Committee Members

Mary Brown is an attorney who has lived in the Logan Circle neighborhood for 19 years. She has built up extensive experience with planning and liquor licensing issues, and in 2002-03 was closely involved in development of the DC Council’s regulations to implement DC’s amended liquor licensing law.

Andrea Doughty, the Committee Chair, is an economist who has lived in the 14th Street neighborhood for the past 10 years. She has experience in presenting cases before the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment and in successfully working with the DC Zoning Commission and DC Office of Planning to draft zoning regulations that were adopted.

Giorgio Furioso is the founder of Furioso Development and has been involved in residential and commercial development for more than 20 years. He is also an artist and the owner of 1515 14th Street, which houses Posto Restaurant, Hemphill Gallery and several other arts-related businesses.

Ben Harris is a communications professional who has lived in the 14th Street neighborhood for 3 years. He is co-author of the popular 14th and You blog which tracks latest developments affecting the 14th and U Street corridors and surrounding neighborhoods.

Jim Kane is a business development director in the architectural industry who has lived in the 14th Street neighborhood for almost 20 years. He has served on the DC Historic Preservation Review Board for 17 years and has experience with historic preservation and neighborhood issues.

Joe Kerger is a writer who has lived in the 14th Street neighborhood for 2 1/2 years. He is President of the Q14 Condominium Association Board (which has 28 condominium owners and 2 commercial tenants) located on 14th Street at Q Street.

Khalid Pitts, who with his partner was named Washingtonian Magazine’s 2009 Restaurateur of the Year, has been co-owner of Cork Wine Bar on 14th Street since 2008 and is also a resident of the 14th Street neighborhood.

Linda Welch is a serial entrepreneur who has owned and operated three successful businesses (Dogs by Day and Nite, Green Pets and Big Monkey Comics) on 14th Street for more than 5 years and is a former President of MidCity Business Association for 3 years.