Alice Starr formed Starr Strategies in 2005 to help nonprofit organizations and start-up companies strategize on public relations, marketing and fundraising goals. She has over 30 years of experience working with businesses to strengthen their visibility and reputation, and she has raised millions of dollars for nonprofits through unique events and strategic marketing campaigns.

For sixteen years, Alice was a Vice President of WEST*GROUP, the largest commercial real estate firm located in Tysons Corner, Virginia. She was responsible for all public relations, advertising, media communications, event planning and marketing programs. In addition, Alice administered all of WEST*GROUP’s charitable and political contributions and actively participated on many community boards. Prior to WEST*GROUP, Alice worked as Director of Consumer Affairs for NVR, a large national home builder and as Vice President for Business and Community Services at the Washington Airports Task Force. She moved to Malibu, California in August of 2004 when her husband became Dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law.

Alice presently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Cardinal Financial Corporation, headquartered in McLean, Virginia. She also serves as a Director and on the Executive Committee of Walnut Springs, Inc. and is a former Director of EnviroSystems, Inc., a nano-technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. In addition, Alice serves on the Advisory Boards of Base Technologies, Inc., Childhelp USA, SongFest, The Fairfax County Public Library Foundation and Mount Vernon, and she is a long-time Director of the Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean Project for the Arts, and Medical Care for Children Partnership. Alice also serves as President of Malibu Republican Women Federated and is Co-Chair of Women Corporate Directors - SoCal.

Alice served five years on the Advisory Boards of Omniplex World Services, Inc. and the Junior League of Northern Virginia. She also served as President of the Corporate Community Relations Council of Northern Virginia, Chairman of the Fairfax County Public Library Foundation, Inc., President of Volunteer Fairfax, President of McLean Project for the Arts, and as President of the McLean Chamber of Commerce, increasing membership by over 400%. She is a former Vice President of the Committee for Dulles, and former Trustee and President of the WEST*LYNCH Foundation. She also served as a Director of the American Red Cross for the National Capital Region and a five-year term as a Commissioner on the Virginia Commission for the Arts. She was a Trustee of the Potomac School in McLean, and for many years volunteered with Access Ministries, a program which helps families who have children with severe disabilities.

Alice has received numerous honors including: “Outstanding Business Citizen of the Year Award” and “McLean Citizen of the Year.” Upon her retirement from WEST*GROUP, both the Virginia General Assembly and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors passed resolutions, each commending Alice for her “outstanding service, dedication, and contribution” to Fairfax County and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Alice has a B.A. Degree in Psychology from Skidmore College and a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Miami. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She and her husband Ken have three children and two grandchildren. They have maintained a home in McLean, Virginia.