Founder and CEO, IBWC

Beatriz McNelly, Past Chair

Philanthropy, particularly for education, is very important to Beatriz McNelly, inspired by her coming to this country at age 11, speaking Spanish, when no one in the area spoke her native language.

Beatriz felt a Loudoun Literacy Council connection and was honored to join the Board of Directors in 2020. She truly understands the need for and is deeply committed to, the services Loudoun Literacy Council offers many people.

Being an entrepreneur may well be in her blood. She was born in Argentina; her father was a mechanical engineer, and her mother a seamstress. Once in this country, they started their own company, Lu-el Draperies. Beatriz has been quite successful working for United Airlines, opening their South American offices, opening FiberGate, Inc., a dark fiber networking company, and then starting Be Logic LLC, helping entrepreneurs and small companies get their back office in order.

Beatriz has a long history of giving back to her community. Her first love is her three children and five grandchildren. She considers herself blessed working with The ARC of Loudoun, serving on their board, and helping SAY (Stuttering Association for the Young). She’s worked in Resourceful Woman Thrift Store run by Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter; AWS second-hand store; and Halcyon House, a nonprofit incubation program helping young entrepreneurs build companies for the betterment of mankind. She’s involved with the Northern Virginia Community Foundation, the Business Women’s Giving Circle, and Latino Education Fund.