Leadership Fairfax educates, prepares, inspires and connects leaders
to serve and strengthen our community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2014
Media Contact: Elizabeth Murphy
President & CEO
703-752-7555
Elizabeth@leadershipfairfax.org
Leadership Fairfax Selects New Classes of Leaders
Vienna, VA – Leadership Fairfax is pleased to announce the members of the LFI and ELI Class of 2015.
The Leadership Fairfax Signature Program class of 2015 is the 27th class to participate in the community
leadership development program, which is formulated on a comprehensive 10-month curriculum of training on
leadership competencies and learning about pressing issues facing Fairfax County and the region. Classes will
begin with the Opening Days on September 19-20, 2014 at Reston Association in Reston, VA. Topics this
year will include: Education Challenges in the Mt. Vernon/Lee Districts, Aging Infrastructure and Energy
Delivery, Integrating Social Services, Preserving Arts and Recreation in an Urbanizing Landscape, and Aging in
Place and Livable Communities.
The 2015 LFI class is comprised of 40 outstanding leaders and reflects the diverse composition of the Northern
Virginia region in all aspects: gender, race, profession, company type, community involvement, and geographic
location of work and residence.
Wayne Applewhite, Just Leadership, LLC
Katherine Banks, Falls Church-McLean Children's Center
Denene Burke, Airbus Defense and Space, Inc.
Basilio ("Sonny") Cachuela, Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
Adelya Carlson, NV AHEC
Deb Cohen, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Joseph Crawford, YMCA of Metropolitan Washington DC
Cheri Danaher, Reston Community Center
Walter d'Andrade Sr., CareFirst - FEPOC
Kim de Peiza, Key Concepts Knowledgebase
Beatriz Duque Long, Epilepsy Foundation
Amie Fulcher, George Mason University
Jamie Garcia, Skytree
Mary Elizabeth Goldin, Kaiser Permanente
Jeffrey Haugh, Vale United Methodist Church
Susan Keenan, New Hope Housing
Peggy King-Sears, George Mason University
Asher Kotz, FCEDA
Tanya LaForce, Children's Science Center
Dave Ledwell, Navy Federal Credit Union
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Gun Lee, Fairfax County Police Department
David Levine, Good Shepherd Housing & Family Services
Charles McCaffrey, South Fairfax Small Business Development, Community Business Partnership
Holly McCullough, Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
Frederick Morrow, Washington Gas Light Company
Chuck Peña, Fairfax Public Access
Christine Poward, Herndon-Reston FISH
Christi Schwarten, Fairfax Choral Society
Lisa Sechrest-Ehrhardt, University of the District of Columbia
Willie Tate, TD Wealth Private Client Group
William Tesch, Navy Federal Credit Union
Jeff Thomas, Neustar
Ivy Tillman, Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court
Erik Traynham, PwC
Douglas Tyson, Fairfax County Public Schools
Caroline Warren, BalletNova Center for Dance
Brenda Wilks, Homestretch, Inc.
Sharon Wingrove, M3 Technology
Robert Zoldos, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Dept.
The Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) brings together motivated and energetic professionals from business,
government, and nonprofit organizations for a program focused on three pillars - developing leadership skills,
completing a community service project for a local non-profit, and mentoring from an experienced leaders.
The ELI program will begin on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Navy Federal Credit Union in Vienna, VA.
The Class of 2015 consists of 26 leaders.
Ryan Abdel-Megeid, Grant Thornton LLP
Shannon Baccaglini, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Chinaka Barbour, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Ryan Bechtel, LMI
Todd Billeb, Fairfax County Police Department
Lisa Boone, LMI
Gregory Bruch, Fairfax County Dept. of Tax Admin.
Cindy Cheung, Grant Thornton LLP
Nicholas Cumings, BrigliaHundley PC
Brian Gulizia, Novetta Solutions
NutimaHamm, Airbus Defense & Space, Inc.
Deak Jenkins, ITCON Services
Jeffry Larson, Navy Federal Credit Union
Jeanette Mack, Navy Federal Credit Union
Krystal McCants, CST Group, CPAs, PC
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Andrew McCue, FCEDA
Tara Nadel, Community Foundation of Northern Virginia
Lori Naveda, Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board
Jusin Nejad, Fairfax County Dept. of Tax Admin.
Lynn O'Connell, Navy Federal Credit Union
Stephanie Ross, Entegra Systems
Molly Steele, Navy Federal Credit Union
Jamilah Suarez, Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
Emily Tavino, Chairman's Office, Board of Supervisors
William Walsh, McCandlish & Lillard, PC
Mark Worthy, TD Bank
Many community experts and leaders assist Leadership Fairfax in crafting and presenting its leadership
development programs – credit for the opening day presentations goes to:
Michael Ferraro, Training Solutions
Reston Association
Navy Federal Credit Union, Nicolas Turrentine
Freddie Donner, Business Stamina
The Leadership Fairfax LFI and ELI Program committees
Leadership Fairfax (LFI) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to finding, training and growing leaders in
Northern Virginia. Through its three programs – Leadership Fairfax, Inc. (LFI), Emerging Leaders, Inc (ELI),
and Lifetime Leadership Program (LLP) – LFI seeks to build and connect leaders who raise the tide not only in
their local community but in the whole of Northern Virginia. Graduates represent a diverse alumni in the arts,
business, education, government, health, religious and social service sectors. Alumni from all three programs
become part of and stay connected to a fast growing network of like-minded leaders. Leadership Fairfax is
nonpartisan and inclusive. Leadership Fairfax offices are located at 8230 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 100,
Vienna, VA 22182.
For more information, visit www.leadershipfairfax.org or call (703) 752-7555.
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