Board Members

Peter Scher

JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.
Chair & Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Ted Leonsis

MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Vice Chair & Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Kathy Warden

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Vice Chair
Executive Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Russ Ramsey

Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Tony Pierce

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Mark Weinberger

Independent Director
Executive Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
Audit Committee

Rosie Allen-Herring

UNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA
Inclusive Growth Committee

Tom Barkin

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND
Honorary Advisory Member
Inclusive Growth Committee

Robert M. Blue

DOMINION ENERGY
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Calvin Butler

EXELON CORPORATION

Bruce Caswell

MAXIMUS INC.
Skills & Talent Committee

Ron Daniels

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Inclusive Growth Committee

John J. DeGioia

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Carmine Di Sibio

EY
Inclusive Growth Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Rich Fairbank

CAPITAL ONE

Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick

HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Skills & Talent Committee

Nora Gardner

MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Inclusive Growth Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Tim Gillis

KPMG

Lisa Hamilton

ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
Skills & Talent Committee

Greta J. Harris

BETTER HOUSING COALITION
Inclusive Growth Committee

Donald Blue Jenkins

WASHINGTON GAS
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

J. Stephen Jones, MD

INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM
Inclusive Growth Committee

Nazzic Keene

SAIC
Skills & Talent Committee

Matt Kelly

JBG SMITH
Inclusive Growth Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Brian Kenner

AMAZON

Kristin Lesher

WELLS FARGO
Inclusive Growth Committee

Robert Moser

CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP
Inclusive Growth Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Patty Obermaier

MICROSOFT
Inclusive Growth Committee
Audit Committee

Brian Pieninck

CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD

Kevin Plank

UNDER ARMOUR

Ann Ramakumaran

AMPCUS, INC.
Inclusive Growth Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Ken Samet

MEDSTAR HEALTH
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
Audit Committee

Bill Stromberg

T. ROWE PRICE
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Joseph Ucuzoglu

DELOITTE GLOBAL

Grant Verstandig

RED CELL PARTNERS
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Staff

Kathy Hollinger

Chief Executive Officer

Kathy oversees all aspects of the Partnership in support of making the Capital Region the most inclusive economy in the country.

Tricia Daniels

Chief Administrative Officer

Tricia oversees the day-to-day operations and strategic planning for all aspects of the organization.

Chinyere Hubbard

Chief Marketing & Strategic Communications Officer

Chinyere leads marketing and communications efforts across all initiatives to promote the Partnership and its impact throughout the Capital Region.

Francesca Ioffreda

Vice President, Inclusive Growth & Talent Initiatives

Francesca leads the Partnership's effort to make the Capital Region the most inclusive economy in the nation, and oversees the Skills & Talent initiative including Capital CoLAB.

Jenna Klym

Chief of Staff

Jenna Klym steers the development and execution of activities throughout the Partnership, and engages with our Board organizations.

Carrie Kolasky

Chief Growth Officer

Carrie advances the Partnership with key stakeholders and drives overarching support for the organization and its initiatives.

Alana Baray

Manager, Inclusive Growth

Alana manages the organization’s inclusive growth efforts and initiatives across the Capital Region.

Ramir Cena

Associate, Business Development & Engagement

Ramir provides operational support to the Growth team for the organization and its initiatives.

Caroline Corona

Senior Associate, Inclusive Growth

Caroline supports the organization’s inclusive growth efforts across the Capital Region.

Christian Elkins

Executive Assistant

Christian provides administrative and logistics support for the CEO, and Leadership Team at the Partnership.

John Hillegass

Director, Regional Mobility & Infrastructure

John oversees the Partnership’s regional mobility and infrastructure work to make the Capital Region more accessible for all.

Minahil Mehdi

Intern, Inclusive Growth

Minahil supports the Inclusive Growth team's efforts across the Capital Region.

Chris Reneberg

Intern, Marketing & Communications

Chris is an intern supporting the Partnership's Marketing & Communications team.

Christian Rodriguez

Senior Associate, Marketing

Christian oversees digital marketing for the Partnership, creating emails, graphics, and videos to tell the story of the Partnership and its members.

Kimberly Sarro

Manager, CoLAB Programs

Kim oversees the CoLAB's programs, accelerating our skills & talent efforts and executing on partnerships with educators and employers

Shaina Spector

Manager, Accounting & Operations

Shaina manages accounting and bookkeeping on the Operations team at the Partnership

Ajashu Thomas

Communications Manager

Ajashu oversees all of the Partnership's external communications and media engagement.

Tom Wood

Director, Business Development & Engagement

Tom Wood supports the development and execution of the Partnership's growth and engagement strategy.

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