Board Member Profiles

Dr. Douglas B. Kamerow, Chair

Dr. Douglas B. Kamerow lives at 5403 Center Street and has been on the Board of Managers since 1999. Dr. Kamerow and his wife, Celia Shapiro, have three children, ages 20½, 19, and 17½, all of whom attended Montgomery County public schools. A family physician and epidemiologist, he was an Assistant Surgeon General in the US Public Health Service until his retirement in 2001. He now works as a Chief Scientist at the research institute RTI International, as a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at Georgetown University, and as a health policy commentator for National Public Radio and the international medical journal BMJ. Dr. Kamerow is a graduate of Harvard College, the University of Rochester Medical School, and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.

David L. Winstead, Vice-Chair

Mr. David L. Winstead and his wife, Page, have lived in the Village for twenty-four years. They are the proud parents of three children: a son living in New York City, a daughter at Middlebury College and a daughter at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Mr. Winstead previously served as Board Secretary from l987 to l989.

Mr. Winstead is an attorney with the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP, where he practices in the areas of real estate, transportation, public-private partnerships and legislative/regulatory matters. From 2005-2008, he served as Public Buildings Commissioner of the United States, and from 1995-1999 as Secretary of Transportation for the State of Maryland. He has also served as Vice Chairman of Montgomery County's Board of Social Services, and in 2002, as Chairman of the Federal Commission to Ensure Consumer Information in the Airline Industry.

As a member of the Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers, Mr. Winstead's expertise in real estate and transportation matters, as well as his experience with the officials and governance in both Montgomery County and the State of Maryland provides an important perspective to Board deliberations. During this current term, he has assisted in numerous transportation, development and traffic issues, as well as state assistance with enhancements along Connecticut Avenue and Brookville Road.

Robert L. Jones, Secretary

Mr. Robert L. Jones and his wife, Kathy have lived in the Village for eight years and they have been involved in Village life. Mr. Jones has been an active member of the Village Board of Managers for five years, the Budget Committee for five years and is chair of the Playspace Committee and former chair of Capital Improvements Task Force. Kathy is co-chair of the Village Emergency Preparedness Committee.

A resident of Montgomery County for almost thirty years, Mr. Jones is active in our community. He has served as Economic Development Chair for the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the Business Advisory Council to the Planning Housing & Economic Development Committee of the County Council, served as president of Leadership Montgomery, and was a board member of the Family Resiliency Center and the Bethesda Chevy Chase YMCA.

Mr. Jones received a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in Linguistics from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and an M.B.A. from George Washington University. He also completed the Securities Industry Institute and Branch Management Leadership Institute at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Before his retirement he was Branch Manager for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and predecessor firms in Bethesda and Gaithersburg, MD, where he has earned the title Senior Vice President.

Prior to entering the financial services field, Mr. Jones worked as a consultant with a major accounting firm, and he began his working life as high school English teacher.

Betsy Stephens, Assistant Secretary

Ms. Betsy Stephens and her husband, Ralph, have been residents of Chevy chase Village since 1980. They moved here with their four children from Cairo, Egypt. Prior to that, they lived for two years in the Town of Chevy Chase and six years in Botswana, Africa. Ms. Stephens graduated from Barnard College and has a Master of Health Sciences degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene. She worked in public health and population planning in developing countries, traveling frequently to sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean. She helped establish and improve maternal and child health programs in the public and private sectors.

Since retiring in 1996, Ms. Stephens has been able to devote more time to major issues of concern to Chevy Chase Village, reflecting her commitment to the community. She is a member of the LAP (Local Advisory Panel) which reviews all resident applications to the Historic Preservation Commission and helps to ensure that the HPC respects Village guidelines. Ms Stephens is also an active member of the Environmental Committee. She has participated in meetings at County and State level related to issues that affect the Village, including those concerned with the Friendship Heights Master Plan.

Gail S. Feldman, Treasurer

Ms. Gail S. Feldman has established deep roots in Chevy Chase Village, having resided at 18 Oxford Street with her husband Roger for 32 years, raised their two children here, and dedicated significant time and energy to many facets of Village life.

She has been a member of the Board of Managers since 2005, assuming the role of Treasurer at that time. As Treasurer and Chair of the Investment Committee, she has focused considerable effort on developing and implementing formal financial controls and investment procedures for the Village, and on reshaping its Investment Policy, areas of mounting importance as the Village budget has grown and as greater economic and financial uncertainties have arisen.

Ms. Feldman has been heavily involved in the work of the Budget Committee since 1996, and is also an active member of the Audit Committee. As a member of the Local Advisory Panel to the Historic Preservation Commission, she has worked for the fair and just application of its rules to every Village resident. She is also a member of the Brookville Road Working Group.

Ms. Feldman is a graduate of Barnard College, with a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA in Finance from American University. She has held positions as a legislative aide to a Congressman and on the staff of the Joint Economic Committee. She then became a financial analyst with a bank consulting firm, a senior manager with the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and an officer of a large regional bank. Ms. Feldman serves on the Board of Directors of the Barnard in Washington Club and publishes its quarterly newsletter. She has been involved in many other community activities, including active volunteer roles in political campaigns, both local and national.

Peter M. Yeo, Board Member

Mr. Peter M. Yeo lives with his wife, Anne, and his two boys at 113 Grafton Street. Eight years ago, Mr. Yeo organized Village residents in launching the Village Committee on Children, Youth and Families. The Committee brings together neighborhood parents and their children for a variety of activities. Using parent volunteers, the Committee has sponsored magic and wild animal shows, volunteer events, and "Mad Science" and hip-hop dance lessons. Mr. Yeo has hosted Movie Nights and Parents Night Out events for the Committee, as well as serving as liaison to the Village Board.

Mr. Yeo also served on the Village Building Facilities Commission and the Village Ad Hoc Traffic Committee. Mr. Yeo has two sons – Ben (age 17) who graduated from Somerset Elementary School and currently attends St. Andrew's Episcopal School, and William (age 10), who currently attends Somerset.

Mr. Yeo is the Vice President for Public Policy at the United Nations Foundation, where he works to develop closer ties between the U.S. and the United Nations. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Yeo served as Deputy Staff Director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the U.S. House of Representatives. He managed the legislative and oversight activities for the Committee, as well as Asian political, economic and security issues. Mr. Yeo also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs during the Clinton Administration. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his M.A. in Asian Studies from Harvard University.

Not Pictured: Timothy J. Trifilo, Assistant Treasurer
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