2019-2020 CHAIRMAN TAKES THE REIGNS
Lyle Dukes Begins Term as Chairman of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce
Manassas, VA – On July 1st, Bishop Lyle Dukes became the 10th Chairman of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce. The Prince William Chamber is the largest municipal chamber in Virginia and is the one of the strongest voices for the business community in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region representing numerous businesses and nearly 80,000 employees.
"Our theme for this year is “Courageous Leadership Together” Dukes said “It’s building on the idea we, the Board of Director, Ambassadors and Chamber staff, have been working on for the last few years - to ensure that the Prince William Chamber is taking a leadership role in the positive transformation of our local area."
Bishop Dukes is a graduate of University of Virginia (Col ’86), with MBA studies at St. Ambrose University and a Master’s degree from Faith Bible College and Seminary. He has also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army.
After serving as Credit Officer for the Navy Federal Credit Union, Dukes worked for several years as a Computer Programmer (Human Resources) for the Federal Government in Arlington, Virginia. In 1995, he and his wife, Pastor Deborah Dukes, founded the Harvest Life Church, where he continues to serve as Senior Pastor. Harvest Life is among the largest faith-based non-profit organizations in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area with thousands of attendees, a multimillion-dollar budget and more than 100 ministries and community programs.
Bishop Dukes, along with his wife, also heads the Pastors Network. In this role they serve as Pastors to pastors both domestically and internationally. They cover approximately 600 churches across the United States, Europe and Africa. In 2009, the organization completed construction on their African headquarters building (Harvest Center) in Kenya, Africa which seats over 2000 and has become a distribution center for food and clothing. The organization has built schools and churches and is scheduled construct a medical center and additional housing on the Harvest Center campus.
Bishop Dukes is also the founder and former CEO of Mainstream Concepts, Inc., a media marketing company, which consulted high-end clients. Mainstream was a partner in the development of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red” campaign.
In addition to his full-time responsibilities at the church, Bishop Dukes is the author of several books and publications. He serves on the Sentara Medical Community Assessment Board, he is the General Secretary and a member of the Executive Board of Bishops, International Bible Way, Inc., Police Chaplain for Prince William County and the former President of the Prince William County Ministerial Association. He and his wife have one adult child, Brittany, a Son-in-law, Brandon and three grandsons.
"As we enter into a new Chamber year, it is my honor and pleasure to lead the continued work of the Prince William Chamber in its efforts to strengthen the business community and produce a better quality of life for our communities and this region" Dukes said.
2019-2020 Prince William Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chair - Bishop Lyle Dukes - Harvest Life Church
Chair-elect - Kathie Johnson - Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Chair-elect Nominee - Gayle Whitlock - Whitlock Wealth Management
Secretary - Gary L. Jones, II - The Fauquier Bank
Treasurer - V. Rick Nishanian - Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.
Past Chair - Jim Elliott - FVCbank
Deborah L. Jones - President & CEO Prince William Chamber of Commerce
Legal Counsel - Olaun Simmons - Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.
Sophia Alfred - Live Nation Entertainment-Jiffy Lube Live
Ashley Arnold - NOVEC
Steve Clark - Old Hickory Golf Club
Steve Danziger - BAESystems
Angela Dellinger - Keller Williams Solutions
Laurie Ellington-Tyson - Amazon Web Services
Mike Garcia - Mike Garcia Construction, Inc.
Russ Gestl - Buchanan Partners
Molly Grove - George Mason University, Science & Technology Campus
Jonathan Guepe - Apple Federal Credit Union
Matt Guilfoyle - Prince William County Schools, Communications & Technology
George N. Harben - Prince William County Economic Development
Troy Hill - Iron Mountain Data Centers
Harry H. Horning, II - Harry H. Horning Financial Services
Deb Jewell - SharpComm
Deborah Johnson - Dominion Energy
Michael Kalish - Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C
Bill Karlson - KO Distillilng
Steve Liga - ACTS-Action in Community Through Service
Jeff Lyons - Offix
Brent McKenzie - Transurban North America
Martin Nohe - Appliance Connection
Laszlo Palko - City of Manassas Park
Sherman Patrick - Compton & Duling LC
Michelle Rao - Laser Quest Corporation
Mona Saul - Employment Enterprises, Inc.
Patrick Small - City of Manassas
Dr. Stephen Smith - Novant Health UVA Health System
Amy Tanner - United Bank
Michael Whitlock - Transaction Expert
Charlene Wilkins - Northern Virginia Community College
Richard Wingo - Micron Technology, Inc.
Truett Young - Stanley Martin Companies