OUR PEOPLE
C. Marie Taylor
PRESIDENT & CEO
Alison Levingston (Ali)
VICE PRESIDENT, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Dana Pauley
VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS
Gregory Covington
DIRECTOR, INTERNAL OPERATIONS AND FINANCE
Wylea Chase
DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS & CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Kaarmin Ford
DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING
Alison McLaughlin
MANAGER, EVENTS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Channon Sicard
EXECUTIVE AND PROGRAMS ASSISTANT
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OUR BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
David A. Hill (CORE 2005)
Board Chair
PRESIDENT
DHill Professional Services, LLC
Monica Escalante (CORE 2009)
Finance/Treasurer Chair
CFO/VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Montgomery Hospice
Michael Brown (EL 2015)
Membership Chair
PLANNER COORDINATOR, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission
Crystal C. Townsend (CORE 2015)
Programs Chair
PRESIDENT
Healthcare Initiative Foundation
Beth Davis (EL 2018)
Development Chair
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BD Contractor Services
Lisa Mandel-Trupp (CORE 2013)
Secretary
CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Councilmember Sidney Katz
William A. Goldberg (CORE 2015)
Governance & Ethics Chair / At-Large Member
LITIGATION ATTORNEY
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Bobbitt (CORE 2010)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Adventure Theatre MTC
Kelly Caplan (CORE 2013)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER
Washington Gas
Dona Deutsch (CORE 2013)
PRINCIPAL
Deutsch & Associates, LLC
Michael S. Gottlieb (CORE 2011)
PRINCIPAL
Momentum Law Group
Cassandra Hairston (CORE 2018)
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
NIH Federal Credit Union
Mabrouka I. Hassanein (SLM 2011)
SENIOR FELLOW & MIDDLE EASTER COMMUNITY LIAISON
County Executive’s Office of Community Partnerships
Shelly Heller (SLM 2018)
PROFESSOR
George Washington University
Jennifer Hester (CORE 2017)
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES
The Emmes Corporation
Shondra B. Jenkins (CORE 2016)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Sodexo/Sodexo Foundation
Jay Kenney (CORE 1997)
CHIEF, AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Lawrence W. Kotchek (CORE 2013)
SALES MANAGER
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Marilyn D. Lynk (CORE 2017)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Adventist HealthCare Center for Health Equity & Wellness
Natalia Norko-Mathura (CORE 2018)
MANAGER, ELECTRIC SERVICES
Pepco
DeRionne P. Pollard (CORE 2012)
PRESIDENT
Montgomery College
Kelly M. Price (CORE 1999)
VICE PRESIDENT, RETAIL ASSET & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The Peterson Companies
Courtney B. Schaefer (EL 2017)
ATTORNEY
Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Ecker
Greg Smith (2019 CORE Class Participant)
REGIONAL MANAGER
M&T Bank
Richee Smith Andrews (CORE 2018)
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
The Universities at Shady Grove
Jean Sperling (SLM 2016)
URBAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Debbi L. Jarvis (CORE 2012)
Alan B. Sternstein (CORE 1999)
LITIGATION COUNSEL
C. Marie Taylor (CORE 2012)
PRESIDENT & CEO
Leadership Montgomery
Note: Years listed after individuals’ names indicate the year in which they graduated from Leadership Montgomery, Senior Leadership Montgomery or Emerging Leaders Programs
FOUNDING BOARD
Fran L. Abrams
Paul G. Adams, III
Allen Bender
Adrianne L. Carr
Susan Hedling Evans
Joan Finnerty
Michael A. Freedman
Frederick C. Gale*
Barbara G. Golden
William H. Hussmann*
Blair Lee
Dr. Noreen A. Lyne
Carolyn S. Meakem
Esther B. Newman
Eliot Pfanstiehl
Lawrence F. Pignone*
Kenneth P. Reichard
Warren P. Rothe
Barry F. Scher
Roberta F. Shulman
The Hon. Carlton R. Sickles*
Andrew M. Stern
Gladys L. Young
PAST BOARD CHAIRS
Frederick C. Gale* (1989-1991)
Eliot Pfanstiehl (1991-1993)
Mita M. Schaffer (’90) (1993-1995)
Sheldon I. Grosberg (’93) (1995-1997)
Robert L. Jones (’92) (1997-1999)
Charles A Lyons (’95) (1999-2000)
Marion H. Hull* (’95) (2000-2002)
Bradley L. Westpfahl (’97) (2002-2004)
William G. Robertson (’02) (2004-2005)
Solomon Graham (’03) (2005-2007)
Debra L.C. Liverpool (’99) (2007-2009)
Michael L. Mael (’05) (2009-2011)
Marvin Dickerson (’07) (2011-2013)
Bradley H. Colton (’00) (2013-2015)
Debbi L. Jarvis (’12) (2015-2017)
* Deceased