Nicola Y. Whiteman, Esq.
Nicola Y. Whiteman, Esq. joined AOBA as the Vice President of Government Affairs, District of Columbia in January 2005. From February 2003 to December 2004, she served as the Subcommittee Clerk for the Subcommittee on Public Interest at the Council of the District of Columbia under the Chairmanship of Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large). The Subcommittee had primary jurisdiction over utility, labor, and voting rights issues. Prior to her tenure with the Council, she was an Associate in the law firm of Quagliano & Seeger, P.C. in Washington, D.C. While at Quagliano & Seeger, she co-authored Researching Bankruptcy Law on the Internet, The Construction Lawyer (Spring 2002). Ms. Whiteman is a District resident and resides in the Kingman Park neighborhood of Ward 7.
As the Vice President of Government Affairs, D.C. for AOBA, Ms. Whiteman advocates on behalf of real estate owners and managers before the legislative and executive branches in the District of Columbia. Ms. Whiteman’s responsibilities include developing and implementing policy objectives pertinent to AOBA; developing and maintaining effective relationships with governmental agencies and officials; developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with other business groups and stakeholders; and serving as the staff representative to the AOBA D.C. Tax Policy and Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committees.
Ms. Whiteman received her B.A. in Government from Georgetown University in 1995 and her J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law in 1999.
Ms. Whiteman is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and its sections on Taxation, Real Estate, Housing, and Land Use, and District of Columbia Affairs, and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She is also a member of the Maryland bar and admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Maryland. Ms. Whiteman currently serves on the Leadership Council of the Villanova Law DC/MD/VA Alumni Chapter and is the Chairperson of the Ward 7 Democrats’ Committee on Boards and Commissions.
Presentations: Protecting the American Dream: The Affordable Housing Crisis in the District of Columbia, Panel-Part I- The Big Picture: The Affordable Housing Landscape, May 2005; NAA Government Affairs Roundtable, Panel-Condominium Conversions, August 2005; Moderator and Presenter: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About D.C. Rent Control But Were Afraid to Ask, September 2005; Presenter: The Law Has Changed - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About D.C. Rent Control But Were Afraid to Ask, September 2006.
Ms. Whiteman may be reached by email at nwhiteman@aoba-metro.org.
