The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival is a project of Festivals DC Ltd., a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization.

DEJF Board of Directors
DEJF Team

Board of Directors

Claude E. Bailey, Chair
Partner, Venable, LLP

Dana Bryson, Vice-Chair
Vice President, MacFarlane Properties, DC, LLC

Angela Fox,Secretary
CEO, Crystal City, Business Improvement District

Dwight W. Crawford, Treasurer
CFO, The Seed Foundation

Paige Bishop, Director of Marketing
Partner, MD

Paul Cohn
President/CEO, Capital Restaurant Concepts, Ltd.

William Hanbury
President/CEO, Washington Convention & Tourism Corporation

Conrad D. Kenley
President/CEO, LCG Systems/LCG, Incorporated

Harriet Sanford
President/CEO, National Education Association Foundation

Charles Fishman, President
Executive Producer, Duke Ellington Jazz Festival

The DEJF Team

Charles Fishman, President and Executive Producer

Sunny Sumter, Managing Director

Louise Weissman, Administrative Director

Sarah Hart, Administrative Assistant

Reginald Bowens, Intern and Production Assistant

Shaheen Qureshi, Intern and Production Assistant

JBV Production – Event production

Jeff Anthony, Producer

Bill Brower, Producer

VeTalle Fusilier, Producer

Bill Winn, Supervising Producer

Sound Reinforcement, Maryland Sound International

Michelle Day, Logistics Producer

Dan Melnick, Consulting Producer

Jana La Sorte, Janlyn PR – Publicist/Media relations

Patton Boggs, LLP – Legal Counsel and Representation

Sage Communications – Marketing and Advertising