15 Things You Need to Know This Morning

Title: CEO, Ballston Business Improvement District.
Job: Economic development, neighborhood marketing and placemaking.
Years on the job: 3.
BID: 115 commercial properties; 119 acres and four employees.
Memorable project: Ballston LaunchPad Challenge, an accelerator program and competition to find next big business idea. Final round judge was Ted Leonsis and two winners – CarSquare and BuilDATAnalytics – were funded within months of winning. BuilDATAnalytics is now Ballston-based.
Current project: Designing interactive, datamined LED Light Art Installation in Ballston Metro Canopy with creative team in Amsterdam, WMATA and Arlington County.
CRE career: Started at Ballston BID. Background is CPA with master’s in IT.  
Grew up: Scranton, PA.
Current home: Old Town, Alexandria.
Why DC: First job as auditor with DOD Inspector General – lucky enough to travel to Korea, Japan, Hawaii and all over US. 
Schools: University of Scranton and GW.
Job in another life: Actress.
Daily habit: One-hour morning and evening walks with dogs.
Favorite apps: BallstonConnect and SimCity.
Favorite movie: The Godfather.
Favorite restaurant: SER – Ballston Restaurant Challenge winner.
Favorite music: 70s and 80s.
Favorite vacation spot: Caribbean.
Guilty pleasure: York Peppermint Patties.
Bucket list: Learning to fly a helicopter.
Family: In a relationship with Bruno Grinwis (BBGM partner); son (4); stepson (12); and three Brittanys.
Hobbies: Volunteering with American Brittany Rescue, going for drives in convertible and playing Legos with son. 
Startling fact: Hunt upland birds with Brittanys; also a vegetarian, except for the game birds that get bagged.