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Lyles Carr Honored by Leadership Greater Washington

TMG Senior Vice President Lyles Carr will be honored by Leadership Greater Washington as the Leader of the Years at the 2021 Celebra on of Leaders on October 12.

A member of the inaugural 1987 class, Carr is being recognized for his 35 years of service to Leadership Greater Washington and the broader Washington regional community. He has held nearly every leadership role in the organiza on, including as President, and most recently co-chaired the 2020 Celebra on of Leadership honoring Ar s Hampshire-Cowan.

Carr believes strongly in civic engagement. He was on the founding boards of ACT for Alexandria, the Virginia Early Childhood Founda on, Leadership Arlington, and Workforce Organiza ons for Regional Collabora on, and was on the Steering Commi ee that created the Greater DC Cares/Washington Business Journal Business Philanthropy Summit. He has served on numerous addi onal nonprofit boards and advisory councils as diverse as the Junior League of Washington, the United Negro College Fund for the Washington area, Jubilee Jumpstart, and the Heart of America Founda on.

Also ac ve in the regional business community, Carr has served on the boards of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Economic Club of Washington, and the Federal City Council, and is ac ve on commi ees for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

In a May 13th “Viewpoint” ar cle, Alex Orfinger, Washington Business Journal Market President and Publisher, wrote “Lyles shows up just in me to raise money for a nonprofit at a crucial stage, to help someone land a job, to fill a board posi on, write a recommenda on. Listening to dozens of stories of how Lyles stepped in to help, without fanfare, one thing became abundantly clear: his selfless devo on to his community and to service.”

Carr represents The McCormick Group with business and civic organiza ons in the Washington, DC region and na onally. Within the firm, he provides strategic guidance on projects to McCormick Group consultants and their clients.

The McCormick Group conducts searches and provides related consul ng services for clients throughout the United States and interna onally. TMG’s over four decades of experience provide the ability to respond to client needs for strategic hires from mid- management to the execu ve suite across all func onal disciplines.

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