OUR PEOPLE
Dana Pauley
(DAY-nuh. POL-lee) : (she/her)
PRESIDENT & CEO
Sarah Burnett
(SARE-uh. BURN-net) : (she/they)
SENIOR DIRECTOR,
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Kaarmin Ford
(CAR-men. Fohrd) : (she/her)
SENIOR DIRECTOR,
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Wylea Chase
(Why-LEE-uh Chayz) : (she/her)
SENIOR DIRECTOR,
COLLABORATIVE IMPACT
Be the kind of leader that you would follow.
OUR BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
John ‘Jay’ Murphy (CORE 2022)
Board Chair
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
M&T Bank
Gail Wasserman, PhD
Vice Chair
Carolina Clavijo (CORE 2017)
Finance Chair
Treasurer
PARTNER
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New Title
Secretary

Dana Pauley (EL 2017)
Ex-Officio
PRESIDENT & CEO
Leadership Montgomery
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bill Bien (CORE 2026)
FOUNDER
Accelerate Studios, USA
Renee Iacona

Vice President, Oncology Biometrics and Chief Operating Officer, Oncology R&D
AstraZeneca
Catherine Matthews (CORE 2003)
RETIRED
Montgomery County Government
Daniel Parra (CORE 2019)
FOUNDER & CEO
New Dynamics Business Consulting
Amy Ray
REGIONAL VP, HUMAN RESOURCES AMERICA’S EASTERN DIVISION
Marriott International
Mark Rittenberg (CORE 2020)
PRINCIPAL
AMR Commercial
Stacey Terry Ormsby (CORE 2022)
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
Montgomery County Public Schools
Note: Years listed after individuals’ names indicate the year in which they graduated from Leadership Montgomery, Senior Leadership Montgomery or Emerging Leaders Programs
FOUNDING BOARD
Fran L. Abrams
Paul G. Adams, III
Allen Bender
Adrianne L. Carr
Susan Hedling Evans
Joan Finnerty
Michael A. Freedman
Frederick C. Gale*
Barbara G. Golden
William H. Hussmann*
Blair Lee*
Dr. Noreen A. Lyne
Carolyn S. Meakem
Esther B. Newman
Eliot Pfanstiehl
Lawrence F. Pignone*
Kenneth P. Reichard
Warren P. Rothe
Barry F. Scher
Roberta F. Shulman
The Hon. Carlton R. Sickles*
Andrew M. Stern
Gladys L. Young*
PAST BOARD CHAIRS
Frederick C. Gale* (1989-1991)
Eliot Pfanstiehl (1991-1993)
Mita M. Schaffer (CORE 1990) (1993-1995)
Sheldon I. Grosberg* (CORE 1993) (1995-1997)
Robert L. Jones (CORE 1992) (1997-1999)
Charles A Lyons (CORE 1995) (1999-2000)
Marion H. Hull* (CORE 1995) (2000-2002)
Bradley L. Westpfahl (CORE 1997) (2002-2004)
William G. Robertson (CORE 2002) (2004-2005)
Solomon Graham (CORE 2003) (2005-2007)
Debra L.C. Liverpool (CORE 1999) (2007-2009)
Michael L. Mael (CORE 2005) (2009-2011)
Marvin Dickerson (CORE 2007) (2011-2013)
Bradley H. Colton (CORE 2000) (2013-2015)
Debbi L. Jarvis (CORE 2012) (2015-2017)
David Hill (CORE 2005) (2017-2019)
Marilyn Lynk, Ph.D. (CORE 2017) (2019-2021)
Crystal Carr Townsend (CORE 2010) (CORE 2021-2022)
Bola Audena (CORE 2018) (2022-2023)
Greg Coleman (CORE 2019) (2023-2024)
Gustavo Matheus (CORE 2020) (2024-present)
* Deceased