Loudoun Leadership Breakfast

26 Fairfax Street Southeast,Leesburg VA 20175

09 August, 2022

Description

Join us each month for this simple but powerful time to be inspired, encouraged and equipped to grow as a leader worth following. Come connect with other leaders and enjoy a delicious breakfast as we hear from a seasoned, creative and strategic leader share a few stories and critical principles they’ve learned and applied on their leadership journey. On August 9 we'll be hearing from James J. Ackerman, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship. Prison Fellowship works to restore America’s criminal justice system and helps the men and women it affects replace the cycle of brokenness that landed them in prison. James has more than 20 years of experience as a highly effective executive, helping media companies like Documentary Channel, British Interactive Broadcasting, Broadway Systems, and Open TV navigate periods of transition and growth. In 2005 he founded Spinnaker Media to develop innovative entertainment and digital media companies. He also previously held roles at British Sky Broadcasting, A&E Television Networks, Hearst Entertainment, International Family Entertainment, and Grey Entertainment & Media. Prior to joining Prison Fellowship, James volunteered in prison as a counselor to a man on death row in California's San Quentin State Prison and as a prerelease instructor in Tennessee's Riverbend Maximum Security Prison. James spent more than a dozen years volunteering with Prison Fellowship, leveraging his business experience to teach prisoners important life skills, such as resume writing, job interviewing, household budgeting, and personal planning. James is also a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He and his wife Martha have two adult children, Holden and Lily.