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Lexington Chamber's New Leader

Service and Leadership

Angelle LaBorde, CCE, became the new president and CEO of the Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center. She succeeds Otis Rawl, who retired after more than four years as chamber president and CEO.  

Chris Petty, chamber board chairman, says Angelle has an established track record of stimulating gains in revenues, promoting and advocating for public policy initiatives and extensive community engagement. She's provided more than a decade of service and leadership to the Greenwood, S.C. business community, and has a quarter century of experience in the chamber of commerce industry and nonprofit sector. 

According to Otis, only 4 percent of executives in the nation possess the CCE designation. 

“There is a lot of momentum in Lexington right now and I’m humbled to serve the organization and be a part of its continued growth and prosperity,” she says.

Under her leadership, the South Carolina chamber led a successful community-wide marketing campaign for the passage of Greenwood County’s penny capital projects referendum. Voters approved the measure with 65 percent supporting the referendum.   

In recent years, the South Carolina Festival of Flowers yielded more than $4 million in economic impact for the Greenwood community, and received numerous awards from state, regional and international festival and event associations. 

Angelle is a graduate of Louisiana State University, and received her master’s degree in human resource management from the Florida Institute of Technology. In 1995, she began her career at The Chamber/New Orleans & The River Region as an area council manager and was later promoted to membership director. She has a certificate in nonprofit management from Winthrop University with prior career experience at the United Way for the Greater New Orleans area and the American Diabetes Association. 

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