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Feature 100 Years of Presidents & Chairmen 1916 J. Garnett King 1917-1918 Edgar Young 1919 C.W. Jones 1920 H.K. Sweetser 1921 W.L. Brann & H. K. Sweetser 1922 H.F. Crismond 1923 G.F. Timberlake 1924 A.B. Chandler, Jr. 1925 S.M. Janney 1926-1928 S.L. Scott 1929 Alvin T. Embrey 1930-1931 Roger E. Clark 1932-1933 Roy C. Hopkins 1934-1938 Benjamin T. Pitts 1939 Claude Parcell 1940-1941 C. Archer Smith 1942 H. C. James 1943-1945 Edward H. Cann 1946 James D. Fear & W.H. Chinn, Jr. 1947 W.H. Chinn, Jr. 1948 E.C. Carpenter 1949 Charles J. Beck 1950-1951 W.J. Wilkerson 1952 W.J. Wilkerson & Charles J. Beck 1953-1954 Charles J. Beck 1955 Robert E. Leitch & John Fenlon 1956 George Williams 1957 Alfred Garnett 1958 Jerry Miller 1959 Paul Ventura 1960 Flloyd Gibbs & William P. Sale 1961 Perry Eackles 1962 William Payne 1963 Dexter Hubbard 1964-1965 T. Stacy Lloyd 1966 A.W. Hogeland 1967 John A. Nere 1968-1969 Edward Z. Angstadt 1970 Andrew C. Brown 1971 T. Eldred Lee 1972 H. Harrison Braxton, Jr. 1973-1974 Braxton W. Dawson 1975 R. DuVall Dickinson 1976 Donald Decker 1977 Lemuel Houston 1978 Paul H. Hillman 1979 Thomas F. Williams, Jr. 1980 Prince B. Woodard 1981 Pete Hearn 1982 Pete Watts 1983 William Vakos 1984 William Howell 1985 Charles G. McDaniel 1986 Linden L. White 1987 William M. Anderson 1988 Edward V. Allison, Jr. 1989 H. Greenlaw, Jr. 1990 Bart D. Mix 1991 Barry Lutz 1992 Dori Eglevsky 1993 W. Rod Gentry 1994 Roger Murphy 1995 Frank Turnage 1996 James A. Lewis 1997 Linda Worrell 1998 Tom Bricken 1999 Regis Keddie 2000 Fred Rankin 2001 Joe Greene 2002 Gary Nuckols 2003 William Beale 2004 Meta Braymer 2005 Ben Wafle 2006 Bill Young 2007-2008 Shawn Sloan 2009-2010 Woody Van Valkenburgh 2011-2012 Mark Steele 2013 Kathy Wall 2014 Mike Fidgeon 2015 Greg Calvert 2016 Bill Hession <strong>Chamber</strong> of Commerce Member for 35+ Years A. Blanton Massey & Associates AAA Mid-Atlantic American Heritage Homes (Pruitt Subsidiary) American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Appraisal Group of Fred. & Northern VA B101.5 & WFVA-AM1230 Carl’s Cary Street Partners City of Fredericksburg Coleman Homes, Inc. Columbia Gas of Virginia Cox Business Dickinson Equipment, Inc. Dominion Virginia Power Fredericksburg Country Club Fredericksburg Hospitality House George Washington Regional Commission Germanna Community College Hilldrup Moving & Storage J.F. Fick, Inc. Lee-Curtis Freeman, Graves & Hall Insurance Lewis Insurance Associates Little Tire Company, Inc. Marshall Consulting Group, LLC Mary Washington Hospital McLane Mid-Atlantic Medical Arts Pharmacy M-J Printers, Inc. Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service Nicholls Auction Marketing Group P.C. Goodloe & Sons, Inc. PBMares, LLP PermaTreat Pest Control-Corporate Office PNC Bank – Fall Hill Branch Pratt Medical Center, Frank Duncan Campus Pratt Medical Center, Stafford Princess Anne Animal Hospital Printpack, Inc. Purvis Ford, Inc. Quarles Petroleum, Inc. Radley Chevrolet Rappahannock Area Community Services Board Rappahannock Area YMCA Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Rappahannock Goodwill Industries Rappahannock United Way Robert B. Payne, Inc. Rosner Toyota of Fredericksburg Roxbury Farm & Garden Center Silver Companies Spotsylvania County Government Spotsylvania Towne Centre Sterne Agee Sullivan, Donahoe & Ingalls SunTrust Banks, Inc. The Free Lance-Star University of Mary Washington Virginia Employment Commission Walter J. Sheffield, Attorney at Law WJ Vakos Companies 8 Fredericksburg Regional Business JULY/AUGUST 2016
Feature Hedelt retiring as City's Tourism Director Her passion for Old Town Fredericksburg and it's beauty reflects on her fulfilled accomplishments. By JAN ERKERT After 35 years she is ready to “take it easy” and try new things Karen Hedelt is passionate about the vibrancy of Old Town Fredericksburg. It’s no surprise, considering that she has spent the last 35 years being intricately involved in its tourism initiatives, and, more recently, its entire economic development program. And while Hedelt may be retiring as Fredericksburg’s director of economic development and tourism on <strong>July</strong> 31, her love of this city will likely not diminish. Ever articulate and professional in her role as a representative of the city, she is also known among her staff for her compassion and thoughtfulness. “Karen is an exacting boss, but she’s also an encourager. She has allowed all of her staff to start new programs and initiatives. She gives us opportunities to grow, yet doesn’t micromanage,” said Julie Perry, Fredericksburg’s visitor center manager. ““Karen has dedicated her professional life to the betterment of our community, and we have all benefited from her efforts. She will be greatly missed. Bill Freehling, assistant director for economic development. “ “She is definitely the leader who takes responsibility when things go wrong, but never fails to share accolades when things go right,” said Lura Hill, the city’s manager of tourism sales. Hedelt joined the city staff in 1981 as a communication coordinator. In the ensuing years she served as the department’s public relations and marketing manager, acting director and director of tourism. She was named director of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism in 2010. While her job requires Hedelt to represent the city on myriad commissions, task forces, committees and boards, she is equally comfortable behind the scenes of tourism and economic development initiatives. “She does a lot to support the smaller historic sites and events,” said Hill. For example, Hedelt initiated the city’s special event review committee process that helps event organizers—especially those who are inexperienced in this arena—anticipate all of the arrangements that go into a safe, successful special event. She also works well with other city departments and is particularly admired by staff of the city public works, fire and police departments for delivering homemade cakes and other treats to them as they work around the clock during snowstorms and other weather emergencies. Under Hedelt’s watch, a much-needed renovation of the Fredericksburg Visitor Center was completed. Restaurant Week, Ghost Tours, UMW Family Weekend and UMW New Student Welcome were initiated. She played a key role in bringing a hotel, the JULY/AUGUST 2016 Fredericksburg Regional Business 9
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