Our CEO, Ken Ampy will be attending the ODU Alumni Honors Dinner this Friday, October 25. He will be presented the Jack Frost Alumni Service Award which “is given for exemplary leadership and significant service to Old Dominion University and to the community.”
Mr. Ampy is a 1990 graduate of ODU who serves on several community service boards including SCHEV, the State Council of Higher Education for Education.
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Our CEO, Ken Ampy attended the Credit Union National Association’s Governmental Affairs Conference (CUNA GAC) in Washington D.C. earlier this week. Board members throughout the nation come to this event to expand their knowledge and discuss current events in the credit union community.
The CUNA GAC also provides attendees the chance to hear from representatives and leaders to reiterate why credit unions are necessary, what challenges they face and how to overcome them.
The event offers different campaigns participants can engage in. Ken was involved in the “Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union” campaign: an effort to raise awareness among the public on the benefits of banking with a credit union.
The CUNA GAC was a great success with over 5,000 attendees which is the biggest turnout to date!
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“One of Astyra’s founding principles focuses on community service and community leadership. We encourage everyone to find an opportunity to be of service to someone else this #MLKDay,” Astyra’s CEO, Ken said.
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Our CEO, Ken Ampy, attended his 15 year Leadership Metro Richmond (LMR) class reunion earlier this month. Classmates gathered to reminisce on how the class shaped each of them into more experienced and prepared leaders. Since attending, each person has served and positively affected a board of their choice, thanks to the training.
Ken served on the reunion committee and was scheduled on the agenda to provide remarks. His comments were recorded and included on LMR’s blog and the most recent newsletter. In this blog post, Ken talks about his career of board services and its ties to LMR.
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“The breakfast flew out of here – loved by everyone,” said Elisabeth Rigsby, house assistant.
Carmen was a superstar this month!
In addition to attending our volunteering days, she also volunteered with the YMCA’s Bright Beginnings program to take a child back-to-school shopping just like Victor did earlier this month!
“As a 1st time participant in the YMCA Bright Beginnings program, being able to help kids feel good about themselves in school and beyond was rewarding. It reminded me of how incredibly blessed I am, and that encourages me to want to give back even more,” Carmen said.
She plans on helping out with this program again next summer!
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Astyra founders Ken Ampy and Sam Young traveled to Minneapolis mid-April for an InterCity Visit (ICV) with the ChamberRVA board. Similar to previous visits in recent years to places such as Pittsburgh, Denver and Austin, they found the trip to Minneapolis very engaging and refreshing.
The InterCity Visit allows for leaders from the Richmond region to visit a peer city to hear about great initiatives and generate meaningful dialogue in the hopes of bringing about change in Richmond, VA.
These three-day agenda packed trips have directly resulted in many Richmond initiatives, businesses and programs being implemented. During the trip, attendees expand their knowledge on the chosen city’s community operations and determine if it is possible to mimic some of the ideas in Richmond.
Now on his 10th ICV, Ken chose the innovation track while Sam, on his 8th trip, chose the public housing track.
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“We’ve been blessed and lucky”, reflected Young.“I look forward to the next 20”, Ampy added.
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Michelle Lindsey attended an Annual Appreciation breakfast hosted by an organization Ken Ampy is affiliated with. The event recognizes Administrative Assistants of prominent executives around Richmond.
The breakfast was held at The Jefferson Hotel, where attendees were treated to a delicious breakfast. Michelle had a great time meeting and networking with the other attendees, and enjoyed listening to a presentation about the latest new and upcoming plans of the organization.
After returning to the office Michelle commented that she learned a lot about projects happening around the region, and she is excited to see the Richmond area grow and thrive!
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Ken Ampy was recently honored with the title of “Executive of the Year” by the Robin’s School of Business at the University of Richmond. Along with the recognition, Ken was given the privilege of being the keynote speaker at the Honors Student’s Convocation on April 21st, 2017.
Click here for a distinguished list of the previous honorees.
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Astyra formed 3 teams to participate in the annual “Right on Cue” tournament, hosted by ChamberRVA in March.
Astyra was the proud sponsor of the trophy.
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Over the summer, Sam Young stepped down after a 1-year term as Chair of the Board for the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce.
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Immediately after the event, Mr. Ampy tweeted, “so humbled & honored to be the first ever recipient of the @theMBL Oliver Singleton Humanitarian award. #RVA #LoveYaOliver”.Â
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CEO, Ken Ampy participated in his first Rugged Maniac event with his longtime friend and fellow entrepreneur, James Brown.
Ken said that next time he’d love to participate with the entire Astyra team!
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Brittany Brown, Executive Assistant to CEO, Ken Ampy, attended an Annual Administration Appreciation Breakfast hosted by an organization Ken is affiliated with.
This year’s event was held at the Jefferson Hotel, where Executive Assistants who attended the breakfast were honored with a box of assorted chocolates accompanied with a single yellow rose.
Brittany was thrilled to attend the event this year, and commented “It’s really nice to feel appreciated and that people other than those whom you work with value what you do.”
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Astyra owners, Sam Young and Ken Ampy, joined the Greater Richmond Chamber for the 23rd Annual InterCity Visit (ICV). This year the group visited Nashville, TN.
Participants of the InterCity Visit learned about the business community’s priorities for a strong education system, attracting and retaining talent, and the entrepreneurial community in Nashville.Â
Click here if you would like to learn more about ICV.Â
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