Commission Members

Biographies

Presidential Appointees

John V. Cogbill, III, Chairman (Virginia)

John V. Cogbill, III is currently in his second term as chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission. President Bush appointed Mr. Cogbill to his first six-year term in June 2001. His second term runs through 2013. Mr. Cogbill is a real estate and land use attorney with McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, Virginia where he serves as a managing partner. A Richmond magazine named Mr. Cogbill one of the Region's 100 "Power Players" and also a "Top Lawyer" in Richmond in the areas of Land Use and Real Estate. Mr. Cogbill has been a member of many civic boards and committees, including the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the Richmond Metropolitan Authority. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Mr. Cogbill served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1976. He earned his J.D. from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.

 

Jose L. Galvez, III, AIA (Maryland)

President Bush appointed Jose Galvez as a member of the National Capital Planning Commission in February 2003 to a six-year term. Mr. Galvez earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Virginia. He serves as Senior Vice President of Cochran Stephenson & Donkervoet, Inc., a Baltimore-based design firm that was awarded "Design Firm of the Decade" by the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The firm has worked on a variety of projects, including the Baltimore Convention Center, the Maryland Science Center, and the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. 

 

Herbert F. Ames (South Carolina)

President Bush appointed Herbert F. Ames as a member of the National Capital Planning Commission in March 2005 for a six-year term. Mr. Ames is a licensed real estate broker in South Carolina and the owner of the Ames Company of Florence. The Ames Company is involved in the development and marketing of commercial real estate. Mr. Ames has been a member of many boards and committees. He was elected to two terms to the Florence County Council 1994-2000 and served as Chairman in 1995-1996 and as Vice Chairman in 1999-2000.

Mayoral Appointees

Arrington Dixon
Mr. Dixon is president of Arrington Dixon & Associates, Inc. (ADA Inc), a computer and telecommunications professional service business. Mr. Dixon has served in various public-sector capacities, including chairman and member of the Council of the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. He is currently Chairman of the Anacostia Coordinating Council and a Life Member of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City. A graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Mr. Dixon continues to support national defense efforts as a Colonel in the Army Reserve. He holds a B.A. from Howard University and a J.D. from George Washington University. Mr. Dixon was first appointed to the Commission in 1995 and reappointed in January 2007 to a four-year term by Mayor Adrian Fenty.

Stacie S. Turner