Team & Board
Team

Kim Dreux-Kelly
Executive Director
Think Local First DC
Kim Dreux-Kelly is a seasoned business executive with extensive experience in organizational leaders ...
Board Members

Che Ruddell-Tabisola
Board Member
BBQ Bus
Che Ruddell-Tabisola together with his husband Tadd opened the BBQ Bus food truck in 2011 and was on ...

Michael Akin
Board Member
Link Strategic Partners
Michael Akin is president of LINK Strategic Partners, a national strategic communications and stakeh ...

Linnea Hegarty
Secretary
DC Public Library
Linnea Hegarty is the Director of Events, Exhibits & Development at the DC Public Library. Heg ...

Tom Martin
Board President
Goldblatt Martin Pozen LLP
Tom is a partner at Goldblatt Martin Pozen LLP. Thomas B. Tom has extensive experience in administra ...

Keith Sellars
Board Member
Washington Dc Economic Partnership
Keith J. Sellars serves as President & CEO of the Washington, DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP), a ...

Barney Shapiro
Board Member
Tenleytown Trash
Barney is the owner of Tenleytown Trash. Barney has DC small business is in his blood, as his father ...

Nicole Andonie
Board Member
Latino Economic Development Center
Nicole Andonie is the Regional Program Coordinator at Empowered Women International, a program of th ...

Lori Bettinger
Vice President
Alliance Partners
Lori Bettinger is the Co-President of Alliance Partners, an asset management firm, and serves as the ...

Lisa Banusiewicz
Board Member
Abeille Retail
Lisa Banusiewicz is a commercial real estate professional with nearly a decade of brokerage experien ...

Jay Briley
Board Member
American Smart Eco Lifestyle
Jay Briley is the Owner and President of American Smart Eco Lifestyle [ASEL] and Affordable Housing ...