Board of Directors

A Board of Directors consisting of members from the community governs SOME. The Board meets bimonthly to approve new projects, examine financial records, and make recommendations for the future. Board members are selected based on their field of expertise and their commitment to the poor and homeless.

CHAIRPERSON
Linda Jo Smith
Community Relations Director, PEPCO

VICE CHAIRPERSONS
Reverend Horace Grinnell
Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua

Dr. William Vaughan, DDS
Dentist

SECRETARY
Sr. Mary Catherine Guiler
English Teacher, Academy of the Holy Cross

TREASURER
Michele Durbin
CFO, National Children's Center

SOME PRESIDENT
Fr. John Adams [ Read Profile ]
President, SOME

MEMBERS
Audie (Butch) Abernathy
Manager, Apartment Building

Dolores Ebert
President, Atlas Employment Agency

Lynn C. French
Lynn C. French and Associates

Jason E. Geno
Founder/President, Human Capital Initiatives

Peggy Gott
Community Advocate

Msgr. Ralph Kuehner
St. Francis of Assisi

Marie Maser
Community Advocate

George C. McFarland
McFarland & Associates

Olivia B. Payton
A-SPAN's Emergency Winter Shelter

HONORARY BOARD MEMBER
Henry Valentino
Chief U.S. Representative, Federated League of Americans Around the Globe