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