Howard W. Stone, Jr., LGW’s 2016 Public Sector Innovative Leader of the Year
speaks to the audience after receiving his award from LGW President & CEO Doug Duncan
(’15) and LGW Board Chairman Joe Budzynski (’06)
Leadership Greater Washington held its 2016 Innovative Leadership Awards Dinner on April 6 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The annual spring celebration honors the most forward-thinking leaders in the region: individuals and organizations that drive innovation and positive change in the community. This year’s dinner marked 30 years of LGW’s role as a connector in the community. The celebration was attended by a great number of individuals from the LGW network and Greater Washington’s leadership communities. Channel 7’s Leon Harris was the program’s emcee, and Leadership Greater Washington President & CEO Doug Duncan (Class of ’15), former Montgomery County Executive, announced this year’s honorees:
Private Sector Innovative Leader of the Year: Barbara Krumsiek (Class of ’98)
Public Sector Innovative Leader of the Year: Howard W. Stone Jr. (Class of ’96)
Innovative Community Partner of the Year: Washington Area Women’s Foundation, accepted by Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat (Class of ’15)
Jeanny Ho of Edison Electric Institute, Barbara Lang CEO of Lang Strategies, Liu of WilmerHale.Former LGW Board Chairs Artis Hampshire-Cowan (’89) and Julie Rosenthal (’02) of JR Communications.
Winston O’Neal, Yureea Lee, Debbie Kaplan, all of Leadership Greater Washington.Margarita Rozenfeld (’10) CEO of Incite International, Daniel Flores (’10) of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Carolyn Walker (’10) CEO of TDP, LLC.All from LGW’s current Signature Class of 2016: Al Dominick of Bank Director, Earl Adams of Saul Ewing, Rebecca McFarland of Washingtonian, Nancie Suzuki of The Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation, Mike Tryon of Tate & Tryon, Jerry Pasternak of Pepco Holdings, Jennifer Bognet of Bognet Constructions, and attorney Donna Wilson.
David Gorodetski (’15) of Sage Communications, Morgann Rose of Washington Ballet, Amanda Greenberg, Scott Greenberg of Sage Communications.Erica Young (’15) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and Blaufuss (’15), CEO of Archbishop Carroll High School.Howard W. Stone, Jr. (’96), of Prince George’s County and LGW’s 2016 Public Innovative Leader of the Year, Tim Kime (’98) of Kime Leadership Associates, and Jennifer Cover-Payne (‘98) of Culture Capital.Fred Hill (’13) of The Hill Group, and his wife Christine Hill of the National Legal Services Program.Sonia McCormick (’10) of PNC Financial Services, Julie Rosenthal (’02) of JR Communications, and Amy Marcanero (’14) of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.Montez Anderson (’13) of Constella Solutions, Danielle Reyes (’13) of Yoga Hikes DC, Vikisha Fripp (’13) of Providence Hospital, Laura Meyers (’13), CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, David Gorodetski (’15) of Sage Communications, Jodi Ovca (’13) of ACCESS Youth Inc., Christine Hill of National Veterans Legal Services Program, Fred Hill (’13) of The Hill Group, Clayton Lawrence (’13), President & CEO of Lawrence Executive Alliance of Professionals.Howard-John Wesley (’15) of the Alfred Street Baptist Church, Rachel Kronowitz (’15) of Gilbert LLP, Lynne Ford (’15) of Calvert Investments, David Gorodetski (’15) of Sage Communications, Mel Greene (’15) of CareFirst, Kirra Jarratt (’15) of the DC Bar Foundation, Monroe Harrison (’15) of Gaylord National Resort, Stephanie Shain (’15) of the Washington Humane Society, Terri Copeland (’15) of PNC Financial Services Group, Ernesto Santalla (’15) President of Studio Santalla, Felicia Greer (’15) of Pepco Holdings, Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat (’15), CEO of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, Beth Blaufuss (’15), CEO of Archbishop Carroll High School, Clifford Yee (’15) of Raffa PC, Katherine Liola (’15), President of Concentric Private Wealth, Peter Shapiro (’15) of Prince George’s County Revenue Authority, and D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (’15).Representing Troop 5285 of the Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital: D’yana Pickett, Amaya Maxwell and Chuyun Emily Arbieto.LGW President & CEO Doug Duncan (’15), Barbara Krumsiek (’98), LGW’s 2016 Private Sector Innovative Leader of the Year, and LGW Board Chairman Joe Budzynski (’06).ABC 7/WJLA’s Leon Harris emcees the 2016 LGW Innovative Leadership Awards Dinner at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.LGW President & CEO Doug Duncan (’15), Howard W. Stone, Jr., LGW’s 2016 Public Sector Innovative Leader of the Year, and LGW Board Chairman Joe Budzynski (’06).Howard W. Stone, Jr., LGW’s 2016 Public Sector Innovative Leader of the Year speaks to the audience after receiving his award from LGW President & CEO Doug Duncan (’15) and LGW Board Chairman Joe Budzynski (’06).LGW President & CEO Doug Duncan (’15), Rose Ann Cleveland (’07) of the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat (’15), Executive Director of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation – LGW’s 2016 Innovative Community Partner of the Year – and LGW Board Chairman Joe Budzynski (’06).
