Council

Passing the Torch
Alumni from Leadership Lynchburg dedicate their time and provide their expertise to Leadership Lynchburg by serving on the Leadership Council.

Click on each council member's photo to read their testimonies and learn about all the great things Leadership Lynchburg has to offer you and your employees.

For more information about Leadership Lynchburg, contact Christine Kennedy at ckennedy@lynchburgchamber.org or via 845-5968, x 12.

Council Officers

  • Nicole Midkiff
    Nicole Midkiff
    Council Position: Chair
    Company/Organization: AREVA NP, Inc.
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL36




  • Garth Calhoun
    Garth Calhoun
    Council Position: Immediate Past Chair
    Company/Organization: Bank of the James
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL34




  • Dennis Thompson
    Dennis Thompson
    Council Position: Secretary
    Company/Organization: RR Donnelley
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL34




  • Molly Cousins
    Molly Cousins
    Council Position: Chair Elect
    Company/Organization: The Creative Cousin
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL38




Council Members

  • Bob Bowden
    Bob Bowden
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Bank of the James
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL34




  • Karen Ackerman
    Karen Ackerman
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: CENTRA
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL35




  • Lynda-Sue Napier
    Lynda-Sue Napier
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: South Central Spay Neuter Clinic
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL36




  • Beth Knabel
    Beth Knabel
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Randolph College
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL34




  • Linda Spencer
    Linda Spencer
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Westminster Canterbury
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL35




  • Cliff Glickman
    Cliff Glickman
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: J. Crew & My Creative Team
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL34




  • Matt Brandon
    Matt Brandon
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Lynchburg College
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL 35




  • Mike Griffin
    Mike Griffin
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Calloway Johnson Moore & West, P.A.
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL35




  • Susan Timmons
    Susan Timmons
    Council Position: Member Emeritus
    Company/Organization: Retired - Mary-Baldwin College
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL28




  • Gerry Crance
    Gerry Crance
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Wooldridge Heating & Air
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL34




  • Wynn Herbers
    Wynn Herbers
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: English Construction Co.
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL36




  • Melissa Farley
    Melissa Farley
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Genworth Financial
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL30




  • Adam Fisher
    Adam Fisher
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: CommWorld Central VA
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL32




  • John Bogolin
    John Bogolin
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: The Babcock & Wilcox Co.
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL36




  • Aaron Cox
    Aaron Cox
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Nationwide Insurance
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL39




  • Jenna Lodge
    Jenna Lodge
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Strategic Therapy Associates, Inc.
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL38




  • Anthony Andrews
    Anthony Andrews
    Council Position: Member
    Company/Organization: Master Firefighter, Station #4-C
    Leadership Lynchburg Class: LL39