2022 Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 Honorees Announced
Arlington, VA – The Leadership Center for Excellence and Leadership Fairfax are proud to announce the 2022 Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 honorees. These emerging leaders demonstrate exceptional and impactful leadership in their professional and personal spheres within the Northern Virginia region. The 2022 Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 event celebrating the honorees will be virtual and take place on Friday, March 25, 2022, from 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
“The Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 celebration recognizes the incredible impact that leaders can make both professionally and personally,” said Lisa Fikes, President and CEO of the Leadership Center for Excellence. “This year’s honorees demonstrate exemplary vision, adaptability, and care for others. With so much changing in the world today, these leadership traits are needed and worth celebrating.”
CEO and President of Leadership Fairfax, Karen Cleveland, stated, “We at Leadership Fairfax are beyond ecstatic to partner with our friends at the Leadership Center for Excellence to honor some of the best and brightest young leaders in our community. Each and every one is exceptional, and I cannot wait to see the impact they make in the future.”
2022 Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 Honorees
Lizzette Arias, U.S. Ignite
Amini Bonane, Cvent
Miatrai Brown, Direct U.S. Immigration
Daniel Chase, Kellen Company
Eva-Elizabeth Chisholm, L’Arche GWDC
Christine Dondero Bettwy, Rock Recovery
Marlon Dubuisson, Office of Congressman Gerry Connolly
Andrew Dumont, Federal Reserve Board
Obum Egolum, Capital One
Jeanine Finch, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Jess Firshein, Accenture
Blaine Fitzgerald, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Sharonda Futrell, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Kelly Garrity, Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation
Gresham Harkless, Blue 16 Media
Chris Hassett, ManTech
Zuleyma Herrera, Capital One
Ana Hughes, The Arc of Northern Virginia
Janae Johnson, George Mason University
Amanda Kastl, Fairfax County Government
Brian Kincaid, Fairfax County Government
Sara Kreitzer, Northern Virginia Family Service
Juliana Lee, Markon Solutions
Linh Ly, Pesner Altmiller Melnick DeMers & Steele PLC
Brian Marroquin, Arlington Community Foundation
Erica McIntyre, American Heart Association
Nicole Merlene, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
Travis Nembhard, DC Department of For-Hire Vehicles
Patrick Phillippi, Amazon
Ellen Simon Volo, Fairfax County Government
Megan Souza, NAMI Northern Virginia
Krystal Stackhouse, Genesys Works, National Capital Region
Grelia Steele, Fairfax County Government
Cameron Thomas-Shah, U.S. Department of State
Brandon Thompson, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General
Erika Thompson, Robinhood
Roberta Tinch, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Aaron Walsh, Deloitte
Philip Wilkerson, George Mason University Career Services
Albert Wu, Raymond James Financial Services
To learn more about and register for the 2022 Northern Virginia 40 Under 40 virtual event honoring these leaders, please visit leadercenter.org/40-under-40/.
About Leadership Center for Excellence and Leadership Fairfax
The mission of Leadership Center for Excellence is to connect, develop, and inspire leaders for personal growth, civic engagement, and community impact. For more information, visit leadercenter.org or call (703) 528-2522.
Leadership Fairfax inspires, connects, develops, and engages leaders to impact issues facing Fairfax County and the region. It is a diverse community of 2,000+ alumni where leaders collaborate to develop and implement solutions to community issues. To learn more, call (703) 752-7555 and visit leadershipfairfax.org.