Board of Directors and Advisors

Officers

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Fr. John Adams
Fr. John Adams
Honorary Member, President Emeritus
SOME
Ralph Boyd
Ralph Boyd
Ex Officio Member, President
SOME
Jason E. Géno
Jason E. Géno
Chair of the Board
Human Capital Initiatives
George C. McFarland
George C. McFarland
McFarland and Associates
Linda Jo Smith
Linda Jo Smith
Honorary Member, Former Chairperson
PEPCO (retired)
Stefanie Gerard Cohn
Stefanie Gerard Cohn
Treasurer
Marcum LLP
Mary Miller
Mary Miller
Vice Chair of the Board
Edison Electric Institute (Retired)
Sr. Mary Catherine Guiler
Sr. Mary Catherine Guiler
Secretary
Sr. Mary Bader, DC
Sr. Mary Bader, DC
Honorary Member

Members

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Olivia B. Payton
Olivia B. Payton
Chateau Remix
Zahilys Hernandez-Perez
Zahilys Hernandez-Perez
National Retail Federation​​​​​​​
Michelle Russo
Michelle Russo
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Evelyn Tollinche Miller
Evelyn Tollinche Miller
Kenneth W. Ellison
Kenneth W. Ellison
Attorney
The Honorable Armando Bonilla
The Honorable Armando Bonilla
Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Audie (Butch) Abernathy
Audie (Butch) Abernathy
Building Technician Engineer

Corporate Advisory Board

We are fortunate to have the steadfast support of several business leaders in the District. Our Corporate Advisory Board provides administrative advice and financial support. In addition to hosting our Annual Dinner Gala and volunteering at SOME’s events, the Corporate Advisory Board is a critical pillar in helping us identify additional resources and donors.

Leslie W. Hortum, Chair, Spencer Stuart
Keenan Austin Reed, Vice Chair, Alpine Group

Steve Anderson, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
James Assey
, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Nick Barnaby, General Dynamics
Brian Bartlett, Kekst CNC
William Bartling, Clark Construction
Angela Bradley, BTI Security
Patrick Butler, Association of Public Television Stations
Patrick Cleary, NAPEO, Retired
William E. Conway, Jr., The Carlyle Group
Julia Cullen, KPMG LLC
Prachee J. Devadas, Synergy Enterprises Inc.
Kevin Duffer, Lawelawe Defense, Inc.
Penny Eastman, Animal Wellness Action
Toby Eckhardt, Focused Image
Terri Fariello, United Airline
Rainey Foster, Leading Authorities, Inc.
Mike Gordon, C.C. Pace
Corey Griffin, 2GIP
Gautam Gupta, Truist
Melissa Hockstad, American Cleaning Institute
Eric Hoplin, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
Kevin Keane, American Beverage Association
Erica Khatchadourian, AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust
Suzy Lang, Fannie Mae
Gerry Lamb, Consulting LLC
Dennis M. Lucey, AKIMA
Katherine Lugar, Hilton Worldwide
Michelle Mason, ASAE
Darryl Maxwell, DC Bar Pro Bono Program
Larry McCarthy, McCarthy, Hennings, Whalen
Sam Medvene, District Line Development
Evelyn Miller
Mary Miller, Edison Electric Institute, Retired
Kenny Roberts, Invariant

Kathleen Rotondaro
Michelle Russo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Sarasin, FMI- The Food Industry Association
Michael Scanlon, K&L Gates

Daniel Schwartz, Bain & Co.
Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation
Sanjay Subramanian, PwC
JT Taylor, Hedgeye Risk Management
Otis Tolbert, Aon Risk Solutions
Alisha White, MGM Resorts International
Thomas Wilbur, Akridge
Michael Williams, Hogan Lovells US, LLP
William Glenn Yarborough, WGY and Associates, LLC