Staff Directory

Mike Curtin
Chief Executive Officer
mcurtin@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x119

Glenda Cognevich
Chief Financial Officer
gcognevich@dccentralkitchen.org
202-266-2019

Andy Finke
Chief Operating Officer
afinke@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2818

Management & General

Dan Hall
Director of Administration and Logistics
dhall@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x104

Veronica Rock
Director of Human Resources
vrock@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x151

Kala Sharp
HR Generalist/Recruiter
ksharp@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x124

Jessica Towers
Human Resources Assistant
jtowers@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x108

Annie Nash
Controller
anash@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2810

Lindella Hopkins
Finance Administrator
lhopkins@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2808

Carol Samuda
Front Desk
csamuda@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x100

LaTasha Washington
IT Coordinator
lwashington@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x120

Katherine Eklund
Research and Executive Assistant
keklund@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x145

Development & Communications

Alexander Justice Moore
Director of Development
amoore@dccentralkitchen.org
202-789-5979 x104

Liz Reinert
Associate Development Director
lreinert@dccentralkitchen.org
202-789-5979 x102

Paul Day
Communications Manager
pday@dccentralkitchen.org
202-789-5979 x109

Amanda Butts
Senior Development Associate
abutts@dccentralkitchen.org
202-789-5979 x100

Abby Elsener
Development Associate
aelsener@dccentralkitchen.org
202-789-5979 x100

Kitchen Operations

Dawain Arrington
Kitchen Supervisor
darrington@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x149

Kitchen Operations & Partner Relations

Eddie Harris
Product Administrator
eharris@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x147

Chris Lucas
Transportation Manager
clucas@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x123

Crystal Nicholas
Partnership Program Manager
cnicholas@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x127

Contract Foods

Tim Miller
Executive Chef, Nutrition Lab
tmiller@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2814

Amy Bachman
Procurement Coordinator
abachman@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2806

Ed Kwitowski
Executive Chef, School Contracts
ekwitowski@dccentralkitchen.org
202-603-7610

Dawn Stephens
Catering Sales & Event Coordinator
dstephens@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2815

Shannon Simmons
DCPS Program Manager and Fresh Start Communications Liaison
ssimmons@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2805

Howard Thomas
Production Chef
hthomas@dccentralkitchen.org
202-832-7679 x244

Christina Brown
Production Chef
cbrown@dccentralkitchen.org
202-939-2016

Lindsey Palmer
Director of Nutrition & Community Outreach
lpalmer@dccentralkitchen.org
202-400-2813

Culinary Job Training

Marianne Ali
Director of Job Training and First Helping
mali@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x103

Ron Swanson
Life Skills Coach
rswanson@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x109

Afiya Howell
Culinary Instructor
ahowell@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x105

Rahman (Rock) Harper
Culinary Instructor
rharper@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x157

Kendall Barrett
Culinary Instructor
kbarrett@dccentralkitchen.org
202 234-0707 x157

Ashley Minton
Workforce Development and Graduate Support Coordinator
aminton@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x143

Sarah Riley
Recruitment & Program Administration Coordinator
sriley@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x153

First Helping Outreach

Outreach workers office phone: 202-234-0707 x126

Brenda Walker
Office Administrator
bwalker@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x154

Jeff Rustin
Outreach Specialist
jrustin@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x126

James Weeks
Outreach Specialist
jweeks@dccentralkitchen.org
202-234-0707 x111