MARTHA'S TABLE - Key Persons


Alexis Thomason

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Interim Deputy Chief, Family and Community Programs
Alexis Thomason most recently served as the Director of Education and Resident Engagement at A Wider Circle, bringing new partnerships…

Angela Draughn

Job Titles:
  • Family Success Center Manager
Angela is a resident of Ward 8 and a proud graduate of Anacostia Senior High where she focused her studies…

Ann Marie Etergino

Job Titles:
  • Director
Ann Marie serves as Managing Director and Financial Advisor withThe Etergino Group that she founded at RBC Wealth Management in…

Beatriz Barros

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Team
  • Deputy Chief, Education and Youth Programs
Beatriz Barros is the Deputy Chief, Education and Youth Programs. She has been committed to the Martha's Table mission for…

Becky Marquez

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Academic Quality

Briana Cleveland

Job Titles:
  • Director, Volunteer Engagement
Briana Cleveland is a seasoned stakeholder engagement professional with more than 10 years' experience supporting executives and strategic initiatives. Briana's…

Bruce Kuhlik

Job Titles:
  • Director
Bruce is currently retired after 40 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, government, and law. He now serves on the board…

Camille Giraud Akeju

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

Camille Howell

Job Titles:
  • Director
Camille Howell is a native Washingtonian who was educated in the DC Public charter and Catholic School system. She attended…

Camille Range

Job Titles:
  • Guest Author

Charisse Bazin Ash

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief Talent Officer
For the past 20 years, Charisse Bazin Ash oversaw the human resources (HR) strategies and operations at the American Association…

Charles Gussom

Job Titles:
  • 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…

Chelsea White

Job Titles:
  • Interim Chief Development Officer
Chelsea White is a results-driven professional with over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector and serves as the…

Chris Niemczewski

Job Titles:
  • Director
Chris Niemczewski joined the Board of Martha's Table in 2017. Chris has spent forty years in the investment field, always…

Dan Schiff

Job Titles:
  • 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,…

David B. Lloyd

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief of Programs, Economic Mobility
David Lloyd, a native Washingtonian, is a proud servant of DC residents with over 12 years of service in education…

David Pensky

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chair
  • Trustee Emeritus of the Bullis School
David Pensky is a Trustee Emeritus of the Bullis School and serves on the Advisory Board of DC Prep Academy.…

David Roodberg - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer
  • CEO and President of Horning Brothers
David Roodberg currently serves as CEO and President of Horning Brothers where he is responsible for overseeing the business operations.…

Donna Banzon

Job Titles:
  • Director of Healthy Markets at Martha 's Table
  • Director, Healthy Foods
Donna Banzon serves as the Director of Healthy Markets at Martha's Table, where she oversees partnerships and programming of Joyful…

Douglas Ireland

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Program Officer
Douglas serves as Chief Program Officer. He is responsible for overseeing a significant portfolio of programs and evaluating their effectiveness…

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

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

Eman El-Kabli

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Commons Education

Erica Janifer

Job Titles:
  • Community Events and Partnerships Coordinator

Jackie Ward

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Real Estate Agent for Jackie Ward & Associates
Jackie serves as a Real Estate Agent for Jackie Ward & Associates that she formed in 2015 in Washington, DC…

James H. Moore

Job Titles:
  • Director
James H. Moore, Jr. is a native of West Point, Mississippi, and is a Partner in KPMG's Tysons Corner office.…

Joan Nathan

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

Johanna Williams

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief of Staff
For nearly 10 years, Johanna Williams has proudly served DC residents in the education, administrative and non-profit sectors. Since joining…

Julian Gamez - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) for Martha 's Table, Inc
Julian Gamez is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Martha's Table, Inc., a position he has held since January 2022.…

Keith R. Mestrich

Job Titles:
  • Director
Mestrich has over three decades of executive leadership experience in the financial, labor and non-profit sectors. He is currently a…

Kelsey Magill

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Annual Giving
  • Special Assistant, Development & Communications

Ken Bacon - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Co - Founder and Managing Partner of Railfield Realty Partners
Ken Bacon is co-founder and managing partner of Railfield Realty Partners, an investment management firm that invests in apartments on…

Lamont B. Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Board Chair and Interim Director of Operations
Lamont serves as Board Chair and Interim Director of Operations for the 35 year old membership consortium - Anacostia Coordinating…

Laura Grossman

Job Titles:
  • 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…

Laurie Wingate

Job Titles:
  • Director
Beginning with six years of classroom teaching in Oakland, California, as part of Teach for America, Laurie's career has focused…

Mireille Lopez Humes - VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff
  • Vice President
  • Vice President and Chief of Staff at Martha 's Table
Mireille is the Vice President and Chief of Staff at Martha's Table where she oversees human resources, learning, research and…

Monica Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Director
Serving as President, External Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer, Monica Dixon manages communications, government relations, strategic planning and project management…

Mrs. Lisa Sullivan-Mays

Job Titles:
  • Guest Author

Ms. Charlene Hursey

Job Titles:
  • Guest Author

Renata Claros

Job Titles:
  • Director
Since moving to Washington DC, 20 years ago, Renata Claros has held several leadership positions at non-profit and governmental organizations…

Sarina Sechrist

Job Titles:
  • Director, Emotional Health and Wellness
  • Role of Director of Emotional Health and Wellness at Martha 's Table
Sarina Sechrist holds the role of Director of Emotional Health and Wellness at Martha's Table, in which she has designed…

Shayna Cook

Job Titles:
  • Director
Shayna Cook is the Director, Early Childhood Systems, for the Bainum Family Foundation, where she supports the development and implementation…

Sherree Lee-Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Compliance Officer

Sylvia Alston

Job Titles:
  • 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…

Tiffany Williams - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Senior Team
  • President
  • President & CEO at Martha 's Table
Tiffany Williams is the President & CEO at Martha's Table. Williams brings more than 25 years of experience as a…

Vonetta Coates

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant

Ximena Montano

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
Before joining Martha's Table, Ximena worked in various capacities in administration; she has over seven years of experience providing both…