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.
Leif Dormsjo
Executive Vice President & Mid-Atlantic Market Director, Redgate
Chairman, Board of Directors
Denise Rolark Barnes
Publisher, The Washington Informer
Secretary, Board of Directors
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee
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
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Member, Strategic Initiatives Sports & Entertainment Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Alan Bubes
DC Businessman, Sports Related Affiliations
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee
Glen Lee
Chief Financial Officer, Government of the District of Columbia
Chairman, Finance Committee
Jay Haddock Ortiz
Principal, Absolute Hospitality
Chairman, Operations Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Solomon Keene*
President & CEO, Hotel Association of Washington, DC
Member, Operations Committee
Brian Kenner
Economic Development, Amazon
Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
George T. Simpson
President, Spectrum Management
Chairman, Community Grants & Engagement Committee
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
* Denotes ex-officio members
Financial Disclosures
Committed to an open information city
Events DC is a part of the Washington, DC community. As a service to this community, we provide Financial Disclosures for reference.
Annual Reports with Audited Financial Statements
DC Auditor’s Annual Sufficiency Certification
Annual Continuing Disclosure Information Statement for Tax Revenue and Refunding Bonds
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 Dania Jolley at djolley@eventsdc.com.
NOTICE OF MEETING TIME CHANGE/CLOSED MEETING
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 Act of 2010, D.C. Code § 2-575(5) (2011 Repl., 2011 Supp.), hereby gives notice that its regular meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 12, 2024 will convene at 9:00 AM. The beginning portion of the meeting will be closed for the following purposes: (i) to discuss contract negotiations as provided by D.C. Code § 2-575(b)(2), which talks may also involve discussion of commercial or financial information obtained from outside the public body as provided by D.C. Code § 2-575(b)(11); (ii) for consultation with counsel as provided by D.C. Code § 2-575(b)(4)(A); and (iii) to discuss personnel matters as provided by D.C. Code § 2-575(b)(10). The public portion of the meeting, which will be held in the Jarvis Boardroom at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001, is expected to resume at approximately 10:00 AM. For additional information, please contact Dania Jolley at djolley@eventsdc.com.