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 Mt Vernon Pl NW); for date or time changes for individual meetings, please see our Notice of Public Meetings.
Max Brown
CEO, Group 360, LLC
Chairman, Board of Directors
Co-Chairman, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
Member, Operations Committee
Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee
Member, Finance Committee
John Boardman
Executive Vice President, UNITE HERE Local 25
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
Co-Chairman, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
Member, Operations Committee
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
Alan Bubes
DC Businessman, Sports Related Affiliations
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
Member, Community Grants & Engagement Committee
Dr. Fitzroy Lee
Chief Financial Officer, Government of the District of Columbia
Chairman, Finance Committee
John Falcicchio*
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Government of the District of Columbia
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment Committee
Linda Greenan
External Affairs Manager, Pepco
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Operations 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 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. Official 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. Official Code §2-576(5) (2011 Repl., 2011 Supp.), hereby gives notice that it has scheduled the following meetings for 2022:
January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, September 8, October 13, November 10, December 8
Meetings will take place virtually, beginning at 10 a.m. To access the meetings, please use: https://eventsdc.zoom.us/j/97436432405?pwd=ZjMwekNtOVoxYXJYbURnaFRreG42QT09; Dial-In Number: 301-715-8592; Webinar ID: 974 3643 2405. The Board’s agenda includes reports from its Standing Committees. For additional information, please contact Sheila Miller at smiller@eventsdc.com.