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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Leadership

Mr. Scott Reamy (LA '19 & YPP Fall '16), CHAIRMAN
Manager Electric Distribution Design - Northwest, Dominion Energy
Mr. Stephen A. Leach (D&I '19), CHAIR-ELECT
Director, D&I People and Culture, The Walt Disney Studios
Tim Hawkins
Mr. Tim Hawkins (LA '15), TREASURER
President and CEO, LTBD, PC

Board Members

Ms. Kate Bates (LA ’15 & YPP ‘11)
President & CEO, Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Mr. George Bailey (LA '14)
Senior Vice President, Lockton
Mr. Tim Hughes (LA '06)
Managing Shareholder, Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC
Brian Moore
Mr. Brian Moore (LA '20)
Head of Virginia Public Policy, Amazon
Mr. Scott Nycum (LA '14)
Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity & Giving, General Dynamics Information Technology
Betsy Sharon
Ms. Betsy Sharon (D&I '19)
Executive Vice President, Compliance Officer and Counsel, Chain Bridge Bank
Ms. Kristen Vaughan (LA '16)
Managing Director, Accenture
Ms. Diana Waller (LA '17)
Founder and CEO, Chasing Dragons
Ms. Nancy White (LA '17)
Executive Director, Arlington Free Clinic

Note: Years listed after individuals’ names indicate the year in which they graduated from Leadership Arlington. “YPP” before a year indicates graduation from the Ignite Young Professionals Program. "D&I" before a year indicates graduation from the DMV Diversity & Inclusion Institute.

STAFF & CONSULTANTS

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Lisa Fikes
President & CEO
Hannah Dannenfelser
Hannah Dannenfelser
Community Engagement Director
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Krysta Jones
DEIB Advisor
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Brenda Nardone
Program & Event Manager
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Cynthia Quinn
Accountant
Jennifer Roeder
Jennifer Roeder
Communications Consultant

FACULTY

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Catherine Anchin
Catherine Anchin
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Kate Bates
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Mary-Claire Burick
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Jay Fisette
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Anita Friedman
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Tracy Sayegh Gabriel
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Dr. Bryna Helfer
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Elenor Hodges
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Krysta Jones
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Aaron Miller
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Rosaelena O'Neil
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Tara Palacios
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Marsha Semmel
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Nancy White
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Elizabeth Jones Valderrama
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