Member Buzz: December 2023
December 14, 2023
HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST NEWS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF LGW MEMBERS
1991
Jeff Keitelman (’91) has become a Partner and Co-Head of US Real Estate at Hogan Lovells
1995
Phyllicia Hatton (’95) has been named Business Development and Marketing Specialist at Prince George's County Community Federal Credit Union
2000
Thelma Jones (’00) has received The Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her work with the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund
2004
Tamara Lucas Copeland (’04) released her newest book, Revealed, on November 13
2013
Danielle M. Reyes (’13) has been named the 2023 Barbara Harman Changemaker in Philanthropy by Spur Local
2014
Nina Albert (’14) has been appointed Acting Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development under Mayor Muriel Bowser (’13)
2015
Mary-Claire Burick’s (’15) organization, Rosslyn BID, has been nominated as a finalist in PR Daily’s 2023 Content Marketing Awards
David Gorodetski’s (’15) company, Sage Communications, was named as one of the 2024 Agency Elite Top 100 presented by PR News
2020
Marla Dean (’20) was appointed to the Mayor’s Inaugural Commission on Poverty under Mayor Muriel Bowser (’13)
Lupi Quinteros-Grady (’20) was honored with the Poderosas Award at the 7th Annual Gala El Poder de Ser Mujer
lisa wise (’20) was selected as a 2023 Heroines of Washington Finalist by March of Dimes
2021
Monique Fortenberry (’21) has been named Director of the FTC's Office of Workplace Inclusivity and Opportunity
Indira Henard (’21) has been named a 2023 Top Ten Admired Woman Leader by Pinnacle Women Insights
2023
Corey Briscoe’s (’23) organization, ABC&D Company, was named the Verl Zanders Emerging Business of the Year by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
2024
Lamont Akins (’24) has been named Director of External Affairs at Pepco
Charlyn Stanberry (’24) received the On the Rise Award from the American Bar Association. She was also recognized as a Top Lobbyist of 2023 by The Hill magazine
In Memoriam
Maudine Cooper ('93), a civil rights advocate who worked for three DC mayors before becoming President of the Greater Washington Urban League, passed away on November 10
