Eileen O'Connell Andary is the Chief Administrative Officer of the DowntownDC BID. She joined the organization as the BID Services Director in 1998 and was instrumental in helping to establish the Downtown Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance (SAM) Program. Today, her primary role is to direct all human resource functions, including employment, compensation and benefits, employee relations, training and regulatory compliance activities, for all BID employees.

Eileen is also responsible for board administration and office management. Under her guidance, the BID has recruited, retained and supported a highly skilled and well-qualified staff and SAM positions and maintained a turnover rate below 20%.

Prior to coming to the BID, Eileen served as vice president of personnel and training at Tourmobile Sightseeing. She also was the human resources and training director at the National 4-H Conference Center and the visitor and information services director at Arlington National Cemetery.

Eileen has a bachelor's degree in history from Trinity College in DC (now known as Trinity Washington University) and a MBA, with an emphasis in personnel management, from George Washington University. She is a native Washingtonian and resides in DC with her husband. Eileen has one daughter.