Howard Elected President of Virginia Chamber Executives

Tony Howard, president and CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, recently was elected to serve as the next President of the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

Howard—who succeeds Vicki Gardner, Executive Director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, as the volunteer leader—was installed as president during the organization’s Annual Meeting in Smith Mountain Lake in June.

Howard will preside over meetings of the VACCE Board of Directors meetings, develop organization programming for the next year, and oversee the communications, strategic planning and other initiatives.

“I am proud and extremely humbled to serve my Chamber peers and friends as president of VACCE, an organization dedicated to improving the skills of Chamber professionals across Virginia, so they are better equipped to build stronger businesses and stronger community’s throughout our great Commonwealth,” Howard said.

Howard has served on the VACCE Board of Directors for six years, and on the Executive Committee for four years. He is a participant in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management and has served as president of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce since 2006.