Leadership

Board of Directors

Ellis Carr

Chair
Ellis Carr has served on the Martha’s Table board of directors since October 2009. Ellis Carr is the Chief Executive…

Domingo Rodriguez

Vice-Chair
Domingo Rodriguez has served on Martha’s Table’s board of directors since March 2007. Domingo Rodriguez is the Executive Vice President,…

Michael Bartscherer

Secretary
Michael Bartscherer has served on the Martha’s Table board of directors since April 2015. He served as the Interim President…

Kim R. Ford

President & CEO
Kim R. Ford previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office…

Camille Giraud Akeju

Director
Camille Giraud Akeju served as the director of Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum from October 2005 through June 2016. She came…

Ken Bacon

Director
Ken Bacon, is co-founder and managing partner of Railfield Realty Partners, an investment management firm that invests in apartments on…

David Gregory

Director
David Gregory’s career in journalism began when he was 18. Over the last 25 years, his work has taken him across…

Linda Moore

Director
Linda Moore is the Founder and Senior Advisor of the Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School. She served…

Joan Nathan

Director
Joan Nathan is the author of 10 cookbooks; her most recent, Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking…

Chris Niemczewski

Director
Chris Niemczewski joined the Board of Martha’s Table in 2017. Chris has spent forty years in the investment field, always…

Laura Graham O’Shaughnessy

Director
Laura O’Shaughnessy co-founded SocialCode to provide the world’s most valuable brands with tools to build valuable communities over social media.…

David Roodberg

Director
David Roodberg currently serves as CEO and President of Horning Brothers where he is responsible for overseeing the business operations.…

Cathy Sulzberger

Director
Cathy Sulzberger has served on Martha’s Table’s Board of Directors since May 2000 and currently serves as Board Chair. Cathy…

Carrie VanRoekel

Director
Carrie VanRoekel has served on the Martha’s Table’s board of directors since April 2016. She is a marketing executive with…

Elsa Walsh

Director
Elsa Walsh is a writer and journalist; most recently she was a staff writer at the New Yorker and before…

Marceé J. White

Director
Marceé J. White, MD, FAAP is the Medical Director of Children’s National Health System’s Mobile Health Program, Children’s Health Project…

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

Director
Cheryl Holcolmb-McCoy is currently the Dean of American University’s School of Education. In concert with her colleagues in the College…

Executive Team

Kim R. Ford

President & CEO
Kim R. Ford previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office…

Donna Banzon

Director, Healthy Markets
Donna Banzon serves as the Director of Healthy Markets at Martha’s Table’s, where she oversees partnerships and programming of Joyful…

Beatriz Barros

Director of Maycroft
Beatriz Barros is the Director, Maycroft at Martha’s Table, where she leads the Maycroft’s Early Childhood Education Program and Community…

Rae Davidson

Director of Development
Rae Davidson is the Director of Development at Martha’s Table, where she leads efforts to advance the financial resources and…

Mireille Lopez Humes

Senior Director, Education Programs
Mireille is the Senior Director, Education where she leads all education initiatives aimed at ensuring Strong By 8 for all…

Felicia Jones

Senior Director, Parent and Family Initiatives
Felicia joins Martha’s Table as the Director of Healthy Start and is responsible for the annual outcomes for the early…

Amy Kurz

Chief Administrative Officer
Amy Kurz serves as Chief Administrative Officer at Martha’s Table, where she is responsible for the infrastructure and systems that…

Bhumip Patel

Chief Financial Officer
As Chief Financial Officer, Bhumip Patel oversees all aspects of finances at Martha’s Table, including the development and management of…

Yasmin Shaffi

Director, Early Childhood Education
Yasmin Shaffi is the Director of Early Childhood Education, where she leads Early Childhood Education at The Commons. Yasmin has…

Tiffany Williams

Chief Programs Officer
Tiffany Williams is the Chief Program Officer at Martha’s Table, where she leads the organization’s early childhood, out of school time, elementary,…

Sidney Jackson

Director, Human Resources
Sid is the Director, Human Resources where he is responsible for the strategic oversight of all human resources functions at Martha’s…

Meet Our Teams

Management
& Administration Team

Amy Kurz

Chief Administrative Officer
Healthy Markets
Team

Donna Banzon

Director, Healthy Markets
Programs
Team

Tiffany Williams

Chief Programs Officer
Development
Team

Rae Davidson

Director of Development
Education
Team

Mireille Lopez Humes

Senior Director, Education Programs
Maycroft
Team

Beatriz Barros

Director of Maycroft
Family Engagement
Team

Felicia Jones

Senior Director, Parent and Family Initiatives

Additional Support

Pro Bono Counsel provided by Mark Stumpf, Arnold & Porter

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