Dr. Leonard L. Edloe Good health is the first step towards success. Company: Edloe's Professional Pharmacies Location: Richmond, Virginia Website: www.Edloespharmacy.com

Biography:
Dr. Leonard L. Edloe is a pharmacist and Chief Executive Officer of Edloe's Professional Pharmacies, one of America’s largest chain of black owned pharmacies located in Richmond, Virginia, and Pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church, Susan, Virginia. He is a native of Richmond and a graduate of Armstrong High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the Howard University School of Pharmacy, a Master of Divinity from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida, School of Pharmacy. He serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the Hampton University School of Pharmacy, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Policy and Research at the MCV-VCU School of Pharmacy, and a Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy at the Howard University School of Pharmacy. He also was the Executive-In-Residence at the Longwood University College of Business and Economics for the school year 2004-2005.

Dr. Edloe has been active in many community and national organizations. He has served as President of the Church Hill Model Cities Program, President of the Richmond Urban League, Chairman of the Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chairman of Main St 25 Inc., Chairman of the Board of Health for the City of Richmond and he was the first black chairman of the board of the Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond. Having a passion for better health, he serves on the board of the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, the Mid-Atlantic Affiliate of the American Heart Association where he is chairman and also leads their Power to End Stroke Initiative, the VCU Health System Authority, Virginia Premier and the National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias. He has the distinction of being one the youngest pharmacist every elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Pharmacists Association. He is a 33rd Degree Mason and served as the Worshipful Grand Chaplain of the M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Virginia.

Rev. Edloe is the recipient of many awards, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, Distinguished Retail of the Year, Virginia’s Retailer of the Year, Dominion’s Strong Men, the Cure, Care, Commitment Award of the American Diabetic Association, African American Trailblazer, The Bowl of Hygeia ; just to list a few. He is the author of numerous articles and has made numerous presentations on health and economic development. He resides in Mechanicsville with his wife Serita.

Availability:
Available as a speaker and consultant.