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 57th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards on January 24, 2025. We honored top community leaders and celebrated the success of the 2024 Board of Directors Chair, Angela Mitchell, owner of ARM Consulting LLC. We also welcomed our 2025 Board and the new Chair, Scott Loftis, of Atlantic Union Bank. 2026 Info Coming in the Fall
Annual DEIA Summit
The Loudoun Chamber will host its 3rd Annual DEIA Summit on October 17, 2024. Keynote speakers and workshops will focus on helping your business or nonprofit gain competitive advantages by leveraging diversity and accessibility tools. Event Page Here
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 Coming Soon
Small Business Awards
For 30 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. 2025 Information Coming Soon
Valor Awards
In April of 2025, the Loudoun Chamber celebrated 40 years of honoring our community’s real-life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous and often lifesaving actions. 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 2025, 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.