The purpose of Leadership Arlington is to connect and develop a diverse network of established leaders and empower them with the knowledge and commitment to transform and support our community. 

The Leadership Arlington Class of 2024 includes 44 leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors: 

• Stephanie Alisuag-Schreiber, Booz Allen Hamilton 
• Gaston Araoz Riveros, Marymount University 
• Andrea Avendano, Columbia Pike Partnership 
  
• Christopher Belmont, Markon Solutions 
  
• Jerome Boettcher, Arlington Soccer Association 
  
• Tania Bougebrayel Cohn, Arlington County Government, Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management 
  
• Margaret Boyd, The Craddock Group 
  
• Jonathan Brown, Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas 
  
• Monique Bryant, Challenging Racism 
  
• Whitney Camper, Accenture Federal Services 
  
• Joy Candelieri, EagleBank Corp 
  
• LaTasha Chamberlain, Arlington County Police Department 
  
• Dr. Jacqueline Charles, Department of Defense, Office of Small Business Programs 
  
• Divya Chopra, Meta Platforms, Inc. 
  
• Christine Dondero Bettwy, Rock Recovery 
  
• Rich Dooley, Arlington County Government, Department of Environmental Services 
  
• Morgan Foley, Dupont Circle Solutions 
  
• Charnita Fox, Animal Welfare League of Arlington 
  
• Allan Gajadhar, NetImpact Strategies 
  
• Ashley Hammond, Educational Theatre Company 
  
• Rev. Craig Harcum, Macedonia Baptist Church 
  
• Collette Hemenway, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 
  
• Whytni Kernodle, Arlington Independent Media 
  
• Tom Kincaid, Dominion Energy 
  
• Wendy Leedy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) 
  
• Stephen Linkous, Arlington Public Schools 
  
• Keith Lotf, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union 
  
• Timothy Mazzucca, Savills Inc. 
  
• Charles McCullough, Alliance for Housing Solutions 
  
• Aaron Miller, PhD, Arlington County Government, County Manager's Office 
  
• Maria Dolores Navia, JBG Smith 
  
• Haley Norris, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing 
  
• Naema Nur, General Dynamics Information Technology 
  
• Gerson Paniagua, Arlington Public Schools 
  
• Jennifer Sauter-Price, Read Early And Daily (READ) 
  
• Maria Seniw, George Mason University 
  
• Katarzyna Shaw, FNP-C, PathForward 
  
• Jennifer Sosin, Weber Shandwick (Retired)
  
• Ryan Touhill, Arlington Economic Development 
  
• Karen Vallejos Corrales, The Dream Project 
  
• Geoffrey Vaughan, Aleut Federal 
  
• Ben Wills, National Landing Business Improvement District 
  
• Larkin Wilson, United Bank 
  
• Justin Zakia, CRi 

The purpose of the Ignite Young Professionals program is to expose participants to skills, ideas, and established area leaders, offer a space to explore personal and professional leadership development, and catapult emerging leaders into situations that create value and impact.

The Ignite Young Professionals Class of 2024 includes 30 leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors: 

• Lizzi Alarcón, Arlington County Government, Department of Human Services 
  
• Tommy Amal, National Association for College Admission Counseling 
  
• Tanishia Bailey, Booz Allen Hamilton 
  
• Cliff Ballena, Animal Welfare League of Arlington 
  
• Niall Conrick, Clark Construction 
  
• Jana Godaire, Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. 
  
• Jamari Green, Deloitte 
  
• Samuel Hill, Arlington County Government, Treasurer's Office 
  
• Maggie Hutzel, GDIT 
  
• Addy Johnson, Accenture 
  
• Alana Kasindorf, Nestlé 
  
• Ta'Jah Martin, Arlington County Government, Department of Environmental Services 
  
• Natalie McClellan, Brookfield Properties 
  
• Margaret McCoy, Aspire Afterschool Learning 
  
• Kiana McKenna, NRECA 
  
• Celeste McKenzie, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union 
  
• Samantha McNamara, Arlington County Police Department 
  
• Adeline Mishler, EY 
  
• Dymand Mitchell, Aridai 
  
• John Musso, Arlington Chamber of Commerce 
  
• Laney Parrott, AHC Inc. 
  
• Jasmine Pierce, Accenture Federal Services 
  
• John Reynolds, Maximus 
  
• Aida Salamanca, Arlington Free Clinic 
  
• Rachel Seay, The Craddock Group 
  
• Joseph Shook, Clark Construction Group, LLC 
  
• Carli Sims, Gilbane Building Company 
  
• Zachary Smith, Brown Advisory 
  
• Katherine Thompson, LMI 
  
• Margaret Vaughan, Strategic Engineering Solutions

Save the Date for Homecoming

Following the first program day of Leadership Arlington, we will hold a Homecoming event on Thursday, September 21, 2023, to provide an opportunity for new class members to meet alums. Stay tuned for details.