Board Members

Members are chosen for their interest in the Clinic’s mission and their respect within the community. They have professional, community or fundraising experience to assist the Board in more effectively carrying out its responsibilities. These responsibilities include:

Determining and monitoring the Clinic’s programs and services
Ensuring effective and efficient organizational planning and resource management
Providing financial oversight and governance of Arlington Free Clinic (AFC) and ensuring that it has adequate resources
Advocating for the AFC and enhancing its public image

2012 Board of Directors

Executive Board

	John F. Benton, Chairman Associate Director, Management and Public Programs, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
	Timothy D. Muir, MD, Vice Chairman Internist
	Douglas A. Dowling, CPA, Treasurer Partner, Regardie, Brooks & Lewis
	Katherine Freshley, Secretary Senior Program Manager (retired), Eugene and Agnes B. Meyer Foundation
	Joan Bowes Ritter, MD, Medical Director Internist, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Board Members

	Donna L. Alpi Community Volunteer, 2011 AFC Benefit Gala Chair
	Eleanore Christiansen, M.H.S.A. Independent Consultant, MedStar Institute for Innovation
	John M. Couric Chief Financial Officer, Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC
	Robert G. Deason Principal, Estate Management Services; Senior Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department (retired)
	Christian Dorsey Director of External and Government Affairs, Economic Policy Institute
	Joanna L. Ehat Attorney, Hunton and Williams (retired); Community Volunteer
	Robert A. Eldridge, III Musician, Former music teacher at the Duke Ellington School
	Jennifer M. Gamboa, D.P.T. Founder and President, Body Dynamics, Inc.
	Ruth E. McGoff, MSW Director of Case Management, Virginia Hospital Center
	Stephen F. Messinger Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Inc.
	Manesh G. Nachnani, M.D. Internist, Virginia Hospital Center
	Diane H. Naughton Independent Film Producer
	Patricia A. Rodriquez, MD Hematologist-Oncologist, Virginia Cancer Specialists, P.C.; Past President, Arlington County Medical Society
	Mary “Didi” Salmon, CPA Chief Financial Officer, The National Academies
	Mark Silverwood President, Silverwood & Associates
	Scott E. Sterling Office of the Regional Commissioner, National Capital Region, General Services Administration
	Kevin R. Sullivan, JD Partner, King and Spalding, LLP
	David N. Townshend Sr. Vice President, Corporate Segments & International Sales, Marriott International
	Chahine Yamine, M.D. Anesthesiologist, Dominion Anesthesia, PLLC
	David W. Briggs, JD, Counsel to the Board Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP