Officers, Committee Members & Representatives
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Officers of the Meeting
Elaine Wilson
Allen Fawcett
Tristan Kirkman
Merry Pearlstein
Grant Thomson
Anita Drever
Barbara Briggs
Co-clerk
Co-clerk
Recording Clerk
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Financial Coordinator
Recorder
Special Positions
1 Year Terms
Administrative
Secretary
Events and Rental
Manager
Property Manager
Religious Education
Support Teacher
Barbara Briggs
Brian Lutenegger
Ken Orvis
Donna Williams
Administrative & Maintenance Staff
Gene Throwe
Greg Robb
Nicholas Saylor
Librarian
Historians
Six year terms run through December 31 of the years specified
Board of Trustees
Dante Bucci
Elaine Wilson
Jorge Sanchez
Neil Froemming
2025
Betsy Bramon
Letty Coffin
Mary Melchior
Rashid Darden
2027
Matthew Higgins
J.E. McNeil
Meg Greene
Justin Connor
2029
Standing Committees
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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
CJ Lewis
Malcolm McDermond (co-convener)
EJ Hardwick (co-convener)
2027
Ray Patch
Term expires end of:
2025
Grant Thompson (co-clerk)
David Smith
2026
Harry Matz
2027
Jason Terry (co-clerk)
Grant Thompson (co-clerk)
Barbara Vohryzek
John Reynolds
Rachel Miller
Ex officio members: Merry Pearlstein (Treasurer), Grant Thompson (Assistant Treasurer), Anita Drever (Financial Coordinator), Michael Cronin (Property Liaison)
2025
Greg Robb (clerk)
Sandra Proctor
Camilla Greer
Tristan Kirkman
Debby Churchman
Term expires end of:
2026
Chris Kearns McCoy
Anney Bolgiano
2027
Elo Wittig
EJ Hardwick
Term expires end of:
2025
Kylie Carpenter
Patrick Turley
Gene Throwe (clerk & librarian)
2026
Savannah Richie
Helena Cobban
William Hardy
2025
Bill Strein
Debby Churchman
Steve Lovett
Term expires end of:
2026
Mark Haskell
2027
Ari Ebi
2027
Arne Nelson
Term expires end of:
2025
Rebecca Nelson (clerk)
Bobby Trice
Chris Zubowic
2026
Mary Melchior
2025
Joe Izzo
Ray Patch
Gray Handley (clerk)
Diane Randall
Jean Capps
Term expires end of:
2026
Tish Thames
Debby Churchman
Elise Stock
John Meyer
2027
Kathy Powell
Betsy Bramon
2025
Jim Bell
Term expires end of:
2026
Michael Beer (clerk)
Marissa Yeakey
Bill Parker
2027
Michael Beer
Ex-officio members: Young Adult Friends co-convenor, Administrative Secretary
2025
Steve Chase
Allie Douma
Jake Karaisz
Term expires end of:
2026
Rozella Apel-Hernandez
Marina Jacobo
Peter Nye
2027
Steve Chase (clerk)
CJ Pfutzner (co-clerk) Kenneth Palmer
Hannah Warner
2025
Bill Parker (clerk)
Jacob Keohane
Steve Lovett
Jean Capps
Term expires end of:
2026
Kathy Lipp-Farr
2027
Margaret Fuener
Kenneth Palmer
Hannah Warner
Amanda Mayer
2025
Nicholas Warren
Term expires end of:
2026
Aaron Johnson (clerk)
2027
Aaron Johnson (clerk)
Justin Conner
Ex-officio members: FMW co-clerks Elaine Wilson, Allen Fawcett
2025
David Aluvale
Michael Cronin
Jay Harris
Evan Lippincott
Term expires end of:
2026
Chip Yeakey (clerk)
Elise Storck
Renee Ding
Jennifer Adams
Jim Bell
2027
Judy Hubbard
Micah Tsoi
Ex-officio members: Ken Orvis (Property Manager), Brian Lutenegger (Events and Rental Manager), Merry Pearlstein (Finance & Stewardship committee member)
Term expires in June of year listed:
2025
John Hurvitz
2026
Anastacia Ebi
Jacob Ritting
Audrey Peek
Catherine Arjet
2027
Tom Yonker (co-clerk)
Emma Preston (co-clerk)
Ex-officio members: Youth Program Teacher, Child Safety Committee
Special Committees
Search Committee
1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025
Bill Parker
Marissa Yeakey
Michael Beer
| Ex officio member: Presiding Clerk |
| Ex officio member: Barbara Briggs, Administrative Secretary |
C.J. Lewis (co-clerk)
Eric Nothman (co-clerk)
Information Technology
Reorganization in discussion
David Ethridge (clerk)
Debby Churchman
Phoebe Shatzer (co-convener)
Isaiah Grace (co-convener)
Hannah Moloney (co-convener)
2026
Anne Kendall
Rebecca Nelson
Bill Strein
Nicholas Warren
2027
C. J. Lewis
Peter Nye
Elaine Wilson
David Aluvale
Eric Nothman (Backpack Project co-coordinator)
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)
| Ex officio member: Barbara Briggs, Administrative Secretary |
| Ex officio member: Ken Orvis, Property Manager |
Anyone feeling led to or in need of clearness committee support should reach out to Clerks of Meeting or of Ministry & Worship Committee
2025
Marsha Holliday
J.E. McNeil
Justin Potosit
Michelle Hannahs
Indie Martell, clerk (Bethesda)
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 Chowdury
Friends United Meeting - 1 year term
Brian Holland
Friends Wilderness Center
(vacant)
Right Sharing of World Resources - 1 year term
(vacant)
Interfaith Council of Metro Washington - unspecified term
Barbara Briggs
Friends Non-Profit Housing, Inc. Board
Annelise Haskell - 3 year term
School for Friends Board
Michael Cronin - 3 year term
Virginia Avanesyan - 3 year term
Non-Quaker Organizations
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2-D
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