Board of Directors

2011-12 Board of Directors
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

Elaine Amir
Executive Director
Johns Hopkins University
Montgomery County

Small Business Co-Chair
Charles Atwell*
President
Innovative Business Interiors, Inc.

Executive Committee Member

Sean Augerson
Vice President, Operations
QIAGEN

Mike Avotins
Senior Vice President, Large Group ASU
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Infrastructure and Land Use Vice-Chair
Gus B. Bauman
Counsel
Beveridge & Diamond

Executive Committee Member

Dawn Becker
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT)

Legislative Affairs Vice-Chair
Joshua Bokee
Director of Government Affairs
Comcast

Executive Committee Member

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Infrastructure and Land Use Co-Chair

Chuck Brawley
Executive Vice President & Area General Manager
Skanska USA Building, Inc.

Executive Committee Member

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Treasurer

Douglas T. Brown
Senior Vice President
PNC Bank

Executive Committee Member

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Ruben Burnett
Vice President of Marketing
Sales & Business Development
Kaiser Foundation Health Plans Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.

John Cannon
Senior Vice President
SunTrust Bank

Christopher Carpenito
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
HESS Construction + Engineering Services

Joseph Chirico
Senior Vice President
Capital One Bank

Lisa J. Cines, CPA
Office Managing Partner
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

Gregory Colevas
Division President, Major Projects
Clark Construction Group, LLC

Lisa Davis
Vice President, Corporate Communications
MedImmune

Lawrence Duncan III
Vice President, Federal & State Government
Relations & PAC Affairs
Lockheed Martin

Economic Development Co-Chair
Stewart Edelstein
Associate Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
University System of Maryland
Executive Director, Universities at Shady Grove

Executive Committee Member

Stephen Elmendorf, Esq.
Partner
Linowes & Blocher, LLP

Jack Fitzgerald
Chairman
Fitzgerald Auto Malls

Robert R. Giraldi
Senior Vice President
EagleBank

Georgette W. Godwin
President & Chief Executive Officer
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

Executive Committee Member

Deborah M. Harrison
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Marriott International, Inc.

Steven Jumper
Director, Corporate Public Policy
Washington Gas

Secretary
Terrence S. Kenny
Market President, Metro DC/Baltimore
TD Bank

Executive Committee Member

GovConNet Committee Co-Chair
& Council Representative
Alexandra “Lexy” Kessler
Partner
Aronson LLC

Executive Committee Member

Chris Mann

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James Mannarino

President/Publisher
The Gazette

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Audit Vice-Chair

James Martinko
Office Managing Principal

Reznick Group

 

Executive Committee Member
 

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General Counsel 

Pamela Mazza
Managing Partner
PilieroMazza

Executive Committee Member

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Chairman of the Board
Thomas McElroy
Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller
Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Executive Committee Member

Peter Monge
President
Montgomery General Hospital/MedStar

 Michael Montelongo
Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Sodexo, Inc.

Jerry Parrott
Vice President, Corporate Communication & Public Policy
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.

Jerry Pasternak
Regional Vice President, MD Public Affairs
PEPCO

Michael Paukstitus
Senior Vice President - Real Estate
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

William "Billy" Peel III
Executive Vice President
Red Coats, Inc., Admiral Security, Datawatch Systems

Susan L. Penfield
Senior Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard
President
Montgomery College

Mike Privitera
Senior Vice President & Mid-Atlantic District Director
HSBC Bank

James Proctor
Senior Vice President
Colonial Parking

Thomas Ransom
Senior Vice President
BB&T Bank

Chair-Elect
Ori Reiss
President and Chief Executive Officer
GlobalNet Services, Inc.

Executive Committee Member

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Economic Development Vice-Chair

William Robertson*

Steven A. Robins, Esq.*
Partner
Lerch, Early & Brewer

GovConNet Committee Vice-Chair
Kwesi Rogers
President
Federal National Commercial Credit

Executive Committee Member

Jacqueline "Jacky" Schultz
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Suburban Hospital

Carrie Shelton
Business & Government Relations Liaison
GEICO

John Simeon
Consultant, Urban Development
The JBG Companies

David M. Smith
President
The Chevy Chase Land Company

Small Business Vice-Chair
Judy Stephenson
President
OFFICEPRO

Executive Committee Member

James Sweet
President
Smokey Glen Farm

Sean V. Timms
Administrative Vice President
M&T Bank

Laura Van Eperen
Chief Executive Officer
Van Eperen & Co.

Alexa Verveer
Senior Vice President
Discovery Communications

Gary Vogan
Advisor to the CEO
Holy Cross Hospital

Jackie Wasni
Vice President
Motorola Solutions Sales and Services, Inc.
Mid-Atlantic Region

CPA to the Board
Mitchell Weintraub
Partner
Cordia Partners

Executive Committee Member

Christine Williamson
Government Services & Technology Group
WATKINS MEEGAN

* Indicates Chairman Emeritus