Michael D. Barnes, age 65, 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 65, 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., a Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation and is 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.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Human Resources Committee
James W. Dyke, Jr.
Elected 2003
James W. Dyke, Jr., age 62, 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, Virginia, Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Virginia Business Roundtable and the Emerging Business Forum. He is also Chair-elect of the Greater Washington Board of Trade for 2009.
Mr. Dyke has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company and of WGL Holdings since September 2003.
Member of the Governance Committee
Melvyn J. Estrin
Elected 2000
Melvyn J. Estrin, age 66, 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 66, 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.
Member of the Audit Committee
Debra L. Lee
Elected 2000
Debra L. Lee, age 54, 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.
Member of the Human Resources Committee
Terry D. McCallister
Elected 2009
Terry D. McCallister, age 53, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of Washington Gas Light Company. Mr. McCallister previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer (2001-2009). Mr. McCallister joined Washington Gas Light Company in April 2000. He was previously with Southern Natural Gas, where he served as Vice President and Director of Operations and with Atlantic Richfield Company, where he held various leadership positions. Mr. McCallister has a bachelor's degree in engineering management from the University of Missouri at Rolla and is a graduate of the Darden Business School Executive Program. Mr. McCallister serves on the Leadership Council of the American Gas Association, is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Gas Association and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Gas Technology Institute. He also serves on the boards of several business and community organizations, including, among others, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Northern Virginia Family Services and the INOVA Health System Foundation.
Mr. McCallister has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company and of WGL Holdings since March 2009.
Karen Hastie Williams, age 64, 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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