2024.25 Board of Directors

The Washington Ballet is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors which contributes significantly to the success of TWB through its oversight, fundraising, outreach, and expertise in many important areas of the organization’s operations.

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2024.25 Board of Directors

Luanne Adams

Luanne Adams

Vice Chair

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 …

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Jamie Boucher

Jamie Boucher

General Counsel

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 …

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Barbara Bozzuto

Barbara Bozzuto

Barbara Bozzuto (Thomas Bozzuto) is a distinguished leader and philanthropist based in Baltimore, Maryland. Her extensive volunteer leadership includes serving as Chair Laureate of the Board of Directors for the …

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Nathan Briggs

Nathan Briggs

Nathan Briggs is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His broad practice includes advising investment vehicles, investment advisers and …

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Jane R. Cafritz

Jane R. Cafritz

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 …

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Charles De Santis

Charles De Santis

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. …

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David De Santis

David De Santis

Vice Chair

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 …

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Jean-Marie Fernandez

Jean-Marie Fernandez

Chair

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 …

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Emilia Ferrara

Emilia Ferrara

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 …

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Lauri Fitz-Pegado

Lauri Fitz-Pegado

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 …

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Yolanda Friend

Yolanda Friend

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 …

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James Gale

James Gale

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 …

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Michael B. Goldstein

Michael B. Goldstein

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 …

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Ryan Hayes

Ryan Hayes

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, …

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Maureen Hinman

Maureen Hinman

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 …

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Ashley Holbrook

Ashley Holbrook

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 …

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Heather Hughes

Heather Hughes

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. …

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Elizabeth Keeley

Elizabeth Keeley

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 …

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Dianne Keppler

Dianne Keppler

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 …

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Sara Lange

Sara Lange

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 …

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Eve Auchincloss Lilley

Eve Auchincloss Lilley

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 …

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Timothy Lowery

Timothy Lowery

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. …

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Dorothy Pierce McSweeny

Dorothy Pierce McSweeny

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 …

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Michelle Montes

Michelle Montes

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. …

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Dr. Michael Olding

Dr. Michael Olding

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 …

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Carmen Perkins

Carmen Perkins

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, …

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Barbara S. Rothkopf

Barbara S. Rothkopf

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, …

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Martha Schwieters

Martha Schwieters

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 …

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Mary Slimp

Mary Slimp

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 …

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Jennifer Skalka Tulumello

Jennifer Skalka Tulumello

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 …

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David Vosvick

David Vosvick

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., …

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Dena Wiggins

Dena Wiggins

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 …

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Lowell Yoder

Lowell Yoder

Treasurer

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, …

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Lois H. England*

Distinguished Board Member Emerita

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