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Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of up to 60 representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, who are elected annually. The board meets at least four times a year, typically at quarterly intervals. It is responsible for the following key duties:

  1. Setting the Organization’s Goals and Policies: Establishing the strategic direction and guiding principles for the organization’s activities.
  2. Electing Officers and the Executive Committee: Selecting the organization’s officers and appointing an Executive Committee, to whom the board delegates the authority to manage day-to-day operations.
  3. Providing Resources: Ensuring that the necessary resources—financial, human, and operational—are allocated to achieve the organization’s objectives.
  4. Expanding Reach and Capabilities: Enhancing the organization’s visibility and expanding its capacity to accomplish its mission and goals.

Executive Committee*

As directed by the board, the Executive Committee holds responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the WATF staff. This includes reviewing, approving, or referring to the full board matters such as budget, policy positions, extraordinary expenses, salary, and compensation issues.

Contact info@washingtonairports.com for more information and if interested in becoming a board member.

Corporate Officers

President and CEO of Aviation Facilities Company Management, LLC (AFCO), a market leader in the development and management of airports and airport infrastructure, and owned by an infrastructure fund managed by the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. Chuck is responsible for overall company operations including business development, design and construction, leasing, property and asset management, operations, and finance and administration. AFCO and its affiliates currently have infrastructure and commercial and general aviation airport management assignments at more than 40 airports in the U.S. and U.K. Prior to joining AFCO, Chuck was Vice President of Corporate Real Estate for US Airways where he was responsible for all of the company’s real estate and construction activity, environmental programs and airport affairs functions in over 150 airport locations world-wide. While at US Airways, he was responsible for the financing, design and construction of billions of dollars of airport projects, including terminal, airfield and infrastructure development programs at a number of major airports. Prior to US Airways, Chuck was involved in the start-up of two U.S. based airlines, Presidential Airways, which operated a hub at Washington Dulles, and People Express Airlines. Mr. Stipancic is a member of the Board of Directors of Branson Airport LLC, which owns and operates the first privately funded commercial airport in U.S. history, that was completed in 2009, in Branson, Missouri, where AFCO served as the project developer and, sits on the boards of various other companies owned or managed by AFCO. He also recently served as a Commissioner on the Loudoun County Economic Development Advisory Commission.? Chuck is currently Chairman of the Washington Airports Task Force.

Mark Treadaway joined the Washington Airports Task Force (WATF) in 2022 as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Treasurer. He has over 27 years of senior level executive experience in business marketing and management. Mark most recently had a 25-year career at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority where he served as VP of Business Outreach, VP of Air Service Planning and Development, and acting VP of Communications. He is a graduate of the University of Texas with a BA in Business Administration and an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management, Thunderbird Campus, Phoenix, AZ. Mark’s career began in 1980 at various advertising agencies and at Apple Computer. His community involvement includes former Executive Committee Board member of Destination, former Chairman of the Board for the Animal Welfare League of Arlington and Chairman of the Leadership Center of Arlington. He has also served on the Virginia Tech Hospitality and Tourism Management Board and on various committees of the American Association of Airports Executives (AAAE) and Airports Council International (ACI). Mark is a member of the Committee for Dulles Board of Directors and President for the Committee for Dulles Community Outreach.

Retired Major General Keith Meurlin has spent his entire 52-year career in military and civilian aviation. Keith began his career in 1972, serving in the Air Force on Active duty, in the National guard and Reserves advancing to the rank of Major General. He is a pilot who flew the KC-135, C-7 and C-130 for the first half of his career then in aircraft maintenance and logistics as a squadron and group commander, assistant director at an aircraft depot, at Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command Headquarters, acting Vice Commander of Air Material Command and the assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Keith completed his career in 2009 after establishing the Wounded Warrior Office for the Secretary of Defense. On the civilian side, Keith came to Dulles Airport in 1977, as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) where he served as an Operations Officer, Head of Engineering and Maintenance, Head of Operations and Airport Manager for 16+ years before retiring in 2005 from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). MWAA took over the airports from the FAA in 1987. When Keith came to Dulles, there were parking meters on the arrivals and departures ramp, and the airport only served 2.8M passengers. Twice during his tenure, Dulles was the fastest growing airport in the United States. During that time, the midfield concourses, parking garages, cargo facilities grew fourfold, and the underground work was concluded for the train system. When he retired, Dulles served 27 million passengers, which has been the most ever to date. After his retirement from Dulles, the Air Force, and a short stint consulting, Keith joined the Washington Airports Task Force (WATF) as the President and CEO in 2014. The WATF is an organization dedicated to promoting the expansion and enhancement of aviation services for Virginia and the National capital region.

Lisa Merhaut joined WATF in 2023 as Director of Administrative, Marketing, and Industry Affairs for the Washington Airports Task Force and Corporate Secretary. Lisa is a seasoned professional with over 30 years extensive cross-functional experience, responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, executing, and completing high-level projects ensuring alignment with company strategy, mission, and goals. Lisa’s span of careers included Senior Manager, INAP; Business Administration Analyst, System’s Planning and Analysis; and Chief of Staff, ManTech. Lisa's drive for continuous improvement and her commitment to fostering strategic partnerships makes her an invaluable asset to the organization. Lisa serves on the Committee for Dulles Community Outreach and as a Fairfax County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) dedicated to the needs of neglected and abused children.

Board of Directors Listing

We are fortunate to have exceptionally talented individuals on our board of directors, bringing a rich array of diversity and professionalism. These connections and the opportunities they provide are invaluable. This encompasses the latest additions to our board of directors as of March 2025. We are pleased to welcome our newest members to the WATF Board of Directors.

Nicholas “Nick” Minor has a diverse professional background, marked by significant contributions to economic development and public affairs. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Carl Vinson from 2008 to 2012. After his military service, he earned an Associate’s degree from Germanna Community College. Nick’s career in economic development began at the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at the University of Mary Washington, where he worked as the Manager of Communications and Research for six years. He then served as the Director of Economic Development and Tourism for King George County from 2019 to 2024, making significant impacts on the community’s growth. In 2024, Nick became the Director of Public Affairs at Stack Infrastructure, bringing his experience and strategic vision to the data center industry. He is also a graduate of the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute and a supporter of the Washington Commanders.

Matt has had a long-standing relationship with Fortessa, spanning over 30 years since 1995. He initially partnered with his father in the early years as part of an independent sales firm, later branching out on his own to develop sales infrastructure and build relationships west of the Mississippi. During this time, Matt lived in Southern California and focused on expanding the business in the western U.S. In 2001, Matt relocated to the greater Washington, DC area, making the corporate headquarters his home base. In 2008, he took on the role of VP of Sales, continuing his work in the commercial foodservice sector across the western U.S. By 2011, Matt transitioned into a senior leadership role overseeing Fortessa’s entire North American commercial business, managing all aspects of the operation. In 2024, Matt advanced to Chief Revenue Officer, assuming responsibility for all sales and marketing functions across the company, including Commercial Foodservice, Consumer Products, Export, as well as Digital, Product Development, Branding, and their supporting functions. In February 2025, Matt was appointed interim CEO. Matt resides in McLean, VA and his two sons, one in college and one in high school. Matt enjoys playing golf with his boys, colleagues, and friends alike.

Jon M. Peterson is the Chief Executive Officer of Peterson Companies, one of the largest, most respected privately held real estate companies in the Washington DC area. Founded in 1965, the company is responsible for some of the most prominent and successful mixed-use retail, residential and office developments in Northern Virginia and Maryland including Fairfax Corner, Fair Lakes, National Harbor, Virginia Gateway, Downtown Silver Spring, RIO, Burke Centre, and Tysons McLean Office Park. Most recently, Peterson Companies has expanded its portfolio to include significant industrial, data center, self-storage, and multi-family holdings. In 2016, Jon assumed the role of Chairman of the Executive Committee which oversees all aspects of the retail, residential, commercial, and mixed-use development and management. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, which allowed him to develop close ties to the entire metropolitan real estate community. Among the boards and committees Jon currently serves are GO Virginia (appointed by Governor Youngkin); George Mason University Board of Visitors (2020-2024 appointed by Governor Northam); the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); NAIOP Northern Virginia; Youth for Tomorrow Board of Trustees; George Mason Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship; Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance; The 2030 Group; The 123 Club; George Mason University Patriot Club Advisory Board; George Mason Housing, Inc.; Inova Health Systems Investment Advisory Committee; Virginia Association for Commercial Real Estate; and Prince George’s County Roundtable Board. He served on the George Mason University Board of Visitors as Vice Rector and their Board of Trustees member from 2014-2018 (appointed by Governor McAuliffe) and was a Board member of Washington First Bank from 2014-2018. Jon and the Peterson Family believe passionately in giving back to the communities they serve. Jon serves on numerous philanthropic boards and committees including Inova Hospital’s Life with Cancer and Joe Gibbs’ Youth for Tomorrow.

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Executive Vice President, Clark Construction Group, LLC, where he is responsible for Clark Civil’s aviation, transit, and infrastructure projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. Joe joined Clark Construction in 1984 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2011. Many of Clark’s local aviation and transit projects were completed under his direction, including the award winning International Arrivals Building Expansion at Washington Dulles International Airport. Joe has played a role in the expansion of both Reagan National and Washington Dulles International Airports and has managed the construction of eleven major projects at these airports. In addition, Joe was part of the design build team that constructed the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Phase 2. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Joe earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering. He has served on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force since 2014 and serves on the Executive Committee.

Ronald D. Abramson focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, real estate finance, real estate lending, tax planning, business and succession planning, as well as estate planning. Ronald serves on Buchanan's Board of Directors. Ronald has more than 35 years of experience in working with national and local companies in developing and executing their strategic expansion and exit strategies, structuring their real estate prospects and executing their corporate governance and tax management plans. He also works with prominent clients in developing their estate and succession planning, with a special emphasis on charitable components. In a recent set of key transactions, Ronald and Buchanan’s Brian S. Novosel represented Cassidy Turley, a national commercial real estate services company in five acquisitions over a 12 month period, including acquisitions in Northern California, Southern California, Tampa, Denver and Phoenix; and in its sale to a consortium of private equity firms led by TPG Capital which created a global top-three commercial real estate services company that now operates under the DTZ brand. Ronald was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in Real Estate Law. In addition to his law practice, Ronald is prominent in the community. He is currently President of the Board of Directors for the National Symphony Orchestra and a member of the New York University Board of Trustees, where he spearheaded the establishment of the NYU-in-DC campus. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the prestigious Corcoran Gallery of Art. He also serves on the Boards of the Washington Airports Task Force, Spoleto Festival USA, where he serves as the Treasurer, the Historic Sixth & I Synagogue and the D.C. Jazz Festival. Ronald was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center for several years. While in law school, he served on the staff of Law and Policy in International Business, and co-wrote "The Legal Response to the Illicit Movement of Cultural Property," which appeared in the publication.

Vice president, Executive/Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Boeing Government Operations. In this role, he leads the analysis of public policy issues and development of government relations strategies to further the objectives of the company's business operations. Among the areas of focus are international trade, tax, health care, labor, environment and energy. Of principal concern have been efforts to pursue the successful resolution of the WTO Aircraft Subsidies Dispute. He also leads the efforts of the WDC business community to promote specific bilateral and multilateral free trade initiatives of the United States. In recent years, he co-chaired numerous successful trade policy initiatives including securing trade promotion authority and permanent normal trade relations with China. Previously, Austell served in similar capacities with the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, the French-American Business Council and other U.S. bilateral business forums. Prior to joining Boeing, Austell served as vice president of Government Relations for Tenneco Inc. from 1992 until December, 1999. He was head of the Washington office and responsible for company-wide government relations functions at the local, state, federal and international levels. In addition to nominal advocacy on behalf of the operating divisions, Austell spent a considerable amount of time supporting the corporation's chairman, who served in numerous key positions including the leadership of the Business Roundtable and the National Association of Manufacturers. Before joining Tenneco, Austell was the executive assistant to the County Executive of Fairfax, Va. During his 13 years with the county government, he was responsible for numerous diverse projects in areas such as budget, public safety, land use, human services and legislative liaison. Austell serves on several boards, including the U.S. -Russia Business Council, the Cambrian Foundation, the National Center of Asia Pacific Economic Council and the Washington International Trade Foundation. He holds a Master of Science degree in public management and policy from Carnegie Mellon University and postgraduate program certificates from Georgetown. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

Kristy Balwinski is a Principal with Terracon and a licensed Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience in environmental, geotechnical, and hydrogeologic engineering. She is a LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional by the US Green Building Council. Ms. Balwinski manages Terracon’s Ashburn, Virginia location and is a member of Terracon’s Corporate Sustainability Advisory Team. She is an active community leader, currently serving on the Board of Directors for Loudoun Career and Technical Education Foundation (LCTEF) and Riverside Crew. Ms. Balwinski has a master’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech and a bachelor of science in environmental engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a native of the DC area and lives in Ashburn.

Vice President of Development and Construction, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation (FLNTC). Cellerino C. Bernardino ("Cell") has held analytical, operational, and executive positions in government, and has worked as a consultant in strategic planning, organizational assessment and development, management and productivity improvement, and government and community relations. Cell joined FLNTC as VP in September 2007 to oversee development of a 430,000 sf “green” shopping center with DC’s first Costco and Lowe’s stores, and multiple town home and multifamily developments. From 2004-2007 he was engaged by Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation, Pulte Homes, and The Peterson Companies, to handle government and community relations for several major development projects in D.C. Prior to that he served as a business development consultant to Johnson Controls Security Systems, and several other companies. From 1991 to 1999 he was Deputy Director, and Director of the D.C. Department of Public works (DPW). While at DPW he received national recognition for pioneering the application of scenario planning to state and local transportation. Earlier in his career he held management and internal consulting positions at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the government of Essex County, New Jersey, and was an analyst and planner at the U.S. Departments of the Interior, and Energy. He has a BA from Villanova University and an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America. Mrs. Blakey is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). She served a five-year term as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. During her tenure, the traveling public experienced the safest period for air travel in the United States' history. Under her leadership, she launched NextGen -- the shift toward a satellite-based system that will modernize air transportation and decrease delays. Prior to being named FAA Administrator, Mrs. Blakey served as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Including her service at the FAA and NTSB, she has held six presidential appointments, four of which required Senate confirmation. From 1992 to 1993, she served as administrator of the Transportation Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the automobile industry. Born in Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. Blakey received her bachelor's degree with honors in international studies from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia. She also attended Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies for graduate work in Middle East Affairs. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has received a number of honorary degrees and awards. She serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force. She also serves on a number of other boards.

Ken Bright is a member of Airbus Americas’ Corporate Strategy team in Herndon, Virginia, with involvement across all Airbus divisions (Commercial Aircraft; Helicopters; Space & Defence). Prior to joining Strategy, Ken was part of Airbus’ commercial aircraft marketing team, responsible for several key customers including American Airlines, jetBlue, Spirit and Air Canada.

Ken joined Airbus in Toulouse, France in 2014 to lead the Fleet Solutions group (Airbus’ internal airline strategy consulting group) following a 17-year airline industry career, most recently as Singapore Airlines’ vice president of marketing for the Americas.

Prior to Singapore Airlines, Ken held several management positions at Continental Airlines in Houston, including roles in Finance; Corporate Development; and Sales & Marketing. Ken began his airline career with Canadian Airlines International in Calgary as a financial analyst.

Before joining the airline industry, Ken practiced corporate law as in-house counsel at a major Canadian telecommunications company and at a large law firm. His education includes an MBA from the University of Western Ontario, as well as degrees in Law and Psychology from the University of Manitoba.

Ken is a licensed private pilot and is involved in numerous aviation-related organizations, highlighting his passion for the airline industry and aviation history.

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Matt has had a long-standing relationship with Fortessa, spanning over 30 years since 1995. He initially partnered with his father in the early years as part of an independent sales firm, later branching out on his own to develop sales infrastructure and build relationships west of the Mississippi. During this time, Matt lived in Southern California and focused on expanding the business in the western U.S.

In 2001, Matt relocated to the greater Washington, DC area, making the corporate headquarters his home base. In 2008, he took on the role of VP of Sales, continuing his work in the commercial foodservice sector across the western U.S. By 2011, Matt transitioned into a senior leadership role overseeing Fortessa’s entire North American commercial business, managing all aspects of the operation.

In 2024, Matt advanced to Chief Revenue Officer, assuming responsibility for all sales and marketing functions across the company, including Commercial Foodservice, Consumer Products, Export, as well as Digital, Product Development, Branding, and their supporting functions.

In February 2025, Matt was appointed interim CEO.

Matt resides in McLean, VA and his two sons, one in college and one in high school. Matt enjoys playing golf with his boys, colleagues, and friends alike.

Lauren Brown currently serves as the Manager of Advocacy at Washington Gas and has over ten years of experience in the government affairs space. Lauren has been with Washington Gas for over three years and in her current role is responsible for leading the first ever political advocacy program at the utility. Her responsibilities include grassroots organizing, coalition building, as well as policy analysis and communication.

She has previously held roles at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and with former Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia. Lauren is a proud graduate of the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute Political Leadership Program, holds a Master’s in Public Policy and Public Administration from American University and has a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Political Communication from James Madison University.

She is an avid cook and currently lives in Washington, DC with her husband Tim.

John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. He joined the Museum in 2017 as Deputy Director, and promoted to the Director position in May 2022. Browne accounts for the activities of six directorates comprising a staff of 320 employees and an annual operations budget of $49m. Included in his area of responsibility is the exhibit development and care for over 60,000 significant aviation and aerospace artifacts stored or on display at the National Mall Building, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, and Paul E. Garber facility in Suitland Maryland. Browne accounts for the Museum’s fundraising efforts and operational activities supporting the reconstruction of the National Mall Building. In 1980 Browne joined the US Navy and served as a Naval Flight Officer, flyingF14 Tomcats off the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, making numerous deployments to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic, and Caribbean during seven years of active service. Browne amassed over 1400 flight hours and more than 300 carrier landings and is a graduate of the US Navy's "Top Gun" Fighter Weapon School. After continuing military service in the Reserves, Browne retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Commander in 2000. In 1988 he joined the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Authority) where he served in Operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) until being selected as the Airport Manager in 1998. He managed DCA for seven years; a period that included significant construction and the events of Y2K and 9-11. In 2005 Browne was selected as the Airport Manager at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), where he led the airport through a pronounced phase of significant growth and development. In addition to managing a staff of over 500 employees, Browne was responsible for an aviation revenue stream exceeding $400M, as well as the revenues generated on the Dulles Toll Road used to construct the WMATA Metro Rail line to IAD. Browne was awarded the Virginia “Airport Manager of the Year” in 2002 and served as the president of the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Dartmouth College and a Master of Science in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and he serves on the Space Foundation and Aero Club of Washington Boards. He is married with two grown children, and resides in Fairfax, Virginia

Robert Buchanan is a third-generation builder/developer involved in office, retail, industrial, residential, and large mixed-use planned communities. He is a Principal of Buchanan Partners, a full-service real estate development company. Mr. Buchanan is also President of the 2030 Group, an association of Washington metropolitan area business leaders focused on regional long-term decision-making and solutions. From 2015 – 2019 Bob Buchanan was the first Chair of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation. Bob is currently part of the Adventist HealthCare CEO Cabinet and will be part of the newly formed Kid Museum Advisory Council. Bob was the Washington Airports Task Force 2021 recipient of the Williams Trophy, recognizing his leadership for regional cooperation. He also received the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance Hazel Transportation Leadership Award in 2021. In 2018, Bob was honored with the Urban Land Institute’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. ULI Washington established the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize a leader from the Washington real estate community whose life exemplifies the mission of ULI and who, in addition to a lifetime of commitment to real estate, has given back to the community through demonstrated civic, charitable, and philanthropic endeavors. In 2017 and for several years now, in recognition of his work, Mr. Buchanan has been included in the Power 100 List of the region’s most influential business leaders. He was also selected as the 2017 Regional Leader Honoree by Leadership Fairfax Northern Virginia Leadership Awards. Mr. Buchanan was named by the Washington Business Journal as a Playmaker of 2016. In addition to these awards, Mr. Buchanan received the 2015 Arts Patron of the Year Award, Montgomery County’s prestigious County Executive’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities and the 2015 Signatures of Loudoun Vision in Design Excellence Award. Mr. Buchanan’s current memberships and affiliations include Board of Directors, Washington Airports Task Force. Bob Buchanan holds a B.A. Degree from Yale University

Appointed Director of the Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV), effective February 14, 2022, by Governor Glenn Youngkin. Campbell had served as Executive Director of the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) since 1992. He is a certified member of the American Association of Airport Executives and a past President of the Virginia Airport Operators’ Council. As DOAV Director, Greg leads a team of 35 in the mission to meet the transportation needs of Virginians; grow local communities through economic development; serve the 66 public-use airports across the state; assist in workforce development; and support the $22.9 billion aviation industry in the Commonwealth. During his tenure at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Greg had served as president of the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce; chairman of the Shenandoah Valley Partnership; and as a board member on Go Virginia Region 8. Campbell was named Airport Manager of the Year in 1996; was selected as Aviation Person of the Year in 2012; and was awarded the James Madison University Public Servant Award in 2013. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Bridgewater College.

A founding principal of Davis, Carter, Scott, Mr. Carter has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in all aspects of architectural planning and design. With over 50 years of experience, he has developed and designed projects for Fortune 500 corporations, institutional, governmental and retail clients, hospitals and health care facilities throughout Europe and across the United States. He is renowned for his abilities to create and conceptualize a design that reflects the client’s vision as well as the practical requirements and objectives. His work has been featured in Architectural Record, Building Design, Design and Construction, Urban Design Institute Publications, Newsweek and Time, as well as numerous local business publications. Under his leadership, Davis, Carter Scott has received over 100 local, national and international design awards, including: the Walter Taylor AIA and AASA Award, the National Energy Conservation/Owens-Corning National Award and the Northern Virginia Chapter AIA Citation for Energy in Architecture Award for Terraset Elementary School in Reston, Virginia. Mr. Carter was also the recipient of the 1998 Northern Virginia AIA Award of Honor. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

Julie Coons is a transformative business leader who delivers revenue and profit growth through innovation, operational excellence, and cultural change. Beginning in September 2018, Julie was selected to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the NVC – Northern VA Chamber. With nearly 20 years in non-profit management and the private sector before that, Ms. Coons has a keen eye on ensuring that the Chamber’s members derive direct value from their membership. As President and CEO, Ms. Coons is focused on strategically positioning the Chamber as a convener of thought leadership, a vehicle for engagement, and a leader in business advocacy in Greater Washington. In September 2017 Ms. Coons was appointed by the Council of Better Business Bureaus Board of Directors as its Chief Operating Officer. From 2008-2016, Ms. Coons served as the President and CEO of the Electronic Retailing Association where she led a significant financial and brand transformation of the association. Prior to joining ERA, Ms. Coons served as president and CEO of the Tech Council of Maryland. Before joining TCM, Ms. Coons was executive vice president at PCIA-The Wireless Infrastructure Association, a telecommunications trade association. Prior to the non-profit world, Ms. Coons led international business development for a number of telecommunications companies. She is an active member of numerous non-profit boards including Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, the Washington Airports Task Force, the Tysons Community Alliance and the Dean’s Advisory Board at George Mason University Honors College. She is a member of the Governor’s Workforce Development Transition Stakeholder Advisory Group and the US Chamber Committee of 100 Chambers. She holds a CAE (certified association executive) credential and is a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She was named one of the 2015 Trending 40 Association Leaders. Ms. Coons graduated cum laude from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., with a B.A. in economics and B.A. in Japanese language and literature.

Former Director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Prior to taking the helm at the Air and Space Museum, Gen. Dailey was the Associate Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) where he led that agency’s restructuring activities. He served 36 years in the U.S. Marine Corps where he attained the rank of General and retired in 1992 while serving as Assistant Commandant. He is a pilot with more than 7,000 hours in numerous aircraft and helicopters. During two tours in Vietnam, he flew 450 combat missions. General Dailey has numerous decorations for his service in the Marine Corps and NASA. He is former National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association, a member of the Early and Pioneer Naval Aviators Association (“Golden Eagles”) and a member of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Board. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

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William Dean is the chief executive officer of M.C. Dean, a leading power and technology systems integration firm focused on cyber-physical solutions for mission-critical facilities, complex infrastructure, secure environments, and global enterprises. Since becoming CEO in 1997, Mr. Dean has expanded the company fortyfold, growing its global presence to include more than 5,100 employees in 30 offices worldwide, and major projects in over 40 countries on six continents. Under his leadership, the company has expanded far beyond its electrical systems roots to become a multi-disciplinary systems engineering, machine-to-machine communications and data processing, electronic security, information assurance, software integration, and sustainment leader. He has served on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force since 2009.

President of ECS Mid-Atlantic. Sal is responsible for the management of ECS’ operations in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. With over 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering and construction materials testing, he has been involved with hundreds of commercial, residential, educational, healthcare, retail, industrial, energy, and transportation projects. He is also an adjunct professor in the Construction Management program at Frederick Community College in Frederick, MD. Sal was involved as project manager of the east and west Dulles terminal expansions, as well as the southeast basement addition. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY; a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and a Master of Business Administration from Mount St. Marry’s University in Emmitsburg, MD.

President and CEO, Four Stars Aviation and Gazzola Consulting, an aviation consultancy. He retired September 2006 as Executive Vice President from the McGraw Hill Companies (MHP) after a distinguished 30 year career as Executive Vice President/Publisher of the Aviation Week Network, serving an audience of over one million professionals and enthusiasts in more than 180 countries. Aviation Week is the world’s largest multimedia information service provider to the global aviation and aerospace industry. Mr. Gazzola began his publishing career at McGraw-Hill, where he held a number of management positions before moving on to serve as Group Publisher of Aviation/Aerospace Publications for Ziff Davis (later Murdoch Magazines). He later rejoined MHP as Executive Vice President/Publisher of the Aviation Week Group. Mr. Gazzola is a Board Member Emeritus and still active with the board at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum: former Co-Chair of the International Committee of the American Business Media Association; The Wings Club past President and current Chairman of the Historical & Education Committee; AIRLINK, a nonprofit providing emergency personnel and cargo for NGOs responding to disasters worldwide; Washington Airports Task Force; Aero Design Labs; and NanoVapor. He is Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, past chairman of the Washington D.C. Branch and current board member.

Sarah leads Amazon Web Service’s InCommunities team for the Americas, which includes the United States, Canada and several Latin American countries. To make a positive impact, specifically in the areas AWS builds and operates their global infrastructure, AWS InCommunities launches long-term, innovative programs that will have a lasting impact in regions around the world where they work, live, and raise families. AWS InCommunities is obsessed with being good neighbors and starts with the community and work backwards to represent infrastructure communities inside AWS. Prior to joining AWS, Sarah spent over 15 years in Federal Government Contracting and has previously led Policy and Corporate Responsibility functions at Transurban North America and ASRC Federal, an Alaska Native Corporation. Sarah has a B.A from The Ohio State University, a M.A from George Mason University and just recently completed her graduate certificate in Social Impact Storytelling at Georgetown University. Sarah has lived in Northern Virginia for over 35 years and currently lives in Vienna, Virginia with her husband and son.

John started out in the dairy business in Clarke County, Virginia where his family has been farming for eight generations. He has been actively engaged for most of his life in the family dairy, Harvue Farms, serving as partner with his father, Jack, and brother, David, in the 1,000-acre, 350-cow dairy and remaining a landowner today in the farm that is now owned and operated by his brother. Harvue Farms is known worldwide for its breeding program and has sold cows to more than 20 countries. In 1986, John exported 100 dairy animals to Ecuador and traveled there to help set up a new dairy operation. John is currently serving his second term on the Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, having been appointed by the Governor. He serves on the Outstanding Virginian Committee; the Blue Ridge Hospice board; and is a Member of Corporation of Valley Health Systems. He also volunteers with the USO and many wounded warrior heroes. John has served on various local, state and national committees and boards directly related to agriculture, including the National Barns Committee at Mount Vernon. He is a former partner in a successful real estate venture. He is an Eagle Scout and has been involved in fundraising for Boy Scouts of America. He is past president of the Lord Fairfax Community College Education Foundation; past president of the Clarke County Education Foundation; and the first recipient of Shenandoah University’s Community Service Medal of Honor. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

Mr. Harrison is a retired corporate executive/educator and is active in community affairs, business groups, professional and political organizations. He was a founding member of the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force. Mr. Harrison has served on the Task Force Board since 1983 and served as the Chairman from 1996 to 2008. He and Mrs. Harrison were the 2008 recipients of the Williams Trophy.

Managing Director, Global Economic Development, Commerce & Government Relations, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Having worked at the intersection of business and government in various public- and private-sector leadership positions over the last thirty years, Todd now leads Hunton’s full-service public affairs consultancy and provides strategic advice to companies involved in business expansion or relocation within Virginia, throughout the United States, and abroad. Prior to joining Hunton, Todd served under three Virginia Governors in multiple leadership positions. As Virginia’s Secretary of Commerce and Trade and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Governors Terry McAuliffe (D) and Bob McDonnell (R), and Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under Governor Tim Kaine (D), Todd gained invaluable insights into the inner workings of government, building relationships across party lines to promote Virginia businesses here and abroad as well as attracting foreign business investments to Virginia. He worked closely with private-sector companies, regional entities and local, state and federal government officials to grow exports from Virginia and implement economic development strategies, including the creation of new and highly impactful economic development incentive programs. He co-lead Governor McAuliffe’s “New Virginia Economy” diversification effort that saw record-breaking capital investment of more than $20 billion from more than 1,100 economic development projects injected into Virginia’s economy. Todd is also a veteran of more than 50 national and international gubernatorial trade and marketing missions. Under Governor McAuliffe, Todd served as Virginia’s chief economic and workforce development officer, overseeing the state’s commerce and trade secretariat agencies, including the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the state’s lead agency for corporate recruitment, business expansion, and export generation. Prior to his stints in state government, Todd held several leadership positions in the private sector, including serving as head of external affairs and corporate communications for two Fortune Global 1000 companies and lead project manager on several greenfield and expansion projects. He also assisted the companies’ global sales teams on facilitating export growth and dealing with barriers of entry in certain countries. In addition, Todd served as key legislative and communications advisor to former U.S. Congressman L. F. Payne (VA-5). Todd has been recognized for work in economic development and global trade by various business advocacy associations, including the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Maritime Association, the Virginia International Business Council, the Virginia Agribusiness Council, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, the Virginia Wineries Association and the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association. /p>

Mr. Hazel is a 1984 graduate of the George Mason University School of Law. Upon graduation, he clerked for United States District Court Judge, Albert V. Bryan, Jr. and then joined the Hazel/Peterson Companies. In 1989 he moved to Richmond to help start a new lobbying firm in the State Capitol, The Vectre Corporation. Mr. Hazel was later recognized by the Richmond Times Dispatch as one of the top 10 lobbyists in Virginia. He joined Williams Mullen Government Affairs as its CEO where he represented many Northern Virginia interests with a focus on technology issues. In 2002, he joined the administration of Governor Mark R. Warner as an advisor on economic development and technology and served as the Governor’s lobbyist. After his time with the Governor’s office, he left his lobbying career behind and helped to start several family businesses. Mr. Hazel has been actively involved at George Mason University since his graduation from law school, serving as president of the Law Alumni Association, chair and trustee of the George Mason University Foundation, a member of the Board of Visitors, and as president of the university’s Alumni Association. Hazel currently serves as chair of the Faster Farther campaign, which closed at approximately $700 million; $200 million more than the original goal. He established the Hazel History and New Media Endowment in 2001, the Virginia E. Hazel and Art History Junior Faculty Award in 2004, and the Hazel Scholars Endowment in 2011. He served on the George Mason Foundation Board of Trustees for 12 years and is a past Chair of the Foundation. Mr. Hazel has served on many statewide boards and chaired several of them. These include the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries where he served for 10 years and chaired the Agency for three years. Other boards include the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, The Virginia Historical Society, The Virginia Public Safety Foundation, Virginia Free, The Wildlife Foundation of Virginia, Virginia 21 and the Potomac Science Center.

Senior Principal with Terracon Consultants. Mr. Lewis is a Virginia registered Professional Engineer and LEED Green Associate with more than 36 years of experience providing geotechnical, environmental, and hydrogeologic engineering throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. He received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering and his Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an MBA from Averett College. In 1999, Mr. Lewis, along with three partners, started GeoConcepts Engineering, Inc. in Leesburg, Virginia. Beginning with a total of four employees, the firm grew to a staff of about 90 employees when it was purchased by Terracon Consultants in 2017. He previously served as Chairman of Loudoun County’s Economic Development Advisory Commission in 2014 and 2015. Mr. Lewis currently serves as a Senior Client Development Manager for Terracon’s Washington DC Region. Mr. Lewis is involved in numerous Boards and Associations in the Washington Metro area including the following: Washington Airports Task Force Board and Executive Committee Member; Committee for Dulles; Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance (NVTA) Board Member; Goose Creek Association Board Member, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce; and Chairman of the Route 28 Highway Transportation Improvement District Commission Advisory Board. Mr. Lewis grew up in Loudoun County and is a graduate of Broad Run High School. He and his wife live in Leesburg, Virginia.

Appointed Vice President for Government and Community Relations in 2012, reporting directly to the President of George Mason University. He oversees a team working with federal, state and local governments as well as business and civic communities. He leads several major university-wide initiatives and is a member of the university's Executive Council and President's Council. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Liberty served as Interim Vice President for University Relations, responsible for managing community relations, creative services, events management, media and public relations, University information and web communications. Before joining Mason, Mr. Liberty was an executive for two publicly traded companies and a merger and acquisition advisory firm overseeing internal and external communications, corporate affairs, investor relations, legislative affairs, marketing and public relations. In addition to his corporate activities, Mr. Liberty has worked in the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government at the federal, state and local levels. During his time in public service he worked on Capitol Hill, served in the White House and was chief of staff for a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. He also has managed policy and legislative functions for a large business trade association. Mr. Liberty is a native to Northern Virginia and is active in a number of business, civic, and charitable organizations and was recognized by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors with its annual award for outstanding volunteer services. Mr. Liberty received his BA in English from George Mason University. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

President, Alpha Corporation. Kathleen brings 30 years of professional experience in a broad cross section of engineering and construction management in both transportation and facilities in the built environment. She has served as Project Principal for the VDOT Mega Projects, Project Advisor for St. Elizabeth’s East Campus, Principal in Charge of the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, and in various roles with the Federal Highway Administration and DC Department of Transportation. She served as vice president for Jacobs Engineering Group (formerly CH2M Hill), a $15 billion design, engineering, construction, and technical services firm. Kathleen is a registered Professional Engineer. Kathleen earned her Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Marquette University, and did post graduate work at George Washington University in Public Administration. Kathleen also serves on the Executive Committee for the Federal City Council Board of Directors for the Anacostia Watershed Society, , Virginia Transportation Constructors Assoc. Engineering Consultant Leadership Committee, and the Legislative Chair for the American Council of Engineering Companies Metro Washington Chapter. She serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

CEO of Bank of Clarke County. Brandon’s background with significantly larger organizations provides a unique perspective in the community banking space, and his work as a Chief Credit and Lending Officer during the housing crisis has given him a unique perspective on risk in the lending world. Brandon earned a degree in government from the College of William & Mary and an MBA from the University of Maryland. He started working for United Bank in Connecticut in 2013. Before that, he held leadership positions at H&R Block Bank in Kansas City, Sovereign Bank in Pennsylvania, and Chevy Chase Federal Savings Bank in Maryland. Brandon has been hailed as a profit-focused leader, strategist, and turnaround specialist within the banking industry. With over 28 years of experience in senior leadership roles creating a thriving profit center by instituting new business models, repackaging, and repricing products and services, Brandon has been realigning leadership to create highly engaged teams who cultivate a customer-focused culture. The steadfast leader has boosted productivity by strengthening an operational foundation and instituting effective workflows, processes, and technologies and drove low-cost deposit and higher-yield loan volume growth by implementing consistent sales culture throughout the organization. An innovative solution leader with broad P&L experience and a track record of managing successful consumer and commercial loan and deposit portfolios within billion-dollar financial institutions, Brandon has been looked up to as a mentor and a role model by many. Amid COVID, Brandon brought LV Finance online, which has helped create significant revenue for re-investment into the Bank. This is one of the most significant achievements of the Bank. The Bank made some significant investments in 2022 to bring best-in-class in-person and online channels for their small, mid-, and large-scale businesses.

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Executive Vice President, Transportation Engineer, Dewberry. Mr. Mahoney manages the Transportation Market Segment at Dewberry, which set a new transportation sales record in 2020 of $199.6 million. In addition, he also manages the Alternative Project Delivery Market Segment for Dewberry. For most of his 34-year career, he has concentrated on alternative delivery for surface transportation projects. His passion and focus on design-build and public-private partnerships is well-illustrated by the successful delivery of more than $6-billion in highway projects which include the Route 28 Improvements project, built using Virginia’s Public-Private Transportation Act; the Dulles Greenway in Northern Virginia, Intercounty Connector – Contracts C and D/E in Maryland, and Rail to Dulles Phase II (Silverline). Mr. Mahoney’s zeal for reducing project delivery times sparks creativity and out-of-the-box thinking as he and his team develop cost-saving innovative solutions to our clients’ most pressing transportation issues including safety, capacity, and alternate funding sources. He consults with decision-makers on accelerated project delivery best practices and has been influential in promoting design-build across the entire organization. Mr. Mahoney also leads Dewberry’s advancement into design-build in their Water/Waste Water Market, Federal Market, and Dewberry Architects.

Created JWM Family Enterprises, L.P. He developed and owns 16 hotels managed by Marriott International. He also created TessArae, a life sciences company that develops genetic tests for infectious and inherited disease. Mr. Marriott has served as a director of Marriott International from 2002 to 2014. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Marriott worked in a number of positions within Marriott International. He was President North American Lodging, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Brand Management, and Operations Planning and Support. Other positions included Regional Vice President, Vice President of Development, Director of Finance, General Manager, Director of Food & Beverage, restaurant manager and cook. John W. Marriott III has served as a director on the board of the National Zoo since 2006 and is a lifetime board member. He has served on the Board of the WATF since 1993.

Chairman of the Board and President of TMG Construction Corporation of Purcellville, Virginia. TMG is a leading design-build and general contractor whose portfolio includes thousands of projects at IAD, DCA and BWI in the past 30 years. The firm provides design-build services to the Federal Aviation Administration nationwide. TMG Construction has over 120 full time employees in nine offices. Ms. Matthews is an internationally recognized expert in the field of design-build - Engineering News Record magazine named her as a top leader in the field, and she was named “Enterprising Woman of the Year” by Enterprising Women Magazine. Ms. Matthews served as the industry lobbyist representing architecture, engineering, and construction interests on Capitol Hill and in all 50 state legislatures. She served as the National Chairman of the Board, Design-Build Institute of America. She has served as a visiting professor at numerous colleges and universities and she holds five academic degrees. Ms. Matthews has served as the National Chairman and President of the American Institute of Constructors; Chairman and President of the Committee for Dulles; Chairman and President of the Purcellville Business Association; Chairman and President of the Dulles Area Transportation Association; Senior Warden, Treasurer, Trustee, Sub-Deacon, Lay Eucharistic Minister and Lay Eucharistic Visiting Minister at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church; and Industrial Security Professional (ISP) Accreditation Committee Chairman and National Treasurer for the National Classification Management Society (NCMS) and National Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for NCMS. She holds the coveted ISP certification from NCMS and TMG has won the Outstanding General Contractor award from the Metropolitan Subcontractors Association. TMG Construction Corporation also has won the prestigious James S. Cogswell Award from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the only construction company in history to win this award. She has served on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force during multiple terms. She is active on the national Board of Trustees of the American Council for Construction Education, which accredits colleges and universities that grant construction management and building construction degrees. She and her husband own a Cirrus SR22T, and their future hangar home is featured in FLYING Magazine.

Senior Vice President and client relationship manager of Jones Lang LaSalle based in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Juliana has provided leasing, acquisition, disposition, development and advisory services to a broad range of office users with primary offices in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area throughout her 25 plus year career. Juliana has been responsible for deal/project opportunities that include one off transactions to full portfolio work. Her extensive experience includes fourteen years with one of Washington, DC's leading office building developers with assets totaling nearly $1B. Many of these properties are high end office complexes office parks throughout Northern Virginia with concentration along the major transportation routes to include Route 28 North and South, Route 267/ Washington Dulles Corridor and the Dulles Greeenway. A primary team account lead in tracking, developing and creating business opportunities, Juliana has negotiated office leases and dispositions for Revolution, LLC; Exclusive Resorts, The Stephen Case Foundation, America's Promise, Rolls-Royce North America (HQs and R&D Campus), AES Corporation, Fluence Energy, Grocery Manufacturers Association, SOSI, SAIC - Metro Portfolio, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Fairfax County EDA and the New York law firm of Wilson Elser. She is a graduate of the University of Maine, with a degree in English and Nutrition. She has served in leadership and philanthropic roles on the following Boards: Washington Airports Transportation Authority, Wolf Trap Foundation, American Heart Association, Fairfax County Arts Commission and Chamber of Commerce, The Women’s Center, George Mason University College of Performing Arts, NVTC and Washington National Opera Committee. She currently is a trustee on the Board of the National Museum for Women in the Arts and served on the Executive Committee. A member of Leadership Greater Washington, Juliana is a 1995 graduate of GWBOT Leadership Washington Program. Juliana is a member of National Sporting Library and Museum, having served as the Honorary Director on the Board as well as the Chair of the 2016 – Co-Chair 2021 Polo Annual events. She previously served on the Washington Airports Task Force Board from 1980-1990 representing The Evans Company, and also serves on the Executive Committee.

Chairman Emeritus (as of January 2018) of Airbus Americas, Inc. In this leadership role, McArtor enhances relationships with Airbus’ customers, suppliers and government representatives, working directly with current Airbus Americas Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Knittel. In his current and previous role as Chairman (2001-2018), McArtor has been instrumental in providing strategy and vision for Airbus companies throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. McArtor increased the company’s commercial aviation market share throughout the region and established the Airbus Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. Throughout his career, McArtor has held a series of leadership and senior management positions in the military, civil and government sectors. Before joining Airbus, he was founder, chairman and CEO of Legend Airlines, a regional airline based at Dallas Love Field, Texas. President Ronald Reagan appointed McArtor to serve as the Administrator of the FAA from 1987 to 1989. McArtor served on the senior management team of Federal Express from 1979 to 1987 and 1989 to 1994 first as Senior Vice President Telecommunications during the development of FedEx’s extensive satellite-based digital network, then as Senior Vice President Air Operations for FedEx’s global airline. McArtor was a combat fighter pilot in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the Air Force Academy, and a pilot with the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team. He is a 1964 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (BSE) and holds a master’s degree (MSE) from Arizona State University. He holds an honorary doctorate degree from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, in recognition of his role in establishing the School of Telecommunications and Information Systems. McArtor was a member of the Group Executive Committee of Airbus Group S.E. 2014-2018. He serves on the Board of Directors for Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation, Atlantic Council International, GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Kymeta Advisory Board, Metron Aviation, Center for a New American Security Advisory Board, the NextGen Advisory Committee, Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and Washington Airports Task Force. McArtor also serves on the boards of a number of civic, charitable and educational groups, including the Air Force Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees, The Falcon Foundation, Sabre Society and the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board. In April 2018, the United States Air Force Academy and the Association of Graduates awarded McArtor the Distinguished Graduate Award for 2018. In December 2016, McArtor was awarded the Williams Trophy from the Washington Airports Task Force for his leadership, vision and dedication to aviation’s enrichment of the quality of life on earth. In January of 2014, McArtor was inducted to the Living Legends of Aviation® to honor his significant contributions to aviation. In October 2010, The Wings Club honored McArtor with the 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award, acknowledging his outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation. In 2009, he was awarded the Air Traffic Control Association’s Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award for outstanding lifelong achievements by an individual in the field of aviation. McArtor continues to hold a commercial pilot’s license (multi-engine instrument rating) and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. McArtor and his wife, Grace, reside in Virginia and have two sons and five grandchildren.

Principal of Crimson Wealth Strategies. He began his career as a Financial Services Professional with New York Life right out of college in 2002. He specializes in guiding business owners, industry leaders, and professional athletes in organizing their financial lives by showing them efficient and effective ways to build, protect, and preserve their assets and lifestyle. Chauvon is committed to creating a better future for his clients, neighbors, and community by offering them creative and customized financial strategies to help them meet their individual and professional goals. Chauvon is also an active community leader; he was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 40 under 40 business leaders in the D.C. metro area. He was also recognized by the Loudoun County Virginia Chamber of Commerce as the young professionals Community Leader of The Year. In March of 2016 he awarded the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) by the Boy Scouts of America. The NOESA is Scouting’s national recognition of extraordinary professional achievement at the local, state, and regional level. He currently serves as Chairman of the Loudoun County Economic Development Advisory Commission (EDAC), Vice Chairman the Loudoun County Economic Development Authority (EDA), and past Chairman of the Loudoun County CEO Cabinet. He is a member of the executive board for the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He also serves on the board of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation, the advisory board for the Bank of Charles Town, and the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. In each of these endeavors, Chauvon has shown his eagerness to contribute his financial and business expertise to the residents of the region he is happy to call home. In fact, he has been an active member of his community since childhood, when he was involved in the Boy Scouts of America. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. His lifelong community service is driven by his commitment to building strong, long-lasting relationships and to helping people live better, more prosperous lives. In 2001, Chauvon earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Alabama. From 1997 to 2001 he played defensive tackle on the Alabama football team, which won the 1999 Southeastern Conference championship title and went to the Federal Express Orange Bowl in 2000. Chauvon has been recognized throughout his career at New York Life as a top producer. In January of 2022 he was elected to the New York Life Agents Advisory Council (AAC). Founded in 1946, the AAC is a prominent group of 24 New York Life agents elected by their peers to communicate the issues and perspectives of their fellow agents. They work in tandem with senior management for their mutual benefit, determining how to provide the best products and services to the company’s policyholders and beneficiaries. He is a member of the Million Dollar Round Table, a global organization that represents the top 1% of financial professionals. In October of 2017 he was recognized by the National association of Insurance and Financial Advisor as one of the top 4 advisors under 40 in the nation. In 2015, he was recognized by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Northern Virginia chapter as one of the top 4 financial advisors under 40, and by NAIFA Virginia as the advisor of the year under 40 for the state. He lives in Leesburg with his wife Alicia McFadden, son Austin, and daughter Alison.

Co-chair of the Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Transportation, Infrastructure and Local Government Practice, Ms. Mederos counsels corporations, trade associations and local governments on congressional and executive branch policy, legislative and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on creative federal funding and infrastructure development. She has obtained billions of dollars for the firm’s major transportation, water and local government clients through authorizing legislation, appropriations, grants and innovative financing and has expanded market opportunities for private sector clients. Carolina's substantive, comprehensive and creative strategies have consistently increased federal funding for public agency and local government clients in highways, transit, aviation, water, wastewater, economic development, urban revitalization, housing, law enforcement, historic preservation and other areas. To achieve maximum benefit for clients, she has developed and proposed new programs, changes in eligibility requirements and funding formulas and succeeded in getting them enacted into law. She regularly assists major domestic and international corporations in removing outmoded and costly legislative, regulatory and policy barriers, expanding market access and increasing competition. She secured legislative and policy incentives promoting innovative project delivery and advanced technologies, saving time and money in transportation projects and creating market opportunities. She resolves complex Buy America, hazardous materials, motor carrier, aviation, rail, pipeline, maritime and vehicle safety legislative, regulatory and compliance issues in Congress and at the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Carolina’s strong knowledge of transportation, infrastructure and federal funding issues is a direct result of having been involved in the development of every surface transportation and aviation reauthorization proposal and DOT appropriations act over the last 30 years. Previously, Carolina served for more than 13 years in senior positions in the Office of the Secretary of DOT, including as deputy assistant secretary for Safety and as deputy assistant secretary for Policy and International Affairs. She also served as director of Programs and Evaluation, where she was responsible for developing and defending the entire Department’s authorizing and appropriations legislation before the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. She serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force and the Executive Committee.

Global manager for Bechtel’s Aviation business. Ray serves as Bechtel’s senior most executive representing the global aviation industry sector, both inside and outside the company. He brings the strategic focus and mature business judgment earned from almost 40 years of highly diverse domestic and international business experience that creates value by improving performance and service quality from applying innovative management processes and industry best practice expertise to deliver these gains. His experience is broad and encompassing, having worked for investment funds such as Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) on London Gatwick and London City Airports, as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of MAR Development Corp. (a global EPC services provider), and a Founding Partner of Eyles AMG (an airport operations/management services provider). Additionally, Mr. Melee was a Vice President for Alterra Partners (a Singapore Changi-Bechtel Enterprises airport development / operations company), a Senior Project Manager for Parsons, and served as the Chief of Design and Construction for the six airports in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. He also previously worked for Bechtel as a Senior Project Manager. Mr. Melee’s experience includes strategic business planning, project development services, privatization services, planning, design, program management, construction management, and full engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services gained on a variety of large, highly complex airport capital development programs with leading industry organizations. Mr. Melee has direct project experience working on and managing teams that have delivered multiple complex projects across +40 airports, spanning four continents, with a CAPEX value of over $70 Billion, and has been involved in the concession/privatization of over 15 international airports. He has both Brownfield and Greenfield Airport experience. He has a strong command of project delivery methods; executing and administering contracts; re-engineering organizations and their work processes; improving business productivity; increasing profits; driving efficiency and value for money; team development and consensus building; improving levels of service; and is well seasoned in providing operations and maintenance services. He has a history of success in improving efficiency and extracting added value from current business processes and operations. This success is based on his proven track record of delivering profitable business transformations by developing and implementing successful change management programs. With his aviation background, his technical skills in design, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, combined with his strong leadership skills, Raymond is equipped to provide a full scope of senior management leadership experience and technical services to clients.

Ms. Miller began her aviation career at Butler Aviation in 1981 as a Customer Service Manager at Washington National Airport. She was promoted in 1987 to Director of Customer Service for the Butler Aviation network and later to Director of Sales and Customer relations. When Butler and Page Avjet were merged to form Signature Flight Support, Miller was promoted to Vice President of Customer Relations. In 2010, Ms. Miller was promoted to Vice President Industry and Government Affairs for both Signature Flight Support and parent company, BBA Aviation. Ms. Miller has played a pivotal role in the Transportation Safety Administration’s DASSP - DCA Access Standard Safety Protocol program for Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) and has assisted business and general aviation to utilize the 48 authorized daily operations at the airport. The airport was closed to general aviation following the September 11 attacks and Ms. Miller was an integral part of the process to reopen the airport. She has also defined a process to assist operators in navigating the DASSP application process which has increased traffic at the airport to numbers approaching the approved daily limit. Her efforts on Capitol Hill and with government agencies and officials has brought much needed positive attention to the integral role of business and general aviation in the economy of the United States and the world. Ms. Miller is a member of numerous aviation related industry associations including the Aero Club of Washington, National Aeronautical Association, TSA Aviation Security Advisory Sub Committee, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, American Association of Airport Executives, Women in Aviation, National Business Aviation Association and National Air Transportation Association. She serves on the boards of directors of many of these organizations. She serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

Senior Fellow in Residence, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. Mr. Milliken is a former Partner in the law firm of Venable LLP, specializing in transportation, environmental and land use law. He was the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1990-1993. Mr. Milliken served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Port Authority from 2002-2011, was re-elected Chairman in 2014 and continued to serve until his term expired in June 2022. From 1980 to 1990 he held various positions in local government and in the region, including Member and Chairman of the Arlington County Board, Member and Chairman of the Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Member and Chairman of the Board of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, and Member of the Board of the Interstate Air Quality Commission for the National Capital Area. He is a graduate of Haverford College and the University of Virginia Law School. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force and the Executive Committee.

Nicholas “Nick” Minor has a diverse professional background, marked by significant contributions to economic development and public  affairs. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Carl Vinson from 2008 to 2012. After his military service, he earned an Associate’s degree from Germanna Community College.

Nick’s career in economic development began at the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at the University of Mary Washington, where he worked as the Manager of Communications and Research for six years. He then served as the Director of Economic Development and Tourism for King George County from 2019 to 2024, making significant impacts on the community’s growth.

In 2024, Nick became the Director of Public Affairs at Stack Infrastructure, bringing his experience and strategic vision to the data center industry. He is also a graduate of the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute and a supporter of the Washington Commanders.

Owner and principal of The O’Reilly Law Firm, located in downtown Herndon, which he opened on August 1, 2002. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University (1976) and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America (1979). He has been a practicing attorney for more than 40 years in Northern Virginia. From 1979 until July 31, 2002, he practiced with the Tyson's Corner law firm of Rees, Broome & Diaz, P.C., where he also served as President. Mr. O'Reilly is a native Northern Virginian and a resident of Herndon for more than 40 years. He served on the Herndon Town Council and in 2004 was elected Mayor, which office he held until June 30, 2006. He served five years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, where he chaired the Legal Committee. During his tenure on the MWAA Board, the Board negotiated the construction agreement, obtained the financing and oversaw the construction of Phase 1 of the Metro Silver Line Project. He previously served as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Fairfax Falls Church Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness, a program which reduced homelessness in Fairfax County by 46%. Mr. O’Reilly is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dulles Chamber of Commerce and he chairs the Herndon Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Arts Herndon. He is General Counsel to the Washington Airports Task Force and serves on the Board and the Executive Committee.

Shareholder, Land Use and Zoning, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh. Andrew has a unique set of skills, knowledge, and relationships in the zoning/land use and transactional aspects of real estate law. He has represented clients in 16 Virginia localities, from Arlington County to Winchester, and specializes in securing zoning approvals for residential, commercial, and industrial developers and landowners. Andrew advises clients on all aspects of the land entitlement process and real estate matters, and frequently appears before planning commissions, local governing bodies, and citizen organizations. Prior to joining Walsh Colucci in 2007, he worked for two members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator of Carolina County, VA and former Virginia Governor (now Senator) Mark Warner. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond and the University of Mary Washington and taught classes in political science, urban history, historic preservation, and city and regional planning. Andrew is the author of a 2018 book chronicling the history of the Virginia wine industry, Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change. He holds a B.A. from Mary Washington College; an M.A., Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia; and a J.D. from the University of Richmond.

Jon M. Peterson is the Chief Executive Officer of Peterson Companies, one of the largest, most respected privately held real estate companies in the Washington DC area. Founded in 1965, the company is responsible for some of the most prominent and successful mixed-use retail, residential and office developments in Northern Virginia and Maryland including Fairfax Corner, Fair Lakes, National Harbor, Virginia Gateway, Downtown Silver Spring, RIO, Burke Centre, and Tysons McLean Office Park. Most recently, Peterson Companies has expanded its portfolio to include significant industrial, data center, self-storage, and multi-family holdings.

In 2016, Jon assumed the role of Chairman of the Executive Committee which oversees all aspects of the retail, residential, commercial, and mixed-use development and management. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, which allowed him to develop close ties to the entire metropolitan real estate community.

Among the boards and committees Jon currently serves are GO Virginia (appointed by Governor Youngkin); George Mason University Board of Visitors (2020-2024 appointed by Governor Northam); the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP); NAIOP Northern Virginia; Youth for Tomorrow Board of Trustees; George Mason Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship; Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance; The 2030 Group; The 123 Club; George Mason University Patriot Club Advisory Board; George Mason Housing, Inc.; Inova Health Systems Investment Advisory Committee; Virginia Association for Commercial Real Estate; and Prince George’s County Roundtable Board. He served on the George Mason University Board of Visitors as Vice Rector and their Board of Trustees member from 2014-2018 (appointed by Governor McAuliffe) and was a Board member of Washington First Bank from 2014-2018.

Jon and the Peterson Family believe passionately in giving back to the communities they serve. Jon serves on numerous philanthropic boards and committees including Inova Hospital’s Life with Cancer and Joe Gibbs’ Youth for Tomorrow.

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Born in the U.K., Leo served a five-year apprenticeship with the Supermarine and Weybridge Divisions of Vickers Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd. training as an Aeronautical Engineer. He came to the United States in 1965. His aerospace and air transportation experience includes the introduction of the first jet services to many smaller American cities, acquisition of U.S. landing rights for the Concorde SST, major international aerospace programs including the U.S./U.K. V/STOL Harrier, Airbus, and Europe's participation in the NASA Shuttle STS system, as well as the rapid growth of BAE System’s business in the United States during the 1980's. His role in stimulating the expansion of the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles, securing the nation’s Open Skies agreements, launch of Dulles rail and development of Washington Dulles into a major international gateway has been recognized by many government and private sector groups ranging from the U.S. Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to the Smithsonian Institution, Aviation Week and the National Aeronautics Association. He served as the Washington Airports Task Force’s President from 1988 until 2014 and serves on their Board and Executive Committee. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Williams Trophy. He and his wife Jenny reside near Warrenton, VA.

Dr. Enrique Segura is the Chairman of the ENSE Group, a holding company that retains a majority interest in its seven companies, with operations and facilities in more than 120 countries worldwide and an annual turnover of US $4 billion. He is the President of Alex Stewart International LLC, a company specializing in the auditing of mining and petroleum concerns on behalf of governments; Chief Executive Officer of Securiport LLC, a firm providing intelligent immigration and border control security systems; Director of Harbass LLC, which specializes in advising foreign governments on foreign debt renegotiation and debt management; and Director of KIBO Laboratories LLC, a leader in providing compliance and anti-counterfeiting services to governments. Prior to these positions, Dr. Segura served as Chief Executive Officer of SWIPCO U.S.A., a firm providing procurement services to governments in 17 countries; as Chief Executive Officer of Pricesaroundtheworld.com, an internet company providing comparative price information for marketing and customer service purposes; and as President of Inspection and Control Services, Ltd. (ICS), a company providing pricing information to customs services for the assessment of duties on imported goods. He also lent his expertise to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Dr. Segura’s diplomatic assignments include serving as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Uganda in Argentina since 1996, as President’s Envoy for the Government of Gabon, and as Good Will Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia. Dr. Segura is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of American History and serves on the Smithsonian Institute’s Advisory Board Chairs Committee. His current board memberships also include the Dean’s Council of the Harvard Kennedy School; the Board of Trustees of the Catholic University of America, where he Co-Chaired the “Light The Way” Campaign (a multi-year campaign that raised over $518,000,000); the Advisory Board of the Latin America Program of the Wilson Center; the Board of Directors of the Washington Airports Taskforce; and the Finance Committee of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. He is also a founding Board member of the Trust for the Americas of the Organization of American States and a founding Board member of the Cre-Ser Foundation. Dr. Segura has authored various articles including in the publications of G7 2022 and G20 2022, titled “Biometrics and data: ensuring the safety of transnational borders” and “Smart borders for a globalized world” respectively. Dr. Segura is a graduate of the Owners/Presidents Management Program of Harvard Business School and a graduate of Advanced International Studies from the Society of International Studies in Madrid. Additionally, he received a Ph.D. in Economics and an MBA from Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, and a B.A. in Accounting from Cuyo National University, Mendoza, Argentina.

As MidAtlantic Market Executive for Bank of America, Mark Sharer is responsible for leading the commercial real estate platform in delivering advice and financial solutions targeted to companies and funds that acquire or develop real estate across a wide range of investment strategies. Financial solution capabilities include debt and equity capital raising, treasury services, interest rate mitigation, and foreign exchange and wealth management services. Mark is based in McLean, Virginia and leads a team of real estate bankers with offices located in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Greater Washington, D.C. and Hampton Roads, Virginia. Mark has more than 35 years of finance and banking experience serving in a variety of capacities. Prior to commercial real estate, he held roles in audit, credit review and corporate banking. Since joining the Commercial Real Estate Banking Group he has served in a number of client facing business development leadership roles. Mark currently serves on the Advisory Board for the District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and formerly served as Treasurer. He is a Board member of the Washington Airports Task Force and a member of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. He formerly served on the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, National Capital Area Council and served as assistant treasurer. Mark received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park and holds FINRA series 24, 7 and 63 securities licenses.

Fortessa Tableware Solutions, a global leader in the tableware industry, proudly announces the appointment of Jeff Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, effective March 1, 2024. This strategic decision follows Mr. Smith's nearly two decades of dedicated service to the company, during which he has played a pivotal role in shaping its Success and organizational evolution. Mr. Smith previously served as the company’s COO and CFO.

CEO of Connected DMV, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that creates and delivers initiatives together with government, industry, academia, and community interests to the benefit of the greater Washington, D.C. region (DMV) and beyond. Connected DMV leads and collaborates across sectors with an emphasis on delivering long-term social, digital, and physical infrastructure projects to drive healthy economic growth and improved social equities. Previously, Stu served as President of IP3 (International Peace, Power, and Prosperity), an international energy and security startup with the mission of enabling safe and secure nuclear power solutions for the world’s most critical markets amidst international competition. Stu served 31 years at Accenture, where he led a variety of energy businesses, while also serving as Managing Director of the Washington, DC office. In his practice responsibilities, Stu worked with leading power companies to advance business strategies and capabilities in areas such as digital technology, SmartGrid, revenue cycle, cyber security, deregulation, competitive markets, corporate organization, culture, and human performance. Stu led the Washington, DC office in growth from 2300 professionals, to over 6,200 professionals when he retired. He has served on a variety of non-profit and civic boards, including Economic Club of Washington, DC (Officer), Greater Washington Board of Trade (Chair), Federal City Council, KIPP DC, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, and Baylor University Advisory Board of the Hankamer School of Business. He was also named one of the Washington Business Journal’s Power 100. Stu graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Information Systems.

President of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Alliance including long-term planning, transportation policy analysis, advocacy, and community outreach. Before leading the Alliance, Jason spent six years and seven legislative sessions as the Chief of Staff to a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. During that time, he worked on numerous public policy issues including multimodal transportation, small business economic development, sustainable energy infrastructure, and housing affordability. Jason is focused on applying his experience in the Virginia General Assembly to unite regional stakeholders and prioritize key transportation projects that will keep our region moving forward for decades to come. Jason earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Currently a Senior Advisor and former Executive Vice President at Dewberry in the Mid-Atlantic Infrastructure Engineering Practice providing a broad range of professional services including transportation, water/wastewater and site/civil/survey in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia. Mr. Thompson has combined his infrastructure planning and design experience at Dewberry for over 45 years to address a variety of challenges and needs in the Washington Metropolitan Area. He was Project Manager for Dewberry throughout the initial design and construction of the Dulles Greenway from 1990 to 1995. His career includes being a key staff member at Dewberry on the original design of the Dulles Toll Road; preparing the EIS and initial phases of the Route 28 Improvements in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties; planning and design of transportation and utility infrastructure for Fair Lakes, Fairview Park and Tysons II in the 1980s; and the planning, design and permitting of the Franconia-Springfield Transportation Center and Metro Line Extension. Other regionally significant transportation projects with primary/major design role by Dewberry include Dulles Metro Rail (Phases 1 and 2), Fairfax and Loudoun Counties; Segments C and D/E of Maryland’s Intercounty Connector (ICC), Montgomery and Prince Georges County; I-95/Telegraph Road Interchange and Mainline Widening, Fairfax County and City of Alexandria; Route 28 Improvements (PPTA), Fairfax and Loudoun Counties; and the I-66/Gainesville and Route 29/Linton Hall Interchanges, Prince William County. Relevant current organization affiliations include: Board of Directors of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) through 2023; Board Member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance (NVTA); Board Member of Dulles Area Transportation Association (DATA) and Past Chair; Board Member of George Mason University’s Civil Engineering Institute since 2009 and Past Chair; and Member of American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). He holds a BSCE from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA and an MSCE from George Washington University, Washington, DC. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force and on the Executive Committee.

Benita Thompson-Byas is Vice-Chair, and Sr. Vice President of Joint Ventures and Business Development for Thompson Hospitality, the Nation’s largest minority-owned food service company. In her current role, she is responsible for contracted food and facilities management accounts operated jointly between Compass Group and Thompson Hospitality across all business sectors: corporate services, education, and healthcare. Under her direct leadership, this division has grown from approximately 90 accounts with a managed volume of $800M, to more than 250 accounts with a managed volume exceeding $2.3B, over a 15-year period. Additionally, she oversees the areas of diverse supplier utilization, operational accountability, and community outreach and engagement. Benita is an alumna of The University of Virginia, with a B.A. in English and a minor in Sociology. Over the course of her career, she has developed and honed expertise in the areas of marketing, community relations, and legislative affairs, as well as operational experience in managing full-service restaurants. In addition to her day-to-day business activities, Benita is actively involved in both corporate governance and philanthropic endeavors. She currently serves on various Boards of Directors, including the Navigate Foundation, the historic Fort Monroe Authority in Hampton, and the Chain Bridge Bank in McLean. A native of Isle of Wight County, VA, Benita resides in Great Falls, VA with her husband, Jeff. They are the proud parents of Gabrielle, a Senior at Hampton University, and Zachary, a Freshman at Stevenson University.

Former Director, Transportation Policy, Commercial Airplane Programs, The Boeing Company, where he was responsible for strategy and policy toward the U.S. Government’s transportation agencies. David joined Boeing in 2000 and retired in 2014. Prior to that, he spent two years as the Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning and International Aviation at the Federal Aviation Administration, an appointed position. In this role, he led the development of Administration aviation policy and legislative proposals on infrastructure and the environment and the agency's international activities. Between 1979 and 1998, he was on the staff of the Aviation Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives, staffing the Committee leadership on all aspects of civil aviation issues including taxes/user fees, aviation infrastructure, airports, airline regulatory matters, safety and security. In 1997, David took a leave of absence from the Subcommittee to be the Executive Director of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission, which was chartered by the Congress and chaired by Norman Y. Mineta. A large focus of the Commission’s work was on how the airline and aviation industry should pay for, or be taxed to finance, expansion of the airport and air traffic system and how to dramatically improve the airline safety record. David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University and did graduate work at Vanderbilt University. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

John Tucker is Vice President of Commercial Lending and Relationship Management at TD Bank. He works primarily with CEOs and CFOs of nonprofit and for-profit entities, crafting strategies that address their long-term and short-term financial management needs. After fifteen years building strong relationships with organizations throughout the area, including five years at TD Bank, he has had a front-seat to the unique challenges that face the entities in our market – and cultivated a firm belief that change is powered by passionate people (working harmoniously with sound business practices. John also has extensive experience with area commercial real estate developers and brokers, leveraging his expertise to successfully position a volume of projects across multiple asset classes while navigating an ever-changing market landscape. He has the pleasure of serving several wonderful organizations, currently as Vice-Chair for the Allergy and Asthma Network, a national nonprofit focused on Asthma and Allergy Advocacy, as Treasurer and Co-Founder of Morganizing for Change, a new Maryland based nonprofit focused on teaching children philanthropy through projects they design and manage themselves. He also serves as Co-Chair of TD Bank's Disability Inclusion Network, on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the DC Chamber of Commerce, and on a variety of other committees in various capacities throughout the Metro area. He attended the University of Maryland, where he studied English and Theater, later meeting his wife, Katherine, at the world's worst community theater production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." They currently reside in Burke, Virginia with their two children, Adelaide and Beatrice, their dog, Freeloader, and a whole host of mosquitoes.

Chandler Van Voorhis is the co-founder and managing partner of C2I, a global leader in Conservation Capitalism. Chandler drives C2I’s three operating business platforms in natural asset development With nearly three decades of industry experience, Chandler is a leading expert in conservation and ecological markets. In 2002, he was awarded the ChevronTexaco Conservation Award, the nation’s most distinguished private conservation award. He has made appearances as a guest lecturer at Princeton and Yale, hosted a TEDx Talk and has authored several publications on the emergence of natural capital. Prior to GreenTrees, Chandler was the co-host of GreenWave Radio, a nationally ranked syndicated radio talk show on business and the environment. Chandler is the former president of the Alliance for Environmental Education, an international non-profit organization that specializes in environmental education for students in grades K-8. He currently serves on the advisory board of the International Emissions Trading Association’s (IETA) Markets for National Climate Solutions. Chandler is also an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

Executive partner of the Washington, D.C., office of Holland & Knight. Mr. Whitestone's practice focuses on the representation of corporations, nonprofits and municipalities whose business practices are impacted by governmental regulation and legislative activity. He counsels organizations interested in partnering with federal agencies in the Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration), Department of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection), Department of Defense, Department of Commerce and the National Transportation Safety Board as well as various independent agencies. Mr. Whitestone regularly advises clients on significant matters facing scrutiny, including all types of Congressional investigations and coordinates with colleagues from multiple practices to advise on white collar, government contracts, shareholder interests and public relations matters. He counsels clients in responding effectively and efficiently to Congressional reviews, while protecting their legal rights and reputations. In many cases, Congressional investigations are closely related to U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission or Inspector General investigations, requiring coordinated responses to the government. Additionally, Mr. Whitestone has led multidiscipline teams in conducting due diligence for clients engaged in the acquisition of entities holding government contracts as well as those in highly regulated industries where governmental actions have a material impact on revenues and risk. Mr. Whitestone previously launched and chaired the firm's Transportation Industry Team, which has been recognized by Chambers USA and by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as the "Transportation Law Firm of the Year." This firmwide initiative coordinates the legal, regulatory and public policy efforts of the firm's many autonomous transportation, aviation, rail, trucking, transit, intermodal, maritime and asset-based finance clients. Prior to joining private practice, Mr. Whitestone worked in the U.S. House of Representatives where he was an associate staff member on the House Appropriations Committee and principal staffer for a Virginia congressman. During his time on Capitol Hill, he assisted in the development and review of high-level federal agency budgets and served as a press secretary, working with media outlets in large, medium and small markets. By leveraging his knowledge of the congressional process, he has built a reputation as an effective advocate in the development and implementation of congressional and budgetary strategies, legislative drafting, appropriations and multiyear authorization matters. He serves on the board of directors for the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Congressional Management Foundation and is Chair Emeritus of the Washington Airports Task Force. Mr. Whitestone is also a member of the Washington Aero Club. He has been recognized as a top Washington, D.C., lawyer by the Washington Business Journal and has been acknowledged as a top advocate by The Hill. Mr. Whitestone was elected to several terms on Holland & Knight's Directors Committee, was the firm's lateral hiring partner and one of the firm's four Section Leaders and is a member of the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board at his alma mater the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.

Former Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1999-2007), and the current Chief Executive Officer of the Federal City Council, an organization which serves as a catalyst for progress in the Nation’s Capital by focusing the creative and administrative talents of Washington’s business and professional leaders on major problems and opportunities that are facing the City. Prior to this he served as the Executive Director of the Global Government Practice at the Corporate Executive Board in Arlington, Virginia. He also served as the William H. Bloomberg Lecturer in Public Management at the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition, he is a Senior Advisor to the firm King and Spaulding, with particular emphasis on its municipal restructuring practice. During his two terms as Mayor, he is widely credited with leading the comeback of Washington, D.C., restoring the finances of our nation’s capital, and improving the performance of government agencies, all while lowering taxes and investing in infrastructure and human services. Before his election as Mayor, he was the independent Chief Financial Officer of the District from 1995 to 1998, working with and on behalf of local officials, the D.C. Financial Control Board, and the U.S. Congress. Before his service in local Washington, Tony worked in a variety of positions in federal, state, and local government, including as the first CFO for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, appointed by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In addition to his work on company boards, Tony devotes his attention to issues of urban policy and the environment, serving on the board of The Urban Institute and the National Geographic Society. He holds a BA from Yale and an MPP from the Kennedy School and a J.D. from the Harvard Law School, as well as a number of awards and honorary degrees, including Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year in 1997. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and former President of the National League of Cities. He serves on the Board of the Washington Airports Task Force.

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