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
Featured Members


























