RITENOUR Bon Secours Health System
VICTOR BRANCH Bank of America
DOUGLAS ROTH BB&T now Truist
PATRICK BUTLER Proxios
LISA RUGGLES CoStar Group
CHRIS DANIELS Wells Fargo
LISA SPELLER Colonial Downs
PAUL FARRELL Richmond Times-Dispatch
MAC STUCKEY CarMax
DIANE FLANNERY McGuireWoods
AMBER TILLMAN Facebook Data Centers
PHIL HATFIELD Capital One
MELVIN WATKINS M&T Bank
MARK HOURIGAN Hourigan
LYNN WHITE Genworth
JENNIFER HUNTER Altria WILLIAM LUNN HCA Virginia Health System OWEN MATTHEWS Kings Dominion PAULA PANDO Reynolds Community College
PARTNER LEVEL
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• ADT Security Services • Altria • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield • Austin Brockenbrough Associates • Bank of America • BB&T Scott & Stringfellow • Bennett Funeral Homes • CBS 6 WTVR • ChildFund International • Christian & Barton • Columbia Gas of Virginia • Dairy Queen • Davenport Company • E A Holsten • E S Chappell & Sons • Electrical & Mechanical Resources • EY • Foley Company • Hirschler
• Hunton Andrews Kurth • Kjellstrom and Lee • KPMG • Lansing Building Products • Long & Foster Realtors • Luck Companies • Markel Corporation • McGuireWoods • Mitchell Wiggins Company • Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia • NewMarket Services Corporation • Porter Realty Company • Premier Bank • Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority • Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority • Ruffin & Payne • Sands Anderson
• Sonoco Products • Sterling Management Corporation • Thalhimer/Cushman & Wakefield • The Clovelly Corporation • The Martin Agency • Timmons Group • Troutman Pepper • Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods • United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg • Universal Corporation • University of Richmond • UPS Freight • Virginia Commonwealth University • VPM • Weinstein Properties • Wells Fargo • Williams Mullen • WWBT/NBC12
Financial Report
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2020 Revenue
MEMBERSHIP $1,100,000 COMMUNITY BUILDING $500,000
13%
PROGRAM GENERATED $1,000,000
33%
SPONSORSHIPS $400,000
37% 17%
* Community Building includes $400,000 2019 FutureRVA carry over funds
2020 Expenses General Administrative ..................................
$450K
Communications and Marketing ....................
$100K
Member Support and Retention .....................
$300K
Advocacy .......................................................
$350K
Community Building ......................................
$1M
Workforce Development/Talent Pipeline ........
$1.1M
Due to the unforeseen pandemic, 2020 financials closed with a moderate net loss, but still exceeded early pandemic estimates.
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Our Investment Partners - Total ChamberRVA Investment
$50,000+
$20,000+
$10,000+
ChamberRVA has introduced new membership levels as well as respective benefits for 2021. The new levels are: Belong, Engage, Grow (formerly Chairman’s Circle), Prosper, and Lead.
Chairman’s Circle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Allianz Global Assistance Apex Systems ASM Richmond Atlantic Constructors Brandywine Realty Trust Brown Distributing Company CapTech CBS 6 WTVR Challa Law Offices Chase Dominion Advisors Christian & Barton Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering Colliers International Columbia Gas of Virginia Community College Workforce Alliance Creative Dominion Payroll Draper Aden Associates Drive Shack EAB Elevation Advertising Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Froehling & Robertson Inc Fulton Bank Gather Gilbane Building Company Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia Gresham Smith GRTC Transit System GSK Consumer Healthcare Highwoods Properties IdeaWeavers JMI John Tyler Community College Johnson Controls Keiter KPMG Lansing Building Products Luck Companies Magellan of Virginia Manganaro Midatlantic
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Markel Corporation The Martin Agency Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia NurseSpring Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Omni Richmond Hotel Patient First Regional Performance Food Group Company PNC Bank Quinn Evans Randolph Macon College Richmond Marriott Hotel Sands Anderson SIR Sonabank South State Bank Spotts Fain Strange’s Florist Swedish Match North America Timmons Group TowneBank Trane Trolley House Refreshments Troutman Pepper Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods United Network for Organ Sharing Universal Corporation University of Richmond UPS Freight Vaco Richmond VCU Health System Virginia Commonwealth Bank Virginia Commonwealth University W. M. Jordan Company Wegmans Food Markets WestRock West Cary Group Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Williams Mullen YMCA of Greater Richmond
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COVID-19 Response
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a heightened sense of uncertainty and confusion. Recognizing that every business in the Richmond region was facing unusual and unforeseen impacts, ChamberRVA provided guidance, support and resources to help navigate this challenging time.
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, our goal as a chamber was to continue to provide quality, informative programming for the public and our membership, albeit in a virtual format. Core annual events such as the Icons 2020, Mission Tomorrow, and the Education Summit, were online and successful thanks to the creative work of our staff, members and regional partners. We conducted over 15 Virtual Town Halls covering a wide range of topics throughout 2020. During the early months of the pandemic, we highlighted vital information to over 500 virtual participants, covering information on PPP and EIDL loans, and CARES and SBA Loans. In the summer, we partnered with VCU and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to talk about staying safe at work. We heard recommendations from our Regional Health Directors about state and national trends, and how we in the business community could do our part to help contain the virus. Other webinars included topics on mental health, talent acquisition and retention during and after COVID-19 and helping small businesses “Get Back to Work.” While we were saddened to postpone the in-person events that bring our membership together, we are incredibly grateful for the technology and partnerships that allowed us to quickly shift gears and continue to provide meaningful programming to the public and business community. As we start 2021 we will continue to explore and create virtual programs that help to move the region forward and continue to provide the ChamberRVA as a valuable resource for your businesses.
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APR 14
CARES Act & SBA Disaster Loans
APR 24
Virtual Town Hall:
MAY 08
Corporate Social Responsibility
MAY 14
Small Business:
JUN 12 JUL 14 OCT 13
Dr. Danny Avula
Navigating COVID-19
Virtual Town Hall:
Tom Barkin, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Reviving Our Confidence Convergence 2020
DEC 09
Virtual Town Hall:
DEC 17
Virtual Town Hall:
Future of Office
The State of Regional Healthcare
APR 23
PPP & EIDL Loans
APR 24
Encore: PPP & EIDL Loans
MAY 08
Small Business:
MAY 26
Small Business:
Navigating COVID-19
Navigating COVID-19
JUN 22
COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health
JUL 16
How to Keep Your Team Safe
OCT 22
Virtual Town Hall:
DEC 16
COVID-19 Health Update
Virtual Town Hall: The Role of Attracting Talent
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COVID-19 Response
100 Small Business Recipients By Jurisdiction:
48% • Richmond 20% • Chesterfield
Thousands of businesses across the region were deeply impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19. As part of our dedication to building a thriving regional community, in partnership with Facebook (Round One) ChamberRVA created the RVA Small Business Relief Fund, a program to provide immediate grants to qualified small businesses in the region. The Relief Fund provided $2,500 in financial assistance to 100 small businesses in the form of an unrestricted grant to support rent, employee salaries, and operating costs as a stop-gap measure pending the release and distribution of federal and state aid.
22% • Henrico 7% • Hanover/Ashland 1% • Goochland 1% • Powhatan 1% • New Kent
Veteran Owned 4%
Minority Owned 38%
Women Owned 58%
“I am so thankful to Chamber RVA for awarding S&S Painting a grant and for providing us with a ‘We’re Open’ kit! We had to completely close our doors for 6 weeks. I knew it would be difficult to start back up but was determined to do so. I am so grateful that ChamberRVA was able to help as much as they did! Our chamber really helps the small businesses!!” – Stacey Spear, S&S Painting
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We Care RVA Rebuild Project In an effort to continue supporting the small business community after the initial round of the Relief Fund, ChamberRVA joined the Metropolitan Business League along with community and business partners in the We Care RVA Rebuild Project that provided emergency funding, crisis tools/resources and business coaching for small, women and minority-owned businesses impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic and the social justice demonstrations.
In May 2020, ChamberRVA partnered with Richmond region business, community and governmental leaders to form ForwardRVA, a coalition focused on creating an innovative reopening and planning framework. The immediate focus was to support small, local businesses in reopening and operating safely by sharing tools and resources, including free Personal Protection Equipment, “We’re Open” signage and important safety information.
With over 2,000 ForwardRVA reopening toolkits distributed to businesses and organizations from New Kent to Powhatan, Hanover to Hopewell, and all communities in between, RVA remained poised for a continued safe reopening period. ForwardRVA is committed to continue to work together, encouraging region-wide conversations and actions ensuring we build the community we envision for the future.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force
In response to the murder of George Floyd and the social unrest that followed both nationally and locally, we assembled a diverse task force of both ChamberRVA Board members and non-Chamber members, led by co-chairs Jennifer Hunter and Ed Baine. This is an unprecedented opportunity to come together and unite our community with intentional engagement, adopt a new purpose, and position Richmond for a recovery that is more inclusive and therefore stronger. We’re prepared to take bold action to establish our region as an inclusive and equitable community with diverse talent. ChamberRVA is at the beginning of a new journey – as are many of our members. We will broaden our reach, build new partnerships, and fully support our membership with tangible solutions as they undertake their own journeys.
Desired Outcomes:
DEI Task Force Purpose: Identify and recommend tangible and sustainable solutions that ChamberRVA and its members can implement to help close race-based opportunity gaps in the Richmond region.
ChamberRVA embeds equity as a core pillar to achieve its Mission and Vision ChamberRVA and its members are equipped to drive sustainable change within their walls & beyond Our community adopts a new way of working to address systemic issues
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Task Force Members:
Next Steps
• Unified statement of purpose and commitment on the Chamber’s website • Begin to implement task force recommendations as presented to the Chamber Board • Set up meetings with community stakeholders • Continuation of internal DEI training for Chamber staff with VCIC • General Assembly advocacy work around DEI policies
Co-Chair: Ed Baine, Dominion Energy
Co-Chair: Jennifer Hunter, Altria
Chamber Lead: April Perrin
Brian Anderson, ChamberRVA
Moses Foster, West Cary Group
Mitch Haddon, ColonialWebb
Renee Haltom, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Greta Harris, Better Housing Coalition
Mark Hourigan, Hourigan
Ken Johnson, JMI
Kelli Lemon, Urban Hang Suite
Floyd E. Miller II, Metropolitan Business League
Sharaza Nelson, ChamberRVA
Mickey Quinones, University of Richmond
Paula Pando, Reynolds Community College
Maria Tedesco, Atlantic Union Bank
Subcommittees:
Economic Inclusion
Education/Workforce Development
Public Policy
Shared Values Summit
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Our region was at a transformational moment – from the health and economic impacts of the pandemic to the racial equity and social justice movement. This provided a moment in time to come together and create a future that will be different from our past – to promote an economy and community that will serve all of us, not just some of us. To help achieve that goal, ChamberRVA introduced the Shared Values Summit, a four-part series convening civic-minded leaders and change makers for a series of discussions that ignited our shared thinking about Richmond’s history, culture of philanthropy, opportunities to amplify minority business growth, and the power of economic mobility.
ú Session 1:
Reframing History in the South ú Session 2:
Turning Philanthropic Purpose into Meaningful Practice ú Session 3:
Accelerating Minority Business Growth and Development ú Session 4:
Regional Leadership on Economic Mobility and Inclusive Growth
“Richmond as it is right now is unsustainable for too many people, and therefore should be unsustainable for all of us.“ - Melody Barnes
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Shared Values Summit: The Impact
4 Sessions
Speakers
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13 Regional 8 National
531 Participants
Who Engaged?
Hours
Other: 9% Director: 26%
8 Community Partners
Analyst: 6%
79% Manager: 14%
21%
Non-Members
VP: 12% CEO/President: 16.0% Board Member: 6%
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Advocacy
ChamberRVA acts as a fierce advocate for businesses on issues that enrich a thriving and diverse business climate. We listen carefully to members and turn their input into action through proactive advocacy.
The 2020 legislative priorities focused on four guiding principles
Workforce Development & Education Support education and training programs that develop a workforce possessing the skills and business-recognized credentials aligned with industry’s current and future business needs.
Early Childhood Investment Support investment in early childhood programs that enhance the opportunity for children to realize the benefits of their future education and become workforce ready.
Economic Development Support aggressive, well-funded economic development to ensure that Virginia maintains a favorable business climate and policies that create jobs and encourage business opportunities and investment.
Healthcare Support policies to minimize rising healthcare costs and to help businesses provide affordable coverage.
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Successes • Central Virginia Transportation Authority established with revenue stream providing estimated $180+ million per year for regional and local transportation projects and transit • Virginia’s right to work law repeal defeated • Oversight of early childhood initiatives transferred to Department of Education • Various police reform initiatives adopted, including community care teams (Marcus alert), duty to intervene with officer misconduct, training in de-escalation techniques, and limitations on neck restraints and no-knock warrants
ChamberRVA Candidate Forums ChamberRVA has hosted candidate forums throughout the Richmond region for every election cycle for over a decade. These events give candidates the opportunity to speak publicly in their localities in an open, unbiased setting. Our country and region were experiencing challenging times – with a global pandemic, a turbulent economy and social justice unrest – making it even more important to learn a candidate’s positions on policies and relevant issues. Preceding the November 2020 election, ChamberRVA partnered with Channel 12 and VPM to televise forums for Richmond mayoral candidates, as well as the 4th and 7th congressional district races.
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Virtual Education Forum
ChamberRVA hosted the Virtual Education Forum, a series of five webinars featuring education, business and community leaders who spoke to the importance of equity in the education system, and best practices for helping students develop essential life skills. The Virtual Education Forum recognized the collective efforts required to create equitable practices for students to succeed and focused on answering three questions
The forum brought together over 500 participants for the opportunity to listen and share their perspective, while creating dialogue on how to move forward ensuring every child has equal opportunity for success.
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What is equity in education?
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Why does it matter?
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How do we achieve it?
Mission Tomorrow Mission Tomorrow: Next Generation, in partnership with Junior Achievement of Central VA, looked a little different due to COVID-19 but the goal was the same: expose the region’s 8th graders to a wide variety of careers in a fun, interactive way. The region’s vitality depends on its future workforce. Mission Tomorrow featured over 70 businesses that represented and shared the unique industry traits and skills required for tomorrow’s workforce. This fun event introduced over 6,000 next-generation students to a variety of career opportunities available in our region with interactive engagement.
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“I thought that the entire program was done perfectly. From the animations, points, interactive chats and videos, I truly learned a lot about different career options and from being uncertain, I now have better clarity on what path I may want to choose in the future!” – Mission Tomorrow Participant, Survey Response
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RVA NOW
635
7/700
Followers
Views
RVA NOW Instagram
Instagram Live Convos/Views
220
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Interns
Employers
(4.5/5 Stars From Students) YRichmond 2020
(4.5/5 Stars From Employers) YRichmond 2020
1,000
2,000
Open Rate Avg: 35%
Students Reached
Student Newsletter Distribution
Aggregate Statewide Student Engagement Across All Programming
2020 was RVA NOW's startup year, with marketing campaign and programming launching in Q4.
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RVA NOW’s Mission:
ChamberRVA has long been dedicated to the attraction, retention and development of talent in the Richmond region. The RVA NOW program (formerly CampusRVA) was conceived to build a connection between area employers and recent college graduates, growing a skilled and diverse workforce in the Richmond region. RVA NOW leverages ChamberRVA’s strong reputation and business relationships to showcase the depth and diversity of employment opportunities to college students statewide. Not only does the region have powerhouse companies, it also offers a vibrant community in which to live, work, play and make an impact.
ú Promote RVA as a welcoming, vibrant, and accessible place for young professionals and college graduates to make an impact ú Develop an employment marketplace ú Help students move and assimilate into the Richmond region ú Develop a plan of action to close workforce gaps
RVA NOW is supported by a GO Virginia grant, with matching contributions from private sector investors (through the Chamber’s FutureRVA campaign), Richmond City, and the surrounding counties and guided by four stakeholder groups-Higher Education, Corporate, Student, and Community.
HYPE & Icons 2020
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Since 2007, HYPE (Helping Young Professionals Engage) has worked to develop talent and strengthen the YP culture in RVA through events and programming designed to help empower and ignite the passions of Richmond’s future decision makers. HYPE’s 2020 programming went virtual and allowed for all young professionals to attend free of charge as an act of good will in the midst of the pandemic. There were 15 virtual events held, focusing on relevant current topics including career resilience, self-care, emotional intelligence, equity and inclusion in the workplace and supporting local businesses.
Icons 2020 2020 was a year unlike any other, which called for an event unlike any other. Icons 2020 honored and recognized the young professionals in our community who have excelled in 2020 and made the most of a challenging climate. Whether in their workplace, in the small business that they own, or in the larger community, Icons showcased the brilliant and creative people who have pivoted their business models, led through crisis, or stood up against injustices across our nation. Praised as “the best virtual event ever attended,” Icons 2020 was hosted by radio celebrities Jack and Melissa from 103.7, welcomed over 175 attendees, and featured keynote speaker Rodney Robinson, 2019’s National Teacher of the Year.
The Innovator Award
New Normalizer
Movement Maker
Diamond in the Rough
The YP Workplace Award
Eric Edwards, M.D., Ph.D., Phlow Corporation
The Richmond Experience
Abu Ngauja, The Martin Agency
Hannah Mae White, Spectrum Health Systems
The Martin Agency
ChamberWomen
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ChamberWomen is a platform for professional women to connect, educate and inspire, through leadership development, topical education and advocacy on key regional issues. As the world adjusted to COVID-19, ChamberWomen pivoted, offering the majority of our programming free and open to the public, allowing for broader engagement and more exposure for our network.
Leading and Learning Leading and Learning was a four-part series featuring a wide array of community leaders sharing their personal and professional experiences of leading during an unprecedented time. Speakers included Michelle Braden, President and CEO of MSB Coach; Senator Jennifer McClellan, Virginia District 10; Sherrie Armstrong, President and CEO of The Community Foundation; and Renee Haltom, Vice President and Regional Executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Virtual Town Hall Over 120 people attended a virtual town hall, hosted by ChamberWomen, featuring Representative Abigail Spanberger who highlighted the COVID-19 congressional efforts and how the virus affected the region.
RVA Women Rising & Responding ChamberWomen and HYPE hosted a panel of women who responded to the unique challenges and opportunities the Richmond region is facing. The event – RVA Women Rising & Responding – featured the founders of the Jackson Ward Collective, the co-founder of the Collaboratory of Virginia, and the founder and CEO of Glean LLC.
Moving Forward: • We have started a ChamberWomen task force. The task force, comprised of both ChamberWomen members and non-members, will drive strategic planning for 2021. • Based on current subscriptions sold, the ChamberWomen network will reach its highest membership to date in 2021.
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Mentor Richmond Mentor Richmond is a way for early-career professionals to build relationships with each other while learning from some of our region’s most dynamic leaders. This unique team-based mentoring program has graduated over 300 emerging leaders since its inception in 2008. To provide for more opportunity for participation, lower costs, and streamline that agenda for participants, Mentor Richmond 2020 was held in two sessions and featured new program elements.
ú Implemented Gallup Strengths and designed curriculum to incorporate identified strengths ú Most racially diverse session ever – 46% increase in diversity from Classes 22 and 23 to Classes 24 and 25
ú Created a Slack Channel to encourage authentic conversation and collaboration throughout program ú Implemented homework and pairing assignments to match the virtual environment
Leadership Lab
At the heart of great leadership is the ability to ignite the extraordinary potential that resides within us. Leadership Lab is designed to create individual development and relationship building for emerging leaders who are interested in increasing their capacity to influence and lead within their organizations. The 2020 Leadership Lab adjusted to a virtual format due to the challenges presented by COVID-19 restrictions, engaging 52 participants from 24 different organizations.
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“Unlike other leadership programs I have particiapted in, the RVA Leadership Lab isn’t just about leaderhip theory, it has been a great opportunity to learn about me, my styles, my values and how to leverage these atributes to build trust and influence others. As I have also learned to sharpen my listening skills, I can better assess the values and needs of others in my organization as I lead them in managing change.” – Janiel Youngblood, Class 12
Ready + Resilient In December, ChamberRVA partnered with the Frontier Project to offer a three-part learning series – Ready + Resilient. This year-end learning series was designed to help equip participants by offering tangible tools to help them navigate 2021. The learning series had 45 people participate and engagement throughout the program was a success.
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FutureRVA
In 2017, ChamberRVA took steps to implement a new forward-looking initiative called FutureRVA. Our goals were to lay the groundwork for developing a more robust talent pipeline, enhance our ability to attract talent, foster regional sustainability, and improve our region’s quality of life. The inaugural three-year plan concluded in June 2020, and it is clear there is still much work to be done. We are asking our current FutureRVA investors to extend their commitments for one additional year as we build a strategic campaign to respond to our current environment and its impact on the longer-term trajectory of the overall work of the Chamber and region. We have an unprecedented level of collaboration within our community now, and we want to build on our current successes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: chamberrva.com/futurerva
Thank you to our FutureRVA Investors
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$50,000+
ANONYMOUS DONOR
$25,000 - $49,999
$10,000 - $24,999
$5,000 - $9,999 Activation Capital Apple Hospitality REIT Astyra Corporation
Atlantic Union Bank Capital One Bank Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Kings Dominion LeClairRyan McGuireWoods LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Mullinix Richmond Association of Realtors Richmond Raceway
SIR TowneBank Virginia Credit Union
Challa Law Group Commonwealth Strategy Group Croatan Advisors Data Directions, Inc Floricane Fulton Bank Gather Hilton Downtown Richmond Hirschler
Holiday Barn Pet Resorts Hourigan IdeaWeavers Keiter Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams KVCF Solutions Long and Foster M&T Bank Main Street Realty
Markel Corporation The Martin Agency MBM Marketing McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc Moseley Architects Networking Technologies + Support Patient First Proxios Randolph-Macon College
Richmond Flying Squirrels Strategic Staffing Solutions Thought Logic Timmons Group True North Advisors Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods Virginia Commonwealth Bank West Cary Group Woody Funeral Home
UP TO $4,999 Admiral Security Services Alliance Group Kathleen Barrett Baskervill BB&T Blair & Associates Capital Ale House Capital Bank CBS 6 WTVR
Rob Anderson • Chief Financial Officer
Christy McCurdy • Principal Staff Officer & Corporate Secretary
Maribeth Conrad • Director, Marketing & Communication
Sharaza Nelson • Director, Workforce Programs
Stephanie Phillips • Director, Member Value & Engagement
Sam Mayman • Manager, Government & Community Affairs
April Perrin • Program Manager, ChamberWomen, Leadership & Engagement
Rachel Rodney • Program Manager, Young Professional Leadership & Engagement
Brian Anderson • President & CEO
Kelley McCall • Vice President, Leadership, Community & Resource Development
Wesley Bland • Manager, Finance & Membership Services
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ChamberRVA Team
John Easter • Senior Vice President, Government & Community Affairs Beth Weisbrod • Director, RVA NOW Janèa Tyler • Coordinator, Marketing and Communications
ChamberRVA is dedicated to building a dynamic network of businesses that are working together to create a more livable, equitable, and prosperous future for everyone who calls RVA home. VISIT US ONLINE AT CHAMBERRVA.COM
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