National Cherry Blossom Festival
Board of Directors

OFFICERS
Chair*:

Kristin M. Rohr
Guest Services, Inc.

Vice Chair*:
Sue Porter

Visit Fairfax

Secretary*:
Barbara Ehrlich

Individual Member

Treasurer*:
Christy L. Toole

KPMG LLP

Chair Emerita*
Susan E.S. Norton
Cultural Connections Consultants LLC

MEMBERS
Theresa Belpulsi

Destination DC

Lynn Breaux

Cynthia Brock-Smith
Secretary of the District of Columbia

Tony Gittens*
Filmfest DC

Solomon Keene, Jr.
Hotel Association of Washington, DC

Dr. Sachiko Kuno
S&R Foundation

Karyn G. Le Blanc
DowntownDC Business Improvement District

Mary O’Connor LoJacono
Fleishman-Hillard Inc.

Laurel Lukaszewski*
Artist

Ambassador John Malott
The Japan-America Society of Washington DC

Greg O’Dell
Events DC

Jennifer Cover Payne
Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, DC

Elizabeth Scott
Eats Good Media

Dan Sherman*
Hospitality Industry Professionals Network (HIP Network)

Michael Stevens, AICP
Capitol Riverfront BID

Tsunehiko Yanagihara
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Washington Office
Mitsubishi International Corporation

Deborah Ziska
National Gallery of Art

*Executive Committee Member

2012-2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival® Emerita
Ellie Harvey

Programs