Bill Thomas, Chairman of the Board

Bill is a certified public accountant and currently serves as Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Maryland. 

He is also the Vice-President and Principal of a private financial and management consulting firm and has over 17 years experience in both the for- and not-for-profit sectors, serving in senior roles in the oil, transportation, education and healthcare industries.

He is a graduate of Howard University and resides in Rockville, Maryland.

Jill M. Landsman - Vice Chairman

Jill Landsman serves as the Communications & Media Relations Director of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® in Fairfax, where she has worked since 2006. Her department is in charge of NVAR’s Web sites, online communications, housing data analysis, publications and collateral print materials and media relations. Prior to that, she served as the public relations manager and Web site administrator for the Technology Student Association in Reston, where she worked for six years.

Her tenure as AAA’s Car & Travel magazine editor spanned five years. In AAA Potomac in the Public and Government Affairs Dept., she served as the manager of editorial services. Landsman also served as a staff writer for a national home medical equipment association, where she wrote testimony on health care issues that was presented on Capitol Hill. She worked in public relations and editorial capacities for other Northern Virginia associations. Her first position in Virginia was as a reporter and news editor for the Potomac News in Woodbridge, where her work was nominated for Virginia Press Association awards. Prior to moving to Virginia, Landsman lived in New Jersey, where she was an English and journalism teacher at Nutley High School for five years.

Landsman earned a bachelor of arts in English, speech, drama and education. Her master’s degree studies were in English literature. She resides in Burke with her husband, two children and pups.

Angela Sanders, Secretary

Angela is an Assistant Director of Academic Programs at Georgetown University Center for Continuing and Professional Education. She shares her educational and work experiences with organizations such as the national Association of Former Foster Care Children on vital topics of education, personal and professional development. She was a key player in initiating the Executive Development Institute (EDI) with Medstar Health and the partnership with Blacks in Government. Ms. Sanders holds a Master's degree from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from State University of New York College at Buffalo and a Senior Executive Leadership and Professional Manager Certificate from Georgetown University.

Anna Smith, Community Relations Director, Past Chair

Anna Smith joined Freddie Mac's Community Relations organization in May of 2007 managing our philanthropic activities with external organizations. Prior to 2007, Anna worked in our Regional and Community Lending Sourcing Department creating affinity relationships with various industry trade groups and mortgage vendors.

Over her 22-year career at Freddie Mac, Anna built relationships with multifamily, local official, credit union and housing agency organizations to further housing policy issues. Early in her career Anna held increasingly responsible position in Freddie Mac's Legal Division.

Anna received a B.A. in Public Administration from George Mason University receiving the John Godbold award given to the graduate finishing at the top of the Public Administration program.

In her spare time, Anna sits on the Board for the Housing and Community Services of Northern Virginia, serves on the St. Andrew Lutheran Youth Committee and volunteers in Freddie Mac J.C. Nalle mentoring program.

Robert E. (Bob) Gaylord

Bob is the President and CEO of IDEA, a for-profit business-to-business eCommerce solution provider for the electrical channel. Prior to this, he was the CEO of Leader to Leader Institute, a non-profit social sector leadership development organization in New York, and was a leadership and strategic planning and communications consultant.

Bob retired from the United States Army in January 2005 as a Brigadier General after a long and distinguished career culminating in his assignment as the senior Public Affairs Officer in the Army responsible for the public relations and strategic communications efforts of the Army during the Global War on Terrorism. He served in numerous command and staff positions and extensively overseas, including Vietnam, Operation Just Cause in Panama, and Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He also served in Army Recruiting Command as the Deputy Commanding General responsible for all recruiting east of the Mississippi, Europe and Puerto Rico.

General Gaylord currently serves on several Boards. He is married with two daughters and two granddaughters.

Tom Hans Jansen

Hans is a senior development coach and independent energy efficiency consultant. Hans holds a Masters Degree in electric power and systems control engineering. He worked over 30 years in 24 developing nations. He specialized in institution building and developing the legal and corruption free financing structures for comprehensive energy efficiency and environmental protection programs.

The last 15 years he initiated, designed and co-managed the implementation of the nation-wide energy efficiency and renewable energy programs of Thailand and Vietnam, with the local authorities, consultants, banks, industry, non-profit organizations and many volunteers. At present, Hans is coaching persons, non-profit organizations, small industry and government agencies.

Hans serves on several boards of non-profit organizations in the Washington DC area and in Holland. Mr. Jansen believes in the need to protect the vulnerable parts of society, he supports the approach of the HCSNV and its enthusiastic staff. Hans hopes that he can assist the organization develop into a stronger player in the North Virginia social development arena.

Dirk P. Johnson

DIrk is currently a Data Quality Analyst at IDEA, a for-profit business-to-business eCommerce solution provider for the electrical channel. Prior to this, he was the Partner/Operations Director of DomainDrivers LLC, an internet marketing consulting firm.

Dirk was named the Loudoun County Enterpreneur of the Year in 1993, based upon his founding of Scale Sports/Detail Master, a manufacturer of hobby products sold at retail outlets worldwide.

He looks forward to assisting the HCSNV with an focus toward the online marketing role.

Brian Wilkerson, Past Chair

Mr. Wilkerson is a long-standing member of HCSNV's Board of Directors, having served on the Board for over ten years. He provides legal counsel to private clients as a general practitioner.

He also served as Special Counsel for a video-teleconferencing firm and as President of The Johnson Group. Mr. Wilkerson has current admissions in the Florida Bar and the Virginia Bar. He is married with two young children.

Traci Mundy Jenkins

Traci is the Director of the Office of Career Services at American University, Washington College of Law. Prior to joining WCL, Traci was the Managing Partner of a Washington, DC area legal placement and consulting company where she specialized in attorney recruitment and counseling, as well as providing consulting services to law firms and corporate legal departments.

She also served as the Director of Placement at a national legal placement company. In addition to her legal recruiting experience, Traci practiced law for seven years at Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP where she developed an employment and commercial litigation practice.

She is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, and she received a BA in Economics from Wellesley College. Traci is a frequent speaker on legal recruiting issues. She has been a member of the Board of Directors for HCSNV for six years.