The Government Relations Committee (GRC) of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce is charged with representing and serving as the advocacy voice of Alexandria business before government officials at the local, state and federal level.
In addition to advocacy the Chamber GRC also hosts a number of events throughout the year designed to educate and inform the Chamber membership and community at large. Those events include: Legislative Breakfast(s), Candidate Debates, Legislative Agenda Roll Out, Business Competitiveness Summit and the US Chamber Small Business Summit.
This committee is appointed each year by the Chamber Board of Directors. Applications become available in October for appointment by the Chamber Board in December for a one year term beginning in January of each year. For more information on the Government Relations Committee please contact Maria Ciarrocchi mciarrocchi@alexchamber.com
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2019 Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Committee
Chair - Dave Millard, Avison Young
Bismah Ahmed, Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington
Nancy Appleby, Appleby Law PLLC
Dave Armstrong, Monument Wealth Management
Agnes Artemel, Eisenhower Partnership
Bill Blackburn, Homegrown Restaurant Group
Andy Duncan, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Alyia Gaskins
Nick Gehrig, Redmon, Peyton and Braswell
Joseph Haggerty, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Hall
Ann Harbour, INOVA Alexandria Hospital
Gin Kinneman, Kinneman Insurance
Katie Leonard, Zero Eight Three
Laurie MacNamara, Booz Allen Hamilton
H. (Skip)Maginniss, Maginniss + del Ninno Architects
Jody Manor, Bittersweet Catering & Café
David Martin, Gold Works, Inc. by David Martin Design
Garrett McGuire, AT&T
Brent McKenzie, Transurban
Tom Osborne, Spurgeon Lewis Antiques
Andrew Palmieri, Saul Ewing LLP
Andy Pizzi, I & I Resolutions
Michael Porterfield, Tartan Properties Commercial Real Estate Services
Cathy Puskar, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, PC
Kim Putens, Bloomers
Scott Reamy, Dominion Energy
Danielle Romanetti, fibre space
LaJuanna Russell, Business Management Associates
Ed Velarde, EagleBank
Josh Veverka. Northern Virginia Association of Realtors
Ken Wire, Wire Gill LLP
Tom Colicchio, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (Ex Officio)
Maria Ciarrocchi, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
In addition to advocacy the Chamber GRC also hosts a number of events throughout the year designed to educate and inform the Chamber membership and community at large. Those events include: Legislative Breakfast(s), Candidate Debates, Legislative Agenda Roll Out, Business Competitiveness Summit and the US Chamber Small Business Summit.
This committee is appointed each year by the Chamber Board of Directors. Applications become available in October for appointment by the Chamber Board in December for a one year term beginning in January of each year. For more information on the Government Relations Committee please contact Maria Ciarrocchi mciarrocchi@alexchamber.com
Click here for our 2020 Legislative Agenda!
Click here for our 2019 Legislative Agenda!
Click here for our 2018 Legislative Agenda!
Click here for our 2017 Legislative Agenda!
Click here for our 2016 Legislative Agenda!
Click here for our 2015 Legislative Agenda!
2019 Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Committee
Chair - Dave Millard, Avison Young
Bismah Ahmed, Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington
Nancy Appleby, Appleby Law PLLC
Dave Armstrong, Monument Wealth Management
Agnes Artemel, Eisenhower Partnership
Bill Blackburn, Homegrown Restaurant Group
Andy Duncan, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Alyia Gaskins
Nick Gehrig, Redmon, Peyton and Braswell
Joseph Haggerty, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Hall
Ann Harbour, INOVA Alexandria Hospital
Gin Kinneman, Kinneman Insurance
Katie Leonard, Zero Eight Three
Laurie MacNamara, Booz Allen Hamilton
H. (Skip)Maginniss, Maginniss + del Ninno Architects
Jody Manor, Bittersweet Catering & Café
David Martin, Gold Works, Inc. by David Martin Design
Garrett McGuire, AT&T
Brent McKenzie, Transurban
Tom Osborne, Spurgeon Lewis Antiques
Andrew Palmieri, Saul Ewing LLP
Andy Pizzi, I & I Resolutions
Michael Porterfield, Tartan Properties Commercial Real Estate Services
Cathy Puskar, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, PC
Kim Putens, Bloomers
Scott Reamy, Dominion Energy
Danielle Romanetti, fibre space
LaJuanna Russell, Business Management Associates
Ed Velarde, EagleBank
Josh Veverka. Northern Virginia Association of Realtors
Ken Wire, Wire Gill LLP
Tom Colicchio, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (Ex Officio)
Maria Ciarrocchi, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
