Michael D. Barnes, age 64, is Senior Of Counsel to the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP. He was President of The Brady Campaign and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence from 2000 through June 2006. He was previously a partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP. Mr. Barnes was United States Representative from Maryland's 8th Congressional District from 1979 to 1987.
Mr. Barnes has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since 1991, a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000 and serves as Chairman of the Governance Committee. As Chairman of the Governance Committee, Mr. Barnes also serves as Lead Director for the Board of Directors.
George P. Clancy, Jr., age 64, is Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Chevy Chase Bank, FSB, a position he has held since 1995. Mr. Clancy has an extensive career in banking which includes serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Riggs National Corporation (1985-1986) and President and Chief Executive Officer — Signet Bank, N.A. (1988-1995). Mr. Clancy is active in several community and civic organizations, including serving as the Founding and immediate past Chairman and currently as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Charities Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees of the University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc. and on the Executive Committee of the Washington D.C. Police Foundation.
Mr. Clancy has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company and a director of WGL Holdings since December 2000.
James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr., age 54, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of Washington Gas Light Company. Mr. DeGraffenreidt previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Washington Gas Light Company (1994-1998); President and Chief Executive Officer (1998); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1998-2000); Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of Washington Gas Light Company (2000-2001), and was elected to his present position effective October 1, 2001. Mr. DeGraffenreidt serves on the boards of Harbor Bankshares Corporation, Mass Mutual Financial Group, the American Gas Association (Past Chairman) and the Alliance to Save Energy.
Mr. DeGraffenreidt has been a member of the Board of Directors of Washington Gas Light Company since 1994 and a director of WGL Holdings since January 2000.
James W. Dyke, Jr., age 61, is a partner in the Virginia law firm of McGuire Woods LLP, where he specializes in corporate, education, voting rights, government relations and municipal law. He has been a partner with the firm since 1993. In addition to his legal career, Mr. Dyke has extensive professional experience in government and public relations. Among other appointments, he served as Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1990 to 1993 and as Domestic Policy Advisor to former Vice President Walter Mondale. Mr. Dyke has assumed leadership positions in several business and community organizations, including serving as former Chairman of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Virginia Business Roundtable and the Emerging Business Forum.
Mr. Dyke has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company and of WGL
Holdings since September 2003.
Melvyn J. Estrin, age 65, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Human Service Group, Inc. trading as Estrin International (1983-present) and is Chief Executive Officer of University Research Co., LLC. Mr. Estrin is a Director of ChemLink, LLC; Eagle Hospitality LLC; Armed Forces Lodging LLC and HHB Inc. Mr. Estrin has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of two Fortune 500 companies and has been a principal in numerous business enterprises. Mr. Estrin has been appointed by the President as a Trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Estrin was a Commissioner of the National Capital Planning Commission (Jan. 1997-Dec. 2000). He also served as a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania (Oct. 1986-1991).
Mr. Estrin has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since 1991, a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000 and serves as Chairman of the Human Resources Committee.
James F. Lafond, age 65, is the retired Area Managing partner for the greater Washington, D.C. area for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is a Certified Public Accountant with extensive experience serving in leadership positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers and with its predecessor, Coopers & Lybrand LLP. He has been active in several civic and non-profit organizations. Among other recognitions, he has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He is currently a director of VSE Corporation as well as several not-for-profit entities.
Mr. Lafond has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company and of WGL Holdings since September 2003.
Debra L. Lee, age 53, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Holdings, Inc., a global multi-media company that owns and operates Black Entertainment Television and several other ventures. Ms. Lee previously was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of BET Holdings (1992-1995), President and Chief Operating Officer (1995-May 2005), President and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-January 2006), and was elected to her present position in January 2006. Ms. Lee serves on the boards of Girls, Inc., Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the National Cable Television Association. Ms. Lee is also on the Boards of Directors of Eastman Kodak Company, Marriott International, Inc. and Revlon.
Ms. Lee has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since July 2000 and a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000.
Karen Hastie Williams, age 63, retired in 2004 as a Partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Crowell & Moring, where she specialized in public contract law. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Ms. Williams served as Administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (1980-1981) and Chief Counsel of the Senate Committee on the Budget (1977-1980). Ms. Williams is a director of SunTrust Banks, Inc., Continental Airlines Company, Gannett Co. and The Chubb Corporation.
Ms. Williams has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since 1992, a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.
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