Team & Board

Team & Board

Our Staff

Dave Silbert

Co-Founder & Executive Director
dsilbert@sowhatelse.org

Bob Schless

Co-Founder & Treasurer
rschless@sowhatelse.org

Allie Bonney

Director of Development
abonney@sowhatelse.org

Juliet Bui

Deputy Director
jbui@sowhatelse.org

May Nash

Director of Human Resources and Partnerships
mnash@sowhatelse.org

Rae White

Operations Director
rwhite@sowhatelse.org

Eduardo de Oliveira Bugay

Administrative Director
ebugay@sowhatelse.org

Montgomery County Food Rescue Bank Team

Megan Joe

Executive Director of Hunger Relief
mjoe@sowhatelse.org

Chris Yonushonis

Montgomery County Deputy Director of Hunger Relief
cyonushonis@sowhatelse.org

Ayxa Kalai

Client Services Director
akalai@sowhatelse.org

Cinthia Hinojosa

Montgomery County Assistant Director – Warehouse Manager
chinojosa@sowhatelse.org

Emmanuel Ibanez

Montgomery County Assistant Director – Warehouse Manager
eibanez@sowhatelse.org

Gazena Erdilo

Montgomery County Assistant Director – Food Recovery Coordinator
gerdilo@sowhatelse.org

William Villatoro

Montgomery County Food Recovery Coordinator
wvillatoro@sowhatelse.org

DaVon Walker

Montgomery County Food Recovery Coordinator
dwalker@sowhatelse.org

Sean Bolden

Montgomery County Hunger Relief Program Coordinator
sbolden@sowhatelse.org

Janice Ortiz

Driver and Distribution Support Staff
jortiz@sowhatelse.org

Youth Programming Team

Nifemi Olugbemiga

Youth Director
oolugbemiga@sowhatelse.org

Akeen Smith

Deputy Director of Youth
asmith@sowhatelse.org

Rose Hahn

Montgomery County Theatre Director
rhahn@sowhatelse.org

Lila Cooper

Team of Stars Managing Director
lcooper@sowhatelse.org

Tamara Rubin

DC Youth Program Coordinator
tamararubin@sowhatelse.org

Shaletta Leggett

DC Youth Site Lead
sleggett@sowhatelse.org

Carol Holley

Lead at Highlands
cholley@sowhatelse.org

Rosetta Johnson

Lead Teacher
rjohnson@sowhatelse.org

Joshua Hughes

Lead Teacher
jhughes@sowhatelse.org

Kyshaun Drakes

Assistant Teacher
kdrakes@sowhatelse.org

Adoneyas Gedamu

Assistant Teacher
agedamu@sowhatelse.org

Natalia Jackson

Assistant Teacher
njackson@sowhatelse.org

Yusuf Nur

Assistant Teacher
ynur@sowhatelse.org

Sacdiya Siyaad

Assistant Teacher
ssiyaad@sowhatelse.org

Sikate Tesfaye

Assistant Teacher
stesfaye@sowhatelse.org

Sydiah Turner

Assistant Teacher
sturner@sowhatelse.org

Katherine Vogt

Assistant Teacher
kvogt@sowhatelse.org

Kenyetta Branison

Youth Provider
kbranison@sowhatelse.org

Isma’il Bronson

Youth Provider
ibronson@sowhatelse.org

Tamia Draine

Youth Provider
tdraine@sowhatelse.org

Rena Edery

Youth Provider
redery@sowhatelse.org

Deshon Leggett

Youth Provider
dleggett@sowhatelse.org

Kai Malette

Youth Provider
kmalette@sowhatelse.org

Phylicia Mpasi

Youth Provider
ppearl@sowhatelse.org

Messiah Turner

Youth Provider
mturner@sowhatelse.org

Baltimore Programming Team

Justin Weeber

Baltimore Director
justinweeber@sowhatelse.org

Elizabeth Vito

Baltimore Program Director
evito@sowhatelse.org

Jorge Yanes

Baltimore Neighborhood Distribution Director
jyanes@sowhatelse.org

Nellie Garland

Baltimore Resource Center
ngarland@sowhatelse.org

Austin Woolford

Baltimore Hunger Relief Coordinator
awoolford@sowhatelse.org

Tobe Peabody

Warehouse & Distribution Assistant
tpeabody@sowhatelse.org

Raynard Thomas

Warehouse & Distribution Assistant
rthomas@sowhatelse.org

Coordinators & Consultants

Marcie Mishkin

Metrics & Data Manager
mmishkin@sowhatelse.org

Makenna Khandagle

Volunteer Coordinator
mkhandagle@sowhatelse.org

Daniel Agyemang

Outreach Coordinator
dagyemang@sowhatelse.org

Anthony Lopez-Luna

Grants and Development Intern
alopez-luna@sowhatelse.org

Vanessa Thomas

Client Services Coordinator
vrobinson@sowhatelse.org

Laura Leigh Palmer

Volunteer Arts Coordinator
lpalmer@sowhatelse.org

Howard Roman

Organics Recycling and Diversion Manager
hroman@sowhatelse.org

Julia Nonni

Sustainability Director

Board of Directors:

Board Chair | Barbara Guterman, Entrepreneur & Public Speaker
Board Treasurer | Bob Schless, Principal, The Robert Joseph Group
Brian Abramson, Partner, Sandy Spring Builders
Brett Bernstein, CEO & Co-founder, XML Financial Group, So What Else Board Chair Emeritus
Brad Blanken, Co-Owner, Amazon Delivery Service Partner (DSP)
Emily Caplan Stephenson, Public Interest/Civil Rights Attorney
Steve Curwin, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, MidCap Financial
Nicolle Davis-Niang, Vice President of Property Management, WC Smith
Tosha Dyson, Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Manager, Rockville Housing Enterprise
Amy Embrey, CEO, Embrey Properties of Keller Williams Capital Properties
Jimmy Fragoyannis, Owner and Partner, Mamma Lucia Restaurant
Bobby Gordon, Retired, Medical and Emergency Medical FDA and NFPA
Amy Holmwood, Founder, Origen Vodka
Farrah Javid, Fashion Stylist, and Founder and Owner, Secrets of Fashion
Susan Loring, Retired, Quality Assurance Specialist, Biotechnology Division, United States Patent & Trademark Office
Ann-Marie Luciano, Member, State Attorneys General Practice, Cozen O’Connor
Michael Meers, Real Estate Agent
Scott Mendelson, Principal, KLNB Commercial Real Estate Services
Greg Minkoff, Vice President/Principal Owner, Minkoff Company, Inc.
Leroy Pingho, Founder & CEO, Great Elm Solutions
Josh Ross, Real Estate Consultant, Ross Real Estate & Management
Andrew Sachs, Managing Partner, Mauloa (fka Sachs Capital)
Brad Sherman, President, Sherman Wealth Management LLC
Kevin Smith, Chief Investment Officer, The Donaldson Group, and Managing Partner, Donaldson Impact Investments
Jennifer Snyder, Healthcare Consultant
Suzy Wilson

Advisory Board:

The advisory board houses our most committed and special volunteers who bring knowledge from their various professional and life experiences to enhance our operations, develop our staff, and promote our mission throughout their networks.

Priya Agarwal
Beth Biedronski – Retired, Corporate and M&A Lawyer
Kathleen Corey
Karla Daly
Sondra Frank
Nikki Herson
Jonathan Holmes
Mona Javid – Manager, Human Capital Strategy and Operations Consulting, Deloitte USA
Mark Leisher – Mark Leisher Productions
Patti Ross
Samantha Ross
Joel Schwarz – Esq., CIPP/G Managing Partner
Lillian Teng – Senior Manager of the Verizon Media Advanced Cyber Threats Team
Dave Winokur

Contact Details

Reach out to us!

Phone: (301) 887-3808
Email:info@sowhatelse.org
Fax: (240) 778-2660
EIN #: 27-1219231

Locations

So What Else Food Rescue Bank: 4924 Wyaconda Rd, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Baltimore Resource Center: 424 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223
So What Else, Inc. Office: 6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 709, Bethesda, MD 20817 (Mailing address only – Do not come to this address)

Contacts

Montgomery County Food Support: Megan Joe (240) 705-4345
Baltimore Food Support: (410) 429-0657
Youth Programs: Nifemi Olugbemiga (202) 569-8280
Sponsorships, Investments, and Engagement: Dave Silbert (240) 602-0486
Grants and Development Support: Allie Bonney (703) 677-2733
Community Partnerships and Volunteering: May Nash (301) 252-1501