Diversify 2016
* Valoria Armstrong will keynote the Chamber’s DIVERSIFY 2016 Luncheon June 24 at the Chattanooga Convention Center* To learn more about the DIVERSIFY 2016 Luncheon and Diverse Business Marketplace, visit chattanoogachamber.com/diversify* Check out CHAChamberDiversity on Facebook and @CHAdiversity on Twitter
“Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie”
Like the title of Maya Angelou’s book of poetry, Valoria Armstrong’s appointment as President of Tennessee American Water brings a sigh of relief to an otherwise parched community.
Valoria (val – or – EE’) becomes the first female and first African-American to head the water utility, and the third African-American woman in Chattanooga to oversee a major corporation.* And though she moved here in 2001, her commitment to this community, to Tennessee American Water and to the importance of diversity and inclusion is now etched in local history.
“I am responsible for the overall operating and financial performance of Tennessee American Water, including safety and employee engagement, field customer service, distribution, water quality and environmental excellence,” Armstrong says. “I’m focused on reinforcing our customer, regulatory and governmental relationships, as the principal external contact for the company.”