MIDDLETOWN and WARRENTON, Va. - The Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) Educational Foundation Inc. recently announced the appointment of a new Board member. Phillip-Justin "PJ" Lewis joins the Foundation Board for a three-year term.

Lewis, a Winchester resident, is an insurance agent with his family-owned business, Lewis & Sons Nationwide Insurance. Lewis manages the business's Winchester office. In addition, he serves as the president of the Winchester Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He graduated with an associate degree from LFCC in 2001 and a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University in 2004.

"Being an LFCC graduate, it is important to me to help the College, since it helped me get where I am today," Lewis said. "LFCC has enhanced so many lives by providing the education and interactions needed to succeed in the business world."

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The Lord Fairfax Community College Educational Foundation Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit entity dedicated to assisting the College in meeting its current and future needs. Incorporated in 1978, the Foundation is committed to raising funds for academic programs, facility upgrades, equipment, student scholarships and professional development for faculty and staff. The Foundation is governed by a board comprised of business and community leaders who represent the College’s service area. The Foundation's assets are managed by the Board and are audited annually by an independent accounting firm.

For more information about the Foundation, interested individuals may contact Linnie Carter, vice president of college advancement at LFCC and executive director of the LFCC Educational Foundation Inc., at 540-868-4077 or lcarter@lfcc.edu.

Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a comprehensive, multi-campus public institution of higher education. Through its three locations — the Fauquier and Middletown Campuses and the Luray-Page County Center — the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont regions.  The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 7,600 unduplicated credit students and more than 9,620 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Lord Fairfax Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Lord Fairfax Community College. LFCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, political affiliation or disability in its programs or activities.

For more information, media professionals may contact Kalie Kelch at 540-303-7599 or kkelch@lfcc.edu or Shari Laraway at 540-868-4080 or slaraway@lfcc.edu.