About Our Board Members……

Brett Bernstein

Brett is a Managing Partner of a local Financial Planning Firm where he serves as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. Brett received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. He is a volunteer for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Board of Examiners. Brett serves as the membership chairman and is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for Lakewood Country Club; he is a member of the EagleBank Foundation Golf Committee; and he is Vice Chairman of the GW Cancer Institute Advisory Board

Robert Stien

Robert is a government-relations professional with more than 10 years of experience in law, government, and the telecommunications and technology industries. Currently, Rob is a Vice President and General Counsel at a Washington, DC-based government relations and public affairs firm. From 2001 to 2005, Rob served in the US House of Representatives as Legislative Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE). Rob earned his law degree from the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and received his bachelor degree in business administration from the University of Florida. Rob is very active in community affairs, serving on the advisory board of the George Washington University Medical Center’s Cancer Institute (GWCI) and participating in the work of the Fisher House Foundation and the Wounded Warrior Project. Rob and his wife Kim reside in Rockville, Maryland, and are expecting their first child.