Board Of Directors & PathForward Team

Greg Hamilton is the publisher and co-founder of Arlington Magazine. He has more than 25 years of experience in magazine publishing and digital media. Prior to launching Arlington Magazine, Greg was the chief marketing officer for Congressional Quarterly. He also held senior management roles at Atlantic Media and SmartBrief. Greg earned his MBA from Georgetown University and his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond. 

Shy Pahlevani is a successful D.C. based serial entrepreneur. Shy founded LiveSafe – a leading mobile safety communications platform that crowd-sources safety intelligence. He would raise $25 million dollars for LiveSafe from tech titan billionaire backers including Steve Case (AOL), Barry Diller (IAC), Dave Duffield (Workday), Bob Hisaoka, and Fred Smith (FedEx) that would take the brand international. LiveSafe now actively protects more than 5 million people across the Fortune 1,000, universities, and government agencies.  LiveSafe was acquired by Vector Solutions in October 2020.

Tim is the Vice President of Ultratech Capital Partners, a Damazein company.  Ultratech provides flexible capital to innovative technology enterprises developing software, systems, and processes deemed essential for long term national security.  Previously, Tim led STG Group’s (OTCQB:STGG, since acquired by SOSi), Strategy and Business Development functions as the Vice President of Business Development.  As the lead for BD at the $200M+ Government Integrator, Tim oversaw all aspects of the organic growth strategy and business development, leading a team of nearly 20 professionals. 

Jeanine Finch is an External Affairs Manager for Northern Virginia at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. She excelled in the first 10 years of her career in local government in constituent services for residents and businesses and in process improvement. Expanding on her growing expertise in serving others, Jeanine also supports a number of local non – profits including PathForward and Aspire! Afterschool Learning. 

Molly is Operations Practice Lead at Clarendon Partners. Over the past 19 years, she has been helping clients plan & execute strategies to transform their Sales, Service and Marketing processes – by designing and implementing solutions that drive revenue growth, go-to-market agility, and operational efficiency. She specializes in working collaboratively with clients to plan strategies that help transform the front – office and back – office administration processes and organizations – by focusing on the ‘core’ and designing and implementing solutions that enhance employee and customer experience.

Mr. Kinyon is a senior vice president at Bank of America responsible for serving the needs of best-in-class commercial real estate companies, private equity funds and selected publicly traded REITs headquartered in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. In this executive role, he leads Bank of America client teams to offer creative thinking and guidance that delivers winning solutions to help companies execute on their business plans.

Heather Myklegard is a seasoned marketing professional with over 12 years of experience in marketing, branding, and strategy. Heather has a passion for serving the community and has been actively involved with nonprofit work since she was 18. Her journey began as an intern for a women’s 5K. This initial experience sparked her passion for nonprofit work. She has since worked with several organizations with diverse missions including homelessness, women’s shelter, workplace flexibility and family consciousness, and national cancer nonprofit in Washington, DC.

Meredith Schramm-Strosser, an associate in Washington, D.C., represents business leaders in state and federal court, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state and local human rights commissions. She has experience in the local, state, and federal employment laws that affect day-to-day business, such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as more specific whistleblower statutes such as the False Claims Act (FCA).