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
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 2025 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 2025: January 16, March 13, April 10, June 12, July 17, September 11, October 9, December 11.
All meetings are open for the public to attend in-person, only in the Jarvis Boardroom, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Board’s agenda includes reports from its Standing Committees. For additional information, please contact Dania M. Jolley at djolley@eventsdc.com.
This meeting is governed by the Open Meetings Act. Please address any questions or complaints arising under this meeting to the Office of Open Government at open.govoffice@dc.gov