Janice Kim

Luanne Adams came to Washington DC as an undergraduate theater major at The Catholic University. Her enthusiasm for the performing arts had been intensified by a Junior Year Abroad in …

Britt Whitesell Biles, recently served as General Counsel of the US Small Business Administration. Prior to joining the SBA, she was Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House …

Jamie L. Boucher joined the TWB board in 2019 and serves on the Ballet’s Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and Community Engagement and Marketing Committee. Jamie was also a member of …

Jane Rosenthal Cafritz, a Washington area native, is an interior designer, color consultant and the head of Jane R. Cafritz Antiques & Interiors. Jane graduated from Holton-Arms School and Skidmore …

Charles DeSantis jumps into action each day for three reasons: 1) family and friends, 2) the community in which he lives and works, and 3) those in the greatest need. …

David DeSantis has been a Partner and Managing Broker at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty since 2007.  Before joining TTR, David served in several senior roles in residential development, sales and …

Erin Drouin worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the Washington, DC office for the Global Health Policy & Advocacy team as a consultant and continued in that …

Jean-Marie Fernandez, Chair of the Board of Directors of The Washington Ballet, serves as the President of the Fernandez Foundation, a private foundation focused on the health and education of …

Emilia Newell Ferrara is a born and raised Washingtonian, an author, editor and teacher, and is an alumna of The Washington School of Ballet. Her tutelage began under Mary Day …

Cultural and commercial diplomacy are the hallmarks of Lauri’s career working at the Voice of America, the U.S. Information Agency, and serving as a Foreign Service Officer. A former Assistant …

Yolanda Friend is an outcome driven, Inclusion & Diversity executive at Accenture, a global professional services company operating in more than 200 cities across 49 countries with more than 735K …

James Gale is a seasoned professional at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), currently serving as Director of Project Finance and underwriting the financing of business investments worldwide. His primary …

Mike Goldstein has been a member of The Washington Ballet Board since the 1980s, and also serves, pro bono, as TWB’s General Counsel. Mike came to Washington in 1978 to …

Ryan Hayes is passionate about the arts and has been intimately involved in numerous arenas of the performing arts world. His wide breadth of professional experience in the corporate, non-profit, …

Maureen Hinman is the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Silverado Policy Accelerator. Ms. Hinman, a leading policy expert on environmental industry, most recently served as Director for Environment and Natural …

Ashley Holbrook is Director of National Strategy & Engagement at Boeing where she represents the company through external engagement efforts and leads external veterans and environmental strategies. As Chief of …

Heather Hughes moved to Washington, DC, in 2007 to join the law school faculty at American University, where she teaches and publishes on legal aspects of property and commercial finance. …

Elizabeth Keeley retired in 2022 from being a Principal at Taconic Capital Advisors, an alternative investment firm based in New York. Betsy joined Taconic in August 2005 as Chief Compliance …

Dianne Keppler is an attorney with more than twenty years of experience in federal litigation, working both in government and private practice. She became a ballet enthusiast after her daughter …

Ms. Kim has a long history of supporting non-profit endeavors, and in particular, non-profits focused on broadening the reach of the Arts. She is currently a member of the Board …

Sara Lange is a mother of three living in Washington, DC and she has been involved with the Ballet for the better part of her life. She is a member …

Hanane Lemlih’s consulting practice is committed to providing investment advice that helps enable investors to make timely, well informed, and educated decisions. Our practice focuses on high net worth individuals, …

Eve Auchincloss Lilley is an educational diagnostician, administering psychological and educational evaluations to children and adults at Educational Assessment Associates. Eve began her career earning a Master’s degree working with …

Timothy R. Lowery is a Director with the global commercial real estate investment firm Hines and serves as the General Manager of the CityCenterDC project in Downtown Washington, D.C. Mr. …

Dorothy Pierce McSweeny is the Chair Emeritus of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, serving from 1996 to present and past Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. In …

Michelle Montes is an Assurance partner at EY with 23 years of experience in public accounting serving a variety of industries, currently focusing on real estate, hospitality and private equity. …

Dr. Michael Olding is Chief of Plastic Surgery at George Washington University and Director of the Cosmetic Surgery Center at the GWU Medical Faculty Associates. He is a board certified …

A financial strategist who helps investors achieve maximum double bottom line impact for their commercial real estate portfolios. With clients ranging from multinational corporations to family offices to faith-based institutions, …

Barbara Rothkopf returned to the board after 12 years of living in Easton, PA, where she served on the boards of various non-profits, including the Allentown Art Museum, Easton Hospital, …

Martha Schwieters, a native Washingtonian, holds a degree in English literature from Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) and an M.A in Performing Arts: Dance from American University. She taught …

After a lifelong love of performing arts, Mary joined the CIA as a political analyst. While posted in France and Belgium, she studied ballet at the Salle Pleyel in Paris …

Jennifer Skalka Tulumello is a freelance journalist who has held staff writer positions with the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, National Journal Group and Concord (NH) Monitor. Her work has also …

David L. Vosvick II is the Vice President of Human Resources for Pepco Holdings and Exelon Utilities. Pepco Holdings, the parent company of Pepco, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C., …

Dena Wiggins is President and CEO of Natural Gas Supply Association. She joined the Natural Gas Supply Association in 2014, returning to her professional roots to represent natural gas producers …

Patricia Wu is managing director of C&M International, the international policy and regulatory affairs consulting affiliate of Crowell & Moring LLP. Prior to joining C&M International, Patricia was with The …

Lowell Yoder is currently a Sr. Group Manager for Greater Washington Commercial Banking Group at M&T Bank. Lowell is responsible for the overall management of the group including sales management, …