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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 658
Commending Sandy Lerner.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 1, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Sandy Lerner, an accomplished entrepreneur, farmer, philanthropist, animal rights supporter, and conservation leader, has greatly served the Loudoun County community for more than 25 years; and

WHEREAS, Sandy Lerner earned a bachelor’s degree from California State University and master’s degrees from the former Claremont Graduate School and Stanford University before embarking on a successful career as an entrepreneur in the fields of technology, cosmetics, and music production; and

WHEREAS, in 1984, Sandy Lerner co-founded Cisco Systems, a global provider of computer networking hardware and software, and served as the company’s director and executive vice president for several years; and

WHEREAS, in 1995, Sandy Lerner co-founded Sono Luminus studios in the restored 110-year-old Emmanuel Chapel Episcopal Church in Boyce and started an accompanying record label, which has since received two Grammy Awards and 20 Grammy Award nominations; and

WHEREAS, sensing the need for a broader color palette for women’s cosmetics, Sandy Lerner founded the cosmetics company Urban Decay, which she grew for several years until the brand was sold in 2000 to Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton; and

WHEREAS, as a resident of Loudoun County for more than 25 years, Sandy Lerner has given generously of her time and resources in support of various local nonprofit organizations, particularly in the areas of sustainable and humane farming, land conservation, and historic preservation; and

WHEREAS, Sandy Lerner has served myriad organizations in a volunteer leadership capacity, including as president of the Leonard X. Bosack and Bette M. Kruger Charitable Foundation and as director of what is now The Livestock Conservancy; and

WHEREAS, over the past two decades, Sandy Lerner has been at the forefront of agricultural innovation in the Commonwealth, building her farm, Ayrshire Farm, into an exemplar of sustainable, humane, and organic agricultural operations for meat, poultry, and crop production; and

WHEREAS, an early proponent of conservation easements, Sandy Lerner first restricted and protected Ayrshire Farm with an easement in 2004 and has to date preserved more than 2,000 acres in Loudoun County; and

WHEREAS, Sandy Lerner has also supported the local farm community by serving as a board member for and contributor to the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum and The Livestock Conservancy and by ardently supporting the Loudoun County 4-H and Loudoun Farm Tours; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of her legacy of service, Sandy Lerner has received numerous accolades and awards over the years, including the 2016 Distinguished Alumnae Award from Claremont Graduate University and the 2012 Commonwealth Steward Award from the Old Dominion Land Conservancy; and

WHEREAS, Sandy Lerner’s unwavering dedication to bringing her vision for Loudoun County to fruition has had a profound and lasting impact on the community that will be felt for generations to come; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Sandy Lerner hereby be commended for her extraordinary service to the Loudoun County community over more than 25 years; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Sandy Lerner as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.