Chamber Board Chairman, Deb Gandy, featured in Business Journal

The Chamber's Board of Directors Chairman, Deb Gandy, Senior Managing Director, Chevy Chase Trust, was lauded in last week's Washington Business Journal through her profile: "Deb Gandy, first Black female chair of the Northern Virginia Chamber, shares how she'll focus on growth." In it she shared, that "her top priorities include growing the organization’s membership and influence and enhancing diversity in regional business leadership. Congratulations, Deb! Read the full article here.

Closing today: the Greater Washington Champions for Accountability survey

Become a Champion for a more diverse Greater Washington business community by completing your business survey today! The Greater Washington Champions for Accountability is a DEI research project committed to catalyzing more inclusive systems of economic growth throughout the Region. 

Champions for Accountability is a collaborative effort between the Chamber, The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation. To learn more about the Champions for Accountability research, see a list of current Champions, and find details on earning your company's Champions badge, visit here. 

VIP Meet & Greet by Invitation Only

August 3rd

Our VIP networking event has been developed by the Chamber’s leadership and Membership Committee as an opportunity for you to learn more about the Chamber and speak with other leaders, members and Board members. Last year over 100 executives came out for this fabulous networking event. 

If you would like to add your name to our VIP Meet & Greet list, please contact Carmen Sevilla, Chamber Senior Manager, Member Engagement, at csevilla@novachamber.org.

C-Suite Roundtables by Invitation, Members-Only

August 8th

How can the Liberal Arts & Sciences best prepare and drive our future workforce? How are generalists providing invaluable perspectives that are leading to success within more specialized corporate environments? The short answer is much more than you may realize!

Our next C-Suite Roundtable, held over lunch in Patsy's private dining room, will take a deep dive on today's talent pipeline and how looking beyond the expected candidate can benefit your business. Our speaker will be Katherine Rowe, President of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia who will share insight on workforce pipeline issues, including the demographic cliff, human capability skills, and higher education’s value proposition.  

If you would like to add your name to our C-Suite Roundtable list, please contact Carmen Sevilla, Chamber Senior Manager, Member Engagement, at csevilla@novachamber.org.

Chamber 101

August 15th | 12-1PM | Virtual

This informational networking session will teach you about opportunities for engagement across a wide array of industries and subject areas.

You'll learn:

• How you can engage a broad spectrum of employees
• How the Chamber's advocacy efforts and communications can support your business
• The best ways for you to connect to the Chamber's base of innovative and influential member companies... and much more.

This will be a great opportunity to network with other Chamber members.  

This is a virtual event and will be provided through Microsoft TEAMS.

partnered event

8th Annual Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit

August 22nd | 8:30-10:30AM | Marymount University - Ballston Center

(partnered event, Chamber Members select the "Partner Organization" registration type and use "NOVACOC Discount" for member registration)

KEYNOTE: The Honorable Mark Warner, US Senator, Virginia

PANELISTS:

• Christian Dorsey, Chairman, Arlington County Board
• Jeffrey C. McKay, Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
• Phyllis Randall, Chair at-Large, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
• Ann B. Wheeler, Chair at-Large, Prince William Board of County Supervisors
• Justin Wilson, Mayor City of Alexandria

MODERATOR: Jummy Olabanji, Anchor, NBC News4



Join us to hear from our local elected leaders about the economic climate in the region, initiatives they have completed or are undertaking to foster economic growth, and their thoughts on how each jurisdiction can work together to improve our regional economy. 

Workforce Network

August 22nd | 2-3PM | Virtual

Are you interested in finding innovative solutions to our region’s workforce challenges? Then please join us for the next meeting of the Workforce Network. The Workforce Network is an inclusive and collaborative community of workforce professionals and others interested in workforce innovation. Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month. All are welcome to attend.