Daniel S. Alcorn (Dan) is a graduate of both the University of Virginia and School of Law. He is a practicing attorney who, among other practice areas, handles federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases. Dan is also a leader in civic affairs in Northern Virginia, having served on the board of the Metro Washington Airports Authority that operates Reagan National and Dulles International Airports. He chaired the Tysons Corner Task Force that revised the master plan for Tysons Corner, and helped found the Dulles Corridor Rail Association that has successfully advocated extending Metrorail to Dulles Airport. Dan served as a Democratic Party chair in Northern Virginia and member of the steering and central committees of the Democratic Party of Virginia for fifteen years.