Meet the Team
Staff
Arika Orozco, MSW – Executive Director
Allison Kahn-Pauli, JD – Chief of Staff
Seetal Parikh-Chopra, PhD – Deputy Director, Programs
Becky Fowkes, M.M – Deputy Director, Operations
Tashana Pulliam, MSW – Manager, Transitioning Youth
Amada Crespin, MSL – Manager, EMPOWER
James Fleming, M.Ed.- Manager, Family Reunification
Alexandra Fields – Manager, BRIDGES
Summer Hecht, LCSW-C- Senior Clinical Manager
Wesley Jimenez, MS - Program Assistant
Kerry Morley, LGSW – CASA Supervisor
Courtney Gutierrez, MA – Volunteer Manager
Patrice Stern, BA - BRIDGES Program Coordinator
Samantha Fanuka - EMPOWER Program Assistant
Erin Williams- BRIDGES Program Assistant Intern
Adam Weir, B.S- Data Analyst Intern
Board of Directors
Kelli McTaggart, President
Partner, Potomac Law Group, PLLC
Keanne Henry, Vice President/Secretary
Vice President Experience Corps, AARP Foundation
Julia Matthews, J.D., Treasurer
Former Vice President, Senior Banking Advisor, PNC Wealth Management
Adrienne Cox
Senior Advisor Communications, US Patent & Trademark Office
Neil Albert
President & Executive Director, Downtown Business Improvement District
Erin Lucien
Founder/CEO, Springstone Advisory Services
Eric. B Bruce
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Cortney Weinbaum
RAND Corporation
Raeann Vuona
Digital Strategist, Booz, Allen, Hamilton