Executive Committee
2025 Advocacy Awards Chair
Mali Locke, Inherent Foundation
2025 Advocacy Awards Vice Chair
Larry Di Rita, Bank of America
Immediate Past Chair
Cedric Grant, Avoq
Committee Members
Mary Brady, The Economic Club of Washington, DC
Jeff Gotherman, Booz Allen
Joe Martore, MTCG, Inc.
Michael Sklaire, Greenberg Traurig
Rob Smith, General Dynamics
Eric Warden, Quantano
Alex Ware, Humana Military
Candi Wolff, Citi
Honorary Co-Chairs
Admiral Michael Gilday, USN (Ret) & Linda Gilday
Host Committee
Jimmy Anderson, IBM
Jon Barney, Odgers Berndtson
Guy Enderle, AMI
Hilary Fordwich, Strelmark LLC
Greg Foscato, CohnReznick
Judson Johnson, McKinsey & Company
Nicole Mayerhouser, Emerald One
Holly McKenzie, PWC
Kim Clark Pakstys, CohnReznick
Robin Portman, Board Chair, Westat Corp.
Deborah Shuster, BDO
Ambassador Committee*
Gina Allvin, Spouse of Gen David W. Allvin, USAF
Donna Berger, Spouse of Gen David H. Berger, USMC (Ret)
Sharene Brown, Spouse of Gen Charles Q. Brown, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Holly Dailey, Spouse of SMA Daniel Dailey, USA (Ret)
Ellyn Dunford, Spouse of Gen Joseph Dunford, USMC (Ret)
Patty George, Spouse of GEN Randy A. George, USA
Dawn Goldfein, Spouse of Gen David Goldfein, USAF (Ret)
Christine Grady, Spouse of ADM Christopher W. Grady, USN
Alexandra Grinston, Spouse of SMA Michael Grinston, USA (Ret)
Kelly Hokanson, Spouse of GEN Daniel R. Hokanson, USA
Sally Lengyel, Spouse of Gen Joseph L. Lengyel, USAF (Ret)
Lynda Lee Lunday, Spouse of ADM Kevin Lunday, USGC
Mary Mahoney, Spouse of GEN Christopher Mahoney, USMC
Hollyanne Milley, Spouse of GEN Mark A. Milley, USA (Ret)
Deborah Mullen, Spouse of ADM Michael Mullen, USN (Ret)
Mollie Raymond, Spouse of General Jay Raymond, USSF (Ret)
Jennifer Saltzman, Spouse of Gen B. Chance Saltzman, USSF
Patricia Smith, Spouse of Gen Eric M. Smith, USMC
Nancy Wilson, Spouse of Gen Stephen W. Wilson, USAF (Ret)
*This does not constitute endorsement from any government agency or department.
