Board and Staff
DC SAFE Board of Directors
Sarah Sattelmeyer (Chair)
New America
Minia Mikael (Vice Chair)
FHI 360
Mary Murphy (Secretary)
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Jake Emerson (Treasurer)
Capital Bank
David Godschalk
Independent Attorney and Consultant
Schuyler Armstrong
Telesis Corporation
Deepa Patel
EL Education
Niyati Shah
World Bank
Talley Snow
McKinsey & Company
Lily Vo
U.S. Department of Treasury
Shantelle Wright
Teach for America
Dena Williams Hasan
Health Management Associates
Statia Betman
DC Government
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ana Natalia Otero (she/her)
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Jenny Wesberry (she/her)
Director of Operations
Bridget Claborn (she/her)
Director of Organizational Strategy & Advancement
Danita Smith-Walker (she/her)
Finance Grants Senior Manager
Gloria Nokes (she/her)
Human Resources Senior Manager
Nicole Walter (she/her)
Supportive Advocacy Team Director
Michelle Sewell (she/her)
Crisis Shelter Director
Kylie Hogan (she/her)
Crisis Intervention Services Director
Brandon Kemper-Seeley (he/him)
Training & Education Manager
FOUnding Board Members
DC SAFE is extremely grateful for the time, energy, and vision provided by members of the founding Board of Directors.
Krisan Swaminathan
Erin Currier
Ellen Opper-Weiner
Sarah Connell
Devon Leppink Staren
Adrianna Ysern