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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JULIE CHAPMAN, FOUNDER & CHAIR

Julie’s social entrepreneurial passion and love for dogs, the environment, and community building, led to the inspiration behind ALX Dog Walk. She spent her career building do-good businesses including a marketing/communications consulting firm that promoted philanthropy, a company that helped engage kids in community service, and now the ALX Dog Walk. She received her Masters in Public Communication Nonprofit Management from American University, and she frequently speaks and teaches on the topic of collaborations between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to advance social causes. As she likes to say, Bark on!

JOE GARRETT, TREASURER

Retired as a senior executive with 40 years of service in the defense industry, Joe Garrett also served in leadership roles as either Chairman/President of four major defense associations including USO Metro, AFCEA, and EIA. While relaxing and enjoying the good life in retirement, he was tapped to serve as ALX Dog Walk’s Treasurer, and he says that he’s been barking ever since about the event.

AUSTIN MALLOY, SECRETARY

Austin Malloy is proud mother to three dogs and four humans. She’s passionate about bringing together the DMV’s animal-loving community to help raise awareness of the environmental issues we all face today. Her background in marketing and advertising includes various ad agencies such as McCann-Erikson and Leo Burnett in addition to serving as Communications Manager at Fast Company Magazine in its heyday. Austin is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a degree in English Literature.

KATHRYN NOBLES, MEMBER

Kat brings her operational expertise and passion for sustainability to the ALX Dog Walk board. Born in the DMV and currently residing in San Francisco, she spends her days leading Marketing Operations for a tech company. Kat attended Southern Methodist University, where she studied Communications, Public Relations, and English. Beyond the board, she enjoys infusing sustainability into her hobbies—refurbishing old treasures and tending to a small garden on her San Francisco stoop. Kat looks forward to driving the ALX Dog Walk mission forward, envisioning a more compassionate and eco-friendly future.

LISA NOVICK, MEMBER

Lisa has worked in the marketing/communications and philanthropy fields for more than 30 years. She ran the communications department for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; worked at Porter/Novelli public relations overseeing health-related accounts; served as an Expert Appointee at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health; and worked as a creative communications consultant on corporate social responsibility initiatives. With her understanding of all three sectors, she helped run a consulting firm for 10 years, focused on developing philanthropic alliances among private, public, and nonprofit organizations. She co-founded a second start-up that provided online tools to help parents, educators, and community leaders engage children in community service and social entrepreneurism. Currently, Lisa serves as Senior Advisor at Dog Tag Inc., a nonprofit that helps veterans, spouses, and caregivers transition from military to civilian careers. There, she supports organizational growth, program development, strategic communications initiatives and teaches courses as part of their entrepreneurial-focused business program for those they serve. She has published numerous articles and has spoken and trained nationally and internationally on the topics of branding, entrepreneurism, volunteerism, and strategic collaborations. Lisa graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a degree in psychology.