Meet the Team
Staff
Arika Adams, MSW – Executive Director
Allison Kahn-Pauli, JD – Chief of Staff
Donna Robinson, PhD, LBSW- Senior Manager, Programs and Standards
Alexandra Fields-Evans, B.A – Senior Manager, Outreach and Initiatives
James Fleming, M.Ed.- Manager, Family Reunification
Patrice Stern, BA - Manager, BRIDGES
Monique Burks, MS - Mentoring Supervisor, BRIDGES
Paris Mercier - Program Coordinator, BRIDGES
Ashley Strange – Manager, Preparing Youth for Adulthood (PYA)
Ha'Leigh Warden, B.A – Manager, EMPOWER
Wesley Jimenez, MS - Program Coordinator
Brandon Pipitone – Volunteer Coordinator
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
Erin Lucien
Managing Director, District Capital Partners
Eric B. Bruce
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Cortney Weinbaum
RAND Corporation
Raeann Vuona
Digital Strategist, Booz Allen Hamilton
Patricia Johnson
Retired
Paige Soya
Managing Director, K Street Capital
Mike Veronis
Chief Revenue Officer, AppTek