Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce

Infobox Non-profit
Non-profit_name = Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
Non-profit_
Non-profit_type = Advocacy group
founded_date = 1925
founder = George B. Robey
location = Fairfax County, VA
origins =
key_people = William D. Lecos President and CEO
area_served = Fairfax County, Virginia
focus = Business advocacy
method = Business networking
Media attention
Programing
Political lobbying
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Non-profit_slogan = The Voice of Business in Northern Virginia^TM
homepage = [http://www.fairfaxchamber.org/ Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Official Website]
tax_exempt =
dissolved =
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The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is the local chamber of commerce for Fairfax County, Virginia. It is a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce and represents the business needs of over 800 businesses and 4,200 employees in the county. [http://www.fairfaxchamber.org/index.php?submenu=about_chamber&src=gendocs&ref=AbouttheChamber&category=about_chamber]

It is considered to be the most powerful business organization in the Northern Virginia region. [Washington Post, 8/21/2003]

Mission statement

"To develop, encourage and promote the economic vitality, quality of life and political interests of its members and the businesses of Northern Virginia for the benefit of the broader community" [http://www.fairfaxchamber.org/index.php?submenu=who_mission&src=gendocs&ref=MissionStatement&category=aboutc_who]

Board of Directors

*William D. Lecos, President and CEO
*F. Kevin Reynolds, Chairman of the Board of Directors
*Stuart Mendelsohn, Vice Chairman
*Rich LaFleur, Secretary
*Richard Lukens, Treasurer
*Kirk Beckhorn, General Council
*Becky Parker, Immediate Past Chairwoman of the Board of Directors

Chamber model

The Fairfax Chamber is divided into Councils, with each Council responsible to the various business interests the Chamber represents.
*Advocacy
*FAME Speakers Series
*Northern Virginia Government Contracting Council (GovCon)
*International Business Exchange Council (IBEC)
*Northern Virginia Hospitality Council
*Northern Virginia Center for Corporate Citizenship
*Valor
*Women's Business Council

Debates

The annual Fairfax County Chamber Debates are typically one of three statewide annual debates. The Chamber has been hosting their debate since 1989 when they hosted Democrat Douglas Wilder and Republican Marshall Coleman. Douglas Wilder won the election and became the first African American governor in the country.Fact|date=October 2008 On September 19, 2008 the Fairfax Chamber hosted Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Jim Gilmore in a debate. [ cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091802239.html | title=Warner, Gilmore Spar On Taxes And Partisanship | author=Craig, Tim and Anita Kumar | work=Washington Post | date=September 19, 2008 | accessdate=2008-10-06]

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