
Maria Gomez
Maria S. Gomez is the president and CEO of Mary’s Center. She founded the organization in 1988 as a clinic to provide prenatal and postpartum care to Latino women living in DC’s Ward 1. Under Maria’s leadership, Mary’s Center has grown from an initial budget of $250,000, serving 200 participants a year, to an annual budget of $61 million serving nearly 50,000 participants from all over the globe at five medical locations, two senior wellness centers, and a program office throughout DC and Maryland in 2018. Prior to establishing Mary’s Center, Maria was a public health nurse at the D.C. Department of Health. She also worked at the Red Cross, where she directed community education programming and disaster services, and at the Visiting Nurses Association. Originally from Colombia, Maria immigrated with her mother at age 13 and attended DC Public Schools. She currently serves as a board member for the DC Primary Care Association, the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, and the Washington Area Women’s Foundation. Maria is frequently recognized for her role in the DC metropolitan region’s healthcare system and has received numerous awards including the nation’s second-highest civilian honor, the Presidential Citizens Medal. Maria obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley.
Board
Members
WHC is governed by an independent board of civic leaders.
David Roodberg
President of The Menkiti Group

Joshua Bernstein
Chief Executive Officer of Bernstein Management Corporation

Charlene Drew Jarvis
Former Director at National Women's Business Center, Inc.

Deborah Ratner Salzberg
Principal at Uplands Real Estate Partners

Cary Hatch
CEO of MDB Communications

Carol Thompson Cole
President and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP)

Rob Stewart
Chair of JBG SMITH’s Board of Trustees

John Gardner
Former Vice President of Buvermo Investments, Inc.

Tamara Copeland
Former President of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

Kevin Clinton
Chief Program Officer for the Federal City Council

David Martin
Partner at ArentFox Schiff
Maria S. Gomez
Former President + CEO, Mary’s Center
Our Team

Kimberly Driggins
Executive Director
Jackie Keller
Executive Assistant

Divya Khandke
Senior Program Manager

Yvette Ross Kane
Director of Asset Management

Richard Newman
General Counsel
Kathy Smith
Director of Development
Juanita Perilla
Social Impact Coordinator
Sawa Kamara
Social Impact Coordinator
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