In general, participants are volunteer leaders of Hampton Roads membership organizations such as:

• Professional societies;
  
• Civic associations;
  
• Fraternal groups; or other
• Community service organizations.

Participants and their organizations generally share common interests such as:

• Sharing best practices
• Programming development, logistics and attendance
• Membership management (attract, obtain, retain)
• Marketing, Communications, and Outreach (business, academic, public service)
• The transitory nature of population (military, etc)
• Volunteer management (attract, obtain, retain)
• Volunteer Leadership pipeline (train, support, succession)
• Funding opportunities (member fees, event fees, sponsorships, donations)
• Access to shared resources (accounting, marketing, event planning)
• Meeting effectiveness (planning, execution, accountability)
  
• Collaboration and networking opportunities with other member organizations

Purpose: The Professional Development Consortium of Hampton Roads (PDCHR) helps volunteer leaders in our community be better leaders.

Mission: PDCHR helps develop leaders of professional societies, civic associations, faith-based groups and service organizations through educational programming, networking opportunities and access to shared resources.

Vision: PDCHR is the preferred choice for developing volunteer leaders throughout the region through connection, coordination, and collaboration on common goals and challenges

Bylaws: Click here to download the PDCHR Bylaws (pdf)

501(c)(3) Statement: PDCHR is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Officers
President—William (Bill) Piersol president@pdc-hr.org
Vice President—Vacant
Secretary—Skip Leezer secretary@pdc-hr.org

Directors at Large
Paula Bazemore 
Patricia (Tricia) Holben 
Charlie Thuma 
Elizabeth Tollis
Cynthia Tyler