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Letter from the President & CEO

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NEW MEMBERS

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Highlights of Our 2023–2026 Strategic Plan

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2023 ANNUAL AWARDS

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STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS REPORT

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Leadership Southside Graduates and Short-Term Cybersecurity Training Program

STAFF

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Member Snapshot

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A LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

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Reasons to Join the Chamber

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2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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2023 INNOVATION PARTNERS AND MEDIA PARTNERS

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2023 SPONSORS

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2023: A YEAR IN REVIEW

Your Chamber is Growing With the Region.

ANNE MOORE-SPARKS PRESIDENT & CEO

The continued support of our members and Innovation Partners helped the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce grow in influence, programming, and value in 2023. The year was important as the Chamber responded to the exciting rebirth of our region.

The team focused on increasing membership through the value created by more networking opportunities, and a robust schedule of meaningful events and programming.

The top priority in 2024 is to continue to position the Chamber to meet the opportunities and challenges coming with the rapid growth and evolution of the region. It will start with an exciting new visual identity that will better represent where the Chamber and our region are headed.

You also will see a continuing

commitment to high quality resources and relationships, networking opportunities, and programming based on the needs of the membership. Plus, you will meet a new team member as we hire a special programs coordinator to assist in the management of the Short-Term Cybersecurity Grant with Danville Community College and with Chamber events and programs.

The driving force of the Chamber is our strategic plan which places a sharp focus on creating value for our members. Take a moment to check out the progress report starting on page five which shows our performance in 2023. Of particular pride, is that we have seen progress in all but one strategy this year.

I am excited for our shared future as we build on the foundation that expands membership value and strengthens our impact in the community. It is both an honor and a privilege to work with the dedicated members of the Board of Directors and Chamber staff to lead the premier advocate for business and industry in our growing region.

Sincerely,

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Anne Moore-Sparks President & CEO

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2023 Strategic Plan Progress Report #1 BUSINESS ADVOCACY

GOAL: Own the position as the regional voice of business.

Strategy: Promote business and economic priorities with local governments as a visible part of the Chamber’s program of work.

Tactic: Reorganize or expand staff to include responsibility for the management of government advocacy.

Completed

Tactic: Create an active legislative committee composed of board members and interested members to examine issues, confirm priorities, and build consensus on action.

Completed

Tactic: Update members regularly on activities, actions, and positions related to local advocacy initiatives.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Serve as a conduit for members to access information on government business initiatives.

Substantial progress has been made

Strategy: Participate in state level advocacy as part of Virginia West and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Tactic: Actively participate in Virginia West and Virginia Chamber of Commerce meetings and events related to legislative advocacy and the Virginia General Assembly.

Completed

Tactic: Meet intentionally and regularly with your state delegates and senators to be recognized as the voice of business.

Substantial progress has been made

Strategy: Engage membership in identifying local business priorities.

Tactic: Survey members annually on business priorities particularly regarding community development, regulation, and legislation.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Survey members intermittently using social media platforms

Substantial Progress

Strategy: Engage membership in determining state-level legislative

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Tactic: Utilize the legislative committee to examine issues and confirm priorities.

Completed

Tactic: Share Virginia West newsletters (or offer an opt-in) with members.

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#1 BUSINESS ADVOCACY (continued) Strategy: Serve as a thought leader on public policy and business priorities through a platform of shared learning.

Tactic: Hold forums or educational opportunities, virtually or in-person, to explain and/or explore public policy and/or business priorities. (Examples: explanation on new regulations, speaker experts, candidate debates)

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Issue op-eds on business issues and serve as a media resource.

Substantial progress has been made

#2 BUSINESS SUPPORT

GOAL: Create and provide value to members.

Strategy: Focus on opportunities that help members build and foster business relationships.

Tactic: Evaluate existing programs for effectiveness and efficiency in helping members make connections.

On track to achieve long-term goal

Tactic: Make quality relationship-building a consistent part of in-person Chamber events.

On track to achieve long-term goal

Tactic: Utilize technology to help make connections among members through website features and web programming.

Substantial progress has been made

Strategy: Increase understanding of benefits of Chamber membership.

Tactic: Create a new member orientation package provided to all new members. The package should include messaging on “How to Get the Most from Your Chamber Membership.”

Completed

Tactic: Include ideas on how to benefit from the Chamber in monthly newsletters.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Revamp the orientation webinar to focus on benefits of membership.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Utilize the Chamber ambassador program to connect with new members during their first year.

Not on track to achieve goal

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Strategic Plan Progress Report (Cont’d) #3 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

GOAL: Claim the position as the recognized source of leaders in the community.

Strategy: Strengthen and grow existing leadership programs.

Tactic: Continue to improve the experience of Leadership Southside.

Tactic: Create an Ambassador program to support Chamber goals and help members build relationships.

Tactic: Activate WE Lead and YP programs and structure to use members in leadership and programming roles.

On track to achieve long-term goal Not on track to achieve goal Substantial progress has been made

Strategy: Strengthen role of Board members through education and professional development.

Tactic: Reorganize Board of Directors structure to align with strategic priorities.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Use committee structure to actively engage Board members.

On track to achieve long-term goal

Tactic: Engage Board members in membership recruitment and fund-raising with annual goals.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Keep Board members knowledgeable on best practices, community development, leadership strategies, etc. by intentionally sharing third-party data and information.

On track to achieve long term goal

#4: BRAND SUSTAINABILITY

GOAL: Be a model of operational and program excellence and recognized as the region’s premier business organization.

Strategy: Continue to grow membership.

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Tactic: Develop a branding campaign to promote the value of the Chamber to business growth including targeting to businesses in Pittsylvania County.

On track to achieve long-term goal

Tactic: Deliberately expand messaging and programming to include Pittsylvania County.

On track to achieve long-term goal

#4: BRAND SUSTAINABILITY (continued) Strategy: Update branding, identity and communications package to reflect chamber values.

Tactic: Re-envision the Chamber’s graphic identity and color palette.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Redesign communication tools and create new tools as necessary.

Substantial progress has been made

Tactic: Create an internal annual communications calendar document to ensure effective communications with members.

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Tactic: Utilize social media as an integral part of the communications strategy.

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Tactic: Evaluate contracting for a media manager to handle social, targeted online marketing, and mass communications.

Strategy: Improve use of technology for connecting with members and generating revenue.

Strategy shift under construction

Tactic: Improve understanding and utility of Chamber Master to seamlessly connect with members.

On track to achieve long term goal

Tactic: Use Chamber Master to collect intelligence on member engagement and use that information to inform marketing initiatives and increase engagement.

On track to achieve long term goal

Strategy: Identify, monitor, and communicate key indicators of Chamber activity and financial health.

Tactic: Create the framework for an online dashboard of key indicators of activity and finances.

On track to achieve long term goal

Tactic: Use indicators to inform future decisions.

On track to achieve long term goal

Tactic: Use indicators to set performance goals.

On track to achieve long term goal

Tactic: Include dashboard data and year-to-year trends in annual reports to the membership.

On track to achieve long term goal

Strategy: Engage members and leadership in support of Chamber strategies.

Tactic: Create a 12-month calendar of Chamber events to better inform members and encourage engagement.

Completed

Tactic: Create a volunteer group of Ambassadors who will systematically meet/contact members to collect intelligence that can inform Chamber initiatives, provide business feedback to economic development officials, and engage members to improve retention.

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Meet Our Staff

Anne Moore-Sparks

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president & ceo

CHRISTY HARPER

Director of Member Engagement

Crystal Hairston

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A Letter From the Board Chair Dear Member,

This past year has been another exciting period of growth and transformation for the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. Anne

Moore-Sparks, in her first full year as President and CEO of the Chamber, has developed a talented and dedicated team with Christy Harper, Director of Member Engagement, and Crystal Hairston, Director of Operations. This formidable trio has been very busy expanding our membership base, our Innovations Partners, and our program offerings. All three women are focused on serving our broad base of membership and geography. We have hosted events in all parts of Danville and Pittsylvania County and made many new friends.

As referenced above, the Chamber has seen increased revenue due to increasing its membership, improving retention, and building a stronger base of Innovation Partners. The investments made by the Chamber with the sale of building proceeds continue to increase and the Chamber staff has been fiscally responsible with expenses. The Finance Committee and Executive Committee review the investment reports quarterly with the financial analysts. In addition, the Chamber, in partnership with Danville Community College, secured a grant for Cybersecurity training that brings in additional revenue and develops an area of expertise for the region which will pay further dividends in the future as a recruiting base for cybersecurity and technology companies. Shannon Hair, our incoming Chair-Elect, and his colleagues at Danville Community College were integral in the successful grant application. Our financial position has never been stronger.

Our strategic vision for the Chamber to be recognized as the premier advocate for business and industry in the region has taken major strides forward this year and we are poised to continue our progress. We have a dedicated Board of Directors and staff that are harnessing our relationships and resources to support and engage businesses and industry, always keeping our core values—excellence, integrity, collaboration, and innovation—at the forefront.

As we look ahead to 2024, we see new opportunities to engage our membership and help transform our region. Our diverse board reflects the traditional and modern businesses that are investing in the fertile region of Danville and Pittsylvania County, and our staff is poised to take advantage of these opportunities. On behalf of the Board and the Chamber staff, thank you for your Chamber membership. Your support of our mission and programs enriches fellow member businesses and bolsters the continued success of the revitalization of our expanding business community. It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors, working alongside Anne, Christy, Crystal and the Board of Directors. 2024 promises to be an even better year for the Chamber and the region.

With best regards,

W. Huntington Byrnes 2023 Chair, Board of Directors

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2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hunter Byrnes

Shannon Hair

Chair Infinity Global

Varun Sadana

Vice Chair Danville Community College Educational Foundation

Incoming Chair The Launch Place

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Michael Jones

Immediate Past Chair Intertape Polymer Group R.J. Weaver Treasurer First National Bank

Chris Albrecht Caesars Virginia Director

Mary Hammock Farm Credit of the Virginias Director

Scott Waller Truist Investment Services, Inc Director

Brian Bradner Dewberry Director

Mark Jones Pittsylvania County School System Director

Kristin Worsham Retired Certified Public Accountant Director

David Cumbo Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Director

Christine Markowitz SOVAH Health Director

Tammy Wright-Warren W&W Luxury Limousine Service Director

Dan Davis APL Logistics Director

John Settle American National Bank Director

Rachel del Campo Gatewood River District Consulting Group Director

Charlie Vaden Columbia Forest Products Director

Innovation Partners Investments in the Chamber have never been more essential to accelerating business growth. Innovation Partners give members increased exposure and enable the Chamber to enhance and energize programs that create the environment for our members to be successful.

IPs are recognized as leaders in the business community because they understand that the Chamber is the most effective vehicle for helping to position Danville and Pittsylvania County as one of the best examples of resilience, perseverance, and reinvention in Virginia and the United States.

If you would like to invest in the future of Danville and Pittsylvania County:

$25,000

$15,000

$10,000

$7,500

$5,000

$2,500

If you would like to join this exclusive group and invest in the future of Danville and Pittsylvania County: Visit www.dpchamber.org/innovationpartners Contact Christy Harper, Director of Member Engagement, at chamber@dpchamber.org

Heather Satterfield Gateway Health

Member since 2001

Gateway Health is proud to support the Chamber’s work to expand and enhance our region’s business community by being an Innovation Partner.

We are a regional company with a national reach and the Chamber has been an integral part of our marketing to grow our business presence. As an Innovation Partner we are very excited to be a part of the Chamber’s efforts and be able to support our community!

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2023 Innovation Partners $15,000 $7,500

FOREST PRODUCTS

$5,000+ $2,500+

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2023 SPONSORS Thank you to these members who supported the Chamber’s mission by sponsoring events.

Annual Awards Ceremony: Hitachi, Caesars, Sovah Health, Martinsville Speedway, Robert Woodall, URW, W&W Luxury Limousine Service, Gateway Health, Marlow Services, Danville Distributing, Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Annual Membership Meeting: Comcast Business, Sovah Health,

Gateway Health, JTI, Marlow Services, Elite Pest Control

Business@Breakfast: Economic Update with Tom Barkin, American National Bank & Trust Company

Candidate Forums: The Chatham Star Tribune, Pittsylvania County

Schools

Leadership Southside: Katie Beach Consulting, River District

Consulting Group, Epstein Clark Consulting, Mountain Valley Pipeline

Legislative Breakfast: SoVA Legal, W&W Luxury Limousine Service Manufacturing Roundtable: Genedge Politikin & Pig Pickin’: Danville Toyota, Columbia Forest, Danville Distributing

Racial Equity Institute Groundwater Training: Danville

Regional Foundation

WE Lead: Danville Toyota

Dr. Tonitta Davis McNeal

Program Director for Online Business Programs, Averett University

Member since 2001

One of the greatest benefits of Leadership Southside for me was the opportunity to reconnect with my community on a deeper level. The Danville-Pittsylvania County that I left many years ago is not the same as the one in which I have returned. Leadership Southside empowers its participants to be a part of the transformation of the region through small business ownership, engaging in local government, strengthening non-profit networks, and by teaching us that leadership does not have to be just a title. Leadership is a personal characteristic that activates all levels of an organization and within our other endeavors. As such, Leadership Southside serves as a premier resource for economic development, and I am proud to be among its alumni!

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Darrell Dalton

Chairman of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors

The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce held four candidate forums at locations throughout Pittsylvania County for those running for seats on the Board of Supervisors, Clerk of Court, and the Chatham Town Council. The events were well organized and more importantly, it gave county voters the opportunity to engage directly with candidates. I thank the Chamber for organizing this forum and advocating for citizens and businesses in our community.

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2023 SPONSORS Laurie S. Moran Chamber Classic Golf Tournament: Reception Sponsor:

Signature Sponsors: Hitachi Energy

JEB International Tobacco Company

Primary Team Sponsors:

American National Bank & Trust Company Association of Engineers – Danville Chapter Columbia Forest Products Danville Otterbots Davis’ Automotive Restoration, LLC Dewberry

Other Sponsors:

2 Witches Winery & Brewery Arlene Creasy (In Memory of Laurie Moran) Axxor, N.A. Berry Hill Resort Caesars Virginia Charles Anderson Lawn Care Service Chatham Star Tribune Checkered Pig Crema & Vine Danville Distributing Danville Toyota

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JTI Leaf Services, LLC Mountain Valley Pipeline

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Harris, Harvey, Neal & Co. Henniges Automotive Hitachi Energy Intertape Polymer Group RiverStreet Networks

DCC Educational Foundation Don’s Auto Recycling Farm Credit of the Virginias First National Bank Food Lion Four Season Pest Control Four Seasons Pest Control Gateway Health Hitachi Energy Karen’s Hallmark Kickback Jacks

Sovah Health-Danville Unique Industries

Solex Architecture The Bee Hotel URW Community Federal Credit Union (Lowes Drive) Womack Publishing / Star Tribune

Main Street Art Collective Marlow Services, LLC Me’s Burgers & Brews Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Ramsey Yeatts RiverStreet Networks Robert Woodall Chevrolet Solex Architecture The Bee Hotel VIR Visit Sosi

2023: a year in review Business Events Annual Awards Ceremony 2023 Annual Membership Meeting with Sonya Waddell, Vice President and Economist for Regional and Community Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Business After Hours: Access to networking opportunities for members of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and a marketing tool for the sponsor. o First Citizens Bank (Chatham Branch) o First National Bank (Danville location) o Motley’s Mill Waterfall Estate o Commonwealth Senior Living at Stratford House o Farm Credit of the Virginias o Gateway Health o Danville Toyota o The Bee Hotel o Martinsville Speedway o URW Business@Breakfast: Access to the most current regional and state information impacting the business community o 2023 Economic Update with Tom Barkin, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond o 2023 Legislative Update with Delegate Danny Marshall, Delegate Les Adams, Senator Frank Ruff, and Matt Hall with the Office of the Attorney General Chamber 101 - Access to an understanding of how to maximize the benefits of your Chamber membership to accelerate your business's growth.

In the Know: Member to Member Webinars 1. Society for HR Management – From the Desk of SHRM with Christy Oakes, President of Southside SHRM 2. ExTRA – Expanding Talent Through Registered Apprenticeship with Natori Neal, IALR 3. T-Mobile – T-Mobile Story & Hometown Grant Opportunities with Ashley Womack, Rural Market Manager 4. Danville Police Department – FUSUS Security Program with Lieutenant Erica Land 5. Rudy’s Girl Media – Maximizing Marketing Platforms with Rudy’s Girl Media Manufacturing Roundtable: Access to intentional networking with executives to discuss opportunities and challenges in the manufacturing sector.

Morning Brew: Access to intentional networking to share your business’s message with business and community leaders. o Danville Community College o United Way of Danville Pittsylvania County o Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority o The Bee Hotel

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2023: a year in review Open for Business: Access to new and growing businesses in the region through ribbon cuttings and open houses.

Knyla Harris and Ty Nicole Photography 10-Ten Restaurant & Lounge Lush and Lounge Bojangles (Blairs) Rise Brittany Cody Dance Studio Sandy’z Corner City Storage Davis Heating Cooling Plumbing Electric State Farm Tricia Gammon Sundae School Selfie Studio Design To A “T” T-Mobile (Chatham) Fab’s Family Medical Transport Tiny Town Global Home Furnishings URW (Sovah Branch) Hampton Inn Jaliciense Rev Up Danville Pittsylvania County – Access to grant funding for businesses opening or expanding in the City of Danville, outside of the River District, and Pittsylvania County.

WE Lead – Access to energizing programs that develop leadership skills and build professional network for women in business.

Embracing Courageous Leadership Book Read: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

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Events IN 2023

2,745 Attendees

GOVERNMENT Events 2023 Legislative Agenda 2023 VA West Coalition Legislative Agenda Pittsylvania County Candidate Forums

How to Run for Public Office Workshop Politikin’ and Pig Pickin’ – An informal event giving voters the opportunity to meet those running for office in Pittsylvania County.

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Leadership Southside Class of 2023 In May 2023, 26 participants graduated from Leadership Southside as part of the 2022-2023 cohort. In August of 2023, 35 participants started the program as part of the 2023-2024 cohort. This is the largest class in the history of the program.

New Members Bealls/Home Centric Beauty and Wellness Center Berry Hill Resort and Conference Center Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc Bodied by K, LLC Brittany Cody Dance Company Bucks N Bass Caswell Outdoors Buitoni Food Company Caring with Compassion Calm Source Cirrus Construction, Inc. City Storage Danville Comcast Business Crossroads Treatment Center Davis Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric Davis' Automotive Restoration, LLC Design To A 'T', LLC Eckerd Connects Elizabeth Ware Realtors Eskey & Associates Realty Exotic World Fab's Family Medical Transport Fitz Catering Company Fitz Over Food Fox Consulting GCS Electronics & Communications Globe Life Liberty National Division Grifols Biomat Danville Guns Gear & Ammo Hairston's Insurance

Hauser Realty Group HD Transportation LLC Heritage Towers Apartments Jaliciense Restaurant John Settle KatieDid Florals and Events King's Grant Life Plan Community Lester Building Supply, A member of The Lester Group Lindsay Bartlett Links Coffee House Lowe's Home Improvement Main Street Art Collective Manasco Realty Martinsville Speedway Mélange Production Meraki Lash and Body, LLC Michaels Store Mountain Valley Brewing Nicholas Drone Service, LLC NW Technology Engineering Consultants LLC Once Upon a Child Pareshbhai and Sons Investment LLC Piney Forest Health and Rehabilitation Polynt Composites USA Inc. Pruden & Main R3 Fitness Reevl Relation Insurance Revstat

River District Golf & Social, LLC Rogers Heating & Cooling Russell Cellular Verizon SaVida Health Site Collaborative SPCA of Pittsylvania County Sundae School Selfie Studio T-Mobile Ten 10 Restaurant & Lounge The Artist Way Cafe The Holbrook Hotel The Joint Chiropractic The Literacy Lab The Little House Esthetics, LLC The Phillips Group Inc. Tiffany’s Sweets & Things LLC Tiny Town Golf Town of Chatham, VA Trey Belcher Training LLC Uncle Al’s LLC Who Set The Standards Nonprofit / William Pace Wright Memorial Event Center

Your Chamber is Growing.

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NEW MEMBERS IN 2023

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2023 Annual awards PINNACLE AWARD

Danville Life Saving Crew

PINNACLE Small Business AWARD Danville Otterbots

CHAMBER CHAMPION Bobby Wilkerson

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PACE AWARDS [At left] Cassie Williams Jones, Averett University Connor Hudson, American National Bank Evelyn Riley, Dan River Nonprofit Network Dr. Jerry Wallace, Danville Community College Lanie Davis, Danville Public Schools

Austin Scher General Manager, Danville Otterbots

Member since 2021

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From the moment the Danville Otterbots were born, we've operated with one goal: to be a true Community Champion. Being honored as the 2023 Pinnacle Small Business of the Year is equally humbling and gratifying for our staff, our players, and our fans. We are proud to be members of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and are pleased to share paramount operational values: Community First, Community Forward!

2023 Annual awards 2023 REVUP Winners

Access to grant funding for businesses opening or expanding in the City of Danville, outside of the River District, and Pittsylvania County.

The Rev Up program is funded by the City of Danville, Pittsylvania County, and the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem.

[At left] Chasity Phillips, Little Bird Daycare Connor Finney, The Little House Esthetics LaShawn Walker, The Heritage Salon & Co. Nicholas Carty, Nicholas Drone Services Stephen Barrow, Hammer Hill Computers Terri Fitzgerald, Fitz Over Food Trey Belcher, Trey Belcher Training Tyler Harrell, Design To A ‘T’, LLC

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Leadership Southside Graduates Adrian Badgett Pittsylvania County Public Library, Gretna Branch Allison Petty American National Bank Alyssa Turner River District Association Amanda Hylton The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

Brandi Turner Sovah Pulmonary Clinic

Irving Perez American National Bank

Quincey Logan Epic Health Partners

Brandie Kendrick Danville Pittsylvania Community Services

Jacob Taylor The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

Ridge Williamson Negril Inc.

Courtney Dixon Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Jessica Rose Hayes Epic Health Partners

Elli Whitehead River District Consulting

April Neal Danville Fire Department

Gregory Hairston Danville Family YMCA

Austin Bunn Ballad Brewing

Hannah Barker Center for Early Success

Johnny West Danville Police Department Lauren Parks Blush and Glow Spa Laurie Weaver City of Danville

Thomas Clark Supply Resources Tonitta McNeal Averett University Tracey McCall Movement Mortgage Vanessa Scearce Boys & Girls Clubs of the Danville Area

Michelle Wilkerson Danville Sheriff’s Office

Short-Term Cybersecurity Training Program at DCC

In 2022, the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Danville Community College partnered to secure an $850,000 Department of Labor grant. The grant provides funding for a 16-week cybersecurity training program at DCC. The first cohort began in August 2023 and on December 4, 2023, 16 students completed the program. The students will now take their certifications for CompTIA A+.

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Photo Credit: Abby Karavanic-DCC

Member Snapshot Members

Businesses at a glancE: Categories

563 21,775 More than

Member Employees

Advertising and Media

Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry Arts, Culture and Entertainment Automotive and Marine Business and Professional Services Computers and Telecommunications Construction Equipment and Contractors

Businesses at a glancE: Employee COunt 101-150 Employees 51-100 Employees

151-240 Employees

250+ Employees

6-10 Employees

Finance and Insurance Government, Education and Individuals Health Care Home and Garden Industrial Supplies and Services Lodging and Travel

26-50 Employees 11-25 Employees

*as reported by our members

Family, Community and Civic Organizations

Manufacturing, Production and Wholesale Personal Services and Care Pets and Veterinary

0-5 Employees

Public Utilities and Environment Real Estate, Moving and Storage Restaurants, Food and Beverages Shopping and Specialty Retail Sports and Recreation Transportation

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reasons to join the chamber

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credibility

Enhance your business’ reputation among customers and the business community.

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Relationships

Build a network that will build your business.

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visibility

increase awareness of your business.

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education

Develop skills and knowledge for you and your employees with professional trainings at affordable prices and convenient locations.

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government advocacy

Ensure your business’ interests are represented at the local, state and federal levels.

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