New Year, New Leadership, & NEWsletter!!

Today is International Women’s Day (March 8, 2025).  To celebrate, we would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Madam Chair Yolanda Shields and Madam Vice-Chair Janet Clarke.  

Dr. Yolanda Shields
As chair, Yolanda has been a GO Virginia Region 8 Council member since May 2021.  She is a best-selling author, Founder of YES Builds, Shenandoah University Professor and has a passion for global workforce development.  Her impressive credentials can be viewed on her LinkedIn Profile.  Read more

Janet Clarke
As Vice-Chair, Janet Clarke has been a GO Virginia Region 8 Council member since July 2023.  She is CEO of Clarke Consulting, LLC with a background of 12 successful years in the Technology Sector, 6 years of serving in the Public Sector, and 15 years working in Education.  Her impressive credentials can be viewed on her LinkedIn Profile.  Read more

Upcoming Events
Project Brainstorming Sessions
3/24: Laurel Ridge, Middletown (9a-11a)
3/25: Shentel Center, Edinburg (9a-11a)
3/26: VA Innovation Center, Buena Vista (9a-11a) *this is rescheduled date
3/31: SVP Conference Rm, Harrisonburg (9a-11a)
 
April Regional Council Meeting
4/22: Winchester Regional Airport New Terminal Conference Room, (10a-noon)

 
Serioplast Invests $25.7M in Shenandoah County
Clasen Quality Chocolate Invests $230M & 250 jobs in Frederick County
ZM Sheet Metal Relocating & Building 160,000 sq. ft. operations in Frederick County
$50K grant awarded to Bath County Commissary Kitchen & Food Aggregator
Read More on GO Virginia R8 News Page

How to know more…
Attend Brainstorming sessions end of this month
Attend Quarterly Regional Council Meetings (Open to Public)
Check out govirginiaregion8.org website
Speak to a current council member
Email executive director at alison@govirginiaregion8.org
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