Meet Our Board Members

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W. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, JR.

Board Chairman
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W. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, JR.

Board Chairman

Chairman and CEO, WC Smith

BRUCE THORNE

Vice-Chair

BRUCE THORNE

Vice-Chair

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JEFF CAPRON, JD & CPA

Treasurer
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JEFF CAPRON, JD & CPA

Treasurer

Legal Counsel, WC Smith

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TONI BRODY

Secretary
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TONI BRODY

Secretary

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ANNE ASHMORE-HUDSON, PhD

Board Member
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ANNE ASHMORE-HUDSON, PhD

Board Member

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JOSH EASTRIGHT

Board Member
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JOSH EASTRIGHT

Board Member

CEO, Bloomberg Industry Group

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RHONA WOLFE FRIEDMAN

Board Member
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RHONA WOLFE FRIEDMAN

Board Member

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ANGELA JONES HACKLEY

Board Member
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ANGELA JONES HACKLEY

Board Member

Executive Director, Covenant House

DONALD W. HARPER, II

Board Member

DONALD W. HARPER, II

Board Member

Program Manager, Peraton, Inc

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DR. MADYE HENSON-MCCANNON

Board Member
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DR. MADYE HENSON-MCCANNON

Board Member

Principal, Centric Impact

KAY KENDALL

Board Member

KAY KENDALL

Board Member

DOREA MCMAHON

Board Member

DOREA MCMAHON

Board Member

WILLIAM T. “SKIP” MCMAHON

Board Member

WILLIAM T. “SKIP” MCMAHON

Board Member

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BRENDA LEE RICHARDSON

Board Member
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BRENDA LEE RICHARDSON

Board Member

President, Chozen Consulting, LLC

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KYLE SAMUEL

Board Member
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KYLE SAMUEL

Board Member

VANIA M. SMITH, JD

Board Member

VANIA M. SMITH, JD

Board Member

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RODNEY ODDOYE

Board Member
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RODNEY ODDOYE

Board Member

Senior Vice President, Pepco Holdings/Exelon

GLEN O’GILVIE

Board Member

GLEN O’GILVIE

Board Member

CEO, Center for Nonprofit Advancement

KAREN THOMAS

Board Member

KAREN THOMAS

Board Member

Film Odyssey

GLORIA WHITFIELD

Community Neighbor

GLORIA WHITFIELD

Community Neighbor