Community and Business Leaders
Sharon Baroncelli, President, Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce: The Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce supports LFCC because the community college supports our community! LFCC is meeting the needs facing our businesses head on, through workforce development and educational opportunities.
Dave Blount, Senior Vice President, American Woodmark: LFCC provides cost-effective educational opportunities to both businesses and individuals.
J. D. Martin, School Superintendent, Fauquier County Public Schools: Lord Fairfax Community College lives up to its theme, “Your Future, Our Focus,” by providing learning experiences to the community, whether in the form of learning experiences for students going on to further their education or of updating skills for adults to provide a quality workforce.
Joe Shtulman, President, United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley: By serving as a leader in the education, workforce and service activities of our area, LFCC helps make the Northern Shenandoah Valley a better place to live, work and raise our families.
Jim Stutzman, President, Jim Stutzman Chevrolet Cadillac Buick: Besides being a good corporate citizen and fulfilling our role as a business supporter, [by supporting LFCC], we are able to enhance the quality of programming available to our employees as well as any citizen to help further their job training, work towards a degree or retraining for a new position.
Patricia Taylor, Superintendent, Frederick County Public Schools: Over time, LFCC has been a strong partner with area public schools. We have shared space, staff, planning efforts and program options. LFCC has shared resources willingly and wisely. Dual enrollment options, technology start-up projects, Tech Prep planning and training, high school/community college program alignment, and most recently, the effort in initiating an area Governor's School–all of these are examples of partnership.
Tony Tedeschi, President, Piedmont Press & Graphics, and LFCC alumnus: As a business owner, I have found that LFCC has been a focal point for our business community by hosting workshops, job fairs, Chamber of Commerce events, training sessions, etc. Because the staff is easily accessible, ideas and concepts are readily conveyed, which many times translates into a new program or a new class being offered.
Don Unger, President and CEO, Premier Community Bankshares, Inc.: LFCC furnishes our staff with the ability to increase their knowledge and skills. This increases the quality of our staff, which pays dividends to our company.
Dixon Whitworth, Blue Ridge Regional President, BB&T: Our bank, BB&T, heavily depends on a highly-trained and educated workforce. LFCC has been a primary provider of that human resource, which is our most valuable asset.