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 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 The District 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
Tom Kuhn
President, Edison Electric Institute
DIRECTORS
Yvette Alexander
President & CEO, Y. Alexander & Associates LLC
Shaza L. Andersen
Founder and CEO of Trustar Bank
Anthony (Tony) Applewhaite
Partner, Brunswick Group LLC
Connie N. Bertram
Shareholder, Polsinelli
Andy Blocker
Head of US Government Affairs, Invesco
Ralph J. Caccia
Partner, Wiley LLP
Drew Cantor
Partner, Peck Madigan Jones
Marcia Carlucci
Chairman, Prevent Cancer
Bryan Corbett
President and CEO, Managed Funds Association
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, Gray Television
Kenneth Edmonds
Legislative Director at the National Football League
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
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