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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.

Members
Jean-Marie Fernandez, Chair 
David DeSantis, Vice Chair 
Luanne Adams, Vice Chair 
Betsy Keeley, Secretary 
Lowell Yoder, Treasurer 
Jamie Boucher 
Barbara Bozzuto 
Nathan Briggs 
Jane R. Cafritz 
Charles DeSantis 
Emilia Ferrara 
Lauri Fitz Pegado 
Yolanda Friend 
James Gale 
Michael Goldstein 
Ryan Michael Hayes 
Maureen Hinman 
Ashley Holbrook 
Heather Hughes 
Dianne Keppler 
Sara Lange 
Eve A. Lilley 
Timothy R. Lowery 
Dorothy Pierce McSweeny 
Michelle Montes 
Michael Olding 
Carmen Perkins 
Barbara Rothkopf 
Martha Schwieters 
Mary Slimp 
Jennifer Tulumello 
David Vosvick 
Dena Wiggins 

Meet The Washington Ballet Board of Directors 


The Board of Ambassadors (BOA) is an exclusive network of key individual and corporate benefactors who support the ballet’s social and artistic mission through their advocacy and philanthropy.  

Members
Lisa Barry, Co-Chair 
Glenda Harvey, Co-Chair 
Jane Adams (Johnson&Johnson) 
The Honorable Ann Brown 
Lorraine Riffle Caron (Kimberly-Clark) 
Kevin Chaffee 
Rachel Firschein 
Brittany Gore 
Ashley Hall 
Kay Kendall 
Beth Kohlhoss 
Joan McCarthy 
J.J. Ong (Freeport-McMoRan) 
Valerie Parker 
Lisa Porter (Lugano Diamonds) 
Annie Simonian Totah 

Learn More About The Board of Ambassadors