Board of Directors
Leaders of our city’s business community
Our twelve-member Board of Directors is comprised 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.
Leif Dormsjo
Executive Vice President & Mid-Atlantic Market Director, Redgate
Chairman, Board of Directors
Member, Capital Budget and Finance Committee
Member, Operations Committee
Member, Real Estate and Economic Development Committee
Cherrie Doggett
President, Doggett Enterprises, Inc.
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
Member, Capital Budget and Finance Committee
Member, Cultural Affairs and Grants Committee
Jay Haddock Ortiz
Principal, Absolute Hospitality
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Chairman, Operations Committee
Member, Capital Budget and Finance Committee
Monica Ray
President, Design Services, Inc.
Secretary, Board of Directors
Member, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Committee
Member, Cultural Affairs and Grants Committee
Nina Albert*
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Member, Real Estate and Economic Development Committee
Member, Capital Budget and Finance Committee
Alan Bubes
DC Businessman, Sports Related Affiliations
Chairman, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Committee
Member, Operations Committee
Marisa Flowers
COO & EVP, Strategy, Greater Washington Partnership
Member, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Committee
Member, Cultural Affairs and Grants Committee
Solomon Keene*
President & CEO, Hotel Association of Washington, DC
Member, Operations Committee
Member, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Committee
Brian Kenner
Economic Development, Amazon
Chairman, Real Estate and Economic Development Committee
Member, Cultural Affairs and Grants Committee
Glen Lee*
Chief Financial Officer, Government of the District of Columbia
Chairman, Capital Budget and Finance Committee
Member, Real Estate and Economic Development Committee
George T. Simpson
President, Spectrum Management
Chairman, Cultural Affairs and Grants Committee
Member, Operations Committee
* Denotes ex-officio members
Financial Disclosures
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