OUR PEOPLE
Be the kind of leader that you would follow.
OUR BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Marilyn D. Lynk (CORE 2017)
Board Chair
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Adventist HealthCare

Monica Escalante (CORE 2009)
Vice Chair
CFO/VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Montgomery Hospice

Leon Seemann (CORE 2019)
Finance Chair/Treasurer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Adventure Theatre, MTC

Jean Sperling (SLM 2016)
Membership Chair
URBAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Jennifer Hester (CORE 2017)
CVC Committee Chair
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
The Emmes Company

Greg Smith (CORE 2019)
Programs Chair
ADMINISTRATIVE VP, REGIONAL MANAGER
M&T Bank

Richee Smith Andrews (CORE 2018)
Secretary
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
The Universities at Shady Grove

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)
MANAGING PARTNER
MBA Growth Partners

Holly Bozeman (EL 2020)
SENIOR STUDY DIRECTOR
Westat

Greg Coleman (CORE 2019)
PRESIDENT & COO
Nexercise, Inc.

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)

Lawrence W. Kotchek (CORE 2013)
SALES MANAGER
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Tina Patterson (CORE 2011)
PRINCIPAL
Jade Solutions, LLC

Courtney B. Schaefer (EL 2017)
ATTORNEY
Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Ecker

Doug Sunshine (CORE 2020)
SENIOR MANAGER
Accenture
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 (CORE 1990) (1993-1995)
Sheldon I. Grosberg (CORE 1993) (1995-1997)
Robert L. Jones (CORE 1992) (1997-1999)
Charles A Lyons (CORE 1995) (1999-2000)
Marion H. Hull* (CORE 1995) (2000-2002)
Bradley L. Westpfahl (CORE 1997) (2002-2004)
William G. Robertson (CORE 2002) (2004-2005)
Solomon Graham (CORE 2003) (2005-2007)
Debra L.C. Liverpool (CORE 1999) (2007-2009)
Michael L. Mael (CORE 2005) (2009-2011)
Marvin Dickerson (CORE 2007) (2011-2013)
Bradley H. Colton (CORE 2000) (2013-2015)
Debbi L. Jarvis (CORE 2012) (2015-2017)
David Hill (CORE 2005) (2017-2019)
* Deceased