OUR BOARD
Our accomplished Board of Directors gives us an unusual depth and breadth of talent to advance our mission, guide the organization’s strategic growth, and help fund our programs.
Chair
Jackie Bradford, President and General Manager, NBC4, Telemundo 44, and NBC Sports Washington
As President and General Manager, Bradford oversees the largest bilingual newsroom in Washington D.C. that is home to NBC4, the most highly rated television station in Washington, D.C., and Telemundo 44, a new Telemundo-owned station that launched in in January 2018. Under Bradford's leadership, NBC4 earned its highest market share in its history. Also, two regional bureaus and a local investigative team were launched to better serve local audiences, and Bradford helped to refocus the stations' community advisory board and create an employee culture that focuses on engagement and feedback.
Bradford earned her bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Virginia. She resides in Washington, D.C. and is an avid tennis and ping pong player.
Past Chair
Manuel Ortiz, Founder, VantageKnight, Inc.
Vice Chairs
Hon. John Breaux, Director and Senior Partner, Crossroads Strategies
Sarah Jackson, General Manager, Microsoft
James Ritzenberg, President, SR Management Company
David W. Wilmot, Partner, Harmon and Wilmot LLP
Secretary
Jennifer Messer, Attorney, Jennifer C. Messer Law
Treasurer
Thomas Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
Directors
Yvette Alexander, President & CEO, Y. Alexander & Associates LLC
Shaza L. Andersen, Director & CEO of Trustar Bank
Anthony Applewhaite, Director, Brunswick Group LLC
Connie N. Bertram, Founder & Partner, Bertram LLP
Andy Blocker, Head of US Government Affairs, Invesco
Ralph J. Caccia, Partner, Wiley LLP
Drew Cantor, Partner, Peck Madigan Jones
Marcia Carlucci, President, Marcia and Frank Carlucci Foundation
Bryan Corbett, President & CEO, Managed Funds Association
Raymond Cox, MD, Executive Director, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
Peter Davidson, Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Policy, Intelsat
Habib Debs, President and CEO, Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC)
Jon Decker, White House Correspondent, Gray Television
Kenneth Edmonds, Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs, NFL
DD Eisenberg, Non Profit Board Member
David Gollob, CEO at Barnes International, Inc.
Marcella A. Jones, CEO, Giving Back Jones Family Foundation
Diane Lewis, Associate Broker, Washington Fine Properties – The Lewis Team
Stephanie Lilley, Non Profit Board Member
Doug Lowenstein, Founding Partner, Covergency LLC
Bernard Moens, Partner, PwC
Diane O’Toole, Consultant, Diane O’Toole, LLC
Andrea Rice, President & Co-Founder, CareerCore
Thomas L. Riesenberg, former Deputy General Counsel, Ernst & Young LLP
Terry Rusch, former Director, Office of Admissions in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State
H’Cone Thompson, Tennis Professional, St. Albans Tennis Club
Andy Vermilye, Vice President, Fidelity Investments
Dan Waldman, Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter
Joe Weissfeld, Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Families USA
Emeritus Directors
John A. Harris, President, Potomac Ventures, Inc.
Hon. Paul Ignatius, Former Secretary of the Navy
Advisors
Harvey M. Applebaum, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Peter B. Work, Former Partner, Crowell & Moring
Richard L. Aguglia, Former Counsel, Hunton & Williams LLP
Jerry J. Jasinowski, Former President, National Association of Manufacturers
Founder
Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.