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The Honorable H. R. CrawfordChairmanMetropolitan Washington Airport AuthorityMr. H.R. Crawford is a highly accomplished business leader, philanthropist, affordable housing expert,developer, certified property manager, former, 3-terms, elected official, political advisor, civic leader, long-timeDistrict of Columbia resident, and world traveler.Mr. Crawford is the founder and president of Crawford/Edgewood Managers, Inc., and Hazel, LLC. Bothsuccessful firms specialize in developing and managing affordable housing in Washington, D.C. He currentlymanages approximately 2,000 units of workforce and subsidized housing in the approximately 10 developments;and developed 6 major moderately priced housing complexes all located in the Southeast Washington, D.C.Mr. Crawford currently, serves as Chairman, Washington Airport Authority. He is the leader of the 13-member,Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Board of Directors, which operates a two-airport system, ReaganNational Airport and Dulles International Airport.From 1980-1992 Mr. Crawford was elected as Council member from Ward 7 for three consecutive terms. Hewas a presidential appointed Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD). At HUD he corrected all code violations and modernized rent collection procedures. He workedclosely with regional and local offices of HUD to stabilize the property and restore credibility such that $3.2million in federal savings was achieved and bankruptcy issues resolved.Mr. Crawford has served as a consultant to The Alexander Housing Authority; Perpetual Savings and Loan; FederalCapitol Bank; DeFranceaux Realty Group; National Housing Partnership; Edgewood Management Corporation;The Pollinger Corporation; The Kate Maremont Foundation; and the U.S. Department of Defense.Mr. Crawford possesses a demonstrated ability to persevere and thrive under pressure while simultaneouslyconsidering the well being of fellow human beings. He is well known as an outstanding communicator and championof marginalized people.14
Tina DanteCEO & PresidentThe Metamorphosis Group, Inc.Ms. Tina Dante is currently the CEO & President of The Metamorphosis Group, Inc., an 8(a) woman-ownedsmall and disadvantaged business located in Fairfax County, Virginia, providing services in the Management,Engineering and Technology arenas to both commercial and government clients. Ms. Dante has over 25 yearsof leadership and management experience in leading operational, engineering and technology teams.Ms. Dante began her management career at Allstate Data Center Operations in Hudson, Ohio after receivinga Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Akron in 1983.As she progressed through her lengthy career at Allstate, she gained enormous interpersonal skills andperfected the art of management. Her national responsibilities expanded from the east coast to the HawaiianIslands, serving nine different regions, twenty-two states and the District of Columbia. It was the largest andmost expansive operation in the country. Because of her successes, she was selected for designing, formingand organizing a new division of the company, known as Customer Care - a new Division of Technical Services- which housed multiple functions by Central Processing Unit (CPU), while team members were cross trainedfor contingency functioning. Ms. Dante worked closely with and reported to the Senior Management Teamwhich consisted of the CEO, COO, Presidents and Vice Presidents of the various facets of Allstate’s Brands.During her tenure at Allstate, Ms. Dante was responsible for budgets of more than $1 billion and worked onprojects that saved the company more than $20 million. Ms. Dante’s P&L responsibilities range from $7<strong>50</strong>,000to $27 billion.After almost twenty two long years with Allstate, Ms. Dante made a difficult decision to leave and was subsequentlyhired as a Director and Chief of Staff with a small systems and software engineering and technical servicescompany, IntelData, which supported the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community beforebeing acquired by Titan Technologies (now L-3 Communications).Ms. Dante began Metamorphosis Consulting in 2001 and later changed the name of the company to TheMetamorphosis Group, Inc. (TMG) in 2003. It was at this time that Ms. Dante began the difficult transitionfrom commercial clients to pursuing government clients.As a woman-owned small business, TMG obtained the 8(a) certification on July 13, 2004, which concludes in2013. This designation has opened many doors for TMG, especially when working with large prime contractors.TMG continues to actively market the 8(a) certification to various agencies, which include: Navy, DHS, NSA,HUD, FAA and Treasury.While not totally escaping the commercial environment, TMG is currently performing project managementand system integration work on the 2 GHz relocation effort for TV stations, which is a joint venture betweenSprint Nextel and the FCC. TMG manages and supplies turnkey solution including legal (licensing) support,administrative and financial functions for the stations.15
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