HR Alliance Committees - 2026

Volunteering with HR Alliance is a great way to advance your leadership skills, make new contacts, and share your expertise with others, all while helping HR Alliance maintain its reputation as the best HR professional association in the Washington metropolitan area. Most Board members serve on one or more Committees, before being asked to join to the Board. You must be an active member of HR Alliance to serve on a Committee or serve on our Board of Directors. Below are a list of active Committees. If you are interested in obtaining more information about volunteering, click on the link below and you will be contacted by the Committee Chair or our Management Office 

• Programs Committee (Interested in volunteering? - click here)
   
• Compensation Survey Committee (Interested in volunteering? - click here)
   
• Membership/Member Relations Committee (Interested in volunteering? - click here)
   
• Communications Committee (Interested in volunteering? - click here)
   
• Sponsorship Committee (Interested in volunteering? - click here)

HR Alliance 2026 Committee Assignments

Programs Committee
Kathy Lewis, Gallagher (Co-Chair)
Kerrie Ford, Peraton (Co-Chair)
Julie McGowan, V2X
Jody Friend, JLM HR Consulting, LLC
Lygeia Ricciardi, AdaRose, Inc.
Dannielle Hawk, Northrop Grumman
Abigail Whiffen Arney, Easy Dynamics Corp
Candace Griffith, Altarum
Kendall Bruns, Gallagher

Compensation Survey Committee
Neil Sawyer, NeoSystems Corp. (Co-Chair)
Friderike Butler, Optify (Co-Chair)
Tim Kelly, McGriff Insurance Services
Tina Jenkins, Noblis
Andrew Guigno, Pearl Meyer
Veronika Valcheva, Pearl Meyer

Membership/Member Relations Committee
Alyse Johnson, Serco Inc. (Chair)
David Bachrach, Innovation Group, LLC
Linda White, VPD
Carolyn Cahoon, Buck, A Gallagher Company
Adam Rosenberg, Mobility Global
Cedric Tablante, Easy Dynamics Corp

Communications Committee
Jennifer Beck, People Results (Chair)
Cari Bohley, Peraton
Kris Maleski, HUB International
Kristen Keffer, Peraton
Jenna Mullikin, Indigo IT

Sponsorship Committee
Sam McCarthy, Cherry Bekaert (Chair)
Andrea Lewis

Nomination and Succession Committee
Janet Brewer, Arcfield (Chair)
Megan Pierouchakos, Arcfield