President Elizabeth Corse ICS Consulting Savvis 617-780-6049 President Elizabeth Corse ICS Consulting Savvis 617-780-6049 elhcorse@yahoo.com Elizabeth Corse, a 15-year investor relations veteran, heads ICS Consulting. Previously, she was Director of Investor Relations of SAVVIS, Inc. and Vice President of Investor Relations for State Street Corporation. She has led the Capital Area chapter to its first two NIRI National Chairman's Awards, in 2008 and 2009; and in 2009 was recipient of the Individual Chapter Leader Award.
	Programs Co-Chair Diana Hayden Formerly Principal Corporate Communications Constellation Energy 443-569-2503 Programs Co-Chair Diana Hayden Formerly Principal Corporate Communications Constellation Energy 443-569-2503 diana.hayden@constellation.com as an Investor Relations and Corporate Communications officer. Prior to joining Constellation Energy in May 2007, Diana was senior director of investor relations for InPhonic, Inc., an online seller of wireless services. For ten years, she served as director of investor relations and corporate communications at MRV Communications, a telecommunications equipment supplier in Los Angeles, California. Diana earned a degree with honors in business administration from Mount St. Mary’s College.
	Treasurer Barbara Koontz Mid-Atlantic Regional Vice President Curran & Connors, Inc. 703-848-9259 Treasurer Barbara Koontz Mid-Atlantic Regional Vice President Curran & Connors, Inc. 703-848-9259 bkoontz@curran-connors.com Barbara has more than 19 years of experience in the graphic arts industry, including 14 years in the annual report business. She has been involved in NIRI, at both the national and local levels, for more than six years. She has served as the chapter's Membership Chairperson as well as the President for two years. Barbara has spoken numerous times on panel discussions, and was a speaker at the national NIRI convention in Palm Springs in 2002.
	Communications Co-Chair Joanne Murray Communications Co-Chair Joanne Murray
	Membership Co-Chair Josh Rehrer District Manager Business Wire Washington, D.C. 703-243-0400 Membership Co-Chair Josh Rehrer District Manager Business Wire Washington, D.C. 703-243-0400 Josh.Rehrer@businesswire.com Josh Rehrer joined Business Wire in 1999 and is now District Manager for the Washington D.C. metro office, responsible for helping local companies electronically disseminate press releases to fulfill disclosure requirements. Josh is a graduate from Penn State University with a degree in Media Relations. He lives in Arlington with his wife, Meredith and their Jack Russell.
	Membership Co-Chair Pamela Styles Principal Next Level Investor Relations LLC 703-864-5711 Membership Co-Chair Pamela Styles Principal Next Level Investor Relations LLC 703-864-5711 P.Styles@NextLevelInvestorRelations.com Pam Styles is Principal and founder of Next Level Investor Relations LLC. She is a member of the NIRI Senior Roundtable and a senior investor relations practitioner with 25 years in corporate positions of finance and strategy, investor relations and corporate communications. Pam runs a boutique consultancy, dedicated to providing senior level investor relations and corporate communications guidance and service to public and pre-IPO companies. Previously she was head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), an aerospace, electronics and industrial manufacturing supplier. Prior to that served as Director of Investor Relations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) and RJR Nabisco (NYSE: RN.) Pam holds an MBA in finance and strategy from the University of Chicago and a BMA from the University of Michigan in music performance and business.
	Programs Co-Chair Miranda Weeks President Advanced Investor Relations Cell: 703-485-6067 Programs Co-Chair Miranda Weeks President Advanced Investor Relations Cell: 703-485-6067 miranda@advancedinvestorrelations.com In 2005 Miranda Weeks opened her firm Advanced Investor Relations to provide IR coaching for firms. Miranda began her work in investor relations in the late 1990s, first by managing the IR program of Coflexip, a French oil service firm listed on the Nasdaq and Euronext and later Technip. Highlights of her work in Paris involved two acquisitions, various investor events and introducing shares on the NYSE. She received the ‘golden line’ award in France for superior shareholder communications and an 18/20 score for IR from a French financial weekly in 1999. She commenced her career in the US Treasury working on international trade policy and later international macroeconomic issues. Miranda holds a master’s of international economics (Graduate Institute of International Studies – Geneva) and a master’s in international relations (CERI, an institute within the Free University of Brussels) and a BA (Majors: Economics; International Relations and French – University of Nebraska).
	Advisory Board Member Bob Bannon Senior Director, Investor Relations Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation P: 301-944-6710 Advisory Board Member Bob Bannon Senior Director, Investor Relations Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation P: 301-944-6710 rbannon@advancispharm.com Prior to starting a financial and IR consulting business, Bob was Director, Investor Relations at Net2000 Communications, Inc. and spent thirteen years in various roles with The Nasdaq Stock Market. Bob is a holder of the CFA designation and is currently serving as the chapter's Communications Chair. Position Advisory Board
	Advisory Board Member David Spille VP, Investor Relations Deltek, Inc. P: 703-885-9423 Advisory Board Member David Spille VP, Investor Relations Deltek, Inc. P: 703-885-9423 davespille@deltek.com With over 10 years of experience leading the Investor Relations departments for several public companies, Mr. Spille has gained extensive financial modeling, M&A and crisis communications experience. He has started the Investor Relations programs for three separate companies and has been responsible for all corporate communications with each public company’s global investment community. He also has been responsible for various PR activities and other finance activities such as managing a company’s stock repurchase program. During his tenure at various companies, Mr. Spille’s IR programs have been ranked second in Institutional Investor (II) magazine for best US IR program, awarded Honorable Mention for Best Use of Technology by Investor Relations magazine and participated in one of the most successful initial public offerings in stock market history. Mr. Spille is an Advisory Board Member of the National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) Capital Area Chapter and has published and been quoted in several investor relations publications. Mr. Spille also was a Senior Analyst at The Nasdaq Stock Market. He received his M.B.A from the George Washington University and his B.B.A. from Radford University Position Advisory Board
	Special Programs Co-Chair Karen Vahouny Partner Qorvis Communications P: 202-683-3209 Special Programs Co-Chair Karen Vahouny Partner Qorvis Communications P: 202-683-3209 kvahouny@quorvis.com A founding partner of Qorvis Communications, the largest independent PR firm based in the Washington area, Karen has more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications and investor relations. Prior to joining Qorvis’ predecessor company, The Poretz Group, in 1996, Karen served as Vice President of Corporate Communications at PRC. She was twice named Business Communicator of the Year for the Washington Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and is now serving a two-year term on IABC’s Research Foundation board of trustees. Position Special Projects Co-Chair
	Communications Co-chair Robin Kite Director, Chapter Services National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) P: 703-506-3568 Communications Co-chair Robin Kite Director, Chapter Services National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) P: 703-506-3568

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