Officers, Committee Members & Representatives

Officers of the Meeting

Co-clerk Elaine Wilson
Co-clerk Allen Fawcett
Recording Clerk Tristan Kirkman
Treasurer Merry Pearlstein (July 2023 - June 2024)
Assistant Treasurer Grant Thompson (June 2024)
Financial Coordinator Anita Drever (June 2024)
Recorder Barbara Briggs

Special Positions

1 Year Terms

Librarian Gene Throwe
Historians Greg Robb, Nicholas Saylor

Administrative & Maintenance Staff

Administrative Secretary Barbara Briggs
Events and Rental Manager Brian Lutenegger
Property Manager Ken Orvis
Religious Education Support Teacher Donna Williams

Six year terms run through December 31 of the years specified

Board of Trustees

To contact any committees shown on this page, please contact us.

2025 2027 2029
Dante Bucci Betsy Bramon Matthew Higgins
Elaine Wilson Letty Coffin J.E. McNeil
Jorge Sanchez Mary Melchior Meg Greene
Neil Froemming Rashid Darden Justin Connor

Standing Committees

Visit our committees page to learn more about our committees. Consider volunteering your talents by joining a committee!

Responsibility for child safety and compliance with FMW's protocols is held by representatives of FMW's Trustees, Personnel, and Religious Education Committee) Reps: Letty Coffin-Trustees, Kathy Lipp-Farr-RE, Aaron Johnson-Personnel

Advancement and Outreach Working Group

Term expires end of:

2025 2026 2027
CJ Lewis Ray Patch
Malcolm McDermond (co-convener)
EJ Hardwick (co-convener)

2024 2025 2026 2027
Justin Potisit Grant Thompson (co-clerk) Harry Matz Barbara Vohryzek
Jason Terry (co-clerk) David Smith John Reynolds
John Bluedorn

Term expires end of:

Ex officio member: Merry Pearlstein, Treasurer
Ex officio member: Grant Thompson, Assistant Treasurer
Ex-officio member: Anita Drever, Financial Coordinator
Ex-officio member: Michael Cronin, Property Liaison

2024 2025 2026
Candy Miller Greg Robb (clerk) Chris Kearns McCoy
Steve (Peaches) Watkins Sandra Proctor Anney Bolgiano
Roger Caitlin Camilla Greer
Tristan Kirkman
Debby Churchman

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Jessica Vermooten Kylie Carpenter Savannah Richie
Elizabeth Nyman Patrick Turley Helena Cobban
Gene Throwe - Clerk & Librarian William Hardy

Term expires end of:

Ex officio members: Librarians, Historians

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Martha Solt (co-clerk) Bill Strein Mark Haskell
Basil Kiwan (co-clerk) Beth Cogswell
Debby Churchman
Steve Lovett

2024 2025 2026
Kathy Lipp Farr Rebecca Nelson (clerk) Mary Melchior
Bobby Trice
Chri Zubowicz

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Liz Pomerleau Joe Izzo Tish Thames
Kathy Powell Ann Herzog Debby Churchman
Ray Patch Elise Storck
Gray Handley (clerk) John Meyer
Diane Randall
Jean Capps

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Virginia Avanesyan Jim Bell Michael Beer (clerk)
Joe Izzo Marissa Yeakey
Bill Parker

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Ex officio members: Young Adult Friends Co-convenor, Administrative Secretary

2024 2025 2026
Barbara Briggs (clerk) Steve Chase Rozella Apel-Hernandez
Kristen Clark Allie Douma Marina Jacobo
Tamina Chowdhury Jake Karaisz Peter Nye
Helen Qubain

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Mary Melchior Bill Parker (clerk) Kathy Lipp-Farr
Mark Haskell Jacob Keohane
Pat Michaelson Steve Lovett
Jean Capps

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Ed Hustead Nicholas Warren Aaron Johnson (clerk)
Justin Connor

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Ex-officio: FMW Co-clerks Elaine Wilson, Allen Fawcett

Term expires end of:

2024 2025 2026
Michael Wood (co-clerk) David Aluvale Chip Yeakey (Clerk)
Judy Hubbard Michael Cronin Elise Storck
Jay Harris Renee Ding
Evan Lippincott Jennifer Adams
Jim Bell
Ex officio member: Ken Orvis, Property Manager
Ex officio member: Brian Lutenegger, Events and Rental Manager
Ex-officio member: Merry Pearlstein, Finance & Stewardship committee member

Term expires in June of year listed:

2025 2026 2027
John Hurvitz Anastacia Ebi Tom Yonker (co-clerk)
Jacob Ritting Emma Preston (co-clerk)
Audrey Peek
Catherine Arjet
Ex officio members: Youth Program Teacher, Child Safety Committee

Special Committees

2025 2026 2027
Marsha Holliday Anne Kendall (clerk) C. J. Lewis
J.E. McNeil Rebecca Nelson Peter Nye
Justin Potosit Bill Strein Elaine Wilson
Michelle Hannahs Nicholas Warren David Aluvale

Search Committee

1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025

Bill Parker Michael Beer
Marissa Yeakey
Ex officio member: Presiding Clerk
Ex officio member: Barbara Briggs, Administrative Secretary

C.J. Lewis (co-clerk) Eric Nothman (Backpack Project co-coordinator)
Eric Nothman (co-clerk) Steve Brooks (Backpack Project co-coordinator)
Emilie Schmeidler (Grate Patrol co-coordinator)
Gray Handley (Christ House Lunch coordinator)
Patty Murphy (Church of the Pilgrims Lunch coordinator)
(vacant) (S.O.M.E Breakfast coordinator)

Information Technology

Reorganization in discussion

Ex officio member: Barbara Briggs, Administrative Secretary
Ex officio member: Ken Orvis, Property Manager
David Ethridge (clerk)
Debby Churchman

Anyone feeling led to or in need of clearness committee support should reach out to Clerks of Meeting or of Ministry & Worship Committee

Phoebe Shatzer, Isaiah Grace and Hannah Moloney (co-conveners)

Representatives to Other Organizations

Quaker Organizations

Meeting Liaisons

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - 2 year term through 2022 Steve Chase
Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Finance & Stewardship Committee Aaron Johnson
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Ministry and Pastoral Care Committee - unspecified term Greg Robb
Friends Committee on National Legislation - 1 year term through 2022 Susan Griffin and Tamina Chowdhury
Friends United Meeting - 1 year term (vacant)
Friends Wilderness Center (vacant)
Right Sharing of World Resources - 1 year term (vacant)
Interfaith Council of Metro Washington - unspecified term Joe Izzo

Friends Non-Profit Housing, Inc. Board

Annelise Haskell - 3 year term

Michael Cronin - 3 year term
Virginia Avanesyan - 3 year term

Non-Quaker Organizations

Barbara Briggs - 1 year term (DC Council of Churches (FMW Representative to Annual Meeting)
Gene Throwe - 1 year term (Interfaith Council of Washington)
Joe Izzo - 1 year term