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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Georgetown Main Street is a volunteer-driven organization. Meet our Board of Directors for 2024-2025, many are residents or own Georgetown businesses. All love this community and want to see it thrive.

Iesha Holy

Board Chair

Iesha is the Owner and Founder of EuroBronze Sunless Studio located at 1616 Wisconsin Avenue.

Mary Beth Hasty

Board Secretary, Economic Vitality Chair

Mary Beth co-owns and manages Build Design Center at 1631 Wisconsin Ave & is a trademark attorney for small businesses

Charissa Benjamin

Board Member

Charissa is the Founder and Principal of Savor PR.

Alex Walker

Board Member

Alex is the Principal & Co-Founder of MILLER WALKER Retail Real Estate, a commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Georgetown

Allison Cooke

Board Member

Allison is a Principal of CORE architecture + design at 1010 Wisconsin Ave NW

Vicki Johnson

Board Vice Chair

Vicki is a Georgetown resident & owner of Vicki Johnson & Associates

Duk-ki Yu

Marketing & PR Chair

Duk-ki is the founder and owner of MAJOR located at 1514 Wisconsin Avenue.

Ann Goldstein

Board Member

Ann is a Georgetown resident.

Ellen Waugh

Events Committee Chair

Ellen is a Georgetown resident.

Melanie Hayes

Board Member

Melanie is a VP at TTR Sotheby's International Realty and has served on the GMS Board of Directors for over 6 years.

Rian Holt

Board Treasurer

Rian is the Franchise owner of DRIPBaR DC at 1720 Wisconsin Ave NW

Trevor Waddell

Governance Committee Chair

Trevor co-owns Take Care with his wife Becky, located at 1338 Wisconsin Ave

Colleen Girouard

Board Member

Colleen is a Georgetown resident.

Geoff Dawson

Board Member

Geoff is the Co-Founder of Tin Shop

Gwendolyn Coleman

Board Member

Gwen is the Director of the Office of Neighborhood Life at Georgetown University.

THE TEAM

Georgetown Main Street has a small but growing team. Meet the faces behind the work.

Shelby Davis

Shelby Davis

Events/Admin Specialist

Emma Duffy

Emma Duffy

Social Media Manager

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rachel Shank, MPA

Rachel Shank joined Georgetown Main Street in 2019 after receiving her Master of Public Administration from the George Washington University. Rachel is committed to building strong bonds between the small business community, the Georgetown negihborhood, and university through events and storytelling.

You can find Rachel walking up Wisconsin Avenue popping into shops, with a smile.

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