Governance

Serving the District

As the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, Events DC owns and manages some of the most venerated and visited venues across the nation’s capital including: 

  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center
  • Entertainment & Sports Arena
  • DC Armory
  • The Fields at RFK Campus
  • Festival Grounds at RFK Campus
  • Skate Park at RFK Campus
  • Nationals Park
  • Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square
  • Gateway DC
  • R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center

Events DC is an economic force for the hospitality and tourism industry in the District, driving investment and growth, innovation and community benefits through hosting athletic, entertainment, cultural and corporate events at its properties. In fact, the Convention Center alone generates over $400 million in income annually for the city.

Biennial Report 

Read our 2020-2021 biennial report, Stronger Together.
 

Board of Directors

Leaders of our city’s business community

Our twelve-member Board of Directors is composed of local leaders from the District’s business community who are appointed by the mayor, and with the exception of three ex-officio members, confirmed by the Council of the District of Columbia. The Board members, who serve staggered four-year terms, represent specific business segments of the community. The Board meets at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Allen Y. Lew Pl NW); for date or time changes for individual meetings, please see our Notice of Public Meetings.

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John Boardman

Executive Vice President, UNITE HERE Local 25

Vice Chairman, Board of Directors

Co-Chairman, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee

Member, Operations Committee

 

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Denise Rolark Barnes

Publisher, The Washington Informer

Secretary, Board of Directors

Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee

Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee 

 

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Cherrie Doggett

President, Doggett Enterprises, Inc.

Treasurer, Board of Directors

Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee

 

Nina Albert

Nina Albert

Acting Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Member, Strategic Initiatives Sports & Entertainment Committee

Member, Finance Committee

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Alan Bubes

DC Businessman, Sports Related Affiliations

Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee

Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee

Glen Lee

Glen Lee

Chief Financial Officer, Government of the District of Columbia

Chairman, Finance Committee

 

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Jay Haddock Ortiz

Principal, Absolute Hospitality

Chairman, Operations Committee

Member, Finance Committee

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Solomon Keene*

President & CEO, Hotel Association of Washington, DC

Member, Operations Committee

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Brian Kenner

Economic Development, Amazon

Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee

Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee

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George T. Simpson

President, Spectrum Management

Chairman, Community Grants & Engagement Committee

Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee

* Denotes ex-officio members

Notice of Public Meetings

Notice of 2024 Public Meetings

The Board of Directors of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority t/a Events DC, in accordance with the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, D.C. Code §1-207.42 (2006 Repl., 2011 Supp.), and the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act of 1968, as amended by the Open Meetings Amendment Act of 2010, D.C. Code §2-576(5) (2011 Repl., 2011 Supp.), hereby gives notice that it has scheduled the following meetings for 2024: January 11, February 8, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 18, September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12.

 

All meetings are open for the public to attend in-person only at 10:00 a.m. at the Jarvis Boardroom, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001. The Board’s agenda includes reports from its Standing Committees.  For additional information, please contact Laura Marks at lmarks@eventsdc.com