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Emily Marlow Beck named as Virginia's 2026 TIME Dealer of the Year nominee, becoming the first woman to receive this nomination from the Commonwealth since 1998

Third-generation owner of Marlow Motor Company, a family business founded in 1947 in the Shenandoah Valley, which she joined in 2010 after earning degrees from the University of Virginia and American University Washington College of Law

Served as chair of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association in 2022 and has held multiple leadership roles within the organization

Created workforce development programs including Degrees@Work, which provides no-cost college degree pathways and tuition support for employees and their families

Launched the "75 Acts of Kindness" campaign for the company's 75th anniversary, mobilizing employees to complete community service projects in 25 workdays