Officers, Committee Members & Representatives

Officers of the Meeting
(1 year terms)
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 | Hayden Wetzel |
Administrative & Maintenance Staff
Administrative Secretary | Barbara Briggs | |
Event and Rental Manager | Brian Lutenegger | |
Property Manager | Ken Orvis | |
Religious Education Support Teacher |
Donna Williams |
Board of Trustees
(Six year terms run through September 30 of the years specified)
2023 |
2025 |
2027 | 2029 | |
Mark Haskell | Dante Bucci | Chad Dobson | Matthew Higgins | |
Bill Foskett (clerk) | Elaine Wilson | Letty Coffin | J.E. McNeil | |
Dan Dozier | Mary Melchior | Meg Greene | ||
Jim Bell | Betsy Bramon | Justin Connor | ||
Standing Committees
Visit our committees page to learn more about our committees. Consider volunteering your talents by joining a committee!
(3 year terms run through the years specified)
Child Safety Committee (As of 2022, functions are assumed by Trustees, Personnel and Religious Education Committee) Reps: Martha Solt-Trustees, Kathy Lipp-Farr-Religious Education, Aaron Johnson-Personnel Committee | |||
Finance & Stewardship Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Meg Greene | Justin Potisit | Grant Thompson (co-clerk 2023) | |
Jason Terry (co-clerk 2023) | Steve Lovett | ||
John Bluedorn | Dan Dozier | ||
David Smith | |||
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 | |||
Hospitality Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Peter Nye | Candy Miller | Greg Robb (clerk 2023) | |
Susan Bien | Steve (Peaches) Watkins | Sandra Proctor | |
Roger Caitlin | Camilla Greer | ||
Tristan Kirkman | |||
Debby Churchman | |||
Library, Records & Handbook Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Jessica Vermooten | Kylie Carpenter | ||
Mark Kawar | Elizabeth Nyman | Patrick Turley | |
Gene Throwe - Clerk & Librarian | |||
Savannah Richie-2026 | |||
Ex officio members: Librarians, Historians | |||
Marriage and Family Relations Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Martha Solt (clerk) | Bill Strein | ||
Basil Kiwan | Beth Cogswell | ||
Debby Churchman | |||
Steve Lovett | |||
Membership Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Elaine Wilson | Kathy Lipp Farr | Amit Pandya | |
Robert Farr | Rebecca Nelson (Clerk) | ||
Bobby Trice | |||
Chris Zubowicz | |||
Beth Cogswell | |||
Ministry and Worship Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Amit Pandya | Liz Pomerleau | Joe Izzo | |
Tish Thames | Kathy Powell | Ann Herzog | |
Ray Patch | |||
Gray Handley (clerk) | |||
Diane Randall | |||
Jean Capps | |||
Nominating Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
Gene Throwe | Virginia Avanesyan | Jim Bell | |
Michael Beer (clerk) | Joe Izzo | Allen Faucett | |
Megan Telfair | |||
Ex officio members: Young Adult Friends Co-convenor, Administrative Secretary | |||
Peace and Social Concerns Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Peter Nye | Barbara Briggs (clerk 2023) | Steve Chase | |
Helena Cobban | Tamina Chowdhury | Allie Douma | |
Kristen Clark | Jake Karaisz | ||
Personal Aid Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Tom Libbert | Bill Parker (clerk through 2023) | Mary Melchior | |
Hayden Wetzel | Kelli Moore | ||
Mark Haskell | |||
Pat Michaelson | |||
Personnel Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Aaron Johnson (clerk) | Ed Hustead | Nicholas Warren (pending) | |
Justin Connor | |||
Ex-officio: FMW Co-clerks Elaine Wilson, Allen Fawcett | |||
Property Committee | |||
Term expires end of: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Ken Forsberg (co-clerk 2023) | Michael Wood (co-clerk 2023) | David Aluvale | |
Elise Storck | Judy Hubbard | Michael Cronin | |
Jay Harris | |||
Evan Lippincott | |||
Ex officio member: Ken Orvis, Property Manager | |||
Ex officio member: Brian Lutenegger, Event and Rental Manager | |||
Ex officio member: Merry Pearlstein, Finance & Stewardship committee member | |||
Records and Handbook Committee (Merged into Library/Records & Handbook. See above.) | |||
Religious Education Committee | |||
Term expires in JUNE of year listed: | |||
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Kathy Lipp-Farr | John Hurvitz | ||
Aaron Johnson | |||
Jake Rittting | |||
Julie Johnson (clerk) | |||
Ex officio members: Youth Program Teacher, Child Safety Committee |
Special Committees
Garden Committee - laid down | |||
Mary Jane Simpson (D.C.) Scholarship Fund | |||
Marsha Holliday | Anne Kendall, Clerk |
C. J. Lewis |
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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) |
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Bill Parker | Hayden Wetzel | Michael Beer | |
Marissa Yeakey | |||
Ex officio member: Presiding Clerk | |||
Ex officio member: Barbara Briggs, Administrative Secretary | |||
Hunger and Homelessness Task Force (under care of Peace & Social Concerns) | |||
C.J. Lewis, Co-Clerk | Eric Nothman Steve Brooks |
Shoebox Project, coordinators | |
Eric Nothman, Co-Clerk | Emilie Schmeidler | Grate Patrol, coordinator | |
Gray Handley | Christ House Lunch, coordinator | ||
Patty Murphy | Church of the Pilgrims Lunch, coordinator | ||
(vacant) | S.O.M.E Breakfast, coordinator | ||
Information Technology | |||
Re-organization in discussion | |||
Ex-officio member: Barbara Briggs, Administrative Secretary | |||
Ex-officio member: Ken Orvis, Property Manager | |||
Change Group for Racial Justice | |||
David Ethridge, clerk | Debby Churchman | ||
Working Group on Clearness Committees | |||
Petra-Rahim Carnes, clerk | Barbara Briggs | Danielle Carnes | |
David Etheridge | Gray Handley | Marsha Holliday | |
Ken Orvis | William Parker | Emilie Schmeidler | |
Roseanna Stanton | |||
Young Adult Friends | |||
Vacant |
Representatives to Other Organizations
(One-year or three-year terms, expiring in year indicated)
Quaker Organizations |
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Meeting Liaisons | |||
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - 2 year term through 2022 | Bill Parker | ||
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 | ||
Right Sharing of World Resources - 1 year term | vacant | ||
Interfaith Council of Metro Washington - unspecified term | Joe Izzo | ||
Friends Non-Profit Housing, Inc. Board - 3 year term | |||
Annelise Haskell | |||
School for Friends Board (3 year term, July-June) | |||
Michael Cronin | |||
Virginia Avanesyan | |||
Non-Quaker Organizations |
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2-D - 1 year term | |||
Barbara Briggs | |||
DC Council of Churches (Representative to Annual Meeting) | |||
Gene Throwe | |||