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

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Beth Johnson

Founder, CEO,

RP3 Agency

PRESIDENT & CEO

Dr. Monica Goldson

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington

GENERAL COUNSEL

Sean Glynn

Partner,

ArentFox Schiff LLP

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

Neil Smith

President & Consulting Practice Lead,

CrossCountry Consulting

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

Lynne Ford

Independent Director,

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

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

SECRETARY

Janet Osborn

Partner and Human Capital Client Leader,

Aon Corporation

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Steve Proctor

President & CEO,

G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.

TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Jeffery Rubery

1st SVP, Market Executive,

EagleBank

Board of Directors

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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

Jill Chapman

Senior Vice President, Head of Development Operations & Investor Relations,

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

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

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

John Rodgers

Partner,

Mark Rothman

President and Founder,

MYTA Corporation

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Yolanda Scott

General Manager, Greater Washington,

Slalom, Inc.

Rishi Vyas

Executive Director,

J.P. Morgan

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 - ALC Chair
District President - Mid-Atlantic District
Robert Half

Raena Akin-Deko - Volunteer Chair
Founder & CEO
Verve Strategy Inc.

Anjali Khullar - Fundraising Chair
Partner
CrossCountry Consulting

Sean Sinclair - Fundraising Chair
Partner
CrossCountry Consulting

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

Members

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

Hermon Abdellas
1st Assistant Vice President, Treasury Management Officer
EagleBank

Marsha Ackerman
Partner,
Baker Tilly US

Zachary Albert
Development Associate,
Wood Partners

Amy Bartosh
Senior Vice President & Investment Market Director
PNC Bank

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

Tamara Bienert
Audit Experienced Manager,
Grant Thornton LLP

Martin Booker
Director, Financial Health
AARP Foundation

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

Alif Brahim
Financial Consultant
Fidelity Investments

Mike Bryan
Founder,
811 Capital LLC

Christine Cocrane
Senior Vice President, Management Advisory Services
LMI

Carley Desillier
Vice President, Branch Leader
Fidelity Investments

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

Patrick Dougherty
Senior Vice President and Head of Relations
hyrUP

Ryan Duffy
President, Washington DC,
Lockton Companies, LLC

Danielle Fazio
Senior Manager
EY

Christina Fisher
Senior Associate,
Korn Ferry

John Galmiche
Director, Slalom Strategy and Operations
Slalom Consulting

Suzanne Garrod
Cyber and Professional Liability Portfolio Underwriter
Zurich North America

Keniece Gray
Associate
Morrison Foerster

Amanda Graye
Global Head of Learning and Development
The Carlyle Group

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

Darrell Gullatt
IT Consulting Manager,
Accenture'

Jimmy Hauer, III
IT Consulting Manager
Accenture

John Hermansen
Manager, Strategic Transformation,
Freddie Mac

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

Jamie LaFleur
Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager
Truist

Jimmy Lewandowski

Chris Morgan
Partner
PwC

Yolanda McMillian
Managing Director
Accenture

Samantha Norquist
EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer,
Forbright Bank

Adam Powers
Senior Director, Enterprise Data Risk Management
Capital One

Jaime Rand
Assurance Senior Manager,
CohnReznick

Sheila Scott
CEO
Ascellon Corporation

Lauren Watson
Director, Wealth Advisor
Cresset

Ingrid Vax
Head of Business Development
Pulsar Advertising

Shane Ziegler
Vice President,
USI Insurance Services, LLC