A Beacon of Inclusion and Progress in the DC Business Community
The Equality Chamber of Commerce DC Metro Area (ECCDC)
serves as a vital nonprofit and nonpartisan network for hundreds of
queer and allied businesses in the DC area, reaching about 5,000
individuals through various initiatives.
ECCDC is an Affiliate of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
Our Mission
The Equality Chamber seeks to foster and advocate for equitable economic development through helping individual businesses and facilitating network connections among economic actors throughout the DMV.
Our History
2025 Board Members
Dennis Vonasek
President
Edmund Morris
President Elect
Dennis Chong
Secretary
Ryan Kellinger
Treasurer
Angelique Ayala
Director
Matt Maxwell
Director
Dan Fuhrman
Director
Erich Hosbach
Director
Lisa Menckhoff
Director
Brendan Neal
Director
John Trainor III
Director
Sarita Simpson
Director
Joshua O. Hill
Past President
Patrick Algyer
Executive Director
Ambassadors
Daniel Fuhrman
Yuri Velasquez
Evelyn Jung
Joseph Fink
Renoir Dawson-Finan
Richard Pearrell
Joseph Greener
Tirzah Rao