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Board of Directors – Bethesda Cares
Board of Directors   ·   Bethesda Cares   ·   Est. 1988

Guiding the mission to end homelessness.

Our board members bring decades of experience, dedication, and compassion to Bethesda Cares. Together, they guide our mission to end homelessness in Montgomery County and ensure that every neighbor has a place to call home.

Leadership & Governance

Board of Directors

01  /  President
David King
President

Owner and president of Apexis Solutions, LLC; Hampton University and Boalt Hall law graduate; long-time community servant and rugby coach.

David is the current president of Bethesda Cares’ Board. He is also the owner and president of Apexis Solutions, LLC, an information technology company providing services to public and private sector clients across the country.

Maintaining a commitment to public service, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Regency Estates Citizens Association and is the Chair of the Outreach and Advocacy Committee at Bethesda United Methodist Church, where he is a long-time member.

David attended Hampton University, where he received his degree in Political Science, then earned his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. In his free time, David enjoys coaching his sons in soccer, basketball, and his true passion, rugby.

02  /  Vice President
Stacey Matthews
Vice President

Data systems management expert with nearly 20 years advancing analytic capabilities for nonprofits and homeless services organizations nationwide.

Stacey Matthews is an information and data systems management expert with nearly 20 years of experience working with nonprofit and homeless services organizations to advance analytic capabilities.

With a background in service delivery, project management, and human services data management, Stacey has helped dozens of communities implement data-driven management systems to make homelessness a rare, brief, and one-time occurrence.

03  /  Treasurer
Clay Miller
Treasurer

Retired MCPS math teacher of 36 years and swim coach of 46 years; AARP volunteer tax preparer; deeply involved at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Clay is a retired MCPS middle school math teacher (36 years) and a retired summer swim team coach (46 years). He is in his 12th year of doing volunteer taxes for AARP and is deeply involved in outreach and other groups at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in North Bethesda.

His pastimes include gardening and walking.

04  /  Secretary
Charlene “Chazz” Wilson
Secretary

Syracuse University finance alumna and American University M.S. statistician; career focused on housing policy and mortgage finance.

Chazz attended Syracuse University where she studied finance, economics, and managerial statistics. She also holds an M.S. in statistics from American University.

Chazz has spent her professional career working on housing policy and mortgage finance.

05  /  Board Member
Chris Andracsek, CPA

Partner at Dembo Jones Healy; licensed CPA in MD and DC; board member since 2011, served as treasurer through 2014.

Chris is a partner at the accounting firm Dembo, Jones, Healy, Pennington & Marshall, P.C. He is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s University and a licensed CPA in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Chris joined Bethesda Cares’ board in 2011 and served as treasurer through 2014.

06  /  Board Member
Martha Marmo-Fernandes

Founder and president of Rowen Concrete, Inc.; American University and U of Maryland MBA; Chevy Chase community leader and industry advocate.

Martha Marmo-Fernandes is the founder and president of Rowen Concrete, Inc., a Maryland-based construction company recognized for its commitment to quality and customer service. Martha is a graduate of American University and holds an MBA from the University of Maryland.

Deeply committed to community engagement, Martha serves on the Membership Committee of Many Hands and previously served on the Board of Trustees of Concord Hill School. She has also contributed her industry expertise as a board member of the Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association. Martha resides in Chevy Chase with her family.

07  /  Board Member
David Sowells

Strategic communications adviser and Principal of Tricuro; former UK House of Commons economist; international career spanning D.C., London, and Brussels.

David is a strategic communications adviser and Principal of Tricuro, a public relations firm with consultants in Washington, D.C., New York, and London. He began his career as an economist at the UK House of Commons, later serving as Managing Director of a leading UK public affairs firm.

David has since built an international career advising governments, corporations, and nonprofits on media relations, lobbying, campaigning, speechwriting, and crisis communications. He studied at the London School of Economics and Harvard Business School, and has led communications consultancies in Washington, D.C., London, and Brussels.

Executive Director  ·  Ex Officio
John Mendez
Executive Director

John serves as the Executive Director of Bethesda Cares, providing leadership and operational oversight for the organization. He brings 25 years of experience advancing Housing First solutions across Montgomery County.

Legacy

Recent Past Board Members

We are deeply grateful to the past board members whose leadership, wisdom, and dedication helped build and sustain Bethesda Cares’ mission to end homelessness in Montgomery County.

Tom HenteleffKathy PetittArthur Bill, Esq.John LynchSharon McShaneDan MoskowitzDavid NathanRev. Dr. Robert W. PerryRabbi William D. RudolphRichard RuprechtAlicia BeechPaul RachettaJohn WhitneySherri CafritzBonnie BeaversDr. Margaret RajnicPatrick BoyleBarbara Hilberg (deceased)Tom Hohman (deceased)George Huckabay (deceased)