Rosa Arnoldson
Kellie Schroeder
Ms. Schroeder is the Senior Human Resources Manager at Acumen Solutions, Inc. Acumen Solutions is a business and technology consulting firm with headquarters in Tysons Corner, VA. In addition to helping our clients solve business challenges and improve performance, Acumen Solutions is committed to social responsibility and offering support to various organizations in the community in a number of ways. Prior to joining Acumen Solutions in 2009, Ms. Schroeder served as HR Consultant with TPO, Inc., a local HR consulting firm. From 2004 – 2007, Ms. Schroeder was the Human Resources Director at Innovative Concepts where she led the HR department for this wireless communication government contractor. She previously held human resources positions with Booz Allen Hamilton, Southern Company and TRW (prior to the Northrop Grumman acquisition.) Ms. Schroeder graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor in Business Administration from James Madison University. She also earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification in 2004. With over 15 years experience in human resources, Ms. Schroeder has in-depth experience with employee relations, benefits administration, compensation analysis, policy development and interpretation as well as compliance. Her area of expertise is partnering with executives to create and implement solid HR programs and services in support of strategic business initiatives. She has proven success with coaching managers and serving as a knowledgeable and trusted advisor, offering solutions to a variety of business matters. Strengths include performance management resulting in enhanced productivity, process improvement to gain efficiencies and project management ensuring goal achievement. Excellent communication skills along with strong work ethic and great interpersonal skills make Ms. Schroeder both an effective individual contributor as well as team player. Ms. Schroeder previously served on the boards for Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the Blue Ridge Assistance Dogs organizations. She considers the Northern Virginia area home. She grew up in a military family and enjoyed living in multiple locations on the East Coast. She resides in Fairfax.
Sid Banerjee
A Greater Washington Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in IT services, Sid is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clarabridge. Sid provides executive leadership and strategic direction and is a well-known expert in customer experience, business intelligence, and text mining.
Prior to Clarabridge, he co-founded Claraview, a leading BI strategy and technology consultancy firm. Under Sid's leadership, Claraview grew into a thriving services firm with over 130 employees without any outside funding. Claraview was acquired by Teradata, a leading data warehousing and business intelligence company, in March 2008.
Over his career, Sid has amassed nearly 20 years of business intelligence leadership experience. A founding employee at MicroStrategy, he held Vice President-level positions in both product marketing and worldwide services. During his tenure leading MicroStrategy's worldwide services division, he grew the organization to a 500+ person organization supporting enterprise deployments of BI solutions. Before joining MicroStrategy, Sid held management positions at Ernst & Young and Sprint International. Sid has a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alan Harbitter
Alan Harbitter is currently a consultant operating under Harbitter Consulting, LLC. In 1985, he co-founded an information technology (IT) services company, PEC Solutions Inc., and was jointly responsible for its growth to a publicly traded company with over 1700 employees. He served as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer of that company. In 2005, Dr. Harbitter and his partners negotiated the sale of PEC to Nortel Networks, Inc. Dr. Harbitter’s areas of technical expertise include: information system performance, security, and architecture. His areas of business expertise include small/medium company development and operation.
Dr. Harbitter has over 30 years of diversified experience in IT system analysis, and implementation. Recently, he has been active in homeland security-motivated initiatives to improve information-sharing among state, local, regional, and Federal justice organizations. To that end, he has played a leading role on the Department of Justice “Global” committee that is working to improve the secure sharing of enforcement, investigative, and intelligence information on a nationwide basis.
Other activities and memberships include:
• Distinguished Professor at the George Mason University School of Information Technology and Engineering
• Co-founder of the Washington Area Chief Technology Officers’ Roundtable
• Founding chairman of the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• Board member and Trustee of the Arc of Northern Virginia (an advocacy organization for the mentally and physically handicapped).
• Board member of the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation
• Winner of a “Fed 100” award in 2008 for contributions toward enhancing secure information sharing with the nation’s justice community.
• Founding member of the Integrated Justice Information System (IJIS) Institute
Dr. Harbitter received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University, his master’s degree in computer science from the University of Maryland (UMD), and his doctorate in computer science from George Mason University (GMU). At GMU, his research concerned information security and, specifically, authentication in large and wireless networks. He is well published in the area.
Barry Meil
Barry Meil is a resident of Potomac, Maryland, who develops commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, after recently selling a chain of child care centers. He also heads the Meil Family Foundation. Meil has been involved with MCCP for 11 years, including serving as chair of the MCCP advisory council. Meil currently chairs the Adult Congenital Heart Association and serves on a Montgomery Hospice development committee.Penny Bladich
Penny Bladich is a Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer with Cardinal Bank. She joined the Cardinal Bank team in June 2008 and is responsible for business development, customer relations and loan portfolio management of commercial loan customers. Bladich is actively involved in networking with Fairfax County local chambers and organizations. Prior to joining Cardinal Bank, Bladich relocated from Naples, Florida where she worked for TIB Bank as a Vice President and Commercial Lender specializing in small business and commercial real estate lending. Mrs. Bladich was actively involved with the Southwest Florida Urban Land Institute Executive Committee, acting as Co-Chair for the organization’s Young Leaders Group. In 2006, she was recognized as one of the top “40 under 40” young professionals in Southwest Florida by Gulfshore Business Magazine. Additionally, she acted as an original Board Member and Treasurer for the newly formed Southwest Florida chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). Prior to her banking career, Bladich worked for LJH Global Investments, a leading global alternative investment management firm with a focus on high net worth families and institutions, as a marketing coordinator and event planner. Prior to LJH, she worked for Gulf Bay Group of Companies, Florida’s largest privately owned development company, in contract administration. Mrs. Bladich holds a Bachelors of Science in Marketing from the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University and is currently completing her a degree in bank management through the Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management at the University of Virginia. She resides in Fairfax County with her husband and five year old son.Tracey M. White
Tracey M. White is Vice President of Community and Government Relations for the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in the Capital Division. In this capacity she is the primary liaison for HCA to community, corporate, government and civic entities in the Northern Virginia market. She joined HCA in August 2006 after eleven years as the President & CEO of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, a respected regional Chamber with more than 900 corporate members. During her time at the Chamber she doubled membership and the organization’s budget while also creating their Regional Visitors Center and an innovative Incubator Program sponsoring start-up firms.
Tracey is Board member of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and of Loudoun Interfaith Relief. She is a Leadership Fairfax graduate and has served as the President of the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, President of the Volunteer Fairfax Board of Directors, a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the President of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Chambers of Commerce and the Chairman of the Northern Virginia Coalition of Chambers of Commerce.
Tracey is the recipient of the Reston Citizen of the Year Award for 2000, the 2000 Chamber Executive of the Year Award from the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and Reston Interfaith’s first Professional Partner Award.
Tracey has had a broad range of experience in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds. Prior to her positions with HCA and the Greater Reston Chamber, she was the Director of Corporate Relations for Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and a regional Account Executive for Calvin Klein Cosmetics serving the Washington metro area. During her career she has had direct line responsibility for strategic planning, operations, program development, public policy initiatives, volunteer and board relations, sales, fund raising, marketing and more.
Tracey is a native of New York and an alumna of Elmira College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration /Management. She and her husband Jim live in Ashburn, Virginia and they have two children, Michael and Christopher.
President - Terry O’Hara Lavoie
Ms. Lavoie most recently served as Director of the Survivors’ Fund, an LLC of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. This $25 million disaster recovery program was the largest fund in the country designed for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon. Upon closing its doors in May, 2008, Survivors’ Fund was widely recognized for its effective program approach by many media outlets including: The Washington Post; The Wall Street Journal; TIME Magazine; Salon.com; News Channel 8; and more.
Ms Lavoie has spent the majority of her 20-year career in philanthropy engaging funders on a broad range of topics and initiatives. She held positions at the Council on Foundations and Washington Grantmakers before establishing TOHL House, LLC, which specialized in philanthropy, advocacy and volunteerism. Ms. Lavoie has been an active volunteer in Fairfax County Virginia, which has included serving as a tutor in the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter, a Court Appointed Special Advocate, in leadership roles with the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP). Ms Lavoie was instrumental in MCCP’s efforts with State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation and is a founding Steering Committee member of the Bailey’s Crossroads Health Access Partnership (BxHAP). In 2007, BxHAP secured funding to open the Culmore Clinic, a primary care provider for the poor and working poor in the Bailey’s Crossroads Community.
Ms. Lavoie has continued her service to the Medical Care for Children Partnership, serving on its Advisory Council Executive Committee since 1995 and Chair from 1999 to 2000. Ms Lavoie has led the MCCP Advocacy Committee throughout her tenure, and more recently served on the MCCP Foundation Transition Committee and co-chairs the Foundation Board’s Nominating Committee.
Ms. Lavoie lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband and two children and manages TOHL House LLC, a consulting practice specializing in philanthropy, advocacy, and volunteerism. She serves on Head of School Advisory Committees of the Congressional Schools of Virginia and holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Catholic University of America and a Masters in Public Administration from The George Washington University.
Secretary - Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott has spent over 20 years helping hundreds of global clients better manage their IT environments with proven solutions and strategic consulting. As Chairman and Founder of Windward IT Solutions, Mr. McDermott, together with the Windward executive team, sets and manages the overall direction of the company, including service offerings, strategic partnerships, and overall Company performance. Sean started the company in 1997 and has since grown the company organically to $30M in annual revenue with over 120 employees.
In addition to running Windward, Mr. McDermott was the Founder and CEO of RealOps, Inc., the pioneer in enterprise management Run Book Automation solutions started in 2004 as a spin-0ut of Windward. After BMC Software acquired RealOps in July 2007, Sean continued on at BMC as the VP of Service Automation Solutions where he was responsible for the global roll-out of BMC’s runbook automation and configuration management portfolio. In the past, he has also held senior positions with Predictive Systems and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. McDermott has a Bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and a Masters degree in engineering from The Catholic University of America.
While chief executive, RealOps was named as a finalist in the Northern Virginia Technology Counsel Hot Ticket Awards: Hottest VC Deal (2005), Hottest Management Team (2006), and Hottest Exit (2007). Under Sean's leadership, Windward IT Solutions has received numerous awards, including being named to the Washington Technology Fast 50 (2 years in a row), Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies, and the Inc. 5000.
Sean currently resides in Oakton, Virginia, with his wife and three daughters.
Vice President & Treasurer - Steve Balistreri
With over 15 years of diverse audit, accounting and consulting experience, Steve Balistreri is Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C.’s technology industry practice leader. Specifically, Steve specializes in working with technology companies who seek or have received venture capital or private equity investments.
Aside from financial statement audit responsibilities, Steve has assisted clients in the development of internal control over financial reporting, design of budgeting and financial reporting models. He has considerable experience in implementing the requirements of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act in public companies as well as similar governance improvements in non-public companies.
Steve also has significant experience in strategic and operational consulting. His experience includes strategic planning and consulting on organizational structure for high growth companies, consulting on issues of structure and re-organization of corporate governing boards, and operational flow of the accounting and administrative departments within organizations.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science, Accounting, Marquette University
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
Certified Public Accountant, Virginia and Maryland
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Greater Washington Advisory Board Member and Committee Chairperson
Mindshare, Member / Sponsor
Mid Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), Argy Representative
MAVA Capital Connection Steering and Selection Committee
DC Chapter of Rainbows, Past Treasurer
8405 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
703.770.6348
sbalistreri@argypc.com
Dr. Brent Thibodeaux
Currently, Dr. Thibodeaux is the Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Service Chief for Northern Virginia and has held this position since May 2008. He also serves as the Pediatrics Physician Team Leader at the Kaiser Reston Medical Center. Dr. Thibodeaux has practiced Pediatrics at the Kaiser Reston Medical Center since July 1998.
Born and raised in Houma, Louisiana, Dr. Thibodeaux attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA graduating with a BS in Microbiology in December 1990. He then attended the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport, LA and graduated in May 1995. He completed his Pediatrics Residency at Georgetown University in June 1998.
He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been board certified in Pediatrics since 1998. He is on staff at INOVA Fairfax and Fair Oaks Hospitals. Awards include the Art of Medicine Award of Excellence 2004-07, Resident of the Year 1998, and Phi Beta Kappa. His personal interests include reading, traveling, and gardening.
Philip Clay Marcum
Mr. Marcum currently serves as the Vice President for Operations, Global Analysis, BAE Systems Inc, a major defense contractor. In this capacity he oversees seventy-five contracts and over 900 employees in support of multiple U.S. Intelligence and Defense Community customers. He manages annual sales in excess of $225M. Mr. Marcum has worked with BAE Systems since 1998 in a variety of executive management positions, including program manager, operations director, and general manager. Prior to joining BAE Systems, Mr. Marcum had a thirty year career in the U.S. Army as a Military Intelligence officer, commanding at company, battalion and brigade level. Notable assignments included Commander, Joint Analysis Center, USEUCOM from 1994 to 1997 where he was responsible for intelligence support to the European theater. The Joint Analysis Center consisted of over 1,000 personnel and supported military operations in 82 countries including war zones in Bosnia and Iraq; Executive Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence from 1993 to 1994, overseeing the Army’s intelligence staff; and Director, Force Development for Intelligence, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations from 1990 to 1993 where he managed acquisition programs exceeding $1B annually. Mr. Marcum holds a MA in International Studies from the American University and a BA in History from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Marcum was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University in 1989. Mr. Marcum and his wife of thirty years are active supporters of several non for profit organizations in the arts and early childhood support areas. Mr. Marcum currently serves as a member of the Wolf Trap Foundation Associates Board, which includes education programs for early learning for disadvantaged children.
Mike Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln's academic and career success began when he received a B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Southeast Missouri State University in 1984. Mr. Lincoln then served for three years as Legislative Assistant to Governor James R. Thompson before attending law school. He later received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991 where he served on the Managing Board of the Virginia Law Review and where he was a member of the Raven Society and Omicron Delta Kappa. Following law school, Mr. Lincoln clerked for the Honorable Joel Flaum on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Lincoln was a partner with Hunton & Williams in the Tysons Corner office and an associate with Latham & Watkins in the Washington, D.C. office prior to joining Cooley. Then, in 1999, Mr. Lincoln co-founded the Reston office. Michael Lincoln is a now partner in the Venture Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups and head of the East Coast Business & Technology Group at Cooley Godward Kronish. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law where he teaches a course on emerging growth companies and venture capital. His practice focuses on venture capital, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and the representation of technology and emerging growth companies. In addition, Mr. Lincoln represents a number of leading venture capital firms, angel investors and investment banking companies. He also has significant experience with licensing, marketing and distribution agreements and related intellectual property transactions.
Awards and Recognition
From 2004 - 2008, the Washington Business Journal named Mr. Lincoln the top corporate finance attorney in the Washington, DC area or as a finalist. Also from 2004 - 2008, Chambers USA named Mr. Lincoln to its list of America's Leading Lawyers for Business. From 2005 - 2009, Mr. Lincoln was named as one of The Best Lawyers in America. In 2006, the Legal Times named Mr. Lincoln the top dealmaker in the Washington, DC area. In September 2007, Washingtonian Magazine named Mr. Lincoln one of the Top 150 Most Powerful People in the Washington, DC area. In 2008, SmartCEO magazine selected Mr. Lincoln as one of its SmartLawyers.
Memberships and Service
- Past Co-Chairman and on the Executive Committee of the Medical Care for Children Partnership
- Member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council
- Member of the Steering Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association's annual venture fair.
- Serves on the Alumni Council of the University of Virginia School of Law
- Board of Directors of the Mindshare program, an educational program for area entrepreneurs
- Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association
- Board of Trustees of the Shenandoah National Park Foundation
- Counsel to the Potomac Officers Club
- One of the founders of the Iranian American Technology Council.
- Building Committee of Vienna Presbyterian Church.
- Member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
- Co-manager of his class for the University of Virginia School of Law
- Formerly served as a Commissioner on the Virginia Charitable Gaming Commission.
PRACTICES:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions
- Emerging Companies
- Public Offerings
- Semiconductor
- Venture Capital Financings
- India
- Canada
OFFICE:
Virginia-Reston
One Freedom Square
Reston Town Center
11951 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA
20190-5656
T: 703/456-8022 F: 703/456-8100 E: mlincoln@cooley.com
777 6th Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20001
202/842-7850
202/842-7899
Mark C. Lowham
Mr. Lowham is responsible for a variety of development and strategic marketing efforts for WEST*GROUP. He was a co-founder of The Meridian Group with Jerry and Mike Halpin in 1989 and a founding director of Aviation Facilities Company (AFCO) in 1992. He has participated in a number of successful residential and mixed-use projects in Virginia, Florida, and Wyoming. Mr. Lowham has been an MCCP Advisory Council member for many years, and he also serves on the Boards of the INOVA Foundation, Wolf Trap Associates, Virginia Opera, Life with Cancer, and CharityWorks. Mr. Lowham is former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Phillips Programs for Children and Families. Mr. Lowham graduated from Stanford University and received a Masters in Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Harry Klaff
Harry Klaff is a Managing Director with Jones Lang LaSalle, specializing in Tenant Representation services. Mr. Klaff has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate with a track record in structuring complex real estate transactions. Over the last five years, Mr. Klaff has completed real estate transactions valued in excess of $3 billion for the region’s leading corporations, including government contractors, information technology companies and telecommunications companies. In addition, Mr. Klaff co-manages the McLean office for Jones Lang LaSalle, the leading tenant representation office in the region.
Mr. Klaff’s clients include SI International, Sallie Mae, Inova Health System, Coventry Healthcare, and Edelman Financial Services.
Education
Mr. Klaff received an M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola College and a B.A. in Business Administration and History from Vanderbilt University.
Community Affiliations
- Northern Virginia Technology Council, 1998 to Present
- CORENET, 2005 to Present
- Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
- Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Association
- Medical Care for Children Partnership
- Resource Development Chairman, 1998
- Chairman, 1999
Personal
Mr. Klaff is married to Mary Hooper Klaff and has three daughters – Caroline (17), Madeline (16), and Lindsey (12).
Harry J. Klaff | Managing Director | Tenant Representation
Jones Lang LaSalle
1600 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1000
McLean, VA 22102
Tel: 703-485-8822 | Fax: 312.416.5449 | Cell: 703.855.0826| harry.klaff@am.jll.com