FREDERICKSBURG – The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2025 Chair of the Board, Michelle Caldwell Thompson.  Michelle is the owner and President of CTI Real Estate. The Chamber would also like to recognize our new Board Members for 2025, George Barnick, owner of Fredericksburg Technology; Latasha Brooks, owner and CEO of A&B Creative Events; Chip Boyles, Executive Director for the George Washington Regional Commission; Barbara Gustavson, owner of Discover Next Step and Werner Jansen, CEO of Bloomia. The Chamber would like to also recognize our new legal counsel for 2025, Jennifer McGovern from Parrish Snead Franklin and Simpson.

Board Officers

Michelle Caldwell Thompson – Chair CTI Real Estate

Ginni Matern- Vice Chair Matern Staffing

Kevin Dillard –Immediate Past Chair LifeCare Medical Transports

Shawn Sloan – Treasurer  The Media Partners

Susan Garnett Spears – President & CEO  Fredericksburg Regional Chamber

Board Members

George Barnick  Fredericksburg Technology

Raymond Bell, Jr.  Mount Hope Academy and Church

Chip Boyles  George Washington Regional Commission

Latasha Brooks  A&B Creative Events

Ryan DeWeese  Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Janel Donohue  Rappahannock United Way

Joel Griffin  Riphean Investments & Gwyneth’s Gift Foundation

Janet Gullickson Germanna Community College

Barbara Gustavson  Discover Next Step

John Hewa  Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Werner Jansen Bloomia

Stephen Kingsley  BB&T, Now Truist

Tyrone Logan  Obsidian Solutions Group

Ryan VanderWist SimVentions

Xavier Richardson  Mary Washington Healthcare

General Counsel

Jennifer McGovern   Parrish Snead Franklin Simpson, PLC