Joshua B. Rales, Esq., a member since 2010, is Founder and Managing Partner of RFI Associates, a Bethesda, Maryland-based real estate investment company that specializes in buying and renovating apartment communities. He is also Founder of the RFI Foundation, which supports Jewish causes and promotes educational equity, healthcare, and cancer research. In partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools, he co-founded the Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading Network, a tutorial program for “at risk” second graders. A current board member of the Urban Institute and the United Jewish Endowment Fund, he is a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Sustainability and Finance Committees. Other board service has included the Norwood School and Washington Hospital Center, as well as chairing various events and campaigns for Israel Bonds, the Jewish Social Service Agency, City of Hope, Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer, and Teach for America. He earned a B.A. degree in Government and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of both the Maryland and District of Columbia Bar Associations.