2022 Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve on our 2022 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.

• Mario Acosta-Velez, Director, Government & External Affairs, Verizon
• Michael Akin, President, LINK Strategic Partners
• Misty Allen , Vice President Government Regulatory Affairs & Community Impact, Comcast
• Rosie Allen-Herring, President & CEO, United Way of The National Capital Area
• Tyler Anthony, President & CEO, Pepco Holdings
• Rina Bansal, President, INOVA Alexandria, Inova Health System
• Chuck Bean, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)
• Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University
• Michele Blackwell, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Marc Blakeman, President – Mid-Atlantic States, AT&T (Assistant Treasurer)
• Jeremy Blank, Managing Partner, Greater Washington, Deloitte LLP
• Mike Carney, Senior Vice President, Business Strategy & Operations , Washington Nationals Baseball Club (MLB)
• Lyles Carr, Senior Vice President, The McCormick Group, Inc.
• Jim Cornelsen, Chairman – Mid-Atlantic Region of WesBanco, WesBanco
• Dave Dacquino, Chairman & CEO, Serco
• Monica Dalwadi, Office Managing Partner, DC Metro Area, Baker Tilly
• John Dancy, Global Head, Professional Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Michelle Dandeneau, Managing Director, Project and Development Services, JLL
• John Delaney, Dean, Kogod School of Business, American University
• Kim Dickerson, Lead Managing Director/DC Office, Protiviti
• Pankaj Duggal, President and Chief Operating Officer, Jensen Hughes
• Bill Eisig, Regional Managing Partner, BDO USA, LLP
• Andrew Flagel, President & CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
• Brad Flickinger, Senior Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, CBRE, Inc.
• Scott Frisch, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, AARP
• Nora Gardner, Managing Partner, Washington DC Office, McKinsey & Company (Assistant Secretary)
• Tim Gillis, Managing Partner, Washington Metro Area, KPMG LLP
• Jay Grauberger, Senior Vice President, Clark Construction Group, LLC
• Dave Green, CFO, Georgetown University
• Ed Grenier, President & CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington
• Dirk Haire, Chair, Construction Practice Group, Fox Rothschild LLP
• Cary Hatch, CEO, Brand Advocate, MDB Communications, Inc.
• Steve Heger, President, RFSI, Raffa Financial Services, Inc.
• Keith Hennessey, Chief Financial Officer, Bechtel Global Inc. (Chair)
• Cecilia Hodges, Regional President, M&T Bank (Treasurer)
• Diane Hoskins, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Gensler
• Jamil Jaffer, Vice President for Strategy & Business Development, IronNet Cybersecurity
• Ernie Jarvis, Managing Principal, Jarvis Commercial Real Estate, LLC
• Blue Jenkins, President, WGL
• Jermaine Johnson, President, Greater Washington, PNC Bank (Chair-Elect)
• Melonie Johnson, President & COO, MGM Resorts International
• Beth Johnson, Founder and CEO, RP3 Agency
• Terry Kenny, Market President for Metro DC Baltimore and DE Region, TD Bank
• Dale Kopnitsky, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Skanska USA Building Inc.
• Evan Kraus, President & Managing Director of Operations, APCO Worldwide
• Susan Lacz, Principal and CEO, Ridgewells
• Lorraine Lavet, Senior Client Partner, Northern Virginia, Korn/Ferry International
• Corby Lawrence, Executive Vice President, Western Transportation Group
• Evelyn Lee, Regional President, Greater Washington Region, SunTrust Bank
• Betsy Lewis, Partner, Cooley LLP
• Jack McDougle, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Pat McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
• Brian McVay, Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
• Anuj Mehrotra, Dean of the George Washington University School of Business, The George Washington University
• Catherine Meloy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill of Greater Washington
• Radha Muthiah, President & Chief Executive Officer, Capital Area Food Bank
• Kurt Newman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Children’s National Medical Center
• Joe Ochipinti, Chief Executive Officer – Mid Atlantic Region (DC, MD, VA, WV), United Healthcare
• Alex Orfinger, Publisher & Market President, Washington Business Journal
• Adam Ostrach, Regional President, Atlantic Union Bank
• Maury Peiperl, Dean, School of Business, George Mason University, School of Business
• Derrick Perkins, Senior Vice President/Market Executive, Bank of America
• Cathy Piche, Vice President-Project Delivery, Crown Castle
• Brian Pieninck, CEO, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
• Tony Pierce, Partner in Charge, Washington Office, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
• Darryll Pines, President, University of Maryland, College Park
• Mike Policicchio, Partner, EY
• John Potter, President & CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• Steve Proctor, President and Chief Executive Officer, G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc. (Assistant Treasurer)
• Bryan Pynchon, Senior Vice President Relationship Manager, Capital One
• Linda Rabbitt, Chair of the Board, Rand Construction
• Marty Rodgers, Metro DC Senior Managing Director, SE H&PS Lead, Accenture (Secretary)
• Ken Samet, President & CEO, MedStar Health
• Monica Schmude, Mid-Atlantic Market President, Cigna
• Ethan Selzer, Vice President, Retail & Regional Advertising, The Washington Post
• Steve Skinner, Vice President & Business Group Leader, The Walsh Group
• Ricky Smith, Chief Executive Officer, BWI Marshall Airport
• Courtney Spaeth, Chief Executive Officer, growth[period]
• John Stalfort, Managing Principal, Washington DC Office, Miles & Stockbridge P.C. (General Counsel)
• Patti Steis, Managing Director, Head of Office, Marsh, Inc.
• Paul Stimers, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
• David Straut, Market Executive of Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Capital Market, Wells Fargo
• Carl Tims, VP of Community Engagement and Chief Diversity Officer , Geico
• Caleb Vuljanic, Office Managing Partner, DHG
• Greg Wallig, MetroDC Office Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
• David Whitesone, Executive Partner, Washington DC, Holland & Knight LLP
• Paul Wiedefeld, General Manager and CEO, WMATA-Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Ruth Willams-Brinkley, President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., Kaiser Permanente
• Ken Wiseman, Design Principal, CannonDesign