Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Beckner Counseling

by Andrea Winey

Join us in congratulating the finalists for the 29th Annual Loudoun Small Business Awards! Beckner Counseling is a finalist in the Health & Wellness Business of the Year category. Get your tickets for the big event before they’re sold out, Friday, November 10, 2023. Event Details Here Tell us the story of your business/nonprofit and […]

Spotlight on the 2023 SBA Finalists: Fleur de Cuisine

by Andrea Winey

Join us in congratulating the finalists for the 29th Annual Loudoun Small Business Awards! Fleur de Cuisine is a finalist in the Superior Service Business of the Year. Get your tickets for the big event before they’re sold out, Friday, November 10, 2023. Event Details Here Tell us the story of your business and how […]

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Brigitta Toruño, UNO Translations & Communications LLC

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Brigitta Toruño, Owner of UNO Translations & Communications, LLC for answering these questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and when/why did you come to Loudoun? My father was from Argentina and my mother was from Ecuador. They met in Washington, […]

Pride Month Spotlight: Todd Cimino-Johnson, impACT Tours & Travel

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Todd Cimino-Johnson, Owner of impACT Tours & Travel, LLC, for answering these questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, why did you make Leesburg/Loudoun your home? I was born and raised in Martinsburg, West […]

Pride Month Spotlight: Cris Candice Tuck, Equality Loudoun

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Cris Candice Tuck, President of Equality Loudoun, for being our spotlight. Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I was born in Richmond until I joined the military […]

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Minh Nguyen, Excelsior Orthodontics

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Dr. Minh Nguyen, owner and Orthodontist with Excelsior Orthodontics in Purcellville, for answering our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I was born in Arlington and […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Ferri Riar, Orblynx Academy LLC

by Andrea Winey

 Thank you to Ferri Riar, Founder and CEO of Orblynx Academy LLC and Chair of the Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls (LCWAG), for answering our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun?  I was […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Kim Tapper, A Place to Be

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Kim Tapper, Co-Founder and Community Director at A Place To Be, for answering a few of our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I was […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Devina Mahapatra, Dulles South Soup Kitchen

by Andrea Winey

Thank you Devina for answering a few of our questions! Check out the Dulles South Soup Kitchen website here. Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. Where were you born and raised and, if it was someplace else, when and why did you come to Loudoun? I was born in Kuwait […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Sharon Wright, Loud & Clear Marketing

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Chamber Board Member Sharon Wright, founder and President of Loud & Clear Marketing, for answering our questions! Learn more about the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee here. I was born and raised in a suburb of Pittsburgh and had what I would describe as a pretty idyllic childhood. It was the era of great […]