Executive Committee and Board of Directors
The Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Greater Bethesda Chamber are responsible for developing Chamber policies, procedures and regulations, monitoring financial performance and directing the Chamber’s programs. Comprised of leaders from a diverse range of expertise, members of the Board of Directors represent businesses and organizations of all types, sizes and locations throughout the Greater Bethesda area and Montgomery County.
Meet the Past Chairs of the Chamber since our founding in 1926.
2025 Executive Committee
Verelyn Gibbs Watson, Chair, Nothing Bundt Cakes
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Charlie Atwell, Chair-Elect, Washington Workplace
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Monique Sanfuentes, Immediate Past Chair,
Suburban Hospital
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Nancy Guerra, VP, Finance
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Andrew Fraser, VP Membership, Sandglass Systems
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Ellen Coren, VP, Government Affairs, Chesapeake Public Strategies
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Sean Makulowich, VP Information, IdeaFire™
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Brendan McKay, VP Economic Development, McKay Mortgage
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Allie Williams, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Marc Engel, General Counsel, Lerch Early Brewer
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2025 Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Casey Anderson, Rodgers Consulting
Rokas Beresniovas, Montgomery County Green Bank
Todd Bornstein, Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C.
David Child, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Will Ellis, Pepco an Exelon Company
Jennifer Farkas, Bethesda Magazine | Bethesda Today
Apoorva Gandhi, Marriott International
Daniel Garedew, Merchant Services United
Scott Goldberg, Streamline Management
Claire Harshbarger, First National Bank
Angela Juvelis, Weaver
Lawrence Kotchek, Print1
Ryan McKinley, National Capital Bank
Adam Murphy, Mon Ami Gabi
Mylene Ortiz Luis, Grossberg Company
Lisa Siegel, The Jane Fairweather Team
Aaron Slaughter, Withum
Craig Small, EagleBank
Coby Smith, Chateau Seekers, Keller Williams
Steve Suissa, SHS Payroll, LLC
Megan Vallach, Donohoe
Kristine Warner, Maier & Warner Public Relations
Sam Weaver, Chevy Chase Acura
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Jeff Burton, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc.
Commander Amy Daum, Montgomery County Department of Police
CHAIRS EMERITUS
Andy Fraser, Sandglass Systems
Russell Lacey, Electric Advisors
Anna Benham, Benham & Associates
Andy Stern, Greystone Holdings
Heather Dlhopolsky, Wire Gill, LLP
Melanie Folstad, RBC Wealth Management, Melanie Folstad
Jane Fairweather, The Jane Fairweather Team
Andrew P. Shulman, TDG/SILVEROCK Realty, LLC
Brian Wynne
Casey Anderson, Rodgers Consulting
Rokas Beresniovas, Montgomery County Green Bank
Todd Bornstein, Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C.
David Child, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Will Ellis, Pepco an Exelon Company
Jennifer Farkas, Bethesda Magazine | Bethesda Today
Apoorva Gandhi, Marriott International
Daniel Garedew, Merchant Services United
Scott Goldberg, Streamline Management
Claire Harshbarger, First National Bank
Angela Juvelis, Weaver
Lawrence Kotchek, Print1
Ryan McKinley, National Capital Bank
Adam Murphy, Mon Ami Gabi
Mylene Ortiz Luis, Grossberg Company
Lisa Siegel, The Jane Fairweather Team
Aaron Slaughter, Withum
Craig Small, EagleBank
Coby Smith, Chateau Seekers, Keller Williams
Steve Suissa, SHS Payroll, LLC
Megan Vallach, Donohoe
Kristine Warner, Maier & Warner Public Relations
Sam Weaver, Chevy Chase Acura
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Jeff Burton, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc.
Commander Amy Daum, Montgomery County Department of Police
CHAIRS EMERITUS
Andy Fraser, Sandglass Systems
Russell Lacey, Electric Advisors
Anna Benham, Benham & Associates
Andy Stern, Greystone Holdings
Heather Dlhopolsky, Wire Gill, LLP
Melanie Folstad, RBC Wealth Management, Melanie Folstad
Jane Fairweather, The Jane Fairweather Team
Andrew P. Shulman, TDG/SILVEROCK Realty, LLC
Brian Wynne
For more information about the Board or leadership opportunities in the Chamber, contact Allie Williams, President and CEO of the Chamber.
