Stephanie Landrum, president and CEO of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, has been selected into the Washington Business Journal’s 2018 class of Women Who Mean Business honorees.

An Alexandria native, Landrum is the only woman to lead one of the region’s 10 largest economic development agencies. She is one of 25 women in the region to be selected for the recognition out of close to 400 nominations.

Honorees were selected based on criteria including commitment to community service, strong leadership skills and continuing success in their field.

Landrum, who holds a bachelor’s in urban planning and an MBA from the University of Virginia, will be honored at the Washington Business Journal’s annual Women Who Mean Business dinner on Oct. 11 at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C.