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Alexandria Chamber to honor first 40 Over 40 award recipients Aug. 21

By James Cullum
The Chamber ALX will honor 40 Over 40 honorees. (via The Chamber ALX)

On Aug. 21 (Thursday), The Chamber ALX is hosting its first-ever 40 Over 40 Awards Celebration. The event will highlight the 40 Alexandria movers and shakers announced in May, and tickets cost $120. The event is hosted by United Bank, and will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Freeman Headquarters (11 Canal Center Plaza) in Old Town North.

“We’re throwing a party — and it’s all about celebrating people who prove that life doesn’t slow down after 40… it levels up,” the chamber said in the event listing. “(Y)ou won’t want to miss the panoramic waterfront views.”

The list of awardees is below:

  • Donna Anderson — HomeGrown Restaurant Group
  • Timothy L. Anderson — United States Senate Federal Credit Union
  • Tobias Arff — The Alexandrian Hotel & Morrison House
  • Janet Barnett — Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, Synergy Home Care, Connection Newspapers
  • Gary Edward Barton, Jr. — Sikich
  • Marion Brunken — Volunteer Alexandria, Inc.
  • Martha Carucci — National Breast Center Foundation
  • Martia Clark, LMT, LC, PCC — Mynd Body Connect
  • Emily Coccia — Ms. Moxie’s Moon Shop
  • Joseph F. Collum — Burke & Herbert Bank
  • Gaynelle Bowden Diaz — Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA)
  • Rachel A. Dixon — Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities
  • Frank Fannon IV — Alexandria Aces Collegiate Summer Baseball Team
  • Jennifer Ferrara — John Marshall Bank
  • Brian Gavin — Volunteers of America
  • Mary Catherine Gibbs — Wire Gill, LLP
  • Pamela Olivia Gilchrist — Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
  • David Hagan — Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner PLLC
  • Christopher Harris — Alexandria School Board Member, DPR Construction
  • Stephen Hartell — Amazon
  • Lindsay Hutter — Goodwin Living
  • Tom Kaiden — Visit Alexandria
  • Nicole Lamoureux — National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
  • Mindy Lyle — Connections Marketing Associates, LLC & Alexandria City Public Schools
  • Gregory T. Marks — Marks-Woods Construction
  • Emily Oehler — Guidehouse
  • Marilyn Patterson — Joyous Events LLC
  • Heather Peeler — ACT for Alexandria
  • Mike Porterfield — Tartan Properties Commercial
  • Scott Reamy — Dominion Energy
  • Christopher Reese — Revolve Solutions LLC
  • Gayle T. Reuter — Alexandria Sheriff’s Office
  • Melissa Poretz Riddy — Inova Health System
  • Vivek Sinha, M.D. — Belleview Medical Partners, P.C.
  • Brooke Sydnor Curran — Move2Learn & City of Alexandria
  • Sarah Graham Taylor — Capitol Square Strategies
  • Mary Wadland — The Zebra Press
  • Lianne Wang — John Marshall Bank
  • Tristan Wright — Lost Boy Cider
  • Chris Yianilos — Virginia Tech Innovation Campus

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About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.