Valerie was appointed June 3 by Mayor Fenty to her new position. She’d previously been Adrian Fenty’s COO when he held that position, and before that held positions at both Jones Lang and Ernst & Young. She’s a grad of both Harvard Business School and Kennedy School of Government.

Previously the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Albert was responsible for executing Mayor Adrian Fenty’s economic development strategy and managing a development pipeline worth more than $13 billion in public-private housing, retail, office and parks projects. He was also responsible for the District’s efforts to create and preserve affordable housing and making it a great jurisdiction for business. more

Jack was first elected to the Council of the District of Columbia in a 1991 special election and re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. In 2001, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chair Pro Tempore of the DC Council. Jack served as the key architect in the early '90s of rules ensuring the creation of more than 2,000 downtown housing units, authoring and working for years to secure passage of legislation establishing Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), and crafting DC's most ambitious affordable residential housing program.  more