Building a better community through business, education, and service
The Women’s Division Hampton Roads Chamber Chesapeake is a private, non-profit, member-driven organization comprised of women from all backgrounds. Our purpose is to give back to the community by mentoring & volunteering, & to promote women in business throughout Chesapeake & Hampton Roads.
Our Women's Division Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Chesapeake presents our 2024 Candidates Forum. Please join us on September 30th and October 1st. You can also participate by emailing your questions to womensdivisionhrccc23@gmail.com.
Woman of the Year Recipients
1971 Aurelia Leigh
1972 Margaret Booker
1973 Dorothea M. Wadsworth
1974 Marian P. Whitehurst
1975 Lillie M. Hart
1976 Bernice Hargrove
1977 Frances Forehand
1978 Elizabeth Wood
1979 Ruth Creekmore
1980 Mildred Barber
1981 Thelma Taylor
1982 Nora W. Davenport
1983 Elizabeth S. Toler
1984 Ann E. Haddock
1985 Dorothy C. Payne
1986 Alice C. Folden
1987 Catherine G Howland
1988 Eunice Adams
1989 Vista K. Cotten
1990 Daisy Kessler & Evelyn Hobbs
1991 Dorothy S. Ripley
1992 Evelyn W. Reel
1993 Dreama B. Hudson
1994 Elizabeth B. Hanbury
1995 Patricia L. Powers
1996 Carolyn F. Bernard
1997 Barbara B. Head
1998 Ann W. Myers
1999 Gladys A. Wilfore
2000 Carolyn G. Myers
2001 Betty W. Barrett
2002 Margaret “Peggy” Stalnaker
2003 Rebecca Adams
2004 Jean Loxley-Barnard
2005 Brenda Joyce Johnson
2006 Cindy Oman
2007 June Vinson
2008 Nancy Parr
2009 Barbara Carraway
2010 Linda Daniels
2011 Debbie Hunley-Stukes & Karen Gawne
2012 Faye Mitchell
2013 Phyllis Krasnoff
2014 Shirley Forbes & Trudy Rauch
2015 Jackie Moore
2016 Paula Slagle
2017 Nischelle Buffalow
2018 S.Z. Debbie Ritter
2019 Linda J. Byrd
2020-2022 Nancy Welch
2023 Amanda Newins