LIFE@Lynchburg | My 25-Year Heart Journey

Name: LIFE@Lynchburg | My 25-Year Heart Journey
Start: 2025-10-01T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-01T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall

Schedule

Wed Oct 01 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Sydnor Performance Hall | Lynchburg, VA

R. Marc Jordan ‘69 will discuss the successful heart transplant procedure he underwent in August 2000, how that experience changed his life, and how to become an organ or tissue donor. This presentation will also touch on overcoming obstacles to achieve success.
Speaker Biography:
R. Marc Jordan is a 1969 graduate of Lynchburg College, where he majored in sociology. During his extensive career, he has led chambers of commerce throughout the South, including those in Memphis, Raleigh, Norfolk, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he achieved both 4-Star and 5-Star Accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. With an extensive career in chamber leadership, Marc was named a Lifetime Member of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), a testament to his outstanding contributions and dedication to the industry.
Throughout his career, Jordan has held numerous volunteer leadership positions, including chairman of the Metro Cities Council and chair-elect for ACCE. He relinquished his pending chairman’s position while awaiting a heart transplant, but upon returning to his adopted home of Lynchburg, Virginia, he resumed his impactful leadership journey.
Marc’s leadership and perseverance have earned him recognition as Chamber Executive of the Year in North Carolina and, most recently, Chamber Executive of the Year in South Carolina. Additionally, he has served as president of the state associations in Tennessee and North Carolina, solidifying his legacy as a transformative force in the chamber community.
The Governor of South Carolina appointed Marc to the Organ Donation Board to oversee and grow the number of registered organ, tissue, and eye donors in the state.
Marc’s wife, Vicki, is a double alumna from Lynchburg College, and together they share three children, one of whom, Marcus, is also an Lynchburg graduate from the class of 2008.