CEOs You Should Know - Washington DC

Susan Lacz, a recognized leader, and sought-after speaker in the catering and special events industry, is Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Ridgewells Catering in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Under John Scott’s leadership, Scott-Long Construction has become a trusted partner in the Metro DC area, creating win-win outcomes for clients, partners, and team members. Known for its expertise in healthcare, senior living, faith-based projects, and complex builds, Scott-Long also excels in adaptive reuse—transforming existing spaces to meet modern needs while preserving character.

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Beth was hired as a consultant for USTA Mid-Atlantic Section USTA MAS in August 2014 to strategically guide the organization through a number of complex operational transformations. Beths understanding of strategy, workforce planning, and business needs resulted in rapid and successful growth for USTA Mid-Atlantic Section and in January 2017 she joined the USTA MAS team as chief operating officer.

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Bonnie Carroll established the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) in 1994, creating a vital support network for those mourning the loss of a military loved one. Motivated by the tragic death of her husband, Brigadier General Tom Carroll, in a 1992 Army plane crash, along with seven other soldiers, Bonnie transformed her personal loss into a purposeful mission. Today, TAPS stands as the leading national organization dedicated to offering compassionate care to those grieving the death of a hero who served their country selflessly.

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Kelly Groff has led Visit Montgomery for over 25 years. She has spent her entire professional career in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining Visit Montgomery, Groff served as a Business Development Manager at the Baltimore County Office of Economic Development; Business Development Officer with the Baltimore City Office of Promotion and Tourism; and held several directors of sales positions with hotels in Baltimore.

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Brian Flood is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of DecisionPoint Corporation. An accomplished andrecognized leader, Brian offers a unique blend of business development, building organizational capability, global team building and delivering go-to-market IT solutions with consistent strong ROI and profit delivery. He has consistently driven double- and triple-digit growth by aligning technology initiatives with business goals.

A proven change catalyst, Brian turns operations around and implements systems for sustained profitability, growth and expansion. He has expert knowledge of government, technology and business trends including national/corporate security, enterprise architecture, outsourcing, application development and implementation and eBusiness. His accomplishments include managing merger and acquisition activities; leading business development and marketing divisions; long-range project planning, implementation and execution—including policy development, finance and administration.

Brian began his career with the US Army holding a variety of positions from combat arms to a nuclear launch officer and lastly public affairs. His experience post military began in political journalism, being amongst the youngest Congressional Chiefs of Staff working for two House Members. While at FedSources Brian served as Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence where his contributions centered on spearheading business development and delivery, helping hundreds of government IT and professional services firms grow their business while significantly expanding the company.

As a fiscally conscious, goal driven executive, Brian approaches every new business challenge with innovative, creative problem solving and measured risk taking to drive consistent bottom line improvements and returns. He positions organizations for growth, profit generation and to deliver innovative solutions. Brian blends his military and business experience to successfully sell and implement technology solutions in the public sector.

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Pallav Thakkar is the founder of iVision Consulting, a trustworthy, quality-driven IT consulting company that started in 2007. With over 25 years of experience, Pallav started the company with the idea of using technology to solve business challenges for our clients. He has assembled a team of like-minded, quality-focused professionals dedicated to delivering cutting-edge, agile, and outcome-driven technology solutions.

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Ken Konkol joined the VMSI Team in 2011 as the Vice President overseeing operations and delivery, and has since been promoted to CEO. As CEO, Ken is responsible for setting and overseeing VMSI’s strategic direction, establishing corporate policies and procedures, managing the overall business and financial performance of the company, and to ensure our mission, “To be the BEST DECISION our Clients make”, is unequivocally achieved.

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Angela Franco is President and CEO of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC).
Prior to joining MCCC, Franco was President & CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce from 2020 to
2024. Her commitment to support and advocate for Chamber members demonstrates passion and
vision to grow the organization.

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Ted Probert joined the Scholarship Foundation in 2018. Serving in the Marine Corps Reserves for 21 years, he retired as a LtCol in 2014. Ted brings over 28 years of development experience to MCSF, highlighted by his time at Phillips Exeter Academy as both campaign director for The Exeter Initiatives, which raised $352 million, and the Director of Institutional Advancement. Currently the President and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation, Ted works closely with the Board of Directors on strategic direction, attends events across the Nation and manages all business affairs.

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