Governance

Sunflower Bakery is governed by an experienced and dedicated Board of Directors who provide oversight and guidance on our strategic direction. Sunflower is also supported by an Advisory Council which are professionals tapped to lend their expertise to Sunflower in areas of risk, culinary/pastry, hospitality, operations, workforce development, disability services, among others.

Sunflower Bakery Officers and Board of Directors FY2024

Officers

Elissa Goldfarb, Chair
Vice President
Goldfarb & Associates

Shai Fierst, Vice Chair
Partner
Fierst & Fink, P.C.
Special Counsel
Montgomery County Office of the County Attorney, Department of HHS Division

Gwen Crane, Treasurer
Not for Profit Accounting and Finance Executive Consultant

Jennie Kuperstein, Secretary
President
Jenniek PR

Board of Directors

Cathy Bernard
President
HCM Corporation

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Seleem Choudhury
Chief Operating Officer
Adventist Healthcare, Shady Grove

David Farber
Attorney
King & Spalding

Andy Finke
Chief Operating Officer
DC Central Kitchen

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Dina Goldman
Director of Advancement
Olney Theater Center

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Stacey Herman
Assistant Vice President
Neurodiversity and Community Workforce Development, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Susan Hoffmann
Development Manager
Fund for Montgomery

Steve Jacobson

Steve Jacobson
Partner
West & Feinberg, PC

Sam Kaplan
Samuel Kaplan
President
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

Dina Leener
Co-founder, Ex-officio

Jillian Levitt
Real Estate Agent
Casaday Allison Group at Compass

Sara Portman Milner
Co-founder, Ex-officio

Orlee Panitch
Emergency Medicine Physician

Scott Reiter, Governance Chair and Immediate Past President
Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice

Liz Tsakiris
Psychologist
Hand In Hand LLC

Laurie Wexler
Co-founder, Ex-officio