Melissa Lesmes

The National Multi Housing Council is a national association representing the interests of apartment firms in the United States. Its members are the principal officer of firms engaged in aspects of the apartment industry, including ownership, development, management, and financing. The organization also conducts apartment-related research, produces strategic on formation on business-related issues, and promotes the desirability of apartment living. The National Multi Housing Council was founded in 1978. Its headquarters are located in Washington, DC.

National Urban League, Inc. provides economic empowerment and educational opportunities. It offers education, jobs, housing and health. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LoopNet, Inc. owns and operates online marketplace for commercial real estate. It provides commercial mall services, marketing, technology and commercial research and serves commercial real estate brokers, investors, appraisers and other professionals, viewing information across all property types, including office space, hotels and motels, multifamily apartments, retail space and land for sale. The company was founded by Dennis DeAndre on June 2, 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Society for Marketing Professional Services provides marketing and business development services. It offers members professional development, leadership opportunities and marketing resources for their careers and is a network of marketing and business development professionals from architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, construction and specialty consulting firms. The organization was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The JBG Cos. LLC owns, develops, and operates real estate properties. The firm's properties include office, residential, hotel, mixed-uses and retail properties. The company was founded by Benjamin R. Jacobs and Don Brown in 1960 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

The Jewish Guild for the Blind engages in the provision of health care services. Its focus areas include healthcare organization with a long standing heritage of addressing the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities and chronic medical conditions. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Learning Undefeated, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides STEM education opportunities for underserved communities. The non-profit company is based in Gaithersburg. The American company's flagship education program features mobile STEM labs that have provided hands-on learning opportunities to more than 200,000 K-12 students in 18 states since 2003. The company also operates several other celebrated STEM education programs including the Young Science Explorers program, a summer camp for middle school students, and the Advancing Tomorrow's Leaders in STEM (ATLAS) college and career exploration program. Learning Undefeated is driving race and gender equity in STEM through experiential and deep-impact learning experiences for students from under-resourced communities.

MdBio, Inc. is based in Frederick, MD. MdBio provides medical-grade, patient-tested full spectrum hemp and plant-based medicine products that are unique in the industry for their innovation, quality, and potency. Targeting ailments such as poor sleep, anxiety, pain, and weakened immune systems, their products naturally restore the body's endocannabinoid balance to maximize overall health and wellbeing in patients. Part of Maryland Technology Council, MdBio, Inc. is a company founded by four renowned medical doctors committed to providing therapeutic alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs. MdBio was acquired by Tech Council of Maryland, Inc. on February 07, 2006.

Methauer Agro-aktiengesellschaft is a German sustainable agriculture company that operates in the form of a joint-stock company. The company is based in Methau, Germany, and has subsidiaries in Germany. Its subsidiaries include AGRO-Naturenergie GmbH, which deals with photovoltaic and wind power plants, and AGRO-Landhandel & Service GmbH, which operates Ragema markets in Methau, Raschütz, and Erlau. The private company also has a butcher shop that offers its own products and a plate service. Additionally, Methauer Agro-aktiengesellschaft offers a unique kindergarten experience that allows children to experience agriculture with all their senses. The company's Agrarprodukte GmbH division deals with plant cultivation, dairy farming, pig farming, and the operation of biogas plants. The CEO of the company is Bernd Richter.