LaJuanna Russell, Chair

LaJuanna Russell is founder and president of Business Management Associates, Inc (BMA), a business process and human capital management firm. Ms. Russell possesses more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of business operations and government contracting, serving federal and state governments and international entities. Ms. Russell founded BMA in 2006 to continue the initial software life cycle development work she began during her consulting career, but with an emphasis on the integration of people and process. She has developed BMA from the ground up, establishing the technical and operational infrastructure, and the employee and client-focused culture her firm is known for. BMA was recently named to Inc.'s 5000 List of the fastest-growing private companies in America for 2015.

In addition to her certification as a Six Sigma Green Belt, LaJuanna has been a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program Scholar and is now a Virtual Business Advisor to the program, providing advisory and strategic support to a growth group. LaJuanna is also chair of Alexandria Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors, an incoming board member for The Campagna Center, the incoming DC Leadership Council Co-Chair for Vital Voices  She earned an accelerated M.B.A. with concentrations in International Business and Finance from the George Washington University, and a B.A. in Communication Studies from Virginia Tech University.