Leadership Fairfax, Inc.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 9, 2014

Media Contact: Elizabeth Murphy

President & CEO

703-752-7555

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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

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

Nutima Hamm, 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

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 or call (703) 752-7555.

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