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.
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
Keith A. Anderson
Interim Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Interim Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Member, Strategic Initiatives & Sports/Entertainment 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 Public Meetings (Updated December 2022)
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 2023: January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14
Meetings will take place in the Jarvis Boardroom, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington DC 20001, beginning at 10 a.m. The Board’s agenda includes reports from its Standing Committees. For additional information, please contact Sheila Miller at smiller@eventsdc.com.