October 15, 2024 at the Festival Conference & Student Center
About the Summit:
This summit builds on the work of the 2021 and 2022 Regional Economic Recovery Series events.
The Shenandoah Valley Collaborative Economic Summit will take a solutions-focused and collaborative approach and bring together people from across the valley working to address issues in housing, childcare, transportation, and workforce development.
Summit attendees can expect to:
- Build and strengthen relationships
- Hear updated trends and data
- Celebrate and learn from successful initiatives and case studies
- Discover interactions between the issues
- Understand what attendees are doing to address the issues
- Discuss potential solutions, including current or new ideas
- Identify common goals
Summit Schedule:
8:30 - 9 a.m. Registration and Networking Breakfast
9 - 10:15 a.m. Opening Plenary
10:30 a.m. - Noon Breakout Sessions:
Housing, Childcare, Transportation, Workforce Development
Noon - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch and Keynote Panel
1:45 - 3 p.m. - Workshops:
Funding, Data Utilization, Strategic Planning, Public-Private Partnerships, Higher Education
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Closing Session
The Summit is faciliated by Drs. Rob Alexander, Lori Britt, and Kara Dillard, co-directors, Institute for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue, James Madison University
Questions?
Contact Nora Sutton (suttonnk@jmu.edu) with questions or to learn more.
2024 Planning Committee
This event is made possible by a dedicated group of area leaders:
- Rob Alexander - Co-Director, Institute for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue, JMU
- Sherri Carter - Senior Workforce Development Manager, Augusta Health
- Jason Craig - Director of Community Health, Valley Health
- Dany Fleming - Council Member, Harrisonburg City Council
- Vici Garber - PluggedIN VA Coordinator, Shenandoah Initiative for Adult Education
- Sharon Johnson - Chief Executive Officer, Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board
- Sarah Koerner - Coordinator for Employer Outreach & Events, University Career Center, JMU
- Troy Kurtz - Director of Human Resources, Sentara RMH Medical Center
- Shannon Porter - Executive Director, Mercy House
- Chris Quinn - President & Chief Executive Officer, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
- Heather Ream, Director of Marketing & Communications, Shenandoah Valley Airport
- Ashley Shickle - Economic Development Program Coordinator, Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
- Courtney Thompson - President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Olivia Wright - Business Development Manager, Shenandoah Valley Partnership
Thanks to our 2024 Summit Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring the Summit?
Show your support of the 2024 Shenandoah Valley Collaborative Economic Summit by becoming a sponsor. Sponsorships are available at a variety of levels and will enable the Summit to be a free event for attendees. See sponsor levels here.
Past Series Sessions
View details past Regional Economic Recovery Series Sessions.
2022 Regional Economic Recovery Series Session
2021 Regional Economic Recovery Series Session
More than 100 businesses and organizations from across our region have signed the Shenandoah Valley Collective Action Pact as their commitment to collaborate on short and long-term solutions to the challenges facing our region.
