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 Community Outreach and Partnerships
mnash@sowhatelse.org

Rae White

Operations Director
rwhite@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

Emmanuel Ibanez

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

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Cinthia Hinojosa

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

Gazena Erdilo

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

Ayxa Kalai

Montgomery County Assistant Director – Pantry Manager
akalai@sowhatelse.org

William Villatoro

Montgomery County Food Recovery Coordinator
wvillatoro@sowhatelse.org

DaVon Walker

Montgomery County Food Recovery Coordinator
dwalker@sowhatelse.org

Reggie Pannell

Montgomery County Food Recovery Coordinator
rpannell@sowhatelse.org

Sean Bolden

Montgomery County Hunger Relief Program Coordinator
sbolden@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

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Lila Cooper

Team of Stars Managing Director
lcooper@sowhatelse.org

Shaletta Leggett

DC Youth Program Coordinator
sleggett@sowhatelse.org

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Carol Holland

Lead at Highlands
cholland@sowhatelse.org

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Rosetta Johnson

Lead Teacher
rjohnson@sowhatelse.org

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Rachel Bonas

Lead Teacher
rbonas@sowhatelse.org

Joshua Hughes

Lead Teacher
jhughes@sowhatelse.org

Kyshaun Drakes

Assistant Teacher
kdrakes@sowhatelse.org

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Adoneyas Gedamu

Assistant Teacher
agedamu@sowhatelse.org

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Natalia Jackson

Assistant Teacher
njackson@sowhatelse.org

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Yusuf Nur

Assistant Teacher
ynur@sowhatelse.org

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Sacdiya Siyaad

Assistant Teacher
ssiyaad@sowhatelse.org

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Sikate Tesfaye

Assistant Teacher
stesfaye@sowhatelse.org

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Sydiah Turner

Assistant Teacher
sturner@sowhatelse.org

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Katherine Vogt

Assistant Teacher
kvogt@sowhatelse.org

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Tamia Draine

Assistant Youth Provider
tdraine@sowhatelse.org

Deshon Leggett

Assistant Youth Provider
dleggett@sowhatelse.org

Ryver Moore

Youth & Outreach Program Coordinator
rmoore@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

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Austin Woolford

Baltimore Hunger Relief Coordinator
awoolford@sowhatelse.org

Nellie Garland

Baltimore Resource Center
ngarland@sowhatelse.org

Coordinators & Consultants

Eduardo de Oliveira Bugay

Administrative Director
ebugay@sowhatelse.org

Marcie Mishkin

Metrics & Data Manager
mmishkin@sowhatelse.org

Makenna Khandagle

Volunteer Coordinator
mkhandagle@sowhatelse.org

Vanessa Thomas

Client Services Coordinator
vrobinson@sowhatelse.org

Laura Leigh Palmer

Volunteer Arts Coordinator
lpalmer@sowhatelse.org

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.

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)

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