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Board Members

Sarah Giardenelli

Sarah Giardenelli

Sarah Giardenelli

    Sarah Giardenelli is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist at Collective Health Center in Leesburg. She holds her Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University at Buffalo and Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine. 

Beth Huck

Sarah Giardenelli

Sarah Giardenelli

    Beth Huck is a Loudoun resident and former educator who served for four years as the Elected County-wide (at- large) member of the Loudoun County School Board. Currently, she is the owner and CEO of Journey Solutions. She is also working towards her master's degree in family counseling. 

Jessica Monte

Sarah Giardenelli

Jessica Monte

Monte teaches writing, literature and film at Marymount University. She holds a Commonwealth of Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in English.

Her teaching background spans elementary school through higher education, as well as adult education.  She participates as an educator, graphic designer, photographer, and editor for Loudoun Community Press.

Matthew Monte

Sarah Giardenelli

Jessica Monte

    Matthew Monte is 

the author of 

Network Attacks and Exploitation: A Framework, a cybersecurity text published by Wiley in 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in Computer Science from Cornell University. He participates as an educator and editor for Loudoun Community Press. 

Elizabeth Venafro

Elizabeth Venafro

Elizabeth Venafro

Elizabeth Venafro is a B2B and B2G marketing executive with over 18 years of experience in technology, life sciences, and government. She serves as a fractional CMO for various clients, offering executive-level marketing support. Previously, Elizabeth was the VP of Marketing and Growth at Sorcero and held key roles at Omnilert, Unison, an

Elizabeth Venafro is a B2B and B2G marketing executive with over 18 years of experience in technology, life sciences, and government. She serves as a fractional CMO for various clients, offering executive-level marketing support. Previously, Elizabeth was the VP of Marketing and Growth at Sorcero and held key roles at Omnilert, Unison, and K2M. She was honored in the 2015 Loudoun 40 Under 40, and volunteers now as a judge for local and state DECA competitions. Elizabeth is a proud wife and mother of two.

Mark Tate

Elizabeth Venafro

Elizabeth Venafro

Mark Tate is the owner of Transcendent Consulting, LLC, a leadership coaching and business consulting company. Mark holds a BS from Auburn University, an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an MS from the United States Air Force Intermediate Service School. He is a credentialed Project Management Professional, a Certified S

Mark Tate is the owner of Transcendent Consulting, LLC, a leadership coaching and business consulting company. Mark holds a BS from Auburn University, an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an MS from the United States Air Force Intermediate Service School. He is a credentialed Project Management Professional, a Certified Scrum Master, and a Certified Agile Facilitator. During his 27 year Air Force career, Mark held many logistics related positions at duty assignments and deployed locations throughout the world. Mark’s passion is helping individuals and organizations develop and execute key strategies to achieve successful outcomes. He and his wife Dedra live in Loudoun County with their three daughters.

Brett Washington

Elizabeth Venafro

Brett Washington

Brett Washington is a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Cvent, an event management software company, based in Tysons Corner, VA. At Cvent, he leads a global development framework group and co-founded the Technology Apprenticeship Program, which offers on-the-job training for individuals coming from non-traditional educational bac

Brett Washington is a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Cvent, an event management software company, based in Tysons Corner, VA. At Cvent, he leads a global development framework group and co-founded the Technology Apprenticeship Program, which offers on-the-job training for individuals coming from non-traditional educational backgrounds. In 2020, he designed and developed the We’ve Been Protesting project, a web based application that illustrates the conection between protests, art and music.

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