Susan Spears is the President & CEO for the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber and currently serves on the boards of the Families of the Wounded Fund, Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, and the Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Rotary Club. 

Ms. Spears is the former president of the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (VACCE) and a two-term member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management and serves on its Northeast Board of Regents.

Ms. Spears is a certified executive and leadership coach through the Flatter Leadership Academy and a PLP graduate of the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. She is also a certified Planning Commissioner through the Citizens Planning Education Association of America and holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Virginia Commonwealth University.

She has been recognized with numerous honors, including the EmpowerHer Summit’s Luminary Impact Award, the Metzger Distinguished Achievement Award, VACCE’s Chamber Executive of the Year, and the Women Who Build Community Award from Habitat for Humanity.