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Richmond Region Connecting Diverse Leaders and Preparing Them to Serve Learn More
About Us

What is LMR?

Leadership Metro Richmond (LMR) is a community leadership development and engagement organization with a mission to strengthen our region by connecting diverse leaders and preparing them to serve.

Created in 1980 as an innovative program to address racial and gender divides in our area’s community leadership, LMR is now a network of 2,000+ members from the business, nonprofit and governmental sectors of our community who have the desire to serve and the ability to lead.

LMR’s role in our region has continued to evolve throughout the years. As regional issues become more complex and our community becomes more diverse, the need to connect, educate and inspire leaders is as critical today as it was in 1980.

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About Leadership Quest

Leadership Quest, LMR's unique community leadership program, brings together a diverse group of individuals, and broadens their perspectives on regional issues and nurtures a dedication to inclusion, regional collaboration, and service to the community. This comprehensive ten-month program combines advanced leadership training, exclusive access to influential decision-makers, and strategic networking, empowering individuals to effect lasting positive change in the greater Richmond region. 

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What's Happening at LMR?

LMR Page Turners: A Conversation with Alumni Authors - LMR Alumni Event
When: Thursday, May 21, 2026 • 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Where: Flow Zone RVA (Regency Mall)
Author: Julia Torres Barden ('03) · How Could They Not See?: A Memoir about Trauma, PTSD and Resilience

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LMR Page Turners: A Conversation with Alumni Authors - LMR Alumni Event
When: Thursday, June 18, 2026 • 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Where: Flow Zone RVA (Regency Mall)
Author: Christopher Rashad Green ('03) · GORILLA: The Manifesting of Rashad - The Awakening

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Purposeful Board Recruitment - Community Workshop
When: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Facilitator: Ryan Ripperton

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Leading Conversations: Best Practices in Facilitation - Community Workshop
When: Thursdys, October 8, 15, 22, 2026 • Time Varies
Where: Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Facilitator: Jonathan Zur ('08)

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Nonprofit Board Essentials - Community Workshop
When: Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Noon - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Facilitator: Cheryl Groce-Wright ('15) & Lisa Specter-Dunaway ('96) 

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Can My Nonprofit Engage in Advocacy? - Community Workshop
When: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 • 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Facilitator: Claire Gastañaga, Esq. ('99)

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Nonprofit Lifecycles - Community Workshop
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 • 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Facilitator: Cheryl Groce-Wright ('15)

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What Leaders Are Saying

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Connecting Leaders to Board Service

Leadership Metro Richmond is committed to connecting mission-driven organizations with community leaders who have the ability to lead and the desire to serve. We host biannual Board Connector events and offer individual consulting through our Board Concierge services.

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Society of Leadership Advocates

The Society of Leadership Advocates (SOLA) honors our most generous benefactors, who give $500 or more each year. As a leadership advocate, your donation supports our mission to provide programs and opportunities for community leaders to connect, to gain a deeper understanding of key community issues, and to better serve our region.

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Help Us Recruit Community Leaders
Do you know a passionate community leader in the Richmond Region? Refer them to our Leadership Quest program using this form.
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