Dr. Cheryl Thompson-Stacy

President, Lord Fairfax Community College

“Life Lessons for Success & Developing today's Leaders for Tomorrow's Success”

Bio:

Dr. Thompson-Stacy is a native of Northeastern Ohio growing up in a very small town about 45 minutes east of Cleveland. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s of business administration from Kent State University.  She also holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Sarasota. 

• The fourth president of Lord Fairfax Community College.
• Third president and first woman president of Eastern Shore Community College located in Melfa, Virginia.
• Before moving to Virginia in January of 2006, Cheryl lived and worked in the Biloxi, Mississippi area for 9 years.  She lived through Hurricane Katrina and its horrible aftermath.
• Dean of business at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland and Jefferson Community College in Steubenville, Ohio.  

Service:

• United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley board of directors and also serves on their executive boards.
• She chairs the Community Impact committee of the United Way.
• She is a member of the Winchester Rotary
• A member of the TOP of Virginia Chamber Board
• Served a two-year term on the Warren County Chamber of Commerce Board.
• A member of the Front Royal Women’s Resource Center group which focuses on women’s issue in Warren County and currently serves on the Governor’s commission, Genedge Alliance.
• Served on the board of directors for Goodwill Industries,
• Adult Basic Education, Economic Development Advisory Group 

Awarded: 

• The national honor of “2004 Exemplary Leader Award” by the Chair Academy which is a national community college organization.
• Twice named “Administrator of the Year” for Mississippi’s Community Colleges in 2000-2001 AND 2004-2005.
• She was one of three inductees to the Crestwood High School Alumni Hall of Fame in August of 2004. Dr. Thompson-Stacy was also named “Administrator of the Year” for Ohio’s Community Colleges in 1996.

Date & Time: 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: 

Lord Fairfax Community College/ Corran Center

173 Skirmisher Lane, Middletown, VA 22645