Our Leadership
Meet the distinguished and diverse group of legal, business, and civic sector
leaders who make up our unique Board of Directors.
Officers
Marianela Peralta, Chair - Aerotek, Inc.
Paulette E. Chapman, President - Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, & DePaolis, LLP
Patrick McGlone, Immediate Past President - Ullico Inc.
Kevin A. Chambers, Vice President - Latham & Watkins LLP
Debra Belott, Secretary - Jones Day
Julia A. Matthews, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair - Civic Director
Karen E. Evans, Nominating Committee Chair - The Cochran Firm
Executive Committee
Joshua B. Bernstein - Bernstein Management Corporation
Abigail Blomstrom - Monumental Sports
Karen Ellis Carr - ArentFox Schiff LLP
Hon. Eric S. Glover - Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Paul S. Lee - Steptoe & Johnson LLP
James McLaughlin - The Washington Post
Hon. Heidi Pasichow - Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Elizabeth A. Scully - BakerHostetler
Natalie S. Walker - Webster & Fredrickson PLLC
Tyrone Walker - Civic Director
Colin P. Watson - Covington & Burling LLP
Tami Weerasingha-Cote - Children’s Law Center
Cynthia G. Wright - Civic Director
Joanne L. Zimolzak - Dykema Gossett PLLC
Lisa B. Zycherman - Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Law Firm Leaders and Their Directors
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - James E. Tysse
Ali & Lockwood LLP - Liz Lockwood
ArentFox Schiff LLP - Karen Carr ♦ James H. Hulme ♦ Nadia A. Patel
Arnold & Porter LLP - John A. Freedman
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP - Michelle Parfitt
Baker Botts LLP - Kyle A. Clark ♦ Sterling Marchand
BakerHostetler - Elizabeth A. Scully
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP - Michelle Bradford ♦ William “Billy” R. Martin ♦ Meena Sinfelt
Blank Rome LLP - Kierstan L. Carlson ♦ Gregory F. Linsin ♦ Jennifer A. Short
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP - Samuel C. Kaplan ♦ Amy L. Neuhardt ♦ Gina A. Rossman
Brown Rudnick LLP - Sharix A. Alicea ♦ Brandi Howard
Bruch Law Group - Diona F. Howard-Nicholas
Bryan Cave LLP - Sarah Hartley
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - Ronald D. Abramson
Coburn & Greenbaum PLLC - Barry Coburn
The Cochran Firm - Karen E. Evans
Cooley LLP - Andrew D. Goldstein ♦ David E. Mills
Covington & Burling LLP - Benjamin R. Razi ♦ Colin P. Watson
Crowell & Moring LLP - Philip T. Inglima ♦ Toni M. Jackson
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Laura R. Handman
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Donald E. Santarelli ♦ William A. Sherman, II
DLA Piper LLP (US) - Lindsay Ayers
Dykema Gossett PLLC - Chantel L. Febus ♦ Joanne L. Zimolzak
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP - Nicholas T. Christakos ♦ Gail L. Westover
Feldesman Leifer LLP – Molly S. Evans ♦ Matthew S. Freedus ♦ Rosie Dawn Griffin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Howard S. Hogan ♦ Jason J. Mendro ♦ Geoffrey Sigler
GMP LLP
Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C. - James D. Sadowski
Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP - Katlin O’Brien
Jackson & Campbell, PC - Christopher A. Glaser
Joan M. Wilbon & Associates - Joan M. Wilbon
Johnnie Bond Law - Johnnie D. Bond Jr.
Jones Day - Debra R. Belott ♦ Kristen A. Lejnieks ♦ Gabrielle E. Pritsker
KaiserDillion PLLC - Jonathan Jeffress ♦ William Pittard
Kolker Law Office - Peter R. Kolker
Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP - Paulette E. Chapman
Latham & Watkins LLP - Nicholas J. Boyle ♦ Kevin A. Chambers
Law Office of Carol Elder Bruce - Carol Elder Bruce
Lee/Shoemaker PLLC - Jonathan C. Shoemaker
McGuireWoods LLP - R. Andrew Austria ♦ Abram J. Pafford
Miller & Chevalier Chartered - Ian A. Herbert
MoloLamken LLP - Justin V. Shur
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP – Annelise Corriveau ♦ Maria E. Eliot ♦ William A. Isaacson
Perkins Coie LLP - Alec Farr
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP - Guy Brenner ♦ John R. Ingrassia
Reed Smith LLP - Rizwan “Rizzy” Qureshi
Regan Zambri Long, PLLC - Victor E. Long
Robinson & Cole LLP – Sean C. Griffin
Sidley Austin LLP - Jennifer J. Clark ♦ Kristin Graham Koehler
SJS Law Firm - Shavon J. Smith
Steptoe & Johnson LLP - Paul S. Lee ♦ Roger E. Warin
Steven M. Schneebaum, PC - Steven M. Schneebaum
Troutman Sanders LLP - Charles “Tom” Blair
Tucker PLLC - Elizabeth A. Selmo
Venable LLP - Benjamin E. Horowitz ♦ David A. Levie
Webster & Fredrickson PLLC - Natalie S. Walker
Wilkes Artis, Chartered - David A. Fuss
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP - Monya M. Bunch
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP - Caroline Judge Mehta ♦ Margarita K. O’Donnell
Business Firm Leaders and Their Directors
AlixPartners LLP - Robert Yerman
Aerotek, Inc. - Marianela Peralta, Esq.
Alliance Bernstein (AB Investments) - Jordan L. Forney ♦ Jennifer Birchfield Goode, Esq.
Alvarez & Marsal - Joseph T. Gardemal, III ♦ Marc B. Sherman, CPA, Esq.
Bernstein Management Corporation - Joshua B. Bernstein
Children’s Law Center - Tami Weerasingha-Cote, Esq.
Children’s National Medical Center - Rebecca Cady, Esq.
D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools
Deloitte LLP - Frederick E. Curry, III Esq. ♦ Supriya Rajagopalan
GEICO Insurance Company
Grant Thornton LLP - Michael Malarkey ♦ Bryan C. Moser
Helping Ourselves to Transform - Dr. Carmen Johnson
JAMS – The Resolution Experts - Hon. Richard A. Levie (Ret.)
June Kress Consulting, LLC - Dr. June B. Kress
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Maryanne Lavan, Esq.
Monumental Sports - Abigail Blomstrom, Esq.
PPC-Leftwich - Hon. Marie C. Johns
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - Lisa B. Zycherman
Ullico Inc. - Patrick McGlone, Esq.
Unity Health Care - Bruce Reid
The Washington Post - John B. Kennedy, Esq. ♦ James McLaughlin, Esq.
Individual Directors
Judicial Directors
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia - Hon. Judith W. Rogers
US District Court for the District of Columbia - Hon. Amit P. Mehta
US District Court for the District of Columbia - Hon. Deborah A. Robinson (Ret.)
US District Court for the District of Columbia - Hon. Moxila A. Upadhyaya
DC Court of Appeals - Hon. James A. Belson (Ret.)
DC Court of Appeals - Hon. Vanessa Ruiz
DC Superior Court - Hon. Julie H. Becker
DC Superior Court - Hon. Rainey Ransom Brandt
DC Superior Court - Hon. Diane M. Brenneman (Ret.)
DC Superior Court - Hon. Anthony C. Epstein
DC Superior Court - Hon. Eric S. Glover
DC Superior Court - Hon. Craig S. Iscoe
DC Superior Court - Hon. Shana Frost Matini
DC Superior Court - Hon. Gregory E. Mize
DC Superior Court - Hon. Heidi Pasichow
DC Office of Administrative Hearings - Hon. Christopher Costa
DC Office of Administrative Hearings - Hon. Sharon Goodie
Civic Directors
Affiliations are listed for informational purposes only.
Jonathan Bender, Esq. - Law Office of Jonathan Bender, P.C.
James D. Bishop, Esq. - Catholic Charities Legal Network
Professor Susan Low Bloch - Georgetown University Law Center
Prof. Katherine S. Broderick – University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Jay A. Brozost, Esq.
Ralph J. Caccia, Esq. - Wiley Rein LLP
John Clark
David H. Cox - Jackson & Campbell, P.C.
Stacey Crooks - Non-Profit Solution
David J. Cynamon, Esq.
Jason G. Downs
Cary Feldman, Esq.
Janelle Geddes, Esq. - U.S. Department of Justice
Andrew J. Glass - Politico
Samuel F. Harahan
Michael D. Hays
Athena Hemphill - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Margaret L. Hines, Esq.
Kristian Hinson, Esq. - Office of the U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia
Richard B. Hoffman, Esq.
Ellen M. Jakovic – Kirkland & Ellis
Treazure R. Johnson, Esq.
Ann Cuningham Keep
Brian D. Koosed - Venable LLP
Caroline Lee
Julia A. Matthews, Esq.
Victoria A. McEneney, Esq.
Carol D. Melamed, Esq.
Olinda Moyd, Esq. - American University, Washington College of Law
Hon. Irvin Nathan, Esq.
Richard B. Nettler, Esq.
Robin Nunn, Esq. - Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Rodney F. Page
Cortney R. Robinson, Esq. - U.S. Department of Justice
Sean P. Roche, Esq. - Cameron/McEvoy, PLLC
Robert S. Silverblatt - K&L Gates LLP
Robert J. Spagnoletti, Esq. - D.C. Bar
John H. Sturc, Esq.
Paula Thompson - Voices for a Second Chance
James P. Tuite, Esq.
Kathleen E. Voelker, Esq.
Emily Voshell - Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Tyrone Walker - Georgetown University, Prisons and Justice Initiative
Natasha Walls Smith – Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services
Cynthia G. Wright, Esq. - D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Ex Officio Directors
Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby - Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Thomas N. Faust - Director, D.C. Department of Corrections
Hon. Matthew M. Graves - U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Hon. Anita Josey-Herring - Chief Judge, Superior Court for the District of Columbia
A. J. Kramer, Esq. - Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for D.C.
Heather N. Pinckney - Director, Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia
Hon. Brian L. Schwalb - Attorney General of the District of Columbia