Officers, Committee Members & Representatives
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Officers of the Meeting
Pat Michaelson, 2026
Gregory Robb, 2026
Micah Tsoi
Mary Melchior (7/1/25 - 6/30/26
Jason Terry (7/1/25 - 6/30/26)
Ramon Ryan (7/1/25-6/30/26)
Barbara Briggs
Co-clerk
Co-clerk
Recording Clerk
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Financial Coordinator
Recorder
Administrative and Maintenance Staff
1 Year Terms
Administrative Secretary
Events and Rental Manager
Property Manager
Religious Education Support Teacher
Barbara Briggs
Brian Lutenegger
Ken Orvis
Donna Williams
Special Positions
Gene Throwe
Greg Robb
Nicholas Saylor
Librarian
Historians
Six year terms run through December 31 of the years specified
Board of Trustees
Betsy Bramon
Letty Coffin
Rashid Darden
Neil Froemming
2027
Matthew Higgins
Meg Greene
Justin Connor
2029
Petra’rahim Carnes
Cynthia Terrell Ritchie
Arne Nelson
2031
Standing Committees
Visit our committees page to learn more about our committees. Consider volunteering your talents by joining a committee!
Responsibility for child safety and compliance with FMW's protocols is held by representatives of FMW's Trustees, Personnel, and Religious Education committees. Current representatives are Letty Coffin (Trustees), Anastasia Ebi (Religious Education), and Aaron Johnson (Personnel Committee).
Advancement and Outreach Working Group
Term expires end of:
2028
2026
CJ Lewis
Malcolm McDermond (co-convener)
EJ Hardwick (co-convener)
2027
Ray Patch
Bill Foskett
Term expires end of:
2026
Harry Matz
2027
Jason Terry
Grant Thompson
John Reynolds (co-clerk)
Rachel Miller
Chuck Mayer
Ramon Ryan
James Sanders
2028
Danielle Carnes (co-clerk)
David Smith
Ex officio members: Merry Pearlstein (Treasurer), Grant Thompson (Assistant Treasurer), Anita Drever (Financial Coordinator), Michael Cronin (Property Liaison)
Term expires end of:
2026
Chris Kearns McCoy
Anney Bolgiano
2027
Elo Wittig
EJ Hardwick
Roger Catlin (co-clerk)
2027
James Wells
Dina Mazima (clerk)
Wesley Peters
Term expires end of:
2026
Helena Cobban
William Hardy
Term expires end of:
2026
Mark Haskell
2027
Ari Ebi
Anne Kendall
Basil Kiwan (clerk)
2027
Arne Nelson
Term expires end of:
2026
Mary Melchior
Term expires end of:
2026
Debby Churchman
Elise Stock
John Meyer
2027
Kathy Powell
Betsy Bramon
Term expires end of:
2026
Michael Beer (clerk)
Marissa Yeakey
2027
Ken Forsberg
Ex-officio members: Young Adult Friends co-convenor, Administrative Secretary
Term expires end of:
2026
Rozella Apel-Hernandez
Peter Nye
2027
Claire Schnatterbeck
CJ Pfutzner (clerk)
Kenneth Palmer
Hannah Warner
Term expires end of:
2026
Kathy Lipp-Farr (clerk)
2027
Margaret Fuener
Kenneth Palmer
Hannah Warner
Amanda Mayer
Term expires end of:
2026
2027
Aaron Johnson (clerk)
Justin Conner
Ed Hustead
Ex-officio members: FMW co-clerks Greg Robb, Pat Michaelson
Term expires end of:
2026
Chip Yeakey (clerk)
Elise Storck
Renee Ding
Jennifer Adams
Jim Bell
2027
Judy Hubbard
Micah Tsoi
Michael Wood
Ex-officio members: Ken Orvis (Property Manager), Brian Lutenegger (Events and Rental Manager), Finance & Stewardship committee member
Term expires in June of year listed:
2026
Anastacia Ebi
Jacob Ritting
Audrey Peek
Catherine Arjet
2027
Tom Yonker (co-clerk)
Emma Preston (co-clerk)
Isaiah Grace
Lynsey Jeffries
Elo Wittig
Ex-officio members: Youth Program Teacher, Child Safety Committee
2028
James Goen
Jim Rupert (co-clerk)
Katie Emil
Tristan Kirkman
Raymond Patch
2028
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2028
2028
Rebecca Nelson (clerk)
2028
Gray Handley (clerk)
Samaa Eldadah
2028
**
2028
Daniel Jasper
2028
*
2028
Joe Izzo
2028
Evan Lippincott
2028
Lizzy Bronstein
Special Committees
Capital Campaign Taskforce
Mary Jane Simpson Scholarship
Search Committee
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)
David Ethridge (clerk)
Debby Churchman
Co-conveners:
Isaiah Grace
Katie Emil
Kenneth Palmer
2028
2026
Anne Kendall
Rebecca Nelson
Bill Strein
Nicholas Warren
Indie Martell (clerk)(Bethesda FM)
2027
C. J. Lewis
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
Meg Greene
Diane Randall
Dante Bucci
Representatives to Other Organizations
Quaker Organizations
Meeting Liaisons
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - 2 year term through 2027
Apartheid Free Communities
Steve Chase
Steve Chase
Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Finance & Stewardship Committee
Vacant
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Ministry and Pastoral Care Committee - unspecified term
Greg Robb
Friends Committee on National Legislation - 1 year term through 2022
Patrick Sullivan (through 2026)
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
Virginia Avanesyan - 3 year term
Michael Cronin
Gene Throwe
Barbara Briggs - 3 year term ends 2027
Friends Non-Profit Housing, Inc. Board
Annelise Haskell - 3 year term
DC Council of Churches
Washington Interfaith Network (WIN)
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