Metropolitan Board of Directors

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington is proud to be led by an energetic board of prominent local business and civic leaders. These members provide substantial expertise, commitment and support in leading BGCGW as the premier youth-serving agencies in the Greater Washington area.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Metropolitan Board Members include raising a minimum of $10,000 annually by individual giving or by helping to fundraise. Our members open doors for funding from foundations, government grants and contracts, wills, trusts, contributions from individuals and businesses, individual and corporate United Way designations, event sponsorships and more.

Each member pays $300 in annual dues. Dues cover meals/meeting room fees, a subscription to Boys & Girls Clubs of America's quarterly publication "Connections," board mailing costs and miscellaneous expenses. Each Metropolitan Board Member is also encouraged to attend four board meetings, serve on a minimum of one committee and be an active member of that committee.

Honorary Members

F. Elwood Davis
JC Hayward, WUSA 9
Cathy Lanier, Chief of Police (MPD)
Burton M. Lustine
The Honorable Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House of Representatives

Leadership Council

Michael P. Bentzen
Eric Billings
Vincent C. Burke, III
William F. Dunbar
Ric Edelman
Franklin L. Edmonds
Curtis Etherly, Jr., Esq.
Eric Fremont
Michael Jack
John Langan
Jeffrey R. Pellegrino
Robert J. Shuman

Executive Committee

Martin K. Alloy, Chairman
Kenneth S. Slaughter, Esq., Immediate Past Chairman & Program Committee Chair
Pandit F. Wright, President & CEO
Peter, LaMontagne, Secretary
Robert R. Hagans, Jr., Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Rynthia Rost, Resource Development Committee Chair
Robert E. Mills, Government Affairs Committee Chair
Mark Bailen, D.C. Regional Board President
Rob Blumel, Alexandria / Fairfax Regional Board President
Chrsitopher Weir, Maryland Regional Board President
Ron Shingler, Prince William County Regional Board President
Suzanne McDowell, General Counsel (Non-Board Member)

Senior Advisory Council

(Past Chairmen of the Board)

Patty Perkins Andringa
Michael P. Bentzen
Timothy C. Coughlin
Terry D. McCallister
B. Francis Saul, III
Kenneth S. Slaughter
Charles D. Weir

Directors

Brad Antle, Bradford Strategic Consulting Group
Mark Bailen, Baker & Hostetler
Rob Blumel, Signs by Tomorrow
William T. Brawner, Jr., Versar Inc.,
Timothy C. Coughlin, Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc.
Dante P. D'Egidio, Ernst & Young LLP
Lawrence Duncan, III, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Richard England, Sr., Lois and Richard England Foundation
David H. Ferris, CITI Smith Barney
Ben C. Fisher, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
David S. Forrester, Forrester Construction Company
Philip Garfinkle, Navig8
Tiffanny L.Gates, ManTech Security & Mission Assurance
Robert R. Hagans, Jr., AARP
Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, LEG Inc.
Salene Hitchcock-Gear, AMERITAS Investment Corporation
John Howley, Cushman & Wakefield
Thomas L. James, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP
Catherine C. Jones, Equis Corporation
Justin Michael Jordan, Zachary Piper, LLC
Janie Kinney
Sally A. Kirkpatrick, RBC Wealth Management
Peter LaMontagne, Paradigm Solutions
Richard Leggett, Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA)
James Martin
Michael W. Maxwell, PEPCO Holdings Inc.
Terry D. McCallister, Washington Gas
Richard T, McKinleess, KPMG
Robert E. Mills, Advocacy Group
Rebecca Owen, Clark Enterprises, Inc.
Neil Patel
Stanley E. Porter, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Lacy I. Rice, Federal Capital Partners
Rynthia Rost, GEICO
B. Francis Saul, III, Saul Centers, Inc.
Philip Schneider, Tier One Associates
Ron Shingler
Kenneth S. Slaughter, Venable, Attorneys at Law
Alan C. Sobba
Joseph Stettinius, Jr., Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers
F. Linsdsay Stroud, Perseus Realty Capital
Phillip S. Thomas, Jr., Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers
Leslie T. Thornton, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Charles D. Weir, Weir-Alderdice Management Company

Regional Board Presidents

Mark Bailen, District of Columbia
Rob Blumel, Alexandria / Fairfax
Christopher Weir, Maryland
Ron Shingler, Prince William County

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Regional Board Members include raising a minimum of $2,500 annually by individual giving or by helping to fundraise. Annual dues are determined by each Board and may vary. Dues cover meals/meeting room fees, a subscription to Boys & Girls Clubs of America's quarterly publication "Connections," board mailing costs and miscellaneous expenses. Each Regional Board Member is also encouraged to attend board meetings and serve on a committee.