Keynote speaker for 2009

Navigating the Leadership Path
Courtney Lynch

Courtney Lynch is co-founder of Lead Star LLC, a company that provides pract ical , relevant, and inspiring ways to grow leaders. This bestselling author, attorney, and entrepreneur has propelled Lead Star forward, using her multifaceted experiences as a Marine Corps officer. Her success has been recognized throughout her professional career, including her 2006 Stevie Award for Best Female Entrepreneur. She was also profiled in BusinessWeek for her achievements as a leadership expert. The mother of twin toddlers and the wife of a firefighter, Ms. Lynch manages all of her demanding roles by living her life as an extraordinary leader.

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Previous keynote speakers:

2008 Hilary Bruggen Fordwich, President
Strelmark LLC, Business Development Consultants
"Crystallize Your Future with Five Cs -- Communication, Candor, Concern, Competence, and Connection"

2007      Belle Wheelan, President
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
 “I Am Woman, Watch Me Lead”

2006    Dolores “Dee" Esser, Commissioner
Virginia Employment Commission
“Women Change the Workforce”

2005    Mary E. Lacey, Program Executive Officer
National Security Personnel System
"Transforming the Workplace: Leading and Sustaining Change”       

2004    Senator Linda “Toddy” Puller
“Women’s Leadership in Challenging Times”

2003    Ambassador Frances D. Cook
“Why Women Make Good Leaders”

2002    The Honorable Sandra Dixon Bowen
Virginia Secretary of Administration

2001    Judge Janice J. Brice
(first woman and African-American named to Prince William bench)
  “Finding Your Passion and Making it Work For You”

2000    Belle Wheelan, Virginia Secretary of Education
“The Leadership Journey”

1999    Jean Clary
“Future Think for Women:  Leadership Skills for the New Millennium”

1998    Jan Alpert, president
LandAmerica

1997    Jana W. Yeates, Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year 

1996    The Honorable Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia

1995    Annette Gibbs, Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education
University of Virginia
“Leadership:  Balancing Voices and Choices”

1994    Bonnie Guiton Hill, Special Presidential Advisor for Consumer Affairs
and Director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs
“The Leadership Challenge”