Board and Staff

DC SAFE Board of Directors

Mary Murphy (Chair)
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Minia Mikael (Vice Chair)
FHI 360

Jake Emerson (Treasurer)
M&T Bank

Schuyler Armstrong
Nixon Peabody

Statia Betman
DC Government

Saba Bireda
Katz Banks Kumin

Dena Williams Hasan
StraightCircle Solutions

Linda Hiebert
Institute for Development Impact

Kelli A. Horton
Donor Synergy Consulting

Priscilla Magee
Aypa Power

Michelle Caryn Paul, PhD
Equifinality Solutions

Aimee D. Peoples
National Partnership for Women and Families

Allison Ruyack
The Adecco Group (TAG)

Tara Stutsman
American Civil Liberties Union

Shauna Theel
Uber

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)
Senior Accounting Finance Manager

Gloria Nokes (she/her)
Senior Manager of Human Resources

Kylie Hogan (she/her)
Systems Advocacy Director

Nicole Walter (she/her)
Supportive Advocacy Team Director

Michelle Sewell (she/her)
Crisis Shelter Director

Jenae Williams (she/her)
Crisis Intervention Team Director


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