Women in Business Initiative advisory board members are professionals supporting businesswomen and business students.
Our board members represent numerous industries and the members are carefully vetted before accepted for a two-year term.
Women in Business Initiative Executive Committee
Retired
Secretary, Women in Business InitiativeKerry O'Brien is a mission and vision driven executive that enjoys working with leaders to achieve strategic goals and business objectives.
Director – Corporate Social Responsibility, Gartner
Immediate Past Treasurer, Women in Business InitiativeElena Angell is an experienced program and project manager specializing in corporate responsibility and employee engagement with a more than seven year exceptional track record in the field, both on the corporate and the non-profit sides.
Co-Owner and CEO, Design To Delivery Inc.
Member at Large, Board Events, Women in Business InitiativeMolly K. Gimmel is the co-owner and chief executive officer of Design To Delivery Inc, an award-winning government contracting firm.
Vice President, Small Business Lender, Bank of Clarke County
Member at Large, Membership, Women in Business InitiativeSusan Kerr is a respected financial servicers professional with over twenty-five years of experience, including thirteen years in banking as a portfolio manager, a private banker, and most recently a small business lender with the Bank of Clarke County.
CFO, CPA, American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Treasurer, Women in Business InitiativeLaura Niel leads the finance team at the American Society of Radiologic Technologists partnering with colleagues to make progress on the mission of elevating the medical imaging profession and improving safety for patients.
Founder, SheEO Academy
Member at Large, Mentorship, Women in Business InitiativeBusiness Owner and Developer; Strategic and Market Planning; Speaker, Author, Trainer and Workshop Facilitator.
CIO, Dewberry
Women in Business Initiative ChairLisa Roger is an accomplished senior executive with demonstrated capabilities in leadership, negotiations, public speaking, employee management and development, collaboration, process improvement and communications.
Owner, Founder, and Chief Box Engineer, Lend A Box LLC
Women in Business Initiative Past ChairStephanie Zimmermann is co-owner and co-founder of Lend A Box LLC. Lend A Box offers one of the most innovative, easy, and smart ways to move in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Women in Business Initiative Board Members
Finance Consultant, Accenture LLP
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeChaimaa Fekkak is a Finance Consultant at Accenture LLP, specializing in providing financial analysis, deal shaping and pricing, and deliverables for proposals throughout a variety of portfolios within the commercial sector in North America.
Partner, Edgespace
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeRhonda Gaydos is a Partner in Edgespace LLC, specializing in accounting and financial compliance solutions for government contractors.
Senior Sales Director, Lumen Technologies
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeJessica Hill is a senior sales director at Lumen Technologies.
Interim Home Business Development Manager, Interim Homes, Inc.
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeEnergetic sales, business dev & client relationship professional with strong program/project management and communications skills to support the evolving requirements, priorities and objectives of any business she serves.
Senior Account Director, Lumen Technologies
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeRoya Johnson is a senior account director at Lumen Technologies.
Assistant Principal, Prince George's County Public Schools
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeGlenise Marshall is Assistant Principal at Prince George's County Public Schools.
Senior VP, Loan Administration and Operations, The Freedom Bank of Virginia
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeExperienced Senior Vice President of Loan Administration with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry.
SVP Corporate Accounting, Navy Federal Credit Union
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeSharon Poach is the SVP of Corporate Accounting at Navy Federal Credit Union.
Client Relationship Manager, The Wolf Group, PC
Board Member, Women in Business InitiativeStefani started her career almost 10 years ago at MetLife - Brazil. She left Metlife to pursue a Study/Exchange program in the United States where she has lived since.
Director of Donor Relations, Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Gabrielle Webster holds a master’s degree in management from George Mason University. She brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit management and operations, with a passion for education and financial literacy.
Women in Business Initiative Emeritus Members
Vice President Finance and Contracts, Mobius
Carole (Davis) Adolphe is a senior finance executive with over 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, contracts, pricing as well as playing key roles in mergers and acquisition activities. Proven record of reversing financial declines and capturing cost reductions through process redesign and performance management.
Founder and CEO, Helios HR
As Founder and CEO of Helios HR, an award-winning human capital and talent acquisition consulting firm, Kathy Albarado is passionate about helping leaders discover what is possible with a talent strategy that seizes opportunities.
Founder, Boss Actions
Talmar Anderson, The Boss Muse, is an expert at teaching business owners and entrepreneurs how to stop making the same hiring mistakes over and over again.
CEO, Green Cyber Group, Inc
As a National Security policy, procedure and secure area design subject matter expert, Tabetha Chandler has over 24 years of commercial and government security compliance experience along with IT industry network and systems operations, security and integration management.
Principal , CostTrend Consulting, Inc
Sabria Biberaj is a principal at CostTrend Consulting, Inc.
Program Manager and Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Deniz Bilgesu brings 16+ years of progressive experience managing and improving interagency policies, processes, and mechanisms both within the Federal government and as an expert consultant at the White House, Department of State, Department of Defense, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
President and CEO, Reston Limousine
Kristina Bouweiri is the majority owner of the Washington D.C.'s largest luxury transportation provider, Reston Limousine.
Senior Scholar, George Mason University, Center for Advancement of Well-Being
Beth Cabrera is passionate about helping individuals and organizations apply knowledge from the field of positive psychology to achieve greater success and well-being.
Senior VP, MasterPeace Services
Jeanine Callahan is an executive leader who leverages deep managerial, technical, and business development experience supporting Government customers to mature and enhance small businesses to achieve strategic outcomes.
Family Law Section Leader, Simms Showers, LLP
Dominique Callins is the Family Law Section Leader for Simms Showers, LLP. She received a B.A. from Florida A&M University, and a J.D. from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law. She is a member of the Virginia State Bar. Prior to law school, she taught middle school.