OUR PEOPLE
C. Marie Taylor
PRESIDENT & CEO
Alison Levingston (Ali)
VICE PRESIDENT, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Dana Pauley
VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS
Wylea Chase
DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS & CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Kaarmin Ford
DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING
Jani Zhu
DIRECTOR, INTERNAL OPERATIONS & FINANCE
Alison McLaughlin
MANAGER, EVENTS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Channon Sicard
EXECUTIVE AND PROGRAMS ASSISTANT
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OUR BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Marilyn D. Lynk (CORE 2017)
Board Chair
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Adventist HealthCare Center for Health Equity & Wellness
Monica Escalante (CORE 2009)
Finance Chair/Treasurer
CFO/VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Montgomery Hospice
Beth Davis (EL 2018)
Membership Co-Chair
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BD Contractor Services
Jean Sperling (SLM 2016)
Membership Co-Chair
URBAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Kelly Caplan (CORE 2013)
CVC Committee Co-Chair
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER
Washington Gas
Jennifer Hester (CORE 2017)
CVC Committee Co-Chair
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES
The Emmes Corporation
Courtney B. Schaefer (EL 2017)
Secretary
ATTORNEY
Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Ecker
Greg Smith (CORE 2019)
Programs Chair
REGIONAL MANAGER
M&T Bank
Lisa Mandel-Trupp (CORE 2013)
At-Large/ Governance and Ethics Committee Chair
CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Councilmember Sidney Katz
Lynn Arndt (CORE 2016)
Development Chair
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Michael S. Gottlieb (CORE 2011)
General Counsel
PRINCIPAL
Momentum Law Group
David A. Hill (CORE 2005)
Immediate Past President
PRESIDENT
DHill Professional Services, LLC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kal Attia (CORE 2019)
LARGE GROUP COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Bola Audena (CORE 2019)
SENIOR MANAGER
Accenture
Crystal Carr- Townsend (CORE 2015)
PRESIDENT
Healthcare Initiative Foundation
Dona Deutsch (CORE 2013)
PRINCIPAL
Deutsch & Associates, LLC
Cassandra Hairston (CORE 2018)
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
NIH Federal Credit Union
Mabrouka I. Hassanein (SLM 2011)
Shelly Heller (SLM 2018)
PROFESSOR
George Washington University
Shondra B. Jenkins (CORE 2016)
Lawrence W. Kotchek (CORE 2013)
SALES MANAGER
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Tina Patterson (CORE 2011)
PRINCIPAL
Jade Solutions, LLC
Leon Seemann (CORE 2019)
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Adventure Theatre, MTC
Richee Smith Andrews (CORE 2018)
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
The Universities at Shady Grove
C. Marie Taylor (CORE 2012)
PRESIDENT & CEO
Leadership Montgomery
Note: Years listed after individuals’ names indicate the year in which they graduated from Leadership Montgomery, Senior Leadership Montgomery or Emerging Leaders Programs
FOUNDING BOARD
Fran L. Abrams
Paul G. Adams, III
Allen Bender
Adrianne L. Carr
Susan Hedling Evans
Joan Finnerty
Michael A. Freedman
Frederick C. Gale*
Barbara G. Golden
William H. Hussmann*
Blair Lee
Dr. Noreen A. Lyne
Carolyn S. Meakem
Esther B. Newman
Eliot Pfanstiehl
Lawrence F. Pignone*
Kenneth P. Reichard
Warren P. Rothe
Barry F. Scher
Roberta F. Shulman
The Hon. Carlton R. Sickles*
Andrew M. Stern
Gladys L. Young
PAST BOARD CHAIRS
Frederick C. Gale* (1989-1991)
Eliot Pfanstiehl (1991-1993)
Mita M. Schaffer (’90) (1993-1995)
Sheldon I. Grosberg (’93) (1995-1997)
Robert L. Jones (’92) (1997-1999)
Charles A Lyons (’95) (1999-2000)
Marion H. Hull* (’95) (2000-2002)
Bradley L. Westpfahl (’97) (2002-2004)
William G. Robertson (’02) (2004-2005)
Solomon Graham (’03) (2005-2007)
Debra L.C. Liverpool (’99) (2007-2009)
Michael L. Mael (’05) (2009-2011)
Marvin Dickerson (’07) (2011-2013)
Bradley H. Colton (’00) (2013-2015)
Debbi L. Jarvis (’12) (2015-2017)
* Deceased