This week, we sat down with two of our Executive Committee members, Jim Hundley (Thomas Construction) and Lisa Leath (Vantaca/Leath HR), to chat about the benefits of joining the chamber. Tune in to learn about all things from networking and leadership development to our Chairman’s Club.

Frankie Roberts is a long time Leadership Wilmington Alumni and Executive Director of LINC, Inc, a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and motivate youth to make positive life choices while empowering men and women returning from incarceration to be productive members of our community. Frankie talks about how even as a native Wilmintonian, he learned new things throughout his experience in Leadership Wilmington and continues to build upon relationships he made with his fellow classmates several years ago.

Frankie Roberts was also the recipient of the Karl Davis Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award this year!

This week, the ladies at the Wilmington Chamber sat down to discuss their own professional development and how they recharge by surrounding themselves with other chamber industry professionals. Learn a little bit about "R&D" and what the chamber is doing to better serve its members. 

The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce's Career and Leadership Development Academy is a collaboration with New Hanover County Schools to provide middle school students an opportunity to acquire career, leadership, and education pathway knowledge throughout the eight-month program. 

This week we sat down with Dr. Patrice Faison, Chief Academic Officer at New Hanover County Schools, and Demarcus Nixon, Career & Technical Education Coordinator/Work-based Learning Coordinator at New Hanover County Schools, to discuss what the CLDA is and the impact it will have on the 43 7th grade students participating. 

Join us for a three-part conversation about New Hanover County's latest economic mobility report, the Wilmington region's assets driving economic growth, and the primary target industries in southeastern North Carolina.

Our guests in this series include New Hanover County's Chief Strategy Officer, Jennifer Rigby, President at Greenfield Development, Robin Spinks, and the Wilmington Chamber's VP of Small Business Retention & Expansion, Josh Hallingse, and the chamber's president & CEO, Natalie English.

Join us for a three-part conversation about New Hanover County's latest economic mobility report, the Wilmington region's assets driving economic growth, and the primary target industries in southeastern North Carolina.

Our guests in this series include New Hanover County's Chief Strategy Officer, Jennifer Rigby, President at Greenfield Development, Robin Spinks, and the Wilmington Chamber's VP of Small Business Retention & Expansion, Josh Hallingse, and the chamber's president & CEO, Natalie English.

Join us for a three-part conversation about New Hanover County's latest economic mobility report, the Wilmington region's assets driving economic growth, and the primary target industries in southeastern North Carolina.

Our guests in this series include New Hanover County's Chief Strategy Officer, Jennifer Rigby, President at Greenfield Development, Robin Spinks, and the Wilmington Chamber's VP of Small Business Retention & Expansion, Josh Hallingse, and the chamber's president & CEO, Natalie English.

The vision of the Latin American Business Council is to promote accessibility for all the established Latino Businesses in our region, of all the available economic and public policy opportunities that could foster, improve and boost our community. Over the past two years, the LABC has grown to fruition and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce is excited to continue building on this council. Tune in to learn more about the LABC and the anniversary party they have planned in May.