Stand Together Reception - Washington Area Women's Foundation Website

Stand Together Reception

October 17, 2024

6:00 PM

National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005

Attire: Business-festive

Join us for our 2024 reception as we convene more than 400 of the top business, philanthropic, and political leaders in the Washington metropolitan area. During this event, we’ll celebrate and honor remarkable trailblazers with our Visionary Award and recognize their exceptional work equipping women and girls on their paths to success.

*Stay tuned for more information about our host committee.*

2024 host committee

MEET OUR 2024 VISIONARY AWARD HONOREES

Angela Franco

Angela Franco is the President & CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce. Her commitment to support and advocate for Chamber members demonstrates passion and vision to grow the organization. Franco joined the DC Chamber of Commerce during civic unrest and a global pandemic and continues to move the organization forward. By working with its executive team and board of directors, Franco creates programs and services that position the Chamber as a valuable resource and leading advocate
for businesses throughout DC.

Deryl McKissack

Deryl McKissack is the founder, chairwoman, and chief executive officer of McKissack & McKissack (McKissack), a national architecture, engineering, program, and construction-management firm currently managing over $15 billion in projects nationwide. Under Deryl’s leadership, McKissack has worked for public and private clients in the civic, culture, energy, education, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, housing, infrastructure, housing, mixed-use, and office sectors and has grown to over 150 employees with offices in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and DC.