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This past Thursday, the 2024 Committee for Dulles Board of Directors held its first business meeting of the new year at the Northwest Federal Credit Union's headquarters in Herndon. Pictured from left to right, front row: Mike Hajoun, Georgia Graves, Mohammad Khan, Michelle Forde, and Dave Kirby. Second row: Scott York, Mark Treadaway, Rich McCary, Anita Grazer, Stephen Grant, Ed Zigo III, Jo Thoburn, Sharon Commiskey, David Kelley, and Jeff Bentley. Third row: Keven LeBlanc, John Fisher, Nicolle Baker, Mike Sawyers, Bruce Simms, Brandon Ferris, Rad Lang, and Mike McCarthy. Thank you, Jeff Bentley and Northwest Federal Credit Union, for hosting the Board meeting.
Following the review of the November 2023 Board meeting minutes and the December financial report, the Board did a review of this past year's general activities. January 2023 started with the first of five luncheons held in 2023. The other luncheons were held in March, June, September, and December. In February CFD had an open house and food drive at the CFD office. In April CFD held a United breakfast at the beginning of the month, followed by the CFD Golf Tournament on the 22nd. In early September, CFD did the Sustainable Infrastructure luncheon, and in November the Tower of Dulles Awards Dinner was held. In October CFD had its member appreciation event that was hosted by the German Armed Forces Command at Dulles. Also, in cooperation with MWAA, Loudoun County DED, and Fairfax County EDA, CFD held two airport job fairs in 2023.
Besides the general events listed above, the various committees were actively engaged in meetings and events. The Aviation & Airport Activities Committee held an Airlines Managers reception, met at Airschott at Dulles to hear about worldwide cargo operations, toured Atlantic Aviation facilities, and the NOAA Weather Station at Dulles. The Legislative & Economic Development Committee held several meetings throughout 2023 that included guest speakers dealing with various topics from economic development, transportation, airport noise, the threat to the perimeter rules, and important legislative matters. As the brain trust behind our luncheon and other CFD events, the Programs Committee met monthly to make all those events successful. The Membership Committee met regularly to discuss the growth of CFD and membership retention.
Lastly, the Committee for Dulles Community Outreach, the charitable arm of CFD, had a tremendous 2023. They awarded $48,000 to 37 scholarship recipients and awarded non-profit grants to Travelers Aid and Metropolitain Washington Airports Interfaith Chapels.
It has been a very dynamic year for the organization, so thank you to everyone who made all CFD events and meetings most successful.
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