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LFI Leadership Team

The Leadership Fairfax teams and committees are organized into pillars. The pillars are structured as follows:

Advancement Pillar
Chair: Brian Monday - brian.monday@td.com

The Advancement Pillar chair oversees the Advancement Committee, the Recruiting Committee and the Gala and Auction sub-committee

Advancement Committee
Chair: TBD

The Advancement Committee is the fundraising arm for LFI and is responsible for the Circle of Investors, supporting the Northern Virginia Leadership Awards and going on ambassador visits. The committee meets monthly.

The Education Pillar Chair oversees the LFI Program, ELI Program and LLP Program and their affiliated committees.

Emerging Leaders Institute Program
Chair: Jill Hanneman, ELI '08 - jhannemann@ppc.com
Vice Chair:  Kevin Timothy, ELI ’09 - Kevin.Timothy@fairfaxcounty.gov
                      Audra Zeibel, ELI '10 - azeibel@csc.com

The ELI Program Committee is responsible for all aspects of planning, organizing and implementing the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) program. This includes the responsibility for delegating, overseeing, and approving the work done by the ELI Curriculum, ELI Community Service Projects, and the ELI Mentoring sub-committees. The ELI Program Committee is composed of the chairs and vice-chairs of each ELI sub-committee. The ELI Program Committee meets during the summer and monthly after the ELI program begins in September.

ELI Curriculum Committee:
Chair: Kevin Timothy, ELI ’09 - Kevin.Timothy@fairfaxcounty.gov
Vice-Chair: Angela Marsh, ELI '11 - amarsh@aockeysolutions.com

ELI Community Service Project Committee
Chair: Tom Barnett, ELI '08 - tom.barnett@fairfaxcounty.gov
Vice-Chair: Jen Webster, ELI '12 - jwebster@eaglerayinc.com

ELI Mentoring Committee
Chair: Lucy Hutchinson,  ELI '11 - Lucy.Hutchinson@KornFerry.com
Vice-Chair: Tess Downing, ELI ‘11 - tld@fjyfinancial.com

Finance Pillar
Chair: Brian Greenberg, LFI '11 - bgreenberg@deloitte.com

The Finance Pillar oversees and give direction to the Finance Committee.

Finance Committee
Chair: Joseph Mastaler, LFI '10 - jmastaler@wittmares.com 

The Finance Committee's primary objectives include oversight of the current year's budget, preparation of the next fiscal year's budget, development of future budget projections as well as providing financial guidance to all Leadership Fairfax committees. The committee meets monthly.

Governance Pillar
Chair: Patricia Stevens, LFI '08 - Patricia.Stevens@fairfaxcounty.gov

Governance Committee
Chair: Patricia Stevens, LFI '08 - Patricia.Stevens@fairfaxcounty.gov

The Governance Committee works with Leadership Fairfax staff and the Board of Directors on strategic planning and on the development of internal policies and procedures. The committee meets monthly.

Leadership Fairfax Gala Committee
Chair: TBD
 
The Gala Committee is responsible for producing the annual gala, which includes soliciting sponsorships and silent auction items and managing the award nominations and application process for the annual awards dinner. The committee meetings vary according to the event timeline.

Marketing & Communications
Chair: Fran Carnevale, LFI '03 - fjcarn@cox.net

The Marketing and Communications Committee's mission is to assess, develop and implement strategies and tactics to effectively brand, differentiate and promote Leadership Fairfax. The committee also provides resources that inform alumni of upcoming events, personal and professional updates and leadership opportunities. Responsibilities include promotional brochures, Leadership Fairfax Web site, Destination Leadership newsletter and the LFI Directory. The committee meets monthly.

Member Engagement Committee
Chair: Jamie Mueller, ELI '08 - j.l.mueller10@gmail.com

The Member Engagement Committee offers opportunities for member networking and continuing education. Programs include Member Reception, Leaders That Lunch, Leadership on Tap, and continuing education. The committee meets monthly.

Outreach Pillar
Chair: Jaleh Moslehi, ELI '05 - jaleh.moslehi@fairfaxcounty.gov

The pillar chair oversees the Marketing and Communications, the SERVEFairfax, and Member Engagement Committee.

Recruiting Committee
Chair: Meti Fekadu, ELI '08 -  mfekadu@fceda.org
Vice-Chair: Paul Buitrago, ELI '09 - pbuitrago@bankofgeorgetown.com

The Recruiting Committee is responsible for a recruitment plan identifying and attracting candidates for each year's new LFI and ELI class programs. The Committee plans several info sessions and spreads the word about the Leadership Fairfax programs, especially to those organizations and communities that will best represent the diversity of the county. The committee seeks speaking opportunities to introduce Leadership Fairfax to the community.

Selection Committee
Chair: Betsy Schatz, LFI '02 - langleyres@aol.com

The Selection Committee meets each summer to review the applicants for the annual class program and selects a class composition based on the criteria and the strength of the applicant. The committee focuses on filling a class that best represents diversity in terms of gender, ethnicity and geography, reflecting the breadth and depth of the Northern Virginia region's business, nonprofit, community, government and education sectors.

SERVEFairfax
Chair: TBD

The SERVEFairfax Committee supports the efforts of Leadership Fairfax to connect its alumni to invest their skills and talents to passionately serve the county’s nonprofit community. The committee oversees the various SERVEFairfax initiatives including Leadership@YourService, the Mason-Leadership Fairfax Partnership 'Honors College Connects' and other community service project teams initiatives.