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Our Board of Trustees, Five (5) Officers and Six (6) Directors, are elected annually and conduct the day to day business of the club. Activities are governed by our Article of Incorporation, Bylaws and Club Rules. |
Officers |
Mitchell Mutnick Commodore Mitchell has been a member of the club since 1984. He and his wife Jane have two children and four grandchildren. He has been a Northern Virginia resident since 1975 and a longtime member of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, having held many leadership positions in the organization. He has been boating for almost 40 years. Prior to going to work for the Commonwealth of Virginia he was an attorney in private practice in Northern Virginia. Mitchell looks forward to continuing to work with everyone to maintain a good family environment for all and to keep the club a fun place to boat and enjoy. | Lindsay Alexander Vice Commodore Lindsay has been a member of the club for almost three years. I have a loving husband, Patrick, and two children, Luke (7) and Lily (5). We live at the pool during the summer and have enjoyed learning to fish. I work as a Contracting Officer at TSA and worked for the Navy doing contracting before that. I can now put homeschool teacher on my resume as well. I have been volunteering as part of the social committee since joining, planning some family friendly events and assisting with some of the adult parties as well | 
Ryan Cummings Rear Commodore Ryan Cummings has been a member of the Mount Vernon Yacht Club since 2019 and currently serves as Rear Commodore. Previously, he served as House Director, where he helped maintain and enhance the club’s facilities and member experience. An engineer with the Federal Aviation Administration, Ryan brings a practical, problem-solving mindset to everything he does—both professionally and within the MVYC community. He values the club’s strong sense of community, camaraderie, and, of course, its legendary parties. Ryan enjoys spending time at the club with his wife, Maria, and their two daughters, Jordan (6) and Riley (1), who are quickly learning that MVYC summers are hard to beat. When he’s not working or volunteering, Ryan loves spending time with his family and taking part in all the fun that makes the club such a special place. |
Gayle Wood Secretary Gayle and John Wood moved to Mt. Vernon in 1995 to do a 3 year stint with the Navy. Then they planned on getting back closer to the ocean. Well, here they are 30 years later and loving Mt. Vernon. But they still love the water, and are happy to have the Potomac River and the MVYC as part of their lives. Before marriage and the travels of Navy life, Gayle was an accountant with an MBA. After settling in Mt. Vernon, Gayle enjoyed raising their son, Ryan, and becoming a “professional” volunteer. There were 13 years of Running Club at Washington Mill, complete with multi school competitive track meets, several years as PTA President, and terms as President and Treasurer of Mansion House Pool. Gayle also served as Grounds Director on the MVYC Board in 2021/22. There were also 5 wonderful high school exchange students from overseas. She is still very active with exchange students. Gayle loves the folks she has met at MVYC, especially those avid gardeners who have taught her so much. |
Nicole Gray Treasurer Born and raised in New Jersey, Nicole has called Virginia home since 2001. Nicole wears many hats! In addition to being the Managing Member of a consulting firm, she is active in far too many state and national industry associations. In her spare time, she enjoys grant writing and volunteering as Popcorn Czarina for BSA Colonial District. Nicole is excited to support the MVYC as the Treasurer and appreciates every volunteer who helps keep the MVYC afloat. |
Directors |
 Meg Gray Director Grounds Chairperson |
Linda Sudhoff Director Membership Chairperson Linda and her husband Suds joined MVYC in 2010 and have volunteered and attended numerous club events over the years. They have met many wonderful people, developed several close friendships, and continue to enjoy the club’s many amenities and activities. Linda has actively served on the membership Committee since joining the club, this is her second term as Membership Chair, having previously served as the Chair in 2019-2020. | Madiha Latiff Director Social Committee Chairperson BBio Coming Soon... Madiha is excited to support the MVYC as Chair of the Social Committee and appreciates every volunteer who helps keep the MVYC afloat. |
Michael Holland Director House Maintenance and Improvements Chairperson
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Woody Evans Director Marina Chairperson |
Special Interest Groups |
Adam Rosen Sail Fleet Captain Adam and his wife, Michelle, moved to the Yacht Haven neighborhood and joined MVYC in 2018. They have a bubbly three-year-old daughter, Isla, and another daughter soon on the way. Adam developed a love for sailing while a student at William & Mary, where he raced FJs and 420s as crew in A fleet and skipper in B Fleet. After college he raced keelboats as a law student in Cleveland, Flying Scots in Pittsburgh, and finally Buccaneers at PRSA in Arlington before hunkering down for a life of slow Catalina sailing here at MVYC. Adam works as a Managing Director at EJF Capital, leading underwriting for a private credit strategy focused on law firm lending. |
Bonnie "Mommadore" Breneman Security Bonnie joined MVYC` in 1990 and immediately became active in the Power Fleet. Her first boat, the original SeaBraT was a 23 ft Regal Ambassador cabin cruiser. It was the smallest boat on many an annual MVYC bay cruise. In 2001, she was elected as a director, serving as membership chair and in 2002 as rear commodore, completing the term of a member who resigned. As vice commodore under the fantastic leadership of Commodore Jim Hamrick, she helped MVYC members, boats & docks survive Hurricane Isabel and supported Commodore Hamrick & the rest of the Board in planning for a more hurricane-proof marina of the future. That plan was executed during her term as commodore, under the management of Bill Gard. After completing two years as commodore, turning the leadership responsibility over to Chris Ruckman, she continued serving the club by assisting many membership chairs in their time-consuming work. Just when she thought she had retired, Commodore Alexi Stavropoulos asked her serve as security chair and here she remains! |
Dan "Pop-Pop" O'Keefe Future Planning Captain Past Commodore, Dan and his wife Chris, joined the club in April, 2009 and MVYC quickly became a central part of their social life. They are involved in almost all club activities from TGIF’s and social activities to work projects and power fleet events. They can usually be found on or about "Pop Pop" every weekend during the boating season. For he has served as a Director and chairman of the Membership Committee, Treasurer, & Rear Commodore. Dan also serves as Treasurer for the Potomac River Yacht Clubs Association (PRYCA). |
Jerry Grey Gas Dock Gerald and Petra Gray joined MVYC in 2004. At that time we were living in Del Ray, and Bill Gard told us about this great marina. We moved to Mount Vernon in 2005. Our daughter, Alex, was 2 years old when we joined and grew up at the club, participating in swim team from 5 through 16 years old. Alex graduated from the University of Colorado in May of this year. Petra has participated in several Commodores Ball committees, swim team, and Anniversary celebration committees, starting with the 50th. I was on the board from 2006 through 2014 and Commodore in 2013-2014. During that time, I was Marina chair for a few years and Security. I took over the gas dock in 2006 and got us in compliance with the Virginia DEQ. In 2018, I managed the project to replace our underground tank and pump. We currently have our 4th boat named Alex J since joining the club and still enjoy boating every chance we get. |
Communications Team |
Tom Hayes Communications Lead Tom has worked in the supply chain and technology field for over 30 years and is currently employed by NVR/Ryan Homes at their executive office in Reston, VA. Tom grew up in the Warrenton area and is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and has an MBA from UoP. Tom enjoys boating, golfing, and officiating Northern Virginia High School basketball. |  Rick Franklin Digital Correspondence Team Lead Rick (and Lisa) have been members of MVYC since 2013. Having grown up in land-locked Ohio, this whole yacht thing still feels new to Rick. Nonetheless, there are 4 kayaks on the dock and a standup paddleboard in the garage. Of course, the best part of MVYC has been meeting the many great Club members. Rick and Lisa have 6 children, 4 of whom were part of the MVYC Dolphins for many seasons. Now that they are grown, it is nice to have Saturday mornings back. (Oops, I mean, we miss cheering on the Dolphins every Saturday…) For those who do not know him, Rick does not take himself too seriously. (But he does take punctuation and spelling seriously. If you catch any errors in the weekly newsletter, please let him know!) | Tracy Hayes MVYC Website Team Lead 571-213-7390 Tracy has been a part of the MVYC community since her mother joined in 1990. After years of being a perpetual guest, Tracy joined on her own as a second generation member in 2003.She is often found aboard KNOTHIS with her husband Tom or hanging out on the point just about every weekend. |
