Development Advisory Committee
Jorge Aquino, Emergent Biosolutions
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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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Gary J. Gianino, Sawyer Realty Holdings, LLC
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Mary Giles, Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc.
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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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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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Alec Ross, President Obama Transition Team
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Thomas Rucker, Sawyer Realty Holdings, LLC
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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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