2 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 10 Number 3


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November 2015


Mark Johnson, LEAD Hampton Roads Graduate, Awarded 2015 Distinguished Leader Award


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Left to right: Bryan K. Stephens, President & CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Mark Johnson with SunTrust and Angela Carter Blackwell with LEAD Hampton Roads | Courtesy of HRCC


Mark Johnson, Vice President &


Community Development Manager at SunTrust Bank and a 2004 graduate of LEAD Hampton Roads was awarded the Distinguished Leader Award from the National Association of Leadership Programs (ALP). Johnson was one of only 15 people in the country to receive


this award in 2015. LEAD


Hampton Roads nominated Johnson and presented the award to him during the 2015 State of the Region Address on October 8, 2015.


The award, presented on an annual basis, is designed to recognize exceptional graduates.


community leadership Recipients are graduates


who have made significant and notable DISTINGUISHED LEADER PAGE 5


NOVEMBER 7: HAMPTON ROADS SOUL MUSIC FESTIVAL at Hampton Coliseum. Featuring Anthony Hamilton, Brian McKnight, Lalah Hathaway and Tank. Visit hamptoncoliseum.org for more information.


NOVEMBER 12-15: JAZZ LEGACY FOUNDATION GALA at HRCC. Featuring Boney James, Brian Culbertson, El DeBarge, Gerald Albright, Marcus Johnson, Maysa, Richard Eliott, Rick Braun and many more of your favorite Jazz artists! Visit jazzlegacyfoundation.org for more information.


DECEMBER 4: HOLIDAY JAM at Hampton Coliseum. Featuring Jill Scott, New Edition and Babyface. VisHampton Roads Convention Centerit hamptoncoliseum.org for more information. PEOPLE HAVE Gathered HERE FOR OVER 400 YEARS. COME JOIN THE GROUP. 757.722.1222 VisitHampton.com


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