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This partnership with WTOP gives Board of Trade members a platform to broadcast their work and provides a unique and valuable opportunity for social organizations in the Greater Washington region to share their mission throughout the business community. For more information, please contact George Longwell, Senior Vice President of Engagement, at [email protected].

Andrew Reese, Director, Department on Disability Services

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department on Disability Services (DDS) are committed to empowering residents with disabilities and helping businesses thrive. The organization’s Rehabilitation Services Administration offers businesses free training and resources to hire and support qualified employees with disabilities.

The Department on Disability Services (DDS) includes the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). The agency coordinates a diverse network of service providers to fulfill its mission: delivering innovative, high-quality services that empower individuals with disabilities to live meaningful, productive lives as active members of their families, schools, workplaces, and communities across Washington, DC.

Partner with DDS to unlock the potential of an inclusive workforce. Learn more at www.dds.dc.gov.

Dr. Louis Weiner, Director of Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University

Healthcare is a policy priority at the Board of Trade because it is essential to promote and advance so Greater Washington can be a more vibrant, competitive, and prosperous region.

Doctors at Lombardi Cancer Center are working tirelessly to end cancer, and they need your help. Join the Georgetown community on October 26 for BellRinger, DC’s Bike Ride and Community Movement to End Cancer. Funds raised will go towards lifesaving cancer research. Register Here.

Thank you to our member, Fox Rothschild, for supporting this segment of our WTOP Regional Business Insights.

Reggie Jones, Chair, Federal Government Contracts, Fox Rothschild

Billions of federal dollars are flowing into long needed public infrastructure improvements across the Greater Washington Metropolitan region. The attorneys and Fox Rothschild D.C. Office provide business friendly advice. Federal contractors in the DMV and beyond. We know what it takes to successfully navigate federal contracts because we too, are a federal contractor. With Fox, you get the strength of a national firm with more than 1000 lawyers.

Delivered by attorneys who understand Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Visit Fox Rothschild to learn more about how together we can support growth and opportunity in this region.

Daniel Quinonez, Executive Director, PHCC Educational Foundation

Advancing the Greater Washington region’s workforce and talent pool is at the core our mission at the Board of Trade and a key part of our Regional Business Insights series with WTOP.

The PHCC Educational Foundation provides innovative educational programming to enhance the success of the plumbing and HVAC industry workforce. It offers education, sponsorship, resources, and training aimed at industry employees at every stage of their careers.

Learn more about the PHCC Educational Foundation on the organization’s website.

Thank you to our member, Fox Rothschild, for supporting this segment of our WTOP Regional Business Insights

Dr. Indira Henard, Executive Director, DC Rape Crisis Center

The D.C. Rape Crisis Center is dedicated to creating a world free of sexual violence through consent and action. They are the only rape crisis center in the District of Columbia, and have spent over 50 years listening to the stories of survivors of sexual assault.

Learn more about the work of DCRCC and the impact the organization makes here: https://www.dcrcc.org/

Thank you to our member, Fox Rothschild, for supporting this segment of our WTOP Regional Business Insights.

Rahsaan Bernard, Building Bridges Across The River

Economic sustainability is economic opportunity, and at the Board of Trade, our members include a variety of non-profits and NGOs that are creating meaningful change that is growing our region and uplifting people in all communities across Greater Washington.

Building Bridges Across The River provides best-in-class facilities, programs, and partnerships in arts and culture, economic opportunity, and health and well-being for families and children who reside east of the Anacostia River in Wards 7 and 8 in Washington, D.C.

Learn more about Building Bridges Across The River here: https://buildingbridgesdc.org/

Thank you to our member, Fox Rothschild, for supporting this segment of our WTOP Regional Business Insights