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Bachelors and Bachelorettes



Bachelor #1 - Lawrence O'Neal
A philanthropist and professional investor, Lawrence O'neal is a noted advisor, mentor and highly sought after public speaker. He is the Executive Director of The Lawrence O'neal Foundation and the Chairman and C.E.O. of Lawrence O'neal International, Inc.

His passion is helping people find their purpose, and create an extraordinary life by discovering their destiny. Born and raised in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area he enjoys the company of his closest family and friends around the world.


Bachelor #2 - Brian Jaronski
Brian is a born and raised Marylander. He attended UMD college park for my double degree. From there my accolades in College Baseball and Finance took him into a world a Professional baseball, modeling and the growing of multiple companies. Brian is very active in several organizations, charities, community events. He enjoys traveling, and meeting new people and creating new relationships.


Bachelor #3: Dr. Elin Reisin
After working as a Research Fellow in Genetics for the National Institute of Health, Dr. Elan Reisin decided to pursue a career in health care. He pursued a Masters Degree in Medical Science at Wayne State University and received his M.D. at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He finished three years of General Surgery training at the prestigious Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit before transferring to Georgetown to complete an additional three years of residency specializing in Plastic Surgery.


Bachelor #4 - Larrien Cauthen
Larrien Cauthen is a 36 year old Systems Engineer with Lockheed Martin in Fairfax, Virginia. He has traveled the globe, having visited nearly eighty countries. From Ethiopia to Madrid, Larrien has experienced countless cultures and embraces the differences in each. While serving his country for nine years, ten months, and twenty-two days (but who's counting) as a member of the United States Air Force, Larrien lived in Las Vegas, Nevada and accomplished one of his many lifelong goals as an amateur standup comedian on the infamous Las Vegas strip. He is also a wine enthusiast. While Larrien is a lover of fine things, he is also very humble in his quest for a prosperous life.


Bachelor #5 - Irad Young
Irad is a former professional athlete and member of the USA National Soccer Team. He earned a Masters Degree in Sports Marketing and currently works for a Media Communication and Research firm supporting the US Military's operations in the Middle East. A dual citizen, Irad is bilingual, an excellent cook, an avid traveler, and proud owner of "The World's Greatest Uncle" coffee mug.


Bachelor #6 - Ali Zinat
Ali Zinat has lived in Northern VA for the past 25 years, and currently resides in Reston, VA. He has a bachelor's degree and an MBA from George Mason University. Ali is currently a project manager at AboveNet, a telecommunications company. He enjoys staying active in the community and currently serves on the board of a local charity. He has helped many great area charity and non-profit organization with event planning and fundraising.


Bachelor #7 - Fletcher Gill
Fletcher is Vice President of Tenant Representation at Montview Realty Advisors and Co-Founder of Luke's Wings, Inc. He is a Washington native, borne at Sibley Hospital.

Fletcher is also on the Steering Committee at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Chairman of the Junior Member's Entertainment Committee at Congressional Country Club, and on the Board of Governors at the City Tavern Club. He loves his philanthropies. In his free time, Fletcher enjoys golf and competitive sailing.


Bachelor #8 - Domenic Mediate
Domenic Mediate is a University of Maryland graduate and former and recently retired DC United player. He enjoys bartending at Town Tavern in Adams Morgan. He also enjoys long walks, outdoor activities and board games. In his free time he models for charitable causes and will treat any lady like a princess.


Bachelor #9 - Brian Michell
Brian Michell holds the record for the most combined yards in Redskins' history. He also holds the record for most punts returned for touchdowns as a Redskin. Named to the Pro Bowl in 1995, he is an NFL record holder with 11,735 kickoff return yards and 4,278 punt return yards. The NFL's greatest returner, Brian is the 44th member of the Redskins Ring of Fame. Mitchell amassed 22,330 combined yards, second only to Jerry Rice. Now retired, Brian is busy working as a commentator for Comcast Sportsnet, doing radio shows, speaking and giving his time to many charity events.


Bachelor #10 - Ashkan Ghaffari
Ashkan Ghaffari is a successful orthodontist practicing in Vienna, VA. He likes trips travel and work out. Girls make sure you see him without his shirt on...start the bidding!


Bachelor #11 - Mathew L. Hebert
Mathew L. Hebert is a Model and Director of Entertainment for Elundevents. As a Native Washingtonian His Philanthropic values have Helped the Community grow throughout his life.


Bachelorette #1 - Lisa Hodge
Lisa Hodge is a native Floridian who has lived in the DC area for the past 12 years and is currently working as a Project Manager for a large Government contractor. Lisa enjoys hot tubs in the snow, walking barefoot on the beach and living life to the fullest.


Bachelorette #2 - Vanessa Dennis
Vanessa Dennis is a Redskins Cheerleader Ambassador. She earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in College Park and is continuing her studies as an MBA candidate starting in the spring 2010 semester. She enjoys dancing, reading, working out and shopping. She loves to spend quality time with my family and friends.


Bachelorette #3 - Dr. Alex Naini
Dr. Alex Naini is a cosmetic dentist and owner of Aesthetic Dental Spa in Tyson's Corner, VA. She has been featured in DC Magazine, Washington Life, USA Today and is the dental expert on the Channel 9 morning show. She loves dancing and hanging out with her friends and makes awesome coffee drinks!


Bachelorette #4 - Teri Shulman
Teri Shulman is a native Washingtonian, works in the sports and media arena. Teri loves adventure,hanging with friends and family, meeting new people and always a good Martini.

Her career work has been focused in the field of Marketing & Public Relations. Teri has successfully run her own company representing professional athletes, with most of her clients being Washington Redskins players. She is a published writer and also has experience working as a producer for a sports talk nationally syndicated radio show.


Bachelorette #5 - Tania Allinger
Tania Allinger was born in New York, grew-up in Colorado, and has been a DC area resident for 13 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, focusing on broadcast journalism and currently works as a freelance writer. Tania's most significant work is her 5-year-old daughter, Kendall.


Bachelorette #7 - Julie Wright
In high school, Julie was voted "most talkative," so she decided to embrace that "title" and make it a career. She has worked doing character voices, commercial voiceovers, and as a news anchor and now she reports traffic in the nation's capital. In addition to her radio duties, she have been fortunate to be part of the Fox 5 Morning News team for the past 10 years. She's all about soaking up the sun, loves banana ice cream even though she often has to share some with her beagle Bailey who she thinks is the best dog in the world.


Bachelorette #8 - Sophie Pyle
Sophie Pyle is a DC-Native, star of MTV International's Blonde Charity Mafia, who is currently doing social media and internet marking for companies. Sophie loves candlelight dinners and enjoys life!


Bachelorette #9 - Donna Wilkinson
Known as "The Animal", Donna has been a dominant force on the D.C. Divas Women's Professional Football Team since the team's inception in 2001. Donna is a five sport College athlete who is dynamic, versatile and passionate about life and sports; she is the all-time leading rusher for the Divas, played linebacker and tight end and is making a transition to Quarter Back this year. A team MVP and All-Star, Donna received the John W Posey "professional athlete of the year" award in 2003 from the Pig Skin Club of Washington & was the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) 3rd strongest woman in 2007.

Off the field Donna embraces life and loves genuine connections with people from all walks of life. She works as a business developer, mentor, trainer, educator and speaker in the field of wellness, technology and personal development. Donna lives to be happy, love hugs, thinks outside the box and pursues new challenges just for the experience of living more fully & embracing life.

The Divas pre-season is underway and Donna is at practice tonight - living & following her dream...catch her if you can!

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