2024 Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve as our 2024 Officers, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Senior Council. 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.

OFFICERS:

Chair: Steve Proctor, President and Chief Executive Officer, G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.

Chair-Elect: Jeremy Blank, Greater Washington Managing Partner, Deloitte

Treasurer: Cecilia Hodges, Executive VP | Regional President Greater Washington and Virginia, M&T Bank

Asst Treasurer: Evelyn Lee, President, Greater Washington and Maryland Region, Truist

Asst Treasurer: Tyler Anthony, President and CEO, Pepco Holdings

Secretary: Marty Rodgers, Market Unit Lead – South & Metro Washington DC Office, Accenture

Membership Chair: Courtney Spaeth, Chief Executive Officer, growth[period]

General Counsel: John Stalfort, Managing Principal, Washington DC Office, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

President & CEO: Jack McDougle, President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

*All Executive Committee members also serve on the Board of Directors

Marty Rodgers, Market Unit Lead – South & Metro Washington DC Office, Accenture

Tony Pierce, Partner in Charge, Washington Office, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

Dominic Delmolino, Worldwide Public Sector – VP of Tech. & Field Engineering, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Larry Di Rita, Greater Washington, DC Market President, Bank of America

Keith Hennessey, Chief Financial Officer, Becthel Global Inc.

Misty Allen, Vice President Government & Regulatory Affairs | Community Impact, Comcast

Rob McDowell, Partner, Cooley LLP

Jeremy Blank, Greater Washington Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP

Mike Policicchio, Partner, EY

Steve Proctor, President and CEO, G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.

Jack McDougle, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Courtney Spaeth, Chief Executive Officer, growth[period]

Israel Rocha, Regional President, Mid-Atlantic States, Kaiser Permanente

Tim Gillis, Managing Partner, Washington Metro Area, KPMG LLP

Cecilia Hodges, Executive VP | Regional President Greater Washington and Virginia, M&T Bank

Patti Steis, Managing Director, Head of Office, Marsh, Inc.

Ian Jefferson, Managing Partner for Washington DC, McKinsey & Company

Ken Samet, President & CEO, MedStar Health

Melonie Johnson, President and COO, MGM Resorts International

John Stalfort, Managing Principal, Washington DC Office, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Tyler Anthony, President and CEO, Pepco Holdings

Jermaine Johnson, Regional President, Greater Washington and Virginia, PNC Bank

Kevin Smithson, Washington DC Metro Office Managing Partner, PwC

Susan Lacz, Principal and CEO, Ridgewells

Dave Dacquino, Chairman of the Board, RA Federal Services

Evelyn Lee, President, Greater Washington & Maryland Region, Truist

Rosie Allen-Herring, President & CEO, United Way of The National Capital Area

Mario Acosta-Velez, East Region VP of Local Engagement Corporate Social Responsibility Public Policy, Verizon

Tom Palmer, Market Executive, Wells Fargo

Blue Jenkins, President, WGL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Scott Frisch, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, AARP

Evan Kraus, President & Managing Director of Operations, APCO Worldwide

David Leudemann, Market President & Non-Profit Banking Group Manager, Atlantic Union Bank

Monica Dalwadi, Managing Partner – D.C. Metro Region, Baker Tilly

Derrick Perkins, Senior Vice President – Market Executive, Bank of America

Bill Eisig, Regional Managing Principal, BDO USA, LLP

Jay Farrar, Principal Vice President, Washington Office, Bechtel

Diana Léon-Brown, Chief of Staff, BWI Marshall Airport

Radha Muthiah, President & Chief Executive Officer, Capital Area Food Bank

Bryan Pynchon, Senior VP, Group Manager Mid-Atlantic Middle Market Bank, Capital One Bank

Reggie White, Senior Vice President, Commercial Markets, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Brad Flickinger, Senior Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, CBRE, Inc.

Michelle Riley-Brown, President & CEO, Children’s National Medical Center

Jay Grauberger, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Clark Construction Group, LLC

Andrew Flagel, President and CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Ashley Greenspan, Head of External Affairs— DC, MD & VA, Crown Castle

Brian McVay, Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Rocky Thurston, Chief Executive Officer, DMI

Amry Junaideen, Greater Washington Marketplace Leader, Deloitte LLP

Mac Tisdale, President, Mid-Atlantic Region, First National Bank

Caleb Vuljanic, Managing Partner-Metro DC, FORVIS

Reggie Jones, Chair, Federal Government Contracts, Fox Rothschild LLP

Diane Hoskins, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Gensler

Ajay Vinzé, Dean, Costello College of Business, George Mason University

Dave Green, COO, Georgetown University

Catherine Meloy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill of Greater Washington

Greg Wallig, Head of Public Policy, Managing Principal, MetroDC-Arlington, Grant Thornton LLP

Cary Hatch, Senior Counsel, Hart

David Whitestone, Executive Partner, Washington DC, Holland & Knight LLP

Steve Heger, Executive Vice President, HUB International

Michael Hartnett, Senior Director, JLL

Ed Grenier, President & CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington

Darrell Conner, Government Affairs Counselor, K&L Gates LLP

Lorraine Lavet, Senior Client Partner, Northern Virginia, Korn/Ferry International

Michael Akin, President, LINK Strategic Partners

Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University

Jack White, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Jack Potter, President & CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Clark Mercer, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)

Naomi Wolak, Lead Managing Director/DC Office, Protiviti

Linda Rabbitt, Founder, Chairman of the Board, rand* construction corporation

Stacy Schwartz, Vice President, Head of U.S. Public Sector, RingCentral

Mary-Claire Burick, President, Rosslyn Business Improvement District

Beth Johnson, Founder and CEO, RP3 Agency

Ernie Jarvis, Vice Chairman, Savills

Dale Kopnitsky, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Skanska USA Building Inc.

Terry Kenny, Market President for Metro DC Baltimore and DE Region, TD Bank

Ellen Granberg, President, The George Washington University

Lyles Carr, Senior Vice President, The McCormick Group, Inc.

Ethan Selzer, Vice President, Client Solutions, The Washington Post

Pat McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University

Michele Blackwell, Senior Public Policy Manager, Mid-Atlantic, Uber Technologies, Inc.

Joe Ochipinti, President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare of the Mid-Atlantic Region, United Healthcare

Dr. Dean Chang, Chief Innovation Officer, University of Maryland, College Park

Alex Orfinger, Publisher and Market President, Washington Business Journal

Mike Carney, Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Washington Nationals Baseball Club (MLB)

Jim Cornelsen, Chairman, Mid-Atlantic Region, WesBanco

Corby Lawrence, CEO, Western Transportation Group

Randy Clarke, General Manager and CEO, WMATA-Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

SENIOR COUNCIL

Tony Pierce, Partner in Charge, Washington DC Office, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

John Kane, Managing Partner, ATON Strategies, LLC.

Keith Hennessey, Chief Financial Officer, Bechtel Group, Inc.

Kim Horn, Executive Vice President, Group President, Markets Outside California, Kaiser Permanente

James Dyke, Senior Advisor, State Government Relations, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

David Velazquez, Executive Vice President, Utility Operations, Exelon Corporation (Pepco Holdings)

Jermaine Johnson, Regional President, Greater Washington, PNC Bank

Linda Rabbit, Chairman of the Board, rand* construction corporation

Samuel Schreiber, Senior Advisor, Trustar Bank

Rosie Allen-Herring, President & CEO, United Way National Capital Area

Anthony Lewis, Region Vice President, Public Policy, Verizon Communications

Bill Couper

Barbara Krumsiek

Peter Nostrand

David Rutstein

Gary Tabach

Dan Waetjen

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