Back to Leadership ERICK CASTRO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Erick Castro has served as Community Engagement Manager for Georgetown University’s Government Relations office since April...
Back to Leadership ANDREW DANA FOUNDER AND CO-OWNER OF TIMBER PIZZA CO. AND CALL YOUR MOTHER Andrew Dana is D.C.’s king of carbs. As the founder and co-owner of two award-winning restaurants, Timber Pizza Co. and Call Your Mother (a Jew-ish deli), Andrew has...
Back to Leadership PATTY FIRST PRINCIPAL, THE RABEN GROUP LLC With a career dedicated to litigating for civil rights and advancing progressive legislation, Patty First is one of the foremost policy advocates on immigration, women’s rights, civil rights, and technology...
Back to Leadership JENNIE GUILFOYLE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ATTORNEY, AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL Jennie Guilfoyle is the Education and Training Attorney for the Immigration Justice Campaign at the American Immigration Council. Before joining the Council, she spent...
Back to Leadership IRIS VERONICA JIMENEZ CHEF AND CULINARY DIRECTOR, LA CASITA PUPUSERIA + RESTAURANT 198 Iris Veronica is Chef, Culinary Director of La Casita Pupuseria & Restaurant 198. She is a native of Washington, DC and now lives in Silver Spring, MD. Her...
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