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Board of Trustees

CaringMatters is proudly represented by a Board of Trustees, whose members serve as ambassadors, fundraisers and champions in the community.​

Tamara Barclay
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

BAE Systems

Debra Berner

Retired, Principal Lakewood Elementary School, Montgomery Public Schools

Kenneth A. Braunstein, CPA
Braunstein Group CPAs

Kenneth C. Cook
Executive Vice President, Sandy Spring Bank

Lisa Creamer
Hospice Caregiver

Linda M. Ellington
Vice President, Sales and Marketing 

Mitchell & Best Homes

Gerald K. Gimmel, Esq.
Gimmel, Weiman, Ersek, Blomberg & Lewis, PA

Hope Gleicher
Nonprofit Consultant

Stephen R. Halpin
Retired, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chevy Chase Bank

Sara Harris
Community Advocate

The Honorable Cheryl Kagan
Maryland State Senator (District 17)

Thomas Keller, Esq.
Community Advocate

Danny Krakower

Partner, Shulman Rogers, P.A.

Steve Lahn

Director of New Business Development

Advanced Nursing & Home Care

Jessica Ledingham, Esq.

Ledingham Law

Lynne Lewis

Community Advocate

Sam Lish
Founder / CEO

Advanced Nursing and Home Support

Cara Marks
Senior Tax Associate, CBIZ MHM, LLC

Lisa McKillop
Community Advocate

 

Joan Heller Miller, MEd
Author, Public Speaker, Grief Counselor

John Moyer, Jr.
Moyer & Sons Moving and Storage

Jackie Ogg, MSW
Community Advocate

Steven Ornstein
 

Karen Paul
Principal, Catalyzing Philanthropy

Judith R. Peres, LCSW-C
Expert Consultant, Long Term Care and Palliative End-of-Life Care

 

Toni Robinson
Volunteer / Community Advocate

Betty Romero

Consultant / Strategic Advisor

Jeffrey B. Ruark, Esq.
Attorney, Heise Jorgensen & Stefanelli P.A.

The Honorable Jeffrey Slavin
Mayor, Town of Somerset

Anu Sharman

Program Associate Director

National Cancer Institute

Jacquie Tennant

Community Advocate

The Honorable Steven VanGrack
Steven VanGrack Law, P.C.;
Former Mayor, City of Rockville

CaringMatters

518 S. Frederick Ave.

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

301-869-HOPE (4673)
301-990-4909 (fax)

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CaringMatters is a 501(c)(3) non-profi­t organization registered with the State of Maryland, and our EIN is 52-1591455. A copy of our current ­financial statement is available by contacting CaringMatters, Inc. at 518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 or at 301-869-4673. Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary.

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