Phyllis J. Randall was elected Chair At-Large of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in

November 2015 and reelected in November 2019. Her election was historic as she became the

first person of color in Virginia’s history to be an elected chair of a county Board.

As Loudoun’s Chair At-Large, she represents Loudoun on various regional, state, and national

bodies including, Chair of the full Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and Chair of

the NVTA Governance and Personnel Committee.  She also currently serves as a member of

the National Association of Counties (NACo) Health and Human Resources Committee and

founding member of the (NACo) Economic Mobility Leadership Network, a member of the

Virginia Association of Counties Health and Human Resources sub-committee and a member of

The Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors, Human

Services and Public Safety Policy Committee, Regional Forward Coalition, and DC Statehood

sub-committee.

Chair Randall also serves on the Board of Supervisors’ Finance/Government Operations and

Economic Development Committee and the Transportation and Land Use Committee.

In June of 2018, Chair Randall was selected as one of only twenty-five women in the country to

be included in the 2019 class of Governing Magazine’s Women in Government Leadership

Program. In addition, in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, the citizens of Loudoun County voted Chair

Randall Favorite Public Official, an honor which she is most humbled by and proud of.

From 2009-2011, Chair Randall served as Chair of Virginia’s Fair Housing Board under former

Governors Tim Kaine and Bob McDonnell. From 2014 to June of 2018, she served as Chair of

Virginia’s State Board of Corrections under Governor Terry McAuliffe.

By profession, Chair Randall is a mental health therapist, with substance dependence as her

emphasis area. She has worked with justice-involved populations, both in and out of

incarcerated settings, a career she has enjoyed for over 20 years.

She and her husband Thaddeus (T.W.) have lived in Loudoun since 2003, and are the proud

parents of two sons, Ashon and Aaron.

Chris Clemente founded the Comstock organization in 1985 and has guided its growth and diversification since its inception. Mr. Clemente managed the growth of Comstock as a private enterprise until the 2004 initial public offering of Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI), now known as Comstock Holding Companies®, Inc. (“Comstock” or “Company”). Since the IPO, Mr. Clemente has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Comstock and is the largest individual stockholder of the Company. Mr. Clemente chairs Comstock’s Executive Committee, which charts strategic direction, evaluates acquisition opportunities, and oversees strategic partnerships, including multiple public-private partnerships. Mr. Clemente is also Managing Member of Comstock Partners, LC (“Partners”), a family-owned, private company founded by Mr. Clemente in 1999 to focus on commercial real estate development and investment.

Following its IPO, Comstock expanded its for-sale homebuilding operation into multiple key markets in the southeastern United States, while the commercial development operation of Partners remained focused on the Washington, DC market. Following the Great Recession, Comstock scaled back its for-sale homebuilding operation to focus solely on the Washington, DC market. Mr. Clemente managed the two companies as separate firms with distinct management teams and investment objectives until early 2018, when Comstock announced its plan to wind-down its for-sale homebuilding operation and refocus on commercial development, real estate asset management, and real estate related services. To execute this strategic plan, the operating platforms of Comstock and Partners were combined, and changes were made to the management team. To anchor the transition, Partners entered a long-term, cost-plus asset management agreement covering its portfolio of commercial properties, which had grown to include millions of square feet of stabilized buildings and development assets strategically located at key transit stations on Metro’s new Silver Line in the Dulles Corridor of Northern Virginia that have an estimated value at full build out of approximately $3 billion.

Key assets included in the portfolio of managed assets, include; Reston Station, a 4.5 million square foot transit-oriented and mixed-use development covering nearly 40 acres surrounding the terminus station of Phase I of the Silver Line in Reston, Virginia, and Loudoun Station, a 2+ million square foot transit-oriented and mixed-use development located adjacent to the terminus station of Phase II of the Silver Line in Ashburn, Virginia.

Mr. Clemente attended the University of Wisconsin and George Mason University where he studied Business and Psychology. Mr. Clemente and his wife, Tracy Schar, have been long-time supporters of numerous charitable organizations in the Washington, DC region that support international adoptions, foster care programs, and that provide educational, housing and other assistance to families and children in-need.

Buddy Rizer serves as the Executive Director for economic development in Loudoun County, Virginia,

which was named the 2021 Economic Development Organization of the Year by the International

Economic Development Council. He leads the agency responsible for encouraging growth and

developing relationships with Loudoun’s business community in both the commercial and agricultural-

based business sectors. During his tenure, Rizer and his team have attracted more than $65 billion in

new commercial investment and more than 60 thousand new jobs. During this time, the growth in the

commercial based has helped lower the tax rate in Loudoun by more than 48 cents on the dollar, saving

residents thousands of dollars annually on their tax bill.

Mr. Rizer has been named a Tech Titan eight times by Washingtonian Magazine (2017 – 2024), one of

the 50 most influential Virginians six times by Virginia Business Magazine (2018 – 2023), a five-time

member of Virginia’s Power 500 (2020 – 2024), and three times named to the Washington Business

Journal’s Power 100 as one of the most influential businesspeople in Washington, DC (2020, 2022,

2023). In 2024, he was named as one of the 50 most influential people in Northern Virginia by Northern

Virginia Magazine.

Mr. Rizer is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), a certified Entrepreneurship Development

Professional (EDP), has a master’s in business administration/economics from Longwood University and

is a graduate of Virginia Tech's Local Government Management Graduate Program.

John has spent his entire career in the real estate industry with a focus on land acquisitions and sales in the Washington DC metro market, where he has acquired or sold over $1 Billion worth of commercial assets and properties planned for development.

As Managing Principal of Cypress Real Estate Company, he has applied his extensive experience and broad network to identify value-add investment opportunities that have been acquired with internal capitalization and joint venture partnerships. In addition, John also serves as the Managing Member of Good Housing Virginia specializing in the financing, development and management of affordable housing.

As Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield, where John spent over 10 years, he was an integral member of the Land Advisory Group, specializing in the acquisition and disposition of complex real estate assets. John has overseen the successful completion of over 70 transactions on behalf of his clients and partners.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield in 2012, he managed the land department as Vice President of K. Hovnanian Homes (Top 10 National Homebuilder) for over 10 years, where he acquired and sold thousands of residential lots in the region. In addition to his experience in acquiring land, he has managed numerous high profile rezonings and governmental approvals in many local jurisdictions.

John lives in Loudoun County with his wife and two kids, and he is very involved and knowledgeable in the local land use and politics of this fast-growing County.

Ben Miller is a Principal and Co-Founder of the Wellington platform, including Wellington

Development, Wellington Development Partners, and Wellington Community Partners (WCP). As the firm's principal executive, he oversees the strategic direction, capitalization, and execution of the platform, leading land acquisition, public-private partnerships, project financing, and the development of affordable and mixed-income housing communities throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan region.

Ben oversees Wellington's development strategy, capital formation, and financing activities while directing the firm's relationships with public agencies, financial institutions, equity investors, and development partners. Under his leadership, Wellington has financed affordable housing communities utilizing Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), tax-exempt bonds, conventional debt and equity, and Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credits (HOTC). Ben's broader experience also includes New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), Historic Tax Credits (HTC), and other specialized public-private financing structures, reflecting more than two decades of experience across the full spectrum of real estate capital markets.

Mitch Crispell joined True Ground Housing Partners in October 2020 and serves as a Director of Real Estate Development. Mitch is responsible for a third of APAH’s development portfolio, including current and pipeline projects, with a focus on the District of Columbia and Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax Counties. He also works on policy and advocacy at the county, state, and federal levels. Previously, Mitch worked as a project manager for affordable housing at BRIDGE Housing Corporation in San Francisco, CA. Over 4.5 years, he managed new construction and rehabilitation projects across the Bay Area. He began his career in tenant services in Washington, DC. He holds a BA in Organizational Studies with a Minor in Community Action and Social Change from the University of Michigan and a Master of City Planning from the University of California-Berkeley. He lives in Washington, DC. He is a mentor to two young professionals as part of Housing&'s Generation& Mentorship Program.

Eric is the Director of Loudoun County's Department of Housing and Community Development, responsible for county housing policy and programs with a staff of 53 and an annual budget of over $55 million. The department administers a broad spectrum of initiatives, including the Housing Choice Voucher program, down payment assistance, an affordable dwelling unit program, as well as a locally funded attainable housing development lending program. He previously served more than three decades at the City of Alexandria’s Office of Housing, holding various positions throughout his tenure, including a decade as Deputy Director. His experience encompasses financing and collaboration with private developers and nonprofit organizations on attainable housing projects ranging from single for sale units to rental developments with over 450 units. Eric holds a master’s degree in urban planning from San Jose State University, California, and a bachelor’s degree in Urban Affairs from the University of Rhode Island.

Joseph Serruya is a Principal of the architecture and design firm Retail Design Collaborative (RDC). He brings more than 30 years of experience leading complex commercial retail developments from concept through construction. He consistently bridges the vision of national and regional brands and developers with the needs of local communities. As head of RDC's National Retail Studio, Joseph has guided planning, entitlement, design, and delivery projects spanning convenience, fitness, grocery, mixed-use, and large-format retail in Loudoun County and across the country and internationally for notable brands such as Target, Walmart, Circle K, Mavis and The Fitness Equation (TFE). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Central University of Venezuela and a master's degree in architecture from McGill University. Joseph resides in Loudoun County with his wife and three children.