Board Members

Peter Scher
Chair
Co-Founder

Ted Leonsis
Vice Chair
Co-Founder

Kathy Warden
Vice Chair

Russ Ramsey
Co-Founder
Executive Committee

Tom Barkin
Honorary Advisory Member

Robert M. Blue

Wes Bush

Jay Carney

Chris Crane

Ron Daniels

John J. DeGioia

Carmine Di Sibio

Rich Fairbank

J. Stephen Jones, MD

Matt Kelly

Luis Moreno
Honorary Advisory Member

Robert Moser

Phebe Novakovic

Patty Obermaier

Kevin Plank

Tony Pierce

Scott Rutherford

Ken Samet

Bill Stromberg

Joseph Ucuzoglu

Grant Verstandig

Mark Weinberger
Executive Committee
Staff

JB Holston
JB leads the Partnership, working side by side with the region’s top business, academic, and civic leaders to influence and affect meaningful change on the most critical issues facing the Capital Region.

Saerome Bae
Saerome manages all accounting functions for the Partnership and also assists with financial management and operations.

Jeanne Contardo
Jeanne leads and manages the Partnership’s Capital CoLAB program to strengthen the region’s talent and workforce competitiveness in the 21st-century.

Maricelly DiGravio
Maricelly oversees the partnership’s data analysis capabilities and conducts research and economic analysis of the Capital Region.

Sandra W. Hallmark
Sandra Hallmark is the chief legal officer at the Greater Washington Partnership.

John Hillegass
John supports the Partnership’s mobility solutions to strengthen the Capital Region.

Deborah Hodge
Deborah leads the development and execution of Capital CoLAB programs and work throughout the region.

Francesca Ioffreda
Francesca leads the organization’s inclusive growth efforts across the Capital Region.

Lindsay Johnson
Lindsay plays a critical role in developing and executing Partnership skills and talent initiatives and programs.

Jennifer Yeager Kaplan
Jennifer leads the organization’s efforts to unite diverse constituencies around a common vision and a shared goal.

Jenna Klym
Jenna Klym plays a critical role developing and executing Partnership events and key programs.

Ian Lutz
Ian supports the organization’s efforts to market and promote the Partnership and its work throughout the Capital Region.

Justin Matheson-Turner
Justin supports content development and plans and strategizes the organization’s digital and social media presence to further communicate and promote its work throughout the Capital Region.

Joe McAndrew
Joe develops, directs and drives all activity relating to the Partnership’s efforts to achieve a regional 21st-century transportation ecosystem.

Robert Owens
Robert leads the development and execution of workforce programs and initiatives throughout the region.

Lois Pak
Lois provides operational support to the Capital CoLAB team and assists with program management, execution, and logistics.

Nina Sharma
Nina leads the Partnership's marketing and communications efforts across all initiatives and programs.

Tasha Washington
Tasha oversees the CoLAB's student experience efforts by coordinating all student, university, and business outreach

Tom Wood
Tom Wood plays a critical role in creating and scaling regional workforce development initiatives for the Capital CoLAB.