BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HONORARY CHAIR
First Lady Melania Trump
OFFICERS
* Executive Committee Members
CHAIR
David Moran
Clyde’s Restaurant Group
VICE CHAIR
Rachel Hartman
DowntownDC Foundation
SECRETARY
Lizette Corro
Corro Nobil Associates
TREASURER
Richard Bradley
The Urban Partnership
AT-LARGE
Karyn Le Blanc
KGL Communications
AT-LARGE
Jennifer Chick
Hilton
AT-LARGE
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
Destination DC
Global Head & SVP, Hilton Honors, Customer Engagement & Partnerships
Angela Franco
Tony Gittens
Filmfest DC
Chinyere Hubbard
Greater Washington Partnership
Jennifer Johnson
Greater Washington Partnership
Chiyo Kobayashi
Washington Core
Mary LoJacono
Sue Norton
Cultural Connections Consultants
I-Shi Patterson-Stuart
Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
L. Allan Perraud
KPMG
Ryan Shaffer
Japan-America Society of Washington DC
NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL EMERITus
Ellie Harvey
Laurel Lukaszewski
Artist/Owner White Point Studio
Sue Porter
Council of Advisors
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Government of the District of Columbia
Elliot L. Ferguson
Destination DC
Shinichi Inoue
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd
Ambassador John R. Malott
Anthony Williams
Federal City Council
Dr. Sachiko Kuno
Sachiko Kuno Foundation
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