The Board of Directors
Members of the Chamber elect the Board of Directors to formulate Chamber policies. Twelve members are elected to the Board of Directors each year to serve three-year terms. In addition, the Chairman-Elect appoints up to eight additional board members to serve one-year terms. The Executive Committee exercises the powers of the board. The Executive Committee consists of the officers of the Chamber: the Chairman, the Chairman-Elect, the two past Chairmen, five Vice Chairmen, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, and the President. The highest elected officer of the Chamber is the Chairman of the Board. 

2008 Executive Committee

Margaret McKeough, Chair, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Ellen Rainey, Chair-Elect, Hamilton College
Doug Brammer, Treasurer, Verizon
Michael Foster, Assistant Treasurer, MTFA Architecture, Inc.
Robin Coracci, Vice Chair - Communications Division, Virginia Commerce Bank
Philip M. Keating, Vice Chair - Economic Development & Government Affairs
         Division, Bean Kinney & Korman, P.C.
Deborah Johnson, Vice Chair - Member Affairs Division, Dominion
Tim Hughes, Vice Chair - Membership Development, Hughes and Associates, PLLC
Jim Whelan, Vice Chair - Special Interests Division, The ProActive Corporation of America
Barbara Nicastro, Past Chair, The Law Offices of Barbara E. Nicastro
Sean W. Hosty, Past Chair, Smith Barney
Richard V. Doud, Jr., President and Secretary, Arlington Chamber of Commerce

2008 Board of Directors

Susan Anderson, Stately Affairs
Steve Barto, Steve Barto-Wachovia Securities
Doug Brammer, Verizon
Lynne Breaux, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington                        
Robert Bushkoff, Dittmar Company
Robin Coracci, Virginia Commerce Bank                                                                     David DeCamp, Grubb & Ellis
Chris Domes, Marymount University
Richard V. Doud, Jr. Arlington Chamber of Commerce                                        Michael Foster, MTFA Architecture, Inc.
Paul Giovanini, Sheraton National Hotel
Bob Hawthorne, United Bank
Bill Holmes, American Painting & Janitorial Co., Inc.
Sean Hosty, Smith Barney
Tim Hughes, Hughes and Associates, PLLC
Todd Ihrig, H.D. Vest Investment Services
Mark Ingrao, Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA)
Deborah Johnson, Dominion                                                                                 
Philip M. Keating, Bean Kinney & Korman, P.C.
Ken Matzkin, Buck & Associates
Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette Newspapers
Margaret McKeough, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Darren Montgomery, Washington Capitals
John Murphy, Washington Workplace
Scott Nadeau, Crystal Gateway Marriott
Barbara Nicastro, The Law Offices of Barbara E. Nicastro
Jamie Nicholas, Jamie Nicholas Printing & Graphics
Brian Nicholson, Kettler
Robin Norman, Virginia Hospital Center
Nancy Pallesen, Arlington Free Clinic
Charlie B. Perry, HNTB Corporation
Joe Prentice, New York Life Insurance
Ellen Rainey, Hamilton College
Timothy Reese, Buck Commercial
*COL Laura J. Richardson, Fort Myer Military Community (liaison to the Board)
Deidre Schexnayder, Vornado/Charles E. Smith
Marie Schuler, COMCAST Cable Communications
Grace Shea, Lebanese Taverna
David Silver, The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City
Dr. Robert G. Smith, Arlington Public Schools
John Snedden, ROCKLANDS Barbeque and Grilling Company
Scott Sterling, The IDI Group Companies
Karolyn Stuver, KBR
Marc Tohir, PNC Bank
Nan Walsh, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley, Emrich & Walsh
Alison Wertzler, Clark Ventures and Clark Construction
Jim Whelan, Small Business Success
Matt Whitaker, Smart Payment Solutions
Jim Whittaker, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization