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 Scott
Brickman is CEO of The Brickman Group, the largest commercial
landscape maintenance firm in the U.S. The company, which has more
than 10,000 employees and more than 170 company-owned and operated
branches serving 30 states, provides quality commercial landscape
services to thousands of office parks, hotels, cemeteries, healthcare
facilities, retail centers, homeowners associations and schools
around the country. Joining the company in 1986, Mr. Brickman progressively
advanced to oversee operations in their Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
and Southeast division before being named CEO in 1998 at the age
of 35.
Outside the company, Mr. Brickman has served as a board member
and in an advisory capacity to many organizations, including Kellermeyer
Building Services, ICON, Sequel Health Services and Kratos Global
Strategies. He and his company have been the recipient of numerous
awards, including Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
The Brickman Group was recognized with the Society of Financial
Professionals' National Capital Business Ethics Award. Mr. Brickman
and his wife, Patrice, are involved in many philanthropic causes,
including Neediest Kids and Visible Men, where Mr. Brickman sits
on the Board, the National Center for Women and Children, Stepping
Stones Shelter, the Barbara Bush Foundation Celebration of Reading
and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
 Albert
H. Cohen was a renowned local businessman, builder
and investor. He was the former president of Frederick Construction
Co. Inc., which built many local industrial and commercial facilities,
schools in Prince George's, Montgomery and Frederick counties, the
first wing to Frederick Memorial Hospital and Coblentz Memorial
Hall at Hood College in Frederick, Md. Mr. Cohen served admirably
as a captain in the U.S. Army's 90th Infantry Corps of Engineers
in World War II and was presented with a Purple Heart, a Silver
Star and a Bronze Star. After serving his country, he earned a bachelor
of science degree in architectural engineering from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University in 1946.
Mr. Cohen, a native of Frederick, Md., served on the Hood College
Board of Trustees from 1983-1995 and was named trustee emeritus
upon his retirement. He was recognized with an honorary doctorate
of humane letters in 2006. In 2009 Mr. Cohen and his late wife,
Etta, were inducted into the Hood College Hall of Fame for their
dedicated commitment to Hood College athletics.
(Our thoughts are with the Cohen family after Albert Cohen's passing
on Aug. 26, 2011.)
 Neil
D. Cohen is the president and chief executive officer
of District Photo Inc., which is the largest direct-to-consumer
digital print, variable data printer and gift fulfillment service
in the world. Mr. Cohen started with the company in 1976 and has
been president and CEO since 1989. The company, which has facilities
in Beltsville, Md., Chambersburg, Pa., Phoenix and Newton Abbott
in the United Kingdom, provides services to most major on-line providers,
major retailers and to its company-owned brands. Prior to the digital
revolution, District Photo was the largest independent mail order
and wholesale photo film processor in the United States and the
United Kingdom.
Mr. Cohen, a native of Washington, D.C., is the past president
of the Photo Marketing Association International. He is also involved
in numerous business groups, including the World Presidents' Organization,
and a wide range of philanthropic organizations serving children's
needs, education, faith-based organizations and health-related causes,
frequently holding committee or chair responsibilities in these
groups.
 Jack
Davies was the founder and president of AOL International
and now serves on the board of directors of Scholastic, the global
children's publishing and media company. Prior to joining AOL in
1993, Mr. Davies was managing director of Citicorp's London-based
consumer mortgage business after serving as vice president, Europe,
for RCA Records. He began his career at General Electric where he
held numerous senior consumer marketing positions. Mr. Davies earned
an MBA in marketing (1973) and a bachelor's degree in political
science (1972) from the University of Rochester.
Active in philanthropy in the D.C. area, Mr. Davies serves on a
number of boards including the Board and Executive Committee of
Venture Philanthropy Partners. In addition he is on the board of
See Forever Foundation, CharityWorks and The Washington Scholarship
Fund.
 Richard
D. Fairbank is founder, chairman and chief executive
officer of Capital One Financial Corporation, a broadly diversified
financial services company ranked 130th on the Fortune 500. Mr.
Fairbank founded Capital One in 1988 based on his belief that the
power of information, technology and testing could be harnessed
to bring highly customized financial products directly to consumers.
Headquartered in McLean, Va., Capital One is the seventh-largest
bank in the United States, offering a broad spectrum of financial
products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial
clients. With the company's newly acquired subsidiary, Chevy Chase
Bank, F.S.B., Capital One has approximately 1,000 branch locations
in New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia and
the District of Columbia. Additionally, Capital One has international
businesses in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Capital One has been widely recognized for its entrepreneurial culture,
progressive work place, and community engagement. Recently, Capital
One has been named to: Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For,
Fortune's 20 Great Employers for New Grads, BusinnessWeek's
Best Places to Launch a Career, Working Mother's 100 Best
Companies and DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity.
Capital One also was named to Fortune magazine's list of
Top Companies for Leaders, ranking second in North America and fifth
globally. Under Mr. Fairbank's leadership, Capital One has demonstrated
a strong commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, supporting
a number of area programs focused on community redevelopment and
youth education, including DC Cares, the DC College Access Program
and Junior Achievement. Mr. Fairbank has been recognized for his
community and industry leadership, including his 2008 appointment
to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. He
also was honored as a 2008 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate
and was named 2006 Banker of the Year by the American Banker. Mr.
Fairbank holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University.
 Michelle
DiFebo Freeman is the owner and an active board member
of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, with offices in Olney, Md., and
Fenwick Island, Del. The Freeman Companies has over 60 years in
a variety of real estate ventures, currently with special expertise
in land acquisition, land planning, development and redevelopment
for award-winning, amenity-rich residential communities and neighborhood
shopping centers. Notable real estate developments and redevelopments
by the Freeman Companies include Sea Colony, the Village at Bear
Trap, Bayside (including a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course)
at the Delmarva Shore, The Tidewater Inn in Easton, Md., and Olney
Village Center and Cabin John Center and Mall in Montgomery County,
Md.
Ms. Freeman is also the founding president and chairman of the
board of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. The Joshua M. Freeman
Foundation was created in 2007 to conceptualize, construct and operate
sustainable facilities that support the arts, the environment and
athletic achievement. Ms. Freeman has also served as the president
and chairman of the board of The Carl M. Freeman Foundation since
2007. Since 1960 The Carl M. Freeman Foundation has been proudly
giving grants and guidance to hundreds of nonprofit organizations
in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware and West Virginia.
Ms. Freeman is a founding member of Venture Philanthropy Partners
and is currently serving on the boards of The Washington National
Opera, Charity Works and YouthAIDS.
 Richard
Kay is currently chairman of Sentrillion Inc., a "TS"
(Top Secret) border security, cyber-security, information assurance
and healthcare managed services company. He is the former founder,
chairman and CEO of OTG Software, a data storage software company
that he founded in 1992. OTG became the leader in online data storage
solutions. OTG was acquired by Legato Systems in 2002 and Mr. Kay
remained on the board of directors until the acquisition of Legato
Systems by EMC in 2003.
Mr. Kay currently serves on the board of directors of the University
of Maryland School of Engineering. He is a special partner with
ABS Capital, a multibillion dollar equity investment firm focused
on healthcare, IT and media companies. Mr. Kay is also an honorary
member of the board of directors of Venture Philanthropy Partners.
He and his family work closely with various charities.
 Jeong
H. Kim is the 11th president of Bell Labs, the
communication industry's most heralded research organization. His
background ranges from being a CEO of a high technology start-up
to senior executive of a Fortune 500 corporation. Mr. Kim's early
career encompassed computer design, satellite systems design and
data communications and included seven years as a nuclear submarine
officer in the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in reliability engineering from the University
of Maryland, a master's degree in technical management and a bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Johns
Hopkins University. Mr. Kim currently serves on the boards of the
Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute
of International Studies, and Global Internet Ventures. He is a
member of the National Academy of Engineering and the NASDAQ Listing
and Hearing Review Council, and was named one of the 10 most influential
Asian Americans in business for 2005 by the U.S. Pan Asian American
Chamber.
 Mark
D. Lerner, , representing
members of the Lerner, Cohen, Tanenbaum family, is a principal owner
of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a principal of Lerner
Enterprises, a Rockville, Md., based real estate development, management
and investment company founded in 1952 by his father, Ted Lerner.
Lerner Enterprises' development activity is mainly concentrated
in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Some of the company's
major projects include White Flint, White Flint North, Washington
Square at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 20 M Street, SE, 2000 Tower
Oaks Boulevard, The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II, Dulles
Town Center, Fallsgrove Village Center and the Greenbelt Marriott
Hotel, among many others. Mr. Lerner also has developed and manages
many residential communities in the Washington, D.C., area. In addition,
Lerner Enterprises is a partner in Chelsea Piers, a 30-acre sports
and entertainment complex located on the Hudson River in New York
City.
Mr. Lerner and his family have been involved in many worthwhile
causes including the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, The George Washington University, Georgetown
Day School, The Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Washington, Jewish
Community Centers of Greater Washington and the District of Columbia,
JCC Maccabi Games, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Imagination Stage, ADL In Concert against Hate, YouthAids, Juvenile
Diabetes, Junior Achievement, Food and Friends and the Washington
Nationals Dream Foundation, among many others. He currently serves
as a trustee of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington,
a member of the board of Hillel at The George Washington University
and on the advisory board of Israel Bonds.
 Roger
Mody is the founder and chairman of The Mody Foundation,
whose goal is to provide higher education, health-based and athletics
funding for economically disadvantaged inner-city children. Mr.
Mody also is an associate publisher of Inc. Magazine and has been
featured on CNN. He is the former chairman and CEO of SIGNAL Corporation,
an information technology services company supporting the Federal
Government. SIGNAL achieved revenue of $300 million in 2002 with
2,200 employees. Mr. Mody sold the company to Veridian Corporation
for $227 million in 2002.
Mr. Mody and SIGNAL were the recipients of multiple industry and
growth awards, including Ernst & Young High Technology Entrepreneur
of the Year, KPMG Peat Marwick High Technology Entrepreneur of the
Year, Small Business Administration (SBA) Entrepreneur and Business
of the Year, Washington Technology Fast 50 Growth Award, Arthur
Andersen's Best Practices Award for Exceeding Customer Expectations,
Deloitte & Touches Fast 500 and Inc. 500, among others.
The Mody Foundation has been actively involved in the Washington-area
philanthropic community with participation in numerous organizations,
including Inova Fairfax Hospital pediatric heart program, St. Jude's
Children's Research Hospital, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,
The Orphan Network, National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the
Easter Seals. The Mody Foundation also has supported Cardinals AAU
Basketball, Alexandria Rising Stars Basketball, Joe Gibbs' Youth
For Tomorrow and The Good Samaritan Foundation. Mr. Mody was a charter
member of the Washington Redskins Leadership Council and served
as chairman of Washington's 2003 Fight Night, which raised a then
record $2 million for the Fight for Children organization.
Anthony Nader is president and
chief executive officer of NEW Customer Service Companies, a unit
of NEW Asurion Corporation. Under his leadership, NEW has grown
to be the leading global provider of extended service plans for
the consumer electronics and appliance industries. NEW was the first
company of its type to receive a JD Power Certification; it was
recently recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of
the top 50 places to work.
Mr. Nader is involved in a number of philanthropic, business and
community organizations, including the Inova Health System Foundation
Board, where he is past chairman, and the Inova Health System Board
of Trustees. He is a member of Venture Philanthropy Partners, The
Economic Club of Washington, D.C., and the Young Presidents Organization,
a Partner in the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a principal
in SWaN Investors. He is a graduate of John Carroll University and
holds an MBA in finance from the Weatherhead School of Management
at Case Western Reserve University. Mr. Nader, his wife, Annette,
and their three children live in Northern Virginia.
 Fredrick
D. Schaufeld is managing director of SWaN Investors.
SWaN has 20 widely diversified investments, including growth oriented
companies, domestic and international real estate ventures and the
Washington Nationals Baseball Club. Mr. Schaufeld is also founder
and chairman of NEW Customer Service Companies and vice chairman
of its parent company, NEW Asurion Corporation, the world's leading
consumer product protection administrator. Mr. Schaufeld was a founder
of the Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC) and with his wife,
Karen Schaufeld, authored its first model law, a derivation of which
was adopted by most states. Prior to founding NEW, Mr. Schaufeld
worked in the live talent industry.
Mr. Schaufeld is active on a number of corporate and philanthropic
boards, including CustomInk.com; Loudoun Country Day School, where
he is currently board chairman; Fight For Children; One Voice Movement;
and the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. He is a member
of Venture Philanthropy Partners and the Young Presidents' Organization.
Mr. Schaufeld is a graduate of Lehigh University and has three children.
 Earl
Stafford is the chairman and CEO of The Stafford Foundation,
which is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that supports more
than 30 nonprofits that provide services to the disadvantaged and
underserved and helps them to improve their lives and become self-reliant.
The foundation created and funded The People's Inaugural Project,
which brought hundreds of disadvantaged Americans from across the
country to witness and participate in the inauguration of President
Obama. The foundation also established the Doing Good campaign with
Dr. Bill Cosby's endorsement. The campaign is designed for people
who are seeking ways to help others become self-sufficient so that
they may in turn help others who are underserved. Mr. Stafford is
the former chairman and CEO of UNITECH, a technology solutions company
that developed advance distributed training programs, training simulation
systems and homeland security solutions for the Federal Government.
Mr. Stafford enjoyed a distinguished career in the U.S. military,
including serving as the assistant Air Force liaison officer to
the Federal Aviation Administration where he was responsible for
ensuring Department of Defense initiatives and programs which were
integrated into the FAA's National Airspace System modernization
effort. He currently serves on the boards of the Joint Center for
Political and Economic Studies, Drexel University, Wesley Theological
Seminary, Venture Philanthropy Partners and Business Executives
for National Security.
 George
P. Stamas is a senior partner in the Washington
and New York offices of the international law firm Kirkland &
Ellis LLP. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania (1973) and the University of Maryland Law School (1976),
Mr. Stamas began his career as a special counsel in the Enforcement
Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has been
listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers and Best Lawyers
in America for many years and was previously named by The American
Lawyer as one of the leading 45 lawyers in America under the age
of 45.
Mr. Stamas was the former vice chairman of the board of Deutsche
Banc Alex Brown, Inc., a founding board member of FTI Consulting
(NYSE), and also serves on the boards of NexCen Brands, Inc., Gridpoint
Technologies, Medicity, Inc., and MidOcean Partners. He is also
a venture partner of New Enterprise Associates and is active in
numerous local and national civic affairs. In addition to being
a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is on the board
of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Leadership 100, Caves Valley
Golf Club, the Baltimore Orioles, and is an Archon of the International
Order of St. Andrew.
 Cliff
White was a founding partner and the financial architect
of NEW Customer Service Companies Inc., the nation's leading provider
of extended-service plans and buyer-protection programs for consumer
products. Founded in 1983 with headquarters in Sterling, Va., NEW
provides award-winning post-sale consumer care for leading retailers,
consumer service providers, wireless carriers and financial services
firms in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
A graduate of Lehigh University, Mr. White started his career as
a CPA with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in New York City. There
he was responsible for managing the field work on the Bank of New
York and Mitsubishi International Corporation audits. Currently
he and two other founding members of NEW are partners in SWaN Investors,
a diversified private investment fund with more than 20 investments,
including the Washington Nationals Baseball Club.
He is active on the Board of the Community Foundation of Montgomery
County, where he and his wife, Debbie, have a family fund. Mr. White
is also on the foundation's Sharing Montgomery Grants Committee
and is a founder and co-chair of the foundation's Neighbors in Need
Montgomery Fund, which assists those in the county who are in dire
need of housing, food and employment. The Whites also are donors
in Venture Philanthropy Partners, an innovative philanthropic organization
that makes investments in high-performing nonprofit organizations
that serve children and youth of low-income families in the National
Capital region. In addition, Mr. White is the treasurer of St. Dunstan's
Episcopal Church in Bethesda, Md.
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