2021 Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve on our 2021 Board of Directors. Board members contribute to the Board of Trade’s success in several ways: they weigh in on strategic decisions; assist with the recruitment, retention, and on-boarding process of members; lend resources and make connections to bring projects closer to their goals; attend and support board meetings and other Board of Trade events throughout the year.

• Alex Orfinger, Publisher and Market President, Washington Business Journal
• Andrew Flagel, President and CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
• Anita Cooke Wells, Senior Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary, RLJ Lodging Trust
• Anthony Pierce, Partner in Charge, Washington Office, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
• Anthony Lewis, Region Vice President, Public Policy, Verizon
• Anuj Mehrotra, Dean of the GW School of Business, The George Washington University
• Beth Johnson, Founder and CEO, RP3 Agency
• Beverley Swaim-Staley, President and CEO, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
• Blue Jenkins, President, WGL
• Bradley Flickinger, Senior Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, CBRE, Inc.
• Brian McVay, Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
• Brian Schwalb, Partner in Charge, Washington, DC, Venable LLP
• Brian Pieninck, CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
• Bryan Pynchon, Senior Vice President, Group Manager Mid-Atlantic Middle Market Bank, Capital One Bank
• Caleb Vuljanic, Office Managing Partner, DHG
• Carl Tims, Vice President of Community Engagement and Chief Diversity Officer, GEICO Insurance Company
• Cary Hatch, CEO, Brand Advocate, MDB Communications, Inc.
• Catherine Meloy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill of Greater Washington
• Catherine Merrill, President & CEO, Washingtonian Magazine
• Cecilia Hodges, Regional President, Greater Washington and Virginia, M&T Bank
• Chuck Bean, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)
• Corby Lawrence, Partner & CEO, Western Transportation Group
• Courtney Spaeth, CEO, growth[period]
• Dale Kopnitsky, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Skanska USA Building Inc.
• Dara Castle, Managing Partner, Washington Metro Offices, RSM US LLP
• Darryll Pines, President, University of Maryland, College Park
• David Hartman, President & Co-Founder, Hartman Executive Advisors
• David Velazquez, President & CEO, Pepco Holdings
• David Straut, Market Executive of Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Capital Market, Wells Fargo
• David Dacquino, Chairman & CEO, Serco, Inc.
• Diane Hoskins, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Gensler
• Dirk Haire, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
• Ed Grenier, President & CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington
• Edward Fleming, Executive Vice President, Walton Global Holdings, Ltd.
• Elizabeth Lewis, Partner, Cooley LLP
• Enrico Cecchi, Managing Director, The IDI Group Companies
• Ernest Jarvis, Managing Principal, Jarvis Commercial Real Estate, LLC
• Ethan Selzer, Vice President, Client Solutions, The Washington Post
• Evelyn Lee, Regional President, Greater Washington Region, SunTrust now Truist
• Geoff Chatas, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Georgetown University
• Greg Wallig, MetroDC Office Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
• Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University
• Jack McDougle, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Jake Burns, Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Washington Nationals Baseball Club (MLB)
• James Grauberger, Senior Vice President, Clark Construction Group, LLC
• James Cornelsen, Chairman, Mid-Atlantic Region, WesBanco
• Jamil Jaffer, Vice President for Strategy & Business Development, IronNet Cybersecurity
• Janis Schiff, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
• Jeffrey Detwiler, President & Chief Executive Officer, Long & Foster Companies Inc.
• Jennifer Siciliano, Chief External Affairs & Communications Officer, Inova Health System
• Jermaine Johnson, Regional President, Greater Washington, PNC Bank
• John Stalfort, Managing Principal, Washington DC Office, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
• John Potter, President & CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• John Delaney, Dean, Kogod School of Business, American University
• Jorge Perez, President and COO Regional Portfolio Properties, MGM Resorts International
• Keith Hennessey, President, Bechtel Enterprises
• Kenneth Samet, President & CEO, MedStar Health
• Kevin Sharkey, Vice President & General Manager, Turner Construction Company
• Kimberly Dickerson, Lead Managing Director/DC Office, Protiviti
• Kurt Newman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Children’s National Medical Center
• Lawrence Di Rita, Greater Washington, DC Market President, Bank of America
• Linda Rabbitt, Founder, Chairman of the Board, rand* construction corporation
• Lorraine Lavet, Senior Client Partner, Northern Virginia, Korn/Ferry International
• Lyles Carr, Senior Vice President , The McCormick Group, Inc.
• Marc Blakeman, President – Mid-Atlantic States, AT&T
• Martin Rodgers, Market Unit Lead – South & Metro Washington DC Office, Accenture
• Maury Peiperl, Dean, School of Business, George Mason University, School of Business
• Michael Policicchio, Partner, EY
• Michael Akin, President, LINK Strategic Partners
• Michele Blackwell, Public Affairs Manger, Mid-Atlantic, Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Michelle Dandeneau, Managing Director, JLL
• Misty Allen, Vice President Government Regulatory Affairs & Community Impact, Comcast
• Monica Dalwadi , Office Managing Partner, DC Metro Area, Baker Tilly
• Monica Schmude, Mid-Atlantic Market President, Cigna
• Nora Gardner, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Patricia Steis, Managing Director, Head of Office, Marsh, Inc.
• Patricia McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
• Paul Wiedefeld, General Manager and CEO, WMATA-Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Paul Stimers, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
• Radha Muthiah, President & Chief Executive Officer, Capital Area Food Bank
• Ricky Smith, Chief Executive Officer, BWI Marshall Airport
• Rosie Allen-Herring, President & CEO, United Way of The National Capital Area
• Ruth Williams-Brinkley, President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., Kaiser Permanente
• Scott Frisch, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, AARP
• Staci Pies, Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Crown Castle
• Stephen Skinner, Vice President & Business Group Leader, The Walsh Group
• Steve Proctor, President and Chief Executive Officer, G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.
• Steven Heger, President, Raffa Financial Services, Inc.
• Stuart Solomon, CEO, Connected DMV
• Susan Lacz, Principal and CEO, Ridgewells
• Tamika Tremaglio, Managing Partner, Greater Washington, Deloitte LLP
• Teresa Carlson, Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Terry Kenny, Market President for Metro DC Baltimore and DE Region, TD Bank
• Tim Byers, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Federal & Environmental Solutions, Jacobs
• Tim Gillis, Managing Partner, Washington Metro Area, KPMG LLP
• W.K. Wiseman, Design Principal, CannonDesign
• William Eisig, Regional Managing Partner, BDO USA, LLP