Ellis Carr has served on the Martha’s Table board of directors since October 2009. Ellis Carr is the Chief Executive…
Laura Graham O’Shaughnessy
Vice-Chair and Treasurer
Laura O’Shaughnessy co-founded SocialCode to provide the world’s most valuable brands with tools to build valuable communities over social media.…
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 serves as President and CEO of Martha’s Table. Ford previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting…
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…
Candice Hines
Director
Nurse Hines is a native Anacostian/Washingtonian who was educated in the DCPS/Charter/Archdiocese of Washington schools in the District of Columbia.…
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…
Keith R. Mestrich
Director
Keith R. Mestrich is President and Chief Executive Officer of Amalgamated Bank. He has over three decades of experience in…
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…
David Pensky
Director
David Pensky is a Trustee Emeritus of the Bullis School and serves on the Advisory Board of DC Prep Academy.…
Karl A. Racine
Director
Karl A. Racine was sworn in as the District of Columbia’s first elected Attorney General in 2015 and was reelected…
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. Cathy Sulzberger is a partner at a…
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…
Executive Team
Kim R. Ford
President & CEO
Kim R. Ford serves as President and CEO of Martha’s Table. Ford previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting…
Mekuria Adera
Director of Learning, Evaluation, and Research
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…
Briana Cleveland
Director, Volunteer Engagement
Briana Cleveland is a seasoned stakeholder engagement professional with more than 10 years’ experience supporting executives and strategic initiatives. Briana’s…
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…
Celine N. Fejeran
Chief of Staff
A native of Guam and a former Army brat, Celine has proudly called DC home for the last 20 years…
Asha Pinkney Gillus
Director, Human Resources
Asha Pinkney Gillus is the Director of Human Resources at Martha’s Table. Asha comes to us from the National Governors…
Mireille Lopez Humes
Deputy Chief Programs Officer
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…
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,…
Meet Our Teams
Management & Administration Team
Bhumip Patel
Chief Financial 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
Deputy Chief Programs Officer
Maycroft Team
Beatriz Barros
Director of Maycroft
Family Engagement Team
Felicia Jones
Senior Director, Parent and Family Initiatives
Management & Administration Team
Key Staff
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…
Natalie Rojas
Assistant Director of Office Operations
Sherree Lee-Thomas
Assistant Director of Compliance
Healthy Markets Team
Key Staff
Evelin Ayala
Market Operations Manager
Lonnie Bradley
Market Operations Manager
Janille Thompson
Food Education Manager
Janille Thompson is the Food Education Manager at Martha’s Table, where she encourages children and families to make healthy food…
Programs Team
Key Staff
Mireille Lopez Humes
Deputy Chief Programs Officer
Mireille is the Senior Director, Education where she leads all education initiatives aimed at ensuring Strong By 8 for all…
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…
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…
Floratina Coles
Assistant Director of Prepared Foods
Charles Gussom
Assistant Director of Community Development
Charles Gussom is a native Washington who was raised in and endured the trials and tribulations of an urban poverty-stricken…
Abel Habte
Special Assistant to the Chief Programs Officer
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…
Development Team
Key Staff
Colleen Ryan
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Colleen Ryan currently serves as the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Martha’s Table. In this role, she focuses on…
Dan Schiff
Assistant Director of Institutional Development
As Assistant Director of Institutional Development, Dan is responsible for managing and growing the support Martha’s Table receives from corporate,…
Whitney Faison
Assistant Director of Communications
Whitney is responsible for driving the marketing and communications efforts at Martha’s Table. She has a passion for using strategic…
Education Team
Key Staff
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…
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…
Eman El-Kabli
Assistant Director of Commons Education
Becky Marquez
Assistant Director of Academic Quality
Maycroft Team
Key Staff
Sylvia Alston
Assistant Director of Maycroft Education
Sylvia has been working in the education field since 1998; first as a student in a work-study program then as…
Greg Chudy
Assistant Director of the Maycroft
Greg Chudy serves as the Assistant Director of the Maycroft, overseeing the McKenna’s Wagon program, Martha’s Table’s mobile food service,…
Mark Seidler
Weekend Kitchen Manager
As Prepared Foods Manager at the Maycroft, Chef Mark is convinced that he has the best job in the city;…
Family Engagement Team
Key Staff
Laura Grossman
Manager, Martha's Table Outfitters
Laura joins Martha’s Table Outfitters as the Store Manager responsible for overseeing Martha’s clothing program and no-cost shopping boutique. Prior…
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