Carla Labat is an Associate Broker with Long & Foster Real Estate’s Chevy Chase Office, licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, with more than two decades of experience in residential sales across the Washington metropolitan region. Her early career began in New York City in the fashion industry, followed by work as a food and travel writer and author, with bylines in The New York Times, USA Today, and United Airlines Magazine. Shaped by a global upbringing that i

Andrea Mitchell is NBC News’ Chief Washington and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent. A veteran political correspondent, Mitchell has covered every presidential campaign since 1980 as well as reporting on national security issues across all NBC News platforms.     Mitchell's extensive coverage of the White House, Congress and the State Department includes the Reagan/Gorbachev summits, 9/11, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Iran nuclear negotiations, conflicts in Haiti, Bosn

Roger Pollak is a Of Counsel at Bredhoff & Kaiser, a law firm known for its work in labor law, nonprofit advocacy, and impact litigation. He has represented a range of organizations in strategic governance, policy development, and complex legal matters. A champion for arts and culture, Pollak brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit law, policy advocacy, and board governance to DCJF.

Tanner Powell is a Partner at Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest alternative investment managers, where he focuses on...

Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission Thomas Silverstein, a native of Washington, D.C., is an attorney in the Enforcement Division...

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Vice President, Communications and Marketing, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Deborah Veney is Vice President for Government...

Leslie S. Whipkey, CIMA®, CFP® is a retired financial professional, who provided investment advisory and consulting services for...

Policy Director, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Carmencita Whonder is Policy Director for Government Relations D.C., office of...

Pete Williams is a retired American journalist and former government official. From 1993 to 2022, he was a television correspondent for NBC News. In 1986, Williams became press secretary for U.S. Representative Dick Cheney and followed Cheney to the Department of Defense, as Cheney became Secretary of Defense, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in 1989 during the George H. W. Bush administration. Williams became a correspondent for NBC News in late March