Volunteer Leadership

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington's volunteer leadership is a passionate collective of the nation’s business frontrunners, Greater Washington civic leaders, and educational thought leaders, dedicated to leveling the playing field for Greater Washington youth. This impressive group seeks to provide guidance and support to JA's mission of teaching young people how to succeed in a global economy and inspiring confidence in the future.

executive committtee

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CHAIR

Kevin Smithson

East Region Markets Leader,

PwC

CHAIR ELECT

Earle “Chico” Horton, III

Partner,

Tiber Hudson LLC

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Beth Johnson

Founder, CEO,

RP3 Agency

INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO

Lynne Ford

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington

GENERAL COUNSEL

Sean Glynn

Partner,

ArentFox Schiff LLP

TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Neil Smith

Partner,

CrossCountry Consulting

SECRETARY

Janet Osborn

Managing Director, East Region

Aon Corporation

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

Laura Lee

Senior Vice President and General Auditor,

Freddie Mac

GOVERNANCE & NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Jennifer Wall

Global Corporate Controller & Managing Director,

The Carlyle Group

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Charles Barley

Principal,

RSM US LLP

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Pamela Bentley

Chief Financial Officer,

GCM Grosvenor

AT-LARGE MEMBER

James Cornelsen

Chairman Mid-Atlantic Region,

WesBanco

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Monica Dalwadi

Managing Partner, DC Metro Region,

Baker Tilly

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Rick Fernandez

President, Washington, DC Region,

Northern Trust

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Divina Gamble

Office Managing Partner, Washington DC, Global Nonprofit, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise Practice Co-Leader,

Korn Ferry

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Josh Howarth

District President, Mid-Atlantic District,

Robert Half

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Michael A. Pizzi

Head of US Banks

Morgan Stanley

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Cassius Priestly

Market President for DC, Arlington and Alexandria Virginia,

Truist

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Matthew Schwartz

Partner, Sales Enablement Leader

KPMG LLP

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Steve Proctor

President & CEO,

G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.

Board of Directors

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Jonathan Aberman

Partner,

Ruxton Ventures

Peter Abrahams

President & Partner,

Butterfly Spirits

Vida Ali

Ben’s Chili Bowl

Alexander K. Austin

President & CEO,

Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce

Winell Belfonte

Engagement Partner,

CohnReznick

Laura Boisvert

Senior Vice President,

Washington Gas

Jill Chapman

SVP,

Hilton

Nicole Cober

Principal Managing Partner ,

Cober Johnson & Romney (CJR)

Julie Coons

President & CEO,

Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce

LeVar Crooms

Market President, Arlington & Alexandria,

United Bank

Jennifer Curley

Founder and CEO,

Curley Company

John Durrant

President, Banking Solutions

FIS

Allison Dyer

Audit Partner,

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Jose Hernandez

Managing Director,

J.P. Morgan

Harold W. Johnson II

Managing Partner,

Cober Johnson & Romney (CJR)

Prashant Kothari

Managing Director,

Hamilton Ventures

Jack McDougle

President & CEO,

Greater Washington Board of Trade

Prufesh Modhera

Partner, Washington, DC,

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Tim O'Neil

Partner, Audit Services,

Grant Thornton LLP

Hasan Oberoi

Senior Vice President,

Bank of America

Joseph Ochipinti

CEO — Mid Atlantic,

UnitedHealthcare

Alex Orfinger

Market President and Publisher,

Washington Business Journal

Mark Rothman

President and Founder,

MYTA Corporation

John Rodgers

Partner,

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Jeffery Rubery

SVP, Virginia Market Executive,

EagleBank

Yolanda Scott

General Manager, Greater Washington

Slalom, Inc.

Christine Steinberg

EVP/Chief Services Officer, North American Region

VW Financial Services

Rishi Vyas

Senior Vice President, Market Leader Greater Washington,

PNC Wealth Management

Lucky Wadehra

Director and Commercial Banking Leader, DMV Market

Wells Fargo & Company

Jeff Weingarten

President,

Interface Media Group

Tien Wong

CEO,

Opus8, Inc

Mimi Yeh

Engagement Director,

PTKO

VISION COUNCIL

JA of Greater Washington’s Vision Council is a meaningful engine that powers our success. A collective of business and community leaders with a shared passion for JA’s mission, Vision Council members leverage their knowledge, networks and resources to open new doors and propel our growth into the future.

Patty Brooks-Nobles, Bank of America (Former Chair, JA of Greater Washington Board of Directors)

Bob Connolly, Lockton (Former Member, JA of Greater Washington Board of Directors)

Leon Harris, NBC4 (Former Member, JA of Greater Washington Board of Directors

Jermaine Johnson, PNC (Former Chair, Washington Business Hall of Fame)

David Kessler, CohnReznick (Former Member, JA of Greater Washington Board of Directors)

Ron Morgan, MorganFranklin (Former Chair, JA of Greater Washington Board of Directors)

John Stalfort, Miles & Stockbridge (Former Chair, JA of Greater Washington Board of Directors)

Associate Leadership Council

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s Leadership Council is a council comprised of individuals who are appointed by a Board Member and serve as their organization’s on-the-ground, in-house champion for Junior Achievement’s mission. Members of the Associate Leadership Council act as internal JA liaisons for the Board Member, spreading the JA message at the associate level and encouraging engagement and participation in goals related to general awareness, volunteerism, and fundraising.

Leadership

Josh Howarth - Chair
District President - Mid-Atlantic District
Robert Half

Christine Cocrane
Sr. Vice President, Management Advisory Services
LMI

Jimmy Lewandowski
Director of Operations National Association of Realtors

Jimmy Hauer, III Partner KPMG

Members

Pasant M. Abbas
Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager,
Wells Fargo Bank

Marsha Ackerman
Partner,
Baker Tilly US

Raena Akin-Deko
Founder & CEO,
Verve Strategy, Inc

Zachary Albert
Development Associate,
Wood Partners

Kyle Baumel
Director, Asset Management,
Hines

Karen Ben-Shlaush
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management,
UBS Financial Services Inc.

Tamara Bienert
Audit Experienced Manager,
Grant Thornton LLP

Caroline Bour
Senior Vice President, Corporate Real Estate Advisory,
CBRE

Mike Bryan
Founder,
811 Capital LLC

Pat Collins
Vice President, Commercial Lending Officer,
Chain Bridge Bank

Ingrid Vax
Head of Business Development,
RP3 Agency

Anton De Roo
Vice President, Sales and Account Management,
UnitedHealthcare

Patrick Dougherty
Director,
The Siegfried Group, LLP

Ryan Duffy
President, Washington DC,
Lockton Companies, LLC

Christina Fisher
Senior Associate,
Korn Ferry

Alli Gregory
Consultant, Employee Health & Benefits,
Marsh McLennan Agency

Darrell Gullatt
IT Consulting Manager,
Accenture

Cicely Hence
Customer Experience Management & Analytics,
VW Credit, Inc.

John Hermansen
Manager, Strategic Transformation,
Freddie Mac

Dan Jones
Cyber Risk Senior Manager - Risk Management, Security Engineering, and Cyber Assurance,
Deloitte

Keniece Gray
Associate,
Morrison Foerster

John Galmiche Director, Slalom Strategy & Operations

Anjali Khullar
Director,
CrossCountry Consulting

Jamie LaFleur
Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager,
Capital One

Dan O’Keefe
Director,
PwC

Jaime Rand
Assurance Senior Manager,
CohnReznick

Sean Sinclair
Partner,
CrossCountry Consulting

Jacob Snider
Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer,
Old Dominion National Bank

Shane Ziegler
Vice President,
USI Insurance Services, LLC

Lauren Watson
Partner, Senior Director of Advisory,
Brightside Partners

Hermon Abdellas
1st AVP, Treasury Management Officer
EagleBank

Davis Clark
Vice President, M&T Bank & Relationship Manager, Middle Market — Government Contracting Group
M&T Bank

Samantha Norquist
EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer,
Forbright Bank

Ryan Arinaga
Assistant Vice President — Credit Analyst,
U.S. Bank