Board Members

Peter Scher

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Chair
Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Capital CoLAB Advisory Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Ted Leonsis

Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Vice Chair
Co-Founder
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Kathy Warden

Northrop Grumman Corporation
Vice Chair
Executive Committee
Capital CoLAB Advisory Committee

Russ Ramsey

Ramsey Asset Management
Co-Founder
Executive Committee

Tony Pierce

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP
Executive Committee
Inclusive Growth Committee

Mark Weinberger

Independent Director
Executive Committee
Transportation Committee

Rosie Allen-Herring

United Way of the National Capital Area

Tom Barkin

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Honorary Advisory Member

Robert M. Blue

Dominion Energy
Transportation Committee

Jay Carney

Amazon
Inclusive Growth Committee

Bruce Caswell

Maximus

Ron Daniels

Johns Hopkins University
Inclusive Growth Committee

John J. DeGioia

Georgetown University

Carmine Di Sibio

EY
Inclusive Growth Committee
Transportation Committee

Rich Fairbank

Capital One

Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick

Howard University

Lisa Hamilton

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Greta J. Harris

Better Housing Coalition

Nate Hurst

Wells Fargo

Donald Blue Jenkins

Washington Gas

Sheila Johnson

Salamander Hotels & Resorts
Co-Chair, Inclusive Growth Strategy Council

J. Stephen Jones, MD

Inova Health System

Nazzic Keene

SAIC

Matt Kelly

JBG SMITH
Inclusive Growth Committee
Transportation Committee

Luis Moreno

Independent Director
Honorary Advisory Member

Robert Moser

Clark Construction Group
Inclusive Growth Committee
Transportation Committee

Phebe Novakovic

General Dynamics

Patty Obermaier

Microsoft
Inclusive Growth Committee

Kevin Plank

Under Armour

Scott Rutherford

McKinsey & Company
Inclusive Growth Committee
Capital CoLAB Advisory Committee

Ken Samet

MedStar Health
Transportation Committee

Bill Stromberg

T. Rowe Price

Joseph Ucuzoglu

Deloitte US

Grant Verstandig

Red Cell Partners

Jason Wright

Washington Football Team
Co-Chair, Inclusive Growth Strategy Council

Staff

JB Holston

Chief Executive Officer

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.

Tricia Daniels

Chief Administrative Officer

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

Sandra W. Hallmark

Chief Legal Officer

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

Francesca Ioffreda

Vice President, Inclusive Growth & Talent Initiatives

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

Carrie Kolasky

Chief Growth Officer

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

Joe McAndrew

Vice President, Regional Mobility & Infrastructure

Joe drives the Partnership's efforts to achieve a regional 21st-century mobility and infrastructure ecosystem.

Nina Sharma

Chief Marketing Officer

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

Saerome Bae

Controller

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

Alana Baray

Senior Associate, Inclusive Growth

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

Ramir Cena

Program Assistant, Growth & Marketing

Ramir provides operational support to the Growth and Marketing teams.

Caroline Corona

Associate, Inclusive Growth

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

John Hillegass

Manager, Regional Mobility & Infrastructure

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

Deborah Hodge

Managing Director, Capital CoLAB

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

Chizi Igwe

Senior Associate, Inclusive Growth

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

Lindsay Johnson

Programs & Insights Manager, Capital CoLAB

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

Jenna Klym

Director of Events, Marketing & Communications

Jenna Klym oversees the development and execution of all Partnership events.

Gohar Markaryan

Executive Assistant and Office Administrator

Gohar provides direct support to JB Holston, Partnership CEO, and supports staff across our initiatives.

Destineé Mitchell

TalentReady Program Associate

Destineé supports the development and execution of workforce programs and initiatives throughout the region.

Robert Owens

Director of Workforce Initiatives, Capital CoLAB

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

Lois Pak

Associate, Program & Insights, CoLAB

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

Christian Rodriguez

Marketing Associate

Christian supports the organization’s communications and marketing efforts throughout the Capital Region.

Tom Wood

Manager, Strategy and Operations

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

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