DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Peter Byrnes President & CEO Winchester Homes, Inc (ret.)
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Charlie Dukes, Scheer Partners
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As a long-time County resident, Charlie takes his responsibilities to the community seriously. He is involved with many charities and serves or has served on multiple boards benefiting his community. While serving as President of the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce, Charlie organized the first Prince George's Board of Education Business Advisory Council. He is currently President of the Doctors Community Hospital Foundation and is a Life Director of the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association. In addition, Charlie served as Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Transition Team for County Executive Jack Johnson, and is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation. Although Charlie has received many awards for his efforts, there are a few that stand out. For two consecutive years, Charlie was selected as “Man of the Year” by the Prince George's Minority Business Organization, which recognized his efforts in promoting minority business in the county. The Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association bestowed on Charlie, the Kettler award for lifetime community and professional service. In 2002, Charlie received the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce's “Legacy Award” for his leadership and commitment to business in the country. Born in Durham, North Carolina, Charlie has called Prince George's County, Maryland home since 1962. He resides in Hyattsville with his wife, Becky Dukes. He has 2 sons, 1 daughter and 4 grandchildren.
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M. H. Jim Estepp, Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable
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Len Foxwell, Deputy Comptroller of the State of Maryland
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Bridget Graves, The Peterson Companies
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John Leith-Tetrault, National Trust Community Investment Corporation
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Aris Mardirossian, Aris and Marianne Charitable Foundation
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Doug Mueller, Sawyer Property Holdings
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Mr. Mueller holds board or committee nominations in the Maryland Multi Housing Association and Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA), Washington D.C. Property Managers Association (PMA) and is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management, the Greater Southeast Florida Apartment Association, the Georgia Apartment Association, the Alabama Apartment Association, and the National Apartment Association (NAA).
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Nhora Barrera Murphy, The Media Network
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As a specialist in health communications, Nhora has directed programs for local and national health promotion and disease prevention projects dealing with children, substance abuse, women's wellness and senior health initiatives in areas such as breast and cervical cancer, exercise, substance abuse, immunizations, and diabetes. She has also held a variety of health communications and management positions at organizations such as Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Cancer Center Division of Cancer Control and Prevention, The National Hispanic Council on Aging, Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, and the Spanish Educational Development Center. She has chaired and has been an active member of several D.C. area coalitions on health initiatives, including the Montgomery County Latino Health Initiative, and has worked to implement several programs for different ethnic groups including Hispanics, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Nhora holds a degree in Health Care Administration from Columbia Union College. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Montgomery County Department of Business Development Workforce Investment Board, and a Board member of Passion for Learning. Nhora Barrera Murphy is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery and Leadership Maryland.
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Timothy P. Priest, Greater Washington Initiative
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In his position, Priest defines strategies for marketing Greater Washington, attracting national and international companies and develops the research agenda to support these strategies. He oversees a staff of eight and several part-time consultants. He has directed business development/marketing campaigns in 13 North American metro areas, the UK, and Germany. Priest is responsible for managing an annual budget of $2.5 million, invested by the private and public sectors. He raised over $100,000 from non-traditional sources last year and currently oversees a 1 million dollar advertising campaign while directing the research agenda for Greater Washington Initiative. Priest has given a number of public speeches ranging from international business delegations studying the Washington economy to conferences on government procurement and economic development. He has also served as a guest speaker for local MBA schools including Darden Graduate School of Business and Kogod College of Business at American University. Priest has a strong research and economics background and has co-authored numerous reports on the Greater Washington economy. Many of these reports were reported on by the Washington Post, the Washington Times, Associated Press, and local high technology publications. Before joining GWI, Tim worked for the Greater Baltimore Alliance where he developed the organization's first State of the Region report. He holds a B.S. degree in political science and economics from Towson University.
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Alec Ross, One Economy Corporation
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Peter Shiras, President, CASA Board of Directors, International Youth Foundation
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Peter has extensive international experience in Latin America and Africa, where he directed humanitarian and development programs during his 13 year tenure at Catholic Relief Services. He lived and worked in Central America from 1981 – 1985, was deputy director of the Latin America program for CRS from 1985-1987, was the country representative for Kenya, Sudan and Uganda from 1987 – 1990 and senior director for Africa from 1990-1993. Earlier in his career, Peter lived on a kibbutz in Israel for a year, managed an 80-acre organic fruit farm in southwestern Michigan for two years, spent six months working for the Inter-American Development Bank and six months working for the Guatemalan Institute of Science and Agricultural Technology in Guatemala City. Peter is currently the vice chair of the board of CIVICUS, a global organization based in Johannesburg formed to strengthen citizen action and civil society, and is chair of the Board of Directors and member of the Development Advisory Committee of CASA of Maryland, which aims to improve the lives of the Latino community throughout Maryland. He is a graduate of Cornell University, where he received his Master of Science and Bachelors of Science degrees in Agricultural Economics.
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Philip A. Stevens, Stevens Builders (ret.)
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In 1975, he co-founded Matthews-Phillips of Maryland, Inc., a residential development firm and Phillips/Stevens & Associates, the commercial arm of the organization. Since that time, he has served as President and CEO, developing more than 3,000 residential units and 150,000 square feet of commercial space. Ten years ago he was joined byhis two sons and formed Stevens Builders. The firm builds custom homes in Howard, Carroll, an Montgomery Counties. Mr. Stevens has been a licensed real estate broker in Maryland since 1981.
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Jere Stocks, Washington Adventist Hospital
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Mr. Stocks has served in the following healthcare positions since 1984: Physicial Billing Services Manager at Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale, Illinois from 1984 to 1986; Operations Manager at Professional Support Services in Westmont, Illinois from 1986 to 1987; Hospital Services Manager at Baxter Healthcare Corporation in Deerfield, Illinois from 1987 to 1988; Director, Strategic Planning at Lakeland Regional Health System in St. Joseph, Michigan from 1988 to 1991; Senior Manager at KPMG in Dallas, Texas from 1993 to 1999; and three positions within Tenet Healthcare Corporation from 1999 to 2005: Director, Operations Strategy in Dallas, Texas, Chief Operating Officer at Redding Medical Center in Redding, California, and Chief Operating Officer at Creighton University medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Stocks is currently Chairman of the Adventist Community Services Board, a member of the Maryland Regional Cancer Centers Board and the Silver Spring Chamber Board.
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