Board of Directors

Dedicated professionals committed to preserving and celebrating the beauty of the cherry blossoms through vision, passion, and community engagement.

First Lady Melania Trump
Honorary Chair

OFFICERS

* Executive Committee Members

David Moran
Chair

Clyde’s Restaurant Group

Karyn Le Blanc
Vice Chair

KGL Communications

Lizette Corro
Secretary

Corro Nobil Associates

Richard Bradley
Treasurer

The Urban Partnership

Officers

Executive Committee Members

David Moran

Chair

Clyde’s Restaurant Group

Karyn Le Blanc

Karyn

The Hotel Association of Washington, DC

Lizette Corro

Secretary

Corro Nobil Associates

Richard Bradley

Treasurer

The Urban Partnership

At-Large

Karyn Le Blanc

KGL Communications

Jennifer Chick

National Geographic Society

Emeka Moneme

Capitol Riverfront BID

Members

Lisa Abrams

The Hotel Association of Washington, DC

Kimberly A. Bassett

Secretary of the District of Columbia

Theresa Belpulsi

Destination DC

Melissa Crawford

Federal City Council

Barbara Ehrlich
Daniel Flores

Greater Washington Board of Trade

Tony Gittens

Filmfest DC

Schannette Grant

DC Water

Rachel Hartman

DC Foundation

Chinyere Hubbard
Greater Washington Board of Trade
Jennifer Johnson
Chiyo Kobayashi

Washington
Core

Mary LoJacono
Sue Norton

Cultural Connections Consultants

I-Shi Patterson-Stuart

Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington

L. Allan Perraud

KPMG

National Cherry Blossom Festival Emeritus

Ellie Harvey
Laurel Lukaszewski

Artist/Owner White Point Studio

Sue Porter

Destination DC

Council of Advisors

Mayor Muriel Bowser

Government of the District of Columbia

John P. Drew

TCMA

Elliot L. Ferguson

Destination DC

Angie M. Gates

Events DC

Shinichi Inoue

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd

Ambassador John R. Malott
Anthony Williams

Federal City Council