This virtual Sources of Strength training is a condensed, fast paced, engaging, and interactive experience in this evidence-based program. Originally developed as an upstream model for youth suicide prevention, the Sources of Strength approach is focused on exploring and building resilience in our community. Using messaging focused around HOPE, HELP and STRENGTH, this program empowers us with tools to positively support ourselves, our youth and each other.
Through a focus on the POSITIVE protective factors in our lives, you will learn tools that make you stronger, connected, understanding and can ultimately save lives. With a goal focused on breaking the STIGMAS around mental health, together we can shift our community into one with a culture of acceptance, support and care. Get ready to have some fun!
About the Speaker: Joanne Trimmer, Ryan Bartel Foundation
Joanne Trimmer is the Program and Community Relations Director for the Ryan Bartel Foundation a youth suicide prevention foundation that focuses on upstream prevention and building resilience in our teens and community.
Professionally, her experience is a diverse mix of corporate account management and sales in a variety of different fields and disciplines to include five years in the behavioral health setting and development work in the non-profit setting before joining the team at the Ryan Bartel Foundation.
Speaker
Joanne Trimmer
Ryan Bartel Foundation
Signature Events
Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards
The Loudoun Chamber celebrated its 58th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards in January 2026. We honored top community leaders and celebrated the success of the 2025 Board of Directors Chair, Scott Loftis of Atlantic Union Bank. We also welcomed our 2026 Board and the new Chair, Chauvon McFadden of Crimson Wealth Strategies. Stay tuned for 2027 information
Chamber Classic
This event has been Loudoun County’s premier business golf tournament for over four decades. The Chamber Classic offers our sponsors tremendous marketing exposure and an incomparable day of golf. More Info Here
Annual DEIA Summit
The Loudoun Chamber will host its 4th Annual DEIA Summit on October 16, 2025. Our keynote speaker and panelists will focus on helping your business or nonprofit gain competitive advantages by leveraging diversity and accessibility tools. Event Page Here
Small Business Awards
For 32 years, the Loudoun Small Business Awards have been the most prestigious honors celebrating our Loudoun community’s best small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations. Winners are announced in front of a live audience of Loudoun’s top business and community leaders. Stay tuned for 2026 information
State of the Loudoun Market
The Loudoun real estate market has rarely experienced the number of challenges and opportunities it does today. It is difficult to make sense of these current market conditions and their impact on economic conditions. In 2026, the Loudoun Chamber will bring together the region’s top economic and real estate experts to examine how the economic and cultural forces influencing this market will impact your business. Stay tuned for more information.
Valor Awards
In April of 2026, the Loudoun Chamber celebrated 41 years of honoring our community’s real-life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous and often lifesaving actions. Stay tuned for 2027 information