2025 Board of Directors

The individuals listed below serve as our 2025 Officers, Executive Committee, 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.

Officers

2024 Chair-Elect | Executive Committee

Jeremy Blank

Greater Washington Managing Partner, Deloitte

2025 Chair-Elect | Executive Committee

Tyler Anthony

President and CEO, Pepco Holdings

Treasurer | Executive Committee

Melonie Johnson

President and COO, MGM Resorts International

Membership Chair | Executive Committee

Courtney Spaeth

Chief Executive Officer, growth[period]

Asst. Treasurer | Executive Committee

Cecilia Hodges

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

Secretary | Executive Committee

Misty Allen

Vice President Government & Regulatory Affairs | Community Impact, Comcast

President & CEO | Executive Committee

Jack McDougle

President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Asst. Treasurer | Executive Committee

Mike Policicchio

Partner, EY

General Counsel | Executive Committee

John Stalfort

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

Board of Directors

Thomas McCarthy

Chief Executive Officer, Page Southerland Page Inc.

Felis Andrade

Director External Communications & Community Relations, Giant Food LLC

Elizabeth Humphrey

Vice President, Nonprofits & Associations, The McCormick Group Inc.

Ed Engles

Office Managing Director - Metro DC, Accenture

David Gadis

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & General Manager, DC Water

Bryan Jones

Mid Atlantic Division President, HNTB

Monica Goldson

Chief Executive Officer, Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)

Amanda Allen

Senior Manager of Government & Community Affairs, Transurban

2021 Chair | Executive Committee

Rosie Allen-Herring

President & CEO, United Way of The National Capital Area

Michele Blackwell

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

Doug Buffkin

Regional Vice President, RingCentral

Mike Carney

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

Dr. Dean Chang

Chief Innovation Officer, University of Maryland, College Park

Randy Clarke

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

Jim Cornelsen

Chairman, Mid-Atlantic Region, WesBanco

Executive Committee

David Dacquino

Chairman of the Board, RA Federal Services

Laurie De Armond

Market, Managing Principal, BDO USA, LLP

Victor Geagla

Principal, Baker Tilly

Corby Lawrence

CEO, Western Transportation Group

Bill Marx

Market Managing Principal, Metro DC, Grant Thornton LLP

Chris Molivadas

Regional Lead, Mid-Atlantic

2022 Chair | Executive Committee

Keith Hennessey

Chief Financial Officer, Becthel Global Inc.

2024 Chair-Elect | Executive Committee

Jeremy Blank

Greater Washington Managing Partner, Deloitte

2023 Chair | Executive Committee

Jermaine Johnson

Regional President, Greater Washington and Virginia, PNC Bank

2015 Chair | Executive Committee

Tony Pierce

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

2024 Chair | Executive Committee

Steve Proctor

President and CEO

Joe Ochipinti

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

Rocky Thurston

Chief Executive Officer, DMI

Caleb Vuljanic

Managing Partner, Metro DC and Baltimore, FORVIS

Michael Akin

President, LINK Strategic Partners

Alex Orfinger

Publisher and Market President, Washington Business Journal

Executive Committee

Cassius Priestly

Market President, Truist

2002 Chair

Linda Rabbitt

Founder, Chairman of the Board, rand* construction corporation

Kimberly Sullivan

Managing Director, Principal, Gensler

Johanna Nesseth Tuttle

Vice President, Bechtel

Executive Committee

Marty Rodgers

Market Unit Lead, Accenture

Executive Committee

Patrick Ryan

Managing Partner, Washington Metro Area, KPMG

Pat McGuire

President, Trinity Washington University

Ethan Selzer

Vice President, Client Solutions, The Washington Post

Ellen Granberg

President, The George Washington University

Terry Kenny

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

Dale Kopnitsky

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

Ernie Jarvis

Vice Chairman, Savills

Beth Johnson

Founder and CEO, RP3 Agency

Mary-Claire Burick

Executive Director, Rosslyn Business Improvement District

Steve Heger

Executive Vice President, HUB International

Naomi Wolak

Lead Managing Director/DC Office, Protiviti

Clark Mercer

Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)

Jack Potter

President & CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Jack White

Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Irma Becerra

President, Marymount University

Lorraine Lavet

Senior Client Partner, Northern Virginia, Korn/Ferry International

Darrell Conner

Government Affairs Counselor, K&L Gates LLP

David Whitestone

Executive Partner, Washington DC, Holland & Knight LLP

Catherine Meloy

President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill of Greater Washington

David Green

COO, Georgetown University

Ajay Vinzé

Dean, Costello College of Business School of Business, George Mason University

Reggie Jones

Chair, Federal Government Contracts, Fox Rothschild LLP

Mac Tisdale

President, Mid-Atlantic Region, First National Bank

Amry Junaideen

Greater Washington Marketplace Leader, Deloitte LLP

Brian McVay

Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Ashley Greenspan

Head of External Affairs-Washington, DC, Crown Castle

Andrew Flagel

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

Jay Grauberger

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

Michelle Riley-Brown

President & CEO, Children’s National Medical Center

Brad Flickinger

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

Reggie White

Senior Vice President, Commercial Markets, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Bryan Pynchon

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

Radha Muthiah

President & Chief Executive Officer, Capital Area Food Bank

Diana Léon-Brown

Chief of Staff, BWI Marshall Airport

Derrick Perkins

Senior Vice President – Market Executive, Bank of America

David Leudemann

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

Evan Kraus

President & Managing Director of Operations, APCO Worldwide

Scott Frisch

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, AARP

Executive Committee

Blue Jenkins

President, WGL

Executive Committee

Tom Palmer

Market Executive, Wells Fargo

Executive Committee

Mario Acosta-Velez

East Region VP of Local Engagement Corporate Social Responsibility Public Policy, Verizon

Executive Committee

Susan Lacz

Principal and CEO, Ridgewells

Executive Committee

Jeanelle Johnson

Washington DC Metro Office Managing Partner, PwC

Executive Committee

Ken Samet

President & CEO, MedStar Health

Executive Committee

Ian Jefferson

Managing Partner for Washington DC, McKinsey & Company

Executive Committee

Patti Steis

Managing Director, Head of Office, Marsh, Inc.

Executive Committee

Israel Rocha

Regional President, Mid-Atlantic States, Kaiser Permanente

2025 Chair-Elect | Executive Committee

Tyler Anthony

President and CEO, Pepco Holdings

Treasurer | Executive Committee

Melonie Johnson

President and COO, MGM Resorts International

Executive Committee

Larry Di Rita

Greater Washington, DC Market President, Bank of America

Executive Committee

Dominic Delmolino

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

Membership Chair | Executive Committee

Courtney Spaeth

Chief Executive Officer, growth[period]

Asst. Treasurer | Executive Committee

Cecilia Hodges

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

Secretary | Executive Committee

Misty Allen

Vice President Government & Regulatory Affairs | Community Impact, Comcast

President & CEO | Executive Committee

Jack McDougle

President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Asst. Treasurer | Executive Committee

Mike Policicchio

Partner, EY

General Counsel | Executive Committee

John Stalfort

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

Senior Council

2021 Chair | Executive Committee

Rosie Allen-Herring

President & CEO, United Way of The National Capital Area

2022 Chair | Executive Committee

Keith Hennessey

Chief Financial Officer, Becthel Global Inc.

2023 Chair | Executive Committee

Jermaine Johnson

Regional President, Greater Washington and Virginia, PNC Bank

2008 Chair

Bill Couper

2010 Chair

James Dyke

Senior Advisor, State Government Relations, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

2015 Chair | Executive Committee

Tony Pierce

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

2018 Chair

Kim Horn

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

2024 Chair | Executive Committee

Steve Proctor

President and CEO

2009 Chair

John Kane

Managing Partner, ATON Strategies, LLC.

2007 Chair

Barbara Krumsiek

2019 Chair

Anthony Lewis

Region Vice President, Public Policy, Verizon Communications

2003 Chair

Peter Nostrand

2002 Chair

Linda Rabbitt

Founder, Chairman of the Board, rand* construction corporation

2000 Chair

David Rutstein

2006 Chair

Samuel Schreiber

Senior Advisor, Trustar Bank

2011 Chair

Gary Tabach

2020 Chair

David Velazquez

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

2016 Chair

Dan Waetjen

Featured Members