Board Members

Peter Scher
Chair & Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Ted Leonsis
Vice Chair & Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Kathy Warden
Vice Chair
Executive Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Russ Ramsey
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Tony Pierce
Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Mark Weinberger
Executive Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
Audit Committee

Rosie Allen-Herring
Inclusive Growth Committee

Tom Barkin
Honorary Advisory Member
Inclusive Growth Committee

Robert M. Blue
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Calvin Butler

Bruce Caswell
Skills & Talent Committee

Ron Daniels
Inclusive Growth Committee

John J. DeGioia

Carmine Di Sibio
Inclusive Growth Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Rich Fairbank

Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick
Skills & Talent Committee

Nora Gardner
Inclusive Growth Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Tim Gillis

Lisa Hamilton
Skills & Talent Committee

Greta J. Harris
Inclusive Growth Committee

Donald Blue Jenkins
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

J. Stephen Jones, MD
Inclusive Growth Committee

Nazzic Keene
Skills & Talent Committee

Matt Kelly
Inclusive Growth Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Brian Kenner

Kristin Lesher
Inclusive Growth Committee

Robert Moser
Inclusive Growth Committee
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Patty Obermaier
Inclusive Growth Committee
Audit Committee

Brian Pieninck

Kevin Plank

Ann Ramakumaran
Inclusive Growth Committee
Skills & Talent Committee

Ken Samet
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
Audit Committee

Bill Stromberg
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee

Joseph Ucuzoglu

Grant Verstandig
Regional Mobility & Infrastructure Committee
Skills & Talent Committee
Staff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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