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President:
Barbara Clark
Vice President:
Amy Nelson, JD
Ex officio:
Carol Marsh
Secretary:
Opal-Dawn Martin, MBA
Treasurer:
Chris Clover
Director:
Mark Neidig
Director:
Kim Carter
Director:
Michael S. Cooley, PMP
Director:
Marina Colby, JD
Director:
Florence E.
Jewell, MBA
Director:
Gregg A. Kelley
Director:
Laureen E. Smith, MDiv, PhD
Director:
Srinidhi Vijaykumar
About the Board
The Board of Directors began its
work with Miriam's House in spring of 1994, as the
Advisory Committee. We had just purchased the
building, and Carol Marsh, then the Project
Coordinator, brought together a group of people to
help guide the creation of the program and services
for Miriam's House.
The Directors are on the Board
because something in their hearts has been touched
by the women and children at Miriam's House. The
work of the Board can sometimes seem remote from the
daily lives of Miriam's House residents. But they
are never far from the Board members' thoughts as
they work with the staff to ensure a sound financial
and administrative future for Miriam's House, which
will allow us to continue responding in loving and
creative ways to the needs of those who call us
home.
Kim
Carter
Kim Carter has over 12 years of
community and professional experience working
directly with persons living with HIV/AIDS. She
currently works as a Case Manager with the
Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, DC. Formerly,
she worked as a Case Manager at Montgomery County
Health and Human Services HIV Clinic for 10 years.
She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Criminology with a Minor in Psychology from the
University of Maryland. She is currently pursuing
her Master of Arts Degree in Health Care
Administration. Kim serves as a deacon and leader of
the HIV/AIDS ministry at Emmanuel Covenant Church in
Hyattsville, MD. She has been a member of the
Miriam’s House Board since April 2005.
Barbara Clark,
MSN, CRNP
Barbara Clark is a Nurse
Practitioner with over 30 years experience working
with underserved communities. In addition to
clinical practice, since 1990 she has been a member
of the senior management teams at clinics in three
different cities, all targeting homeless, indigent,
and HIV-infected women and men. She is currently the
Clinical Director at Mobile Medical Care, Inc. in
Montgomery County. She has been a member of the Ryan
White HIV Planning Councils in both Baltimore and
Cleveland, and is experienced in conducting
community needs assessments and in program planning.
She has written grants that were successfully funded
by a variety of funders, including federal and state
agencies as well as private foundations and
organizations. She has international experience and
considers culturally sensitive care to be a priority
for all health care consumers. She has been a member
of the Miriam’s House Board since September 2005.
Chris
Clover
COMING SOON.
Michael S.
Cooley, PMP
Michael Cooley is a Principal at E3 Federal
Solutions, LLC and manages E3’s ERP Solutions group.
Currently Michael works as a contractor supporting a
Program Management Office within the CFO's
organization at the Department of Homeland Security
in Washington DC. Michael previously founded and
chaired the Charitable Action Committee for
Compusearch Software Systems, Inc. Michael managed
Compusearch's annual charitable budget, gathered
donations and led the committee in charitable
programs and events throughout the year including
Teardrops to Rainbows, One World Youth Project,
Hearts & Hammers and other projects that were
submitted by Compusearch employees. Michael is a
member of the National Capital Area Federal Club for
the Human Rights Campaign. Michael is also an active
member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and
the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).
Michael has been a member of the Miriam's House
Board of Directors since September 2007 and
currently serves on the Miriam's House Board
Development committee.
Marina Colby, JD
Marina Colby works at the
National Network to End Domestic Violence in
Washington, D.C. and manages the Altria Doors of
Hope grant program – a multi-million dollar
corporate funding initiative supporting domestic
violence service providers and state domestic
violence coalitions across the United States and in
several countries abroad. Before joining the
National Network to End Domestic Violence, Ms. Colby
served as the Human Rights Program Liaison in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the American Bar
Association’s Central European and Eurasian Law
Initiative where she worked with local attorneys to
establish Uzbekistan’s first human rights law firm.
Prior to her work in Uzbekistan, Marina served as a
policy analyst and program manager in the Department
of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women where
she worked on a variety of issues relating to
domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and
human trafficking. Marina’s professional experience
also includes working for a congressional office on
Capitol Hill; for a tribal attorney in northern
Wisconsin; for a political foundation in Germany;
and for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate in
Germany. Marina received her B.A. in International
Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh;
her J.D. at the University of Wisconsin Law School;
and has completed course work at the University of
Grongingen in the Netherlands; and graduate work at
the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
in Washington, D.C. She has been a member of the
Miriam’s House Board of Directors since July 2006.
Florence E.
Jewell, MBA
Florence has over 30 years of
experience in the telecommunication industry. In
addition, she retired with 17+ years of service with
the United States Army Reserves, as a
non-commissioned officer. Florence is currently
Director of Program Management with AT&T in Oakton, Virginia. She was a
recipient of AT&T’s highest performance award, the
AT&T Leader’s Council, and in 2004, she was
nominated by AT&T for the YMCA Black Achievers
Industry Award. Florence earned a MBA from
Georgetown University in its first International
Executive Masters of Business Administration Program
in Washington, D.C. in 1996. She earned her Bachelor
Degree in General Studies with a concentration in
Economics from American University in Washington,
D.C. Florence is an active member in her local
church and has chaired several community outreach
activities. She is also active (as a visiting
professor) in the National Urban League BEEP (Black
Executive Exchange Program) with Historical Black
Colleges. Florence has served on the Board of
Directors for two non-profit organizations in the
Montgomery County area. Florence has been a member
of the Miriam’s House Board of Directors since
September 2006.
Gregg A. Kelley
Gregg Kelley is the Development
Director for the Legal Aid Society of the District
of Columbia. With over 11 years of non-profit
experience, Gregg has worked for both local and
national organizations in the District of Columbia.
Prior to joining Legal Aid, Gregg was the principle
of Philanthropic Advantage, a fundraising consultant
business. He was previously the Director of Events
at the Human Rights Campaign during the 2004
presidential election, supervising a national events
fundraising program for the country’s largest gay
and lesbian organization. Before that, Gregg worked
as the Director of Special Events for Whitman-Walker
Clinic, a regional AIDS service program in
Washington. Originally, he started at Whitman-Walker
Clinic as the Pro Bono Coordinator of the Legal
Services Program. Gregg is also a member of the
Association of Fundraising Professionals. Gregg has
been a member of the Miriam’s House Board of
Directors since September 2006.
Carol
Marsh
Carol Marsh has been with
Miriam’s House since its origins in November 1992,
beginning as project coordinator during the purchase
and renovation stages, and becoming E.D. with the
beginning of the formal organization. Ms. Marsh has
a B.S. in Elementary Education, and graduate course
work in Opera Performance. Prior to Miriam’s House,
Ms. Marsh worked as a residential manager in a
program for pregnant homeless women. She has
volunteered in the buddy program at Whitman-Walker
Clinic, and worked as a jobs counselor in a program
providing job preparation and placement services to
the unemployed. In 2001, she completed the
certificate program at Non-Profit Leadership
Development Institute presented by The Support
Center and Georgetown University. Originally from
Wilmington, Delaware, Ms. Marsh has resided in D.C.
since 1990.
Opal-Dawn Martin,
MBA
Opal-Dawn Martin is a Contracts
Manager with Corporate Results, Inc. in Vienna, VA.
She has worked in government contracting for over
twelve years managing multi-million dollar
government contracts. Ms. Martin earned both her MBA
and undergraduate degree from Hofstra University.
She is a former volunteer with Whitman-Walker Legal
Services and has volunteered for over ten years with
Food and Friends a D.C.-based organization that
provides specialized meals and groceries to
individuals living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other
life-challenging illnesses. She has been a member of
the Miriam’s House Board of Directors since July
2006.
Mark
Neidig
Mark joined Miriam’s House board
just months before accepting the role of Chief
Development Officer at SOS-USA in January 2008. He
brings with him a passion for change as exemplified
in his life. While VP of Administration for the
Indiana based ITAMCO, he was actively involved on
numerous not-for-profit boards and initiatives. His
desire to make a greater impact on the world
prompted relocating to The Gambia, West Africa to
serve as Interim National Director for a US NGO.
Since returning to the USA, Mark has spent the last
fifteen years serving his communities and directing
fund raising endeavors in medical centers in the
Midwest (Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center and
Community Hospital of Bremen) and in the District of
Columbia (Washington Hospital Center). Today, in
harmony with a talented staff of committed
professionals, Mark orchestrates the delivery of
lead gifts from passionate individuals, corporations
and foundations. M/H is the first board he carefully
selected to serve on since moving to The District
with his wife Debbie of 26 years. In his words,
‘Time is something we cannot create. With what I do
have to spare, I want to give life and hope to
others.”
Amy
Nelson, JD
Amy Nelson has been practicing
law in Washington, D.C. since 2001 representing
individuals, for-profit entities, and non-profit
groups in a variety of settings both civil and
criminal. In addition to her law firm work, Amy
serves as a volunteer attorney for the Washington
Legal Clinic for the Homeless providing direct
representation to clients on a broad range of civil
legal issues including helping clients secure
federal and District benefits, obtain
identification, avoid eviction, apply for subsidized
housing, pursue employment, and secure health
services. Her pro bono work also includes appellate
death penalty representation, assisting an animal
welfare non-profit, and working with families who
lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. Before coming
to D.C., she served as a volunteer team leader for
several housing rehabilitation programs in Houston,
Texas. Amy practices in the Trial Department of
McDermott Will & Emery LLP and received her J.D.
from George Washington University. She has been a
member of the Miriam’s House Board of Directors
since July 2006 and currently serves as Secretary.
Laureen E.
Smith, MDiv, PhD
Laureen Smith grew up in the Napa
Valley of northern California and received her B.A.
in Theatre Arts from UCLA. Migrating to the East
Coast for graduate school, she received her Masters
of Divinity from Harvard University, and her PhD
from George Washington University. In her many
incarnations, Laureen has served as a Community
Outreach Coordinator and Police Trainer for a
domestic violence program, an Executive Director for
a non-profit volunteer referral service, a Campus
Minister and Faculty member at George Washington
University (in such programs as sociology, women’s
studies, religion, and theatre), a Case Management
Supervisor for a website design start up, a board
member for several non-profit organizations in
Washington, DC and Boston, MA, a parish pastor, and
a successful actor and voice-over talent. She has
been a member of the Miriam’s House Board of
Directors since July 2006 and currently serves on
the Miriam’s House Board Development committee.
Srinidhi Vijaykumar
Srinidhi Vijaykumar is an
associate at D.C. Hunger Solutions, where she works
to ensure adequate access to healthy and nutritious
food for all district residents. She is an expert on
the federal food programs, and partners with schools
and community groups to expand their reach and
effectiveness. Srinidhi received her degree in
history from Stanford University in 2005. She
interned on Capitol Hill and with Miriam's Kitchen,
a homeless services organization, during her college
years. Srinidhi is also an alumna of the Bill
Emerson Hunger Fellowship. As a fellow, Srinidhi
coordinated a statewide outreach campaign to
increase awareness of child care feeding programs,
and researched barriers to improved meal quality in
summer and afterschool food service. She has been on
the Miriam's House board since January 2008.
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