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2024 Impact Awards
Impact Award for Regional Leadership
The Impact Award for Regional Leadership is given to candidates who are recognized for the hard work, dedication, and positive impacts they have made to grow our Region. NVC has selected Jason Stanford, Laura Miller Brooks, and Nick Clemente for the 2024 Impact Award for Regional Leadership in recognition of their intellectual and policy engagement on the future financial and operational integrity of WMATA. We salute their contributions to our Region today and into the future.
- Jason Stanford, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
- Laura Miller Brooks, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure, Federal City Council
- Nick Clemente, Vice President, Government Relations, NVC
Jason Stanford, President, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
Jason Stanford is the President of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Alliance including long-term planning, transportation policy analysis, advocacy, and community outreach. Jason spent six years and seven legislative sessions as the Chief of Staff to a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Laura Miller Brooks, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure, Federal City Council
Laura Miller Brooks is the Director of Transportation and Infrastructure at the Federal City Council (FC2). In her role, Laura leverages the creativity, connections, and resources of the 250 business and civic leaders who make up FC2’s membership, as well as regional partners, like the MetroNow Coalition, to help realize the most transformational transportation and infrastructure projects in the DC region. Prior to FC2, Laura led government relations in the Mid-Atlantic region for Lime, a global micromobility company.
Nick Clemente, Vice President of Government Relations, NVC
Nick Clemente’s responsibilities as the Vice President of Government Relations at NVC include informing members about legislative updates, fostering relationships with local leaders, and actively engaging with the General Assembly with his on-the-ground work in Richmond, Virginia. As a Northern Virginia native, Nick has been an active member of his community by serving on the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Leesburg Planning Commission. Nick has also run for election to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2021 to represent District 10 through his passion for politics and community building. Nick acquired a bachelor's degree in communications from Wittenberg University and a master's degree in social entrepreneurship from George Mason University.
Impact Award for Workforce
The Impact Award for Workforce is given to candidates who are recognized for their extraordinary achievements in creating a long-lasting impact on the future workforce of our Region. NVC has selected David Hunn, President and CEO, SkillSource Group, for the 2024 Impact Award for Workforce in recognition of his critical and impactful leadership that has advanced the Region’s workforce solutions. We salute David’s dedication to addressing one of our Region’s most critical challenges.
David Hunn, President and CEO, SkillSource Group, Inc.
David Hunn is the President and CEO of the SkillSource Group, Inc. and the Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board, a business-led organization representing the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities of Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park, serving in that role since 2002. During his tenure, the Workforce Board and One Stop Center Operator have greatly expanded funding for workforce services in addition to developing and enhancing employment and training programs serving focused populations such as displaced workers, veterans, emerging entrepreneurs and small business owners, adults with disabilities and ex-offenders returning to the community.
Impact Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The Impact Award for DE&I is given to the Inaugural DE&I Board of Advisors in recognition of their critical role in driving organizational change with their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. NVC’s DE&I Board of Advisors holds a vital role of advising the NVC’s Board of Directors on processes and policies that advance DE&I at NVC, engaging with broader communities to promote social justice, and providing members with learning opportunities to strengthen their knowledge of DE&I issues. We salute their dedication to our Region’s diversity today and into the future.
- Deb Gandy (co-chairman), Managing Director, Chevy Chase Trust
- Stephanie Turner (co-chairman), Vice President, Diversity & Chief Sustainability Officer, MITRE
- Kathy Albarado, President & CEO, Helios HR
- Stephanie Berkowitz, President and CEO, Northern Virginia Family Service
- Kristina Bouweiri, President and CEO, Reston Limousine
- Karla Bruce, Chief Equity Officer, Office of the County Executive, Fairfax County Government
- Jim Dyke, Senior Advisor, McGuireWoods Consulting
- Kathryn Falk, Vice President, Northern Virginia, Cox Communications
- Luanne Gutermuth, Founder, Good Spirit Farm
- Cecilia Hodges, Regional President, Greater Washington and Virginia, M&T Bank
- Victor Hoskins, President and CEO, Fairfax County EDA
- Jermaine Johnson, Regional President, Greater Washington and Virginia, PNC Bank
- Edward Kane, Jr., Transformation Lead, Youth Investment Partners
- Patricia N. Mathews, President & CEO Emeritus, Northern Virginia Health Foundation
- Matt McQueen, Senior Vice President & Chief Communications and Engagement Officer, Peraton
- Derrick N. Perkins, Senior Vice President Market Executive, Bank of America
- Richard Pineda, President & CEO, CALIBRE
- Scott Price, Regional Policy Director, Dominion
- Monica Schmude, President, Virginia, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- KayAnn Schoeneman, President, Curley Company, Inc
- Gregory Washington, President, George Mason University
- John A. Allen, Region Bank President, Wells Fargo
- Lance Collins, Inaugural Vice President and Executive Director, Innovation Campus, Virginia Tech
- Molly Fogarty, Senior VP Corporate & Government Affairs, Nestlé USA
- Kelly Schlageter, SVP, Marketing and Communications, Acentra Health
- Eileen Ellsworth, President and CEO (Retired), The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
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