Our Team

Our Leadership

George A. Jones

Chief Executive Officer

George A. Jones has served as CEO of Bread for the City since January 2, 1996. As CEO, Jones leads (in conjunction with the Board of Directors) the development and execution of BFC’s long and short term strategies and has final oversight over all administrative, financial, business, and programmatic actions of the organization, and its 100+ staff members.

Rasheedah Al-Mahdi, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Rasheedah Al-Mahdi joins Bread for the City as the Chief Financial Officer, leading the Finance Department. With over 15 years of experience in accounting, including leadership roles in both nonprofit and private sectors, Rasheedah brings a wealth of expertise in financial strategy and management. She is a passionate advocate for financial literacy and entrepreneurship, and also actively serves her community through various organizations.

Toshira Monroe

Chief Operating Officer

Toshira Monroe serves as Chief Operating officer at Bread for the City where she leads the Human Resources, Facilities, and Technology teams with organizational, strategic, and administrative operations. She worked over a decade in the social services non-profit space, serving in multiple capacities as volunteer, board member, manager, and director. Toshira was Deputy Director of My Sister’s Place, a DC domestic violence non-profit, and has a deep passion for trauma informed care and services, economic equity, and social services.

Mahogany Thomas

Chief Program Officer

Mahogany S. Thomas is the Chief Program Officer for Bread for the City. She is committed to working at the intersections of social justice and advocacy for marginalized communities based in Washington, D.C. As a Missouri native and Washingtonian transplant, Mahogany believes in creating more equitable futures through radical hospitality. Her background explores intersectionality and liberation praxis with the goal of human flourishing.

Ashley Domm

Head of Advancement & Chief Development Officer

Ashley Domm serves as Head of Advancement and Chief Development Officer at Bread for the City, where she leads a team of fundraising professionals tasked with coordinating comprehensive fundraising strategies and activities to help ensure the organization can deliver on its mission to support the community in Washington, D.C.

Randi Abramson, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Randi Abramson leads Bread for the City’s medical program, providing direction and management of all spheres. She has served as medical director since 1991.

Trazy Collins

Food and Clothing Director

Lynda Brown, MA

Director SE Center & Social Services

Ms. Brown joined the Social Services program in October 2002 after serving as the program director at the Mellwood House for Women and Children.

Su Sie Ju

Legal Director

As Legal Director, Su Sie Ju oversees the legal work and advocacy efforts of 20 attorneys and 5 non-attorney staff.

Tracy Knight

Social Services Director

Tracy Knight has led Bread for the City’s Northwest Social Services program since 2002. She is responsible for the overall operations of our Behavioral Health services, Housing Access Program, Representative Payee Program, SOAR SSI application assistance program, MSW student training program, and our NW Center’s generalist social work practice.

Melissa Frazier

Facilities Director

Melissa Frazier is responsible for supervising the operations, of facilities maintenance and operations, repair, and renovation for the organization’s two centers.

For media inquiries or to arrange an interview with any of the above staff members, please contact communications@breadforthecity.org

Board of Directors

Fiscal Year 2025 (2024-2025)

Jonathan Fee – PRESIDENTRetired Partner, Alston & Bird
Mark Aron – VICE PRESIDENTConsultant
Charmaine Langford – SECRETARYIT Specialist
Derek Thomas – TREASURERPartner, KPMG LLP
Patrice AliStudent
Michael BlueRetired
Marnette D. ChaseCommunity Member
Courtney DoweSinger/Songwriter
Jeronda HiltonUS Postal Service
Joan JacksonRetired
Gail KnightEntrepreneur
Robert LassiterDietary Aide
Gaybrielle LeAnnSenior Event Specialist
Sheila LinkCommunity Member
Patricia Neuman – AT LARGE MEMBER SVP & Director of Medicare Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
Cody OverstreetManager, Deloitte Consulting LLC
Natalie RandolphDirector of Equity, Justice, and Community at Sidwell Friends School
Maja RasheedDirector, Founder, Teacher, Kuumba Learning Center
Paul R. TaskierAttorney (retired)
Harold Valentine – AT LARGE MEMBERCommunity Member
Cynthia SmithCommunity Member

Bread, Inc. Board of Directors

Fiscal Year 2025 (2024-2025)

Jonathan Fee – PRESIDENTRetired Partner, Alston & Bird
Donald J. Friedman – VICE PRESIDENTOf Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP
Mary A. Christie, Ph.D. – SECRETARYManagement Consultant
Derek Thomas – TREASURERPartner, KPMG LLP
Claus AagaardCFO, Mars Inc.
Francisco AguirrePartner, Cambridge Associates LLC
Rosalind C. CohenAttorney, Private Practice
Z. Colette Edwards, M.D.National Medical Director, Associate Health and Well-Being, Humana
Dennis O. GarrisPartner, Alston & Bird
DeForest GaskinsSenior Manager, American Airlines
Anthony HermanSenior Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
Marie HoffmanCommunity Member
Autumn M. HunterAssociate General Counsel & Director, Bank of America Corporation
Toks E. LadejobiPrincipal, Blackstar Real Estate Partners
Kelly LynchExecutive Director, Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation
Amanda L. MajorPartner, WilmerHale LLP
Donna M. Neale, M.D.Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dave PastrickVice President, Parsons Corporation
Alan A. PembertonPartner, Covington & Burling LLP
Steven V. RobertsProfessor of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University
Nowell RushConsultant
Rudy M. SeikalyChief Executive Officer, MCN Build LLC
Ronald SharpePartner, Jones Day
Paul R. TaskierAttorney, Private Practice
A. Katherine ToomeySenior Counsel, Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss
David UmanskyPublic Affairs Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer of Washington, DC
Mark AronConsultant
Rachel FlipseSenior Legal Counsel, Apple

If you want to learn more about either Board of Directors, contact Chief Executive Officer George A. Jones.

Staff Members

Randi Abramson, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Rasheedah Al-Mahdi, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Richard Algra

Assistant Director of Development, Corporate Partnership

Norma Amador

Senior Accountant, AR & Medical Billings Manager

Iker Ayala Ramirez

Bilingual Food Program Assistant II

Kate Baasch

SOAR Program Manager & Tenant Support Supervisor

McLayne Barringer

Staff Attorney

Summer Batterson

Care Management Specialist

Natasha Bennett

Supervising Attorney

Sharlene Blount

Clothing Program Supervisor

Viviana Bolanos

Housing Paralegal

Willette Branch

Senior Food Program Assistant II

Johnnie Brooks

Representative Payee Program Coordinator II

Nina Brown

Staff Attorney

Lynda Brown, MA

Director SE Center & Social Services

Vernon Bynum

Building Engineer

Kyah Campbell

Volunteer Engagement & In-Kind Giving Manager

Shalonda Carr

Diaper Program Coordinator II

Jenette Chance

Food Program Assistant II

Vanessa Colegio

Social Services Bilingual Manager

Trazy Collins

Food and Clothing Director

Molly Crabb

Events & Communications Manager

Ashli Cumberbatch

Dentist

Cynthia Davis

Chief Executive Officer Associate

Tracy Davis

Managing Attorney

Vanessa DeVilbiss

Integrated Care Management and Behavioral Health Specialist

Samara Diab

Staff Attorney

Sierra Dixon

Medical Assistant II

Ashley Domm

Head of Advancement & Chief Development Officer

Jenny Dorlus

Pro Bono Coordinator II

Robyn Dudley

Associate Director of Payee Services

Julia Eddy

IT & Data Manager

Ivan Enriquez

Cancer Patient Navigator

Irene Escalante-Lopez

Bilingual Care Management Specialist

Sokhna Fall

Accounts Receivable & Donor Relations Asst II

Pauline Farrier

Receptionist and Resource Coordinator II

Melissa Frazier

Facilities Director

Crystal Frost

Help Desk & Technology Associate

Ashley Garcia

Client Financial Specialist

Daisy Gomez Palacios

Economic Security Fellow

Luis Gonzalez

Medical Clinic Coordinator

Susana Gonzalez

Bilingual Receptionist & Resource Coord II

Patricia Gonzalez

Sr Mgr, Donor Relations & Gifts Admin

Brian Grace

Staff Attorney

Jessica Hahm, O.D.

Community Clinic Optometrist

Doncella Hampton, LICSW

Associate Director of Social Services

Jamie Hare

Physician Assistant

Judith Hawkins

Help Desk & Technology Associate

Sara Hayden

Food/Client Services Manager

Shanta Hendry

Workforce Development Manager

Nykneka Hicks

Social Services Wellness Manager

Susanne Horn

Client Financial Services Supervisor

Dontrice Hurt

Payee Services Supervisor

Chioma Iwuoha

Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving

Sandra Jasso-Valadez

Donor Relations & Devo Analytics Manager

Dominique Johnson

Medical Referral Coordinator II

Stacey Johnson

Resource Systems Specialist

Kristen Jones

Behavioral Health Specialist

George A. Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Dwaynae Jordan

Representative Payee Program Enrollment Manager

Nicole Joseph

Supervising Attorney

Su Sie Ju

Legal Director

Anniella Kakou

Staff Accountant

Harini Kanani

Primary Care Physician

Jovana Kennedy

Associate Director of Reception & Comm Resources

Thang Kim

Individual Giving Manager

Tracy Knight

Social Services Director

Kristen Kozlowski

Sr. Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving

George Lander

Senior Tenant Support Coordinator II

Nia A.D. Langley

Movement Lawyering Practice Staff Attorney

Keith Lemons

Food Inventory and Fleet Manager

Rebecca Lindhurst

Managing Attorney

Travis Little

Client Financial Services Manager

Edie Lloyd-Oliver

Human Resources Director

Diana Lopez

Bilingual Receptionist & Resource Coordinator II

Margaret Luck

Quality Manager

Iqra Mahmood

Staff Attorney

Jane Manwarring

Staff Attorney

James Martin

Senior Inventory Assistant II

Jonathan Martinez

Bilingual Food Program Assistant II

Zachary Mason

Staff Attorney

Savannah Matthews

Medical Clinic Coordinator

Allison Miles-Lee

Managing Attorney

Janell Mills

Dental Assistant II

Ne’Asa Mitchell

Public Benefits Fellow & Law Clerk Program Supervisor

Elba Molina Lopez

Medical Referral Manager

Toshira Monroe

Chief Operating Officer

Ashley Moore

Associate Director of Care Management

Edwin Moreno

Medical Enrollment Coordinator II

CAM Morris

Sr. Manager of Organizational Culture and Change

Steven Myles

Senior Dentist

Joan Myles

Community Physician

Shumuel Ofosu-Koranteng

Physician Assistant

Elka Pinilla

Social Services Administrative Assistant II

Abraham Plaut

Medical Enrollment Coordinator II

Brittany Pope

Economic Security Supervisor

Ladaja Porter

Food Program Assistant II

Kurtisa Pratt

Representative Payee Program Coordinator II

McKenzi Prussman

Institutional Giving Manager

Christina Puppi

Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives

Llasmin Rubio

Representative Payee Program Accountant

Iman Saad

Supervising Attorney

Andre Saliba

IT Network Manager

Naima Scego

Medical Clinic Coordinator

Samantha Schatko

Staff Attorney

Jose Segura

Behavioral Health Specialist

Jane Shelton

Lead Medical Clinic Coordinator

Nicole Shelton

Senior Payroll & Training Manager

Petrea Simpson

Behavioral Health Manager

Gloria Smith

Receptionist and Resource Coordinator II

India Starks

Special Food Projects Coordinator II

Allen Stewart

Building Engineer Assistant II

Wayne Taylor

Representative Payee Program Coordinator II

Mahogany Thomas

Chief Program Officer

Ría Thompson-Washington

Associate Director of Advocacy & Organizing

Emma Treat

Accounts Receivable & Donor Relations Assistant II

Francisco Valencia

Rescue Coordinator II

Jamee Williams

Physician Assistant

Marscher Williams

Dental Assistant II

Artinis Winston

Inventory Assistant II

Lesly Yanez-Contreras

Medical Assistant II

Paris Young

CLP Housing Advocacy Coordinator

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Bread for the City’s services are made possible through the support of thousands of donors like you. Without your support, we would not be able to provide the food, clothing, social, legal, advocacy, and medical services that we do to 10,000 DC residents every month. Thank you!