President and Regional Executive Officer, TowneBank Chesapeake/Portsmouth/Suffolk/North Carolina By Barrett Baker You could say that banking has always been in Dawn Glynn’s blood. She started…
Leading Ladies: Sandra Gardner
Owner, Fun Fetal Photos; Bodacious Bazaar By Barrett Baker How does a nurse of 43 years eventually end up running one of the most successful…
Leading Ladies: Lisa DeNoia
Co-founder, 1701 Virginia Beach Coworking; Port & Starboard; Fathom Coffee By Betsy DiJulio Lisa DeNoia knew she wanted to work in a coworking space near…
Leading Ladies: Jeanne Evans-Cox
Executive Director, Central Business District Association By Leona Baker If all politics really is local, Jeanne Evans-Cox is uniquely positioned for her role at the…
Leading Ladies: Lauren Coughlin
Professional Golfer By Barrett Baker Even though she excelled at golf as a student athlete at Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Lauren Coughlin never dreamed…
Leading Ladies: Zena Cardman
By Barrett Baker Zena Cardman Microbiologist and NASA Astronaut Candidate Inspiration to achieve great things can come from almost anywhere. For Zena Cardman, her path…
Leading Ladies: Tonya Chapman
By Barrett Baker Tonya Chapman City of Portsmouth Chief of Police Growing up in Arlington, Va., Tonya Chapman knew she wanted to be a police…
Leading Ladies: Toni Stubbs
By Leona Baker Toni Stubbs Region Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Cox Communications Weather is a big factor in Toni Stubbs’ typical work…
Leading Ladies: Suzy Kelly
By Leona Baker Susan “Suzy” Kelly CEO of Jo-Kell Inc.; Member of Chesapeake City Council A maze of color-coded electrical wires stares back at Suzy…
Leading Ladies: Linda Johnson
By Barrett Baker Linda Johnson Mayor, City of Suffolk Linda Johnson chuckles when asked what initially stoked her political aspirations. The truth of the matter…