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Leadership Change

Release Date: Monday, October 31st 2011

 
Steven Jumper  

The DowntownDC BID has new Board of Directors officers and members for fiscal year 2012. Steven Jumper, director of corporate public policy for Washington Gas Light Holdings, Inc., (101 Constitution Avenue) is the new chairman. A Board member since 1998, he also has served frequently on the Executive Committee. Jumper succeeds Bradley Edwards, general manager of the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel (999 9th Street).

In addition to Jumper, the following Board members assumed one-year terms as officers beginning October 1:

• First Vice-Chair, Peter Johnston, senior vice president and regional manager of Boston Properties (901 9th Street)
• Second Vice-Chair, Robert Braunohler, vice president of operations and development for Louis Dreyfus Property Group
   (1101 New York Avenue).

  • Treasurer, Michael McCarthy, vice president and director of acquisitions for Quadrangle Development Corporation (1101 G Street)
  • Secretary, Ginger Laytham, senior executive officer to the president, chief executive officer and chairman of Clyde’s Restaurant Group, a new Board member

The membership also elected new Board members who began serving October 1. They include Jeffrey Bank, chief executive officer of The Alicart Restaurant Group, which owns Carmine’s (425 7th Street); Randall Boe, executive vice president and general counsel of Monumental Sports & Entertainment (601 F Street); Donna Cooper, vice president of Pepco’s DC Region (701 9th Street); Jackie S. Duke, regional vice president of operations for Brookfield Office Properties (750 9th Street); Eric Eichmann, chief operating officer of LivingSocial (1445 New York Avenue); Joan Berman, senior vice president of management services for Vornado/Charles E. Smith; and Kathy Kronopolous, regional commissioner, Public Buildings Service for the General Services Administration, National Capital Region.

Two additional members were also appointed to begin serving immediately: Tom Knoll of the Downtown Cluster of Congregations (1313 New York Avenue); and Ken Schwartz of Arnold and Porter (555 12th Street). They replaced departing members.

 For a complete list of Board members, please click here.