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: Robin Sgambati Photography

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Robin Sgambati for answering our questions! Check out Robin’s photography business 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 South Korea and moved to Reston, […]

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 […]

Arab American Heritage Month Spotlight: Sherif Said, eSolytics

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Sherif Said, CEO and Co-Founder of eSolytics 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? Born in New Carrollton, MD. Grew up in Waldorf, MD. […]

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 […]