The organization is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors who are committed to the organization’s mission. The Board provides guidance and support to the professional staff as well as promotes the organization to funders, volunteers and the public.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Ethan Handelman
Vice President
Janis Smith, National Housing Conference
Treasurer
Johnnie Mae Armstrong
Immediate Past President
Demetri Datch, Esq., Foulger-Pratt
President Emerita
Nancy Y. Cohen
Tania Hernandez-Andersen, Graduate Management Admissions Council
Marc Lande, NAMI Montgomery County, Volunteer
Robyn S. Raysor, United States Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Retired
Timothy Saunders, Polinger Company
STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Abe M. Schuchman, Esq.
Chief Operating Officer
Aaron Fenster
Director of Property Development
Lisa Y. Cook
Director of Office Operations
Rebecca Meade
Director of Development
Marjorie Goldman, CFRE
Property Manager
Linda Akunwafor
Herman Knight III
Josh Neirman
Property Manager and Avodah Corps Member
Ellen Schwartz
Ian Jackson
Reginald Rainard
Daisy Thompson
ADVISORY BOARD
Carmela Boncore-Singer
Rosemary Dircks
Lynne Ladarola, RA, Archeus Studio
Mary Kundrat, Alliance on Mental Illness of Montgomery County, Retired
Senator Laurence Levitan, Esq., Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan, & Silver, LLC
Edward L. Lublin, Blank Rome LLP
Brian M. McLaughlin, Bank of America
Rita Mhley, Mhley/Davis & Associates, Inc.
John R. Orrick, Jr., Esq., Linowes and Blocher LLP
Elias Rizkallah, Capital One Bank
Catherine F. Scott, Professor Emerita, Montgomey College
Lauren Spiro, M.A., National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
Miriam Yarmolinsky, Peer Wellness & Recovery Services, Inc.
Corporate Affiliations are for Purposes of Identification Only