OUR PEOPLE
Our Faculty and Staff are leaders committed to lifelong professional growth and community engagement. They are engaging presenters who appreciate the unique role civic-based leadership programs play in building individual leadership capacity and community-wide leadership capacity. Interacting with leaders at the local, state, and national levels across business, government, and nonprofit sectors, our team shares insights and experiences with program participants that help them become change agents in their spheres of influence.
BOARD OF REGENTS
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Ms. Elaine Turville, ('14), CHAIR
Mr. George Bailey ('14), CHAIR-ELECT
Mr. Mike Richardson ('13), PAST CHAIR
Mr. John Reiter, ('11), BOARD TREASURER
Ms. Kate Bates, LA (’15) & YPP (‘11)
Ms. Michele Fantt-Harris ('08)
Ms. Shannon Flanagan-Watson ('07)
Mr. Greg Hamilton ('14)
Mr. Tim Hughes, ('06)
Ms. Elizabeth Jones Valderrama, ('09)
Mr. Samuel L. Kelly, Jr., ('17)
Mr. Stephen A. Leach (D&I '19)
Mr. Scott Nycum, ('14)
Mr. Garrett O'Shea, ('11)
Mr. Scott Reamy, LA ('19) & YPP Fall ('16)
Ms. Diana Waller, ('18)
Note: Years listed after individuals’ names indicate the year in which they graduated from Leadership Arlington. “YPP” before a year indicates graduation from the Young Professionals Program. "D&I" before a year indicates graduation from the DMV Diversity & Inclusion Institute.
STAFF & FACULTY
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Karen Coltrane
Lisa Fikes

Cynthia Quinn

Christine Wilson

Juan Johnson

Tracy Sayegh Gabriel

Cynthia Richmond

Dulce M. Carrillo

Kate Bates

Marsha Semmel

Aaron Miller

Chitra Kumar

Krysta Jones

Scott Nycum

Nancy White

Anita Friedman

Rosaelena O'Neil

Elenor Hodges

Christian Dorsey

Cal Cates

Beth Arthur

Emily Vincent

David Kidwell

Mary-Claire Burick

Blair Murphy

Elizabeth Jones Valderrama

Jay Fisette

Dr. Bryna Helfer
