YGL GREGORY CENDANA Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO
“Stay humble, do your best, have thick skin and don’t Google yourself.”
FRANCESCA CHAMBERS White House Correspondent, Daily Mail PETER CHANG Co-Founder, No Kings Collective
— Sheena Parveen on advice she would give to an up-and-comer in her field
KEO CHEA Deputy Assistant Director of Community Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau AGGIE CHIN Executive Pastry Chef, Mirabelle ELBRIDGE COLBY Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security MARYBETH COLEMAN Vice President of Customer Success, Cortex Building Intelligence ERIN COMO Traffic Anchor/Reporter, Fox5 WILL COMPTON Inside Linebacker, Washington Redskins JOHN CONLEY Acquisitions Manager, Ditto Residential MELISSA COOK Director, Global Partnerships, EverFi RACHEL COTHRAN Senior Content Strategist, HZDG MARTIN DITTO Founder and CEO, DITTO Residential Through his urban design and real estate development company, Ditto, 39, has overseen numerous cutting edge projects across the city. His key to success: “Focus on building a work life where you are surrounded by healthy and compassionate people... and position yourself in a way that your day-to-day tasks and responsibilities are personally fulfilling.”
JORDAN COTTON Co-Founder, Cotton & Reed Distillery
SHEENA PARVEEN Metereorologist, NBC4 Parveen, 31, had previous stints in Tampa and Philadelphia before settling in Washington. In addition to her daily weather duties, she does a weekly feature on adoptable pets from local shelters.
LAUREN CULBERTSON Public Policy Manager, Twitter CARLOS CURBELO U.S. Congressman (R-Fla.) HEATHER DARAZS Creative Services Manager, CBS Corporation ASHLEY DARBY Owner, Oz Restaurant; Cast Member, “The Real Housewives of Potomac” MICHAEL DARNER Executive Director, Congressional Progressive Caucus
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