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 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, Senior Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs
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
Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
Directors
Yvette Alexander, President & CEO, Y. Alexander & Associates LLC
Richard L. Amador, Senior Vice President, Capital One Bank
Shaza L. Andersen, Founder and CEO of Trustar Bank
Connie N. Bertram, Shareholder, Polsinelli
Andy Blocker, Head of US Government Affairs, Invesco
Ralph J. Caccia, Partner, Wiley LLP
Marcia Carlucci, Chairman, Prevent Cancer
Bryan Corbett, President and CEO, Managed Funds Association
Raymond Cox, MD, Executive Director, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
Peter Davidson, Deputy Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Habib Debs, President and CEO, Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC)
Jon Decker, White House Correspondent, Fox News Radio
Hon. Norman Dicks, Senior Policy Advisor, Van Ness Feldman
Kenneth Edmonds, Legislative Director at the National Football League
DD Eisenberg, Non Profit Board Member
Wendy Gasch, MD, Ophthalmologist
David Gollob, CEO at Barnes International, Inc.
Hon. Constance Harriman-Whitfield, Senior Policy Adviser, Humane Society Legislative Fund
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
Bernard Moens, Partner, PwC
Michael Moussa-Adamo, Ambassador to U.S. from Gabon
George T. Myers, President, GTM Architects
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
Harry Sporidis, Senior Policy Advisor, Polsinelli
H’Cone Thompson, Tennis Professional, St. Albans Tennis Club
Bobby Thomson, Head of U.S. Government Relations, Visa, Inc.
Andy Vermilye, Vice President, Fidelity Investments
Dan Waldman, Partner, 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.