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Staff & Board

At every level of operation and public engagement – from food planning and preparation to nutrition education and workshops, from volunteer coordination to special events – we are committed to the highest standards of quality and excellence.

Staff

Executive Leadership

Carrie Stoltzfus, MPH, Executive Director
George Bednar, CPA, Deputy Executive Director, Finance & Administration
Lucas Ginn, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Director of Human Resources
Carolyn Schmidt, CFRE, Chief Development Officer
Leslye Wooley, JD, MSW, Chief Program Officer

Client Services

Phyllis Givens, MPH, Client Services Director
Sophie Bennett, Recertification Coordinator

Absa Fall, Client Relations Coordinator
Zachary Henstrand, Client Services Advocate
Kiara Isaias-Day, Avodah Corps Member Volunteer
Mira Kauffman-Rosengarten, Intake Coordinator
Hayley Murguia, Client Services Advocate

 

Communications

Cameron Whitaker, MPS, Director of Communications
Mike Schafer, Communications Manager

Delivery and Expediting

Danny Conway, Delivery Operations Director
Rachelle Alexis, Grocery & Expediting Manager
Poe Aung, Delivery Driver
Derrick Barber, Evening Shuttle Driver
VonRyan Carter, Delivery Driver
Bryan Cortez, Expediting Assistant
Raj David, Delivery Driver
JaJuan Gaither, Delivery Driver
Stan Liles, Delivery Driver
Tito Short, Delivery Driver
Raymond Wade, Lead Expeditor

Kenneth Wall, Delivery Coordinator

Development

Carolyn Schmidt, CFRE, Chief Development Officer
A. Chandler Battaile, Jr., Philanthropy Officer

Buffy DeBreaux-Watts, Senior Philanthropy Officer
Lisa Huffman, Director of Development, Philanthropic Partnerships
Jenna Smith, Special Events Director
Marilyn Turner, CFRE Director of Development, Individual Philanthropy
Julia Ward, Capital Campaign Manager

Finance & Administration

George Bednar, CPA, Deputy Executive Director, Finance and Administration
Lucas Ginn, Director of Human Resources
Lisa Briggs, Administrative Assistant
Asya Caldwell, Receptionist
Hannah Essilfie, Staff Accountant
Arminda Guillen, Custodian
Turan Lane, Facilities Associate
Nikolai Nido, Facilities Director
Fanita Pegues, A/R Specialist
Sam Varner, Grants Accountant
Spencer Wellington, Controller
Laura Wister, Executive Assistant

Kitchen & Grocery Operations

Rasheed Abdurrahman, Executive Chef
Leonard Caldwell, Grocery Lead
Adan Cortez, Chef
Brice Crackel, Chef
Nathan Dupree, Kitchen Receiver
Tomasa Gonzalez, Chef
Lene Hardy, Culinary Volunteer Coordinator
Christian Marbach, MTG Assistant
Idalia Mejia, Opening Chef
Trevor Mullings, Associate Executive Chef
Marta Rodriguez, Dishwasher

Nutrition Services

Becca Kahn, MA, RD, LD, Nutrition Services Director
Ashley Hayslip, RD, LD, Community Dietitian
Jennifer Krasilovsky, RD, Community Dietitian
Nicole Pruitt, RD Community Dietitian

Matt Walker, MS, RDN, Community Dietitian

Program Services

Leslye Wooley, JD, MSW, Chief Program Officer
Kieran Carney, Partnerships & Intake Manager
Casey Dyson
, Government Relations and Public Funding Director
Wei Wu, Program Data, Evaluation, and Analytics Director

Tommy Zarembka, Strategic Partnerships Director

Systems & Data Operations

Greg Surh, Systems & Data Operations Director
Deane Rice, Jr., Development Operations Manager
Meredith Rocha, Development Operations Assistant

Volunteer Services

Katrina Mathis, Volunteer Services Director
Yanling Li, Volunteer Coordinator
Chanel Moore, Volunteer Services Manager
Holly Paulsen, Volunteer Coordinator


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Board of Directors & Committees

Executive Committee

Bill Thorne, President*

Officers
Jessica Lerner, Vice President
Gillian Athey, Secretary
Joan Lynch, Treasurer

Committee Chairs
Jill A. Baldwin, Chair, Programs Committee
Mike Bento, Chair, Communications Committee
Fernando Garcia, Chair, Nominating Committee
Rick Stamberger, Chair, Campaign Steering Committee
Dr. John F. (Skip) Williams, Chair, IT Committee

Honorary Board of Directors

David A. Berg, Community Volunteer
Robert Hall III, Entergy Corporation
Erik Hower, AT&T
Andrew Kindfuller, Ph.D., PKFF
William J. Moran, Jr., Merrill Lynch
Christopher Wolf, Hogan Lovells (retired)

*Member of all committees

Full Board of Directors

David Astrove, Friedlander Misler PLLC
Gillian Athey, DermAssociates
Jill A. Baldwin, Community Volunteer
Robert Baldwin, Hogan Lovells LLP
Mike Bento, ENGAGE Strategies
Jacqueline Bowens, District of Columbia Hospital Association
Dr. Bryan Buckley, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Joy Candelieri, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Jennifer Cutler, DCI Group
Wayne Fong, DRT Strategies
Fernando Garcia, Real Living at Home
Peter Glassman, DVM, Friendship Hospital for Animals (retired)
Bernice Harleston, The Harleston Law Practice, P.C.
Jessica Lerner, Pink Media
Joan Lynch, Marriott International
Joe Maloney, American Gaming Association
Adam Peterman, T-Mobile
John Scofield, S-3 Group
Jeff Shockey, Boeing
Rick Stamberger, RDS Capital Ventures, LLC
Valeta Smith, Aco
Bill Thorne, National Retail Federation
Jennifer Trock, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dr. John F. (Skip) Williams, Dean Emeritus, George Washington University

*Board list as of April 2024

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