He is also a program coordinator for the Leadership Council for Health Communities, a leader of the D.C. Poor People's Campaign, a Vice President of the Mayor's Council on Religious Affairs, and chaired the Faith Community of the D.C. Census 2020 Count.

In San Francisco, he was the NAACP's Third Vice President. He was on the Buchanan YMCA's Board of Directors. He was on the Executive Boards of Unity—Bridging the Gap between African Americans and Jews, Faith in Action. He served on the Interfaith Council in San Francisco and Washington, DC.

A Pittsburgh native, Reverend Zacharias earned his Doctorate of Divinity from the United Theological Seminary, his Master of Divinity from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and his Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Wilkes University.

Reverend Zacharias is a proud father and grandfather married to his lovely wife and soulmate, Kim.

This heartbreaking journey has ignited her unwavering commitment to justice reform and equality within the Washington, D.C., area, establishing her as a beacon of hope in her community.

A strong proponent of civic and social partnerships, Kimberly has collaborated with the late civil rights pioneer Dr. C. Dolores Tucker, chair of the National Congress of Black Women. Her professional expertise shines through her role as a senior communication strategist at NASA, where she has contributed for over two decades. In this capacity, she led her team to achieve the prestigious 2011 NASA Agency Award for exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission.

Kimberly is particularly dedicated to addressing solitary confinement in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. She serves as Interim Chair of Interfaith Action for Human Rights and is an active member of the Virginia Coalition on Solitary Confinement. In this role, she has played a pivotal part in introducing historic legislation aimed at abolishing prolonged solitary confinement in the state of Virginia. Although the bill passed in both the Virginia House and Senate, it was vetoed by Governor Youngkin in 2025.

As the first African American to serve as chair and vice chair at IAHR, Kimberly’s relentless efforts have earned her numerous accolades, including the 2022 IAHR Suzanne O’Hatnick Award and the 2024 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. A lifetime member of the NAACP, her dedication continues to inspire many as she fights for justice and equality for all.

Over her career with the Civil Rights Division, Mary investigated, visited, and worked with dozens of institutions, including jails and prisons across the United States. She worked to ensure that the people detained received legally required care.

Early in her career, Mary clerked for the Hon. June L. Green of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. There, she observed jail and prison conditions cases. She saw them from the perspective of a judge supervising prisoner cases in the District of Columbia.

She has served on boards of directors for an eclectic assortment of organizations. These include My Sister’s Place, a shelter for battered women in the District; Overlee Preschool, a cooperative preschool; and Overlee Pool, her neighborhood community pool. She is a volunteer immigration attorney with the D.C. Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Mary is a lifelong Catholic and a member of the Holy Redeemer parish in Washington, D.C. She is married to Brad Bennett. They live in Arlington, Virginia.

USGI Medical is a biotechnology company that develops incisionless procedures for gastroenterology patients.

Previously, he was a lawyer in Washington, D.C., specializing in commercial, transactional, and energy regulatory proceedings.

Arnie is a longtime supporter of IAHR. He was a past president of the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. He serves on the board of the Masorti Foundation, a national organization working to ensure a pluralistic, egalitarian, and democratic Israel.

Lionel brings a unique and significant work experience of over thirteen years of SEC investigation and litigation. This includes sixteen years of DOJ criminal trial experience.

Lionel served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. At the U.S. Attorney's Office, he served as Senior Litigation Counsel and Health Care Fraud Coordinator.

Before that, he worked as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel at the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Lionel defends clients in securities enforcement matters, securities litigation, and white-collar criminal cases. He also conducts internal investigations, participates in Monitorships, and assists companies with updating their compliance programs.

Lionel, who immigrated from Haiti at age five, is extremely passionate about protecting human rights in the United States and abroad. He serves on the Board of Directors of three non-profit organizations.

In the DC Government, he served on the Council's staff and as Deputy DC Auditor. He researched and drafted laws concerning consumer protection, police-community relations, Dr. King's Birthday, DC's Metro stations, bicycles, and the budget process.

In computing, he led the first significant use of PCs in the Department of Health and Human Services. He also provided consulting services for private firms, including economists, attorneys, and doctors. Carl managed computer projects at State, Transportation, Education, HUD, and Energy.

Originally from Atlanta, he has a BA from Oglethorpe University and an MA from American University. As an undergraduate, he helped found Georgians Against Capital Punishment and was a Vice President of the State YDs.

Carl is a long-time member of DC's Tifereth Israel Congregation. He has served as an officer and board member for his congregation, Neighbors Inc., the Shepherd Park Citizens Association, Friends of the DC Archives, Friends of the Juanita Thornton Shepherd Park Library, and the HACDC Amateur Radio Club.

Carl holds an Extra Class Amateur Radio License, W3HBK. He lives in Shepherd Park, DC, with his wife, Marjorie Odle. Together, they have two adult daughters and a grandson.

Barbara also has expertise in real estate law, housing, and worker cooperatives, and regional expertise in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

She is certified through Level 2 as a trainer in Kingian Nonviolence and leads workshops throughout the Eastern Seaboard.

A longtime Quaker, she is IAHR's liaison with the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.

Barbara joined Gilmore Khandhar after more than 30 years as a law faculty member at the University of Maryland. At Maryland, she taught courses in community development, housing, and real estate, and provided transactional representation to community organizations. Barbara was a U.S. Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer in Law from 2010 to 2011. This enabled her to teach land use, law, and community rights in economic development in Shanghai and many cities throughout the People's Republic of China.

Before teaching law, she worked as a public interest attorney in Washington, D.C., representing neighborhoods, tenant associations, and housing cooperatives and litigating public health & safety cases and corporate responsibility.

For over three decades, Borden has relentlessly led the effort to raise public awareness about and then find solutions to the growing problem of senior hunger in America and abroad. She coined the term “hidden hungry,” bringing the issue of senior hunger into the national dialogue. Under Borden’s leadership, NFESH commissioned the first comprehensive, national study on food insecurity among seniors and continues to release groundbreaking research on the causes, consequences, and future of senior hunger in America. Highlighting the problem of senior hunger has set the stage for Borden to achieve her life’s mission – formulating creative and innovative solutions and then forging partnerships to ensure those solutions become reality. Borden has been invited to give lectures and consult in both Canada and Europe on the issue and solutions to ending senior hunger

Prior to founding NFESH, Borden held a variety of executive positions in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors. As President and CEO of the Meals On Wheels Association of America, Borden elevated talk of local “food insecurity” into a national movement to recognize and end senior hunger. In doing so, Borden raised millions of dollars annually that continue to buoy that organization’s efforts today. She was the Deputy Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs at the Social Security Administration and the Director of Public Affairs for the Office of Human Development Services in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Borden has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Sesame Street Food Insecurity Advisory Committee and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Alfred University. She has served on the boards of the Visiting Nurse Association of America and in other capacities for numerous nonprofit organizations. Additionally, she has served on the faculty of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD. Among her accomplishments has been her work in teaching public speaking to brain-injured adults and those recovering from strokes for the Brain Injury Association of Northern Virginia.

Borden earned her Bachelor’s degree from Alfred University in Upstate New York, her Master’s degree from Adelphi University in New York City, and pursued graduate study through the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.

She was recognized in the book “Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time,” and recently honored by ADvancing States with the 2019 Arthur Fleming Award, Enid Borden is an astonishing woman, an inspiring leader, and the preeminent authority on senior hunger in America.

Her practice includes commercial litigation and counseling clients in securities litigation, product liability defense, antitrust, and consumer finance matters. She is a member of the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Securities Enforcement and Litigation, Antitrust & Competition, Distribution and Franchise, Government Enforcement Defense and Investigations, and Consumer Financial Services Practices.

Ms. Champaign represents clients on various matters, including:

• Representing and counseling clients in various manufacturing industries, such as automotive, alcohol, and pool product industries, with product liability claims, antitrust litigation, commercial contractual disputes, and contract enforcement.
• Successfully representing clients in all litigation phases, from pre-litigation demands to commercial claims and defense litigation and negotiating favorable client settlements.
• Conducting internal investigations into violations of federal securities laws.
• Representing and counseling clients in enforcement actions before state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Representing clients in complex, multistate litigation, including large class actions based on allegations of anticompetitive conduct.
• Managing and counseling clients concerning electronic discovery and forensically sound document production.

Maurice is a Return Citizen and a community leader where he received a Ward 7 Hero Award. He sees his opportunity as an opportunity to help others.

He employs return citizens, and taught Culinary Arts with Amalia Lives where he received a DC Health link Campaign ad on the WAMATA platform, being recognized as a person creating change to prevent violence.

Maurice had the honor of being selected to discuss program funds Start-Up Capital and funding for entrepreneurs as a panelist with Senator Dirksen on the PPI. He is a 2-time grant winner with DSLBD Aspire Program and The Greater Washington Urban League Organization.

As a Returning Citizen, Maurice is a Community Advocate with Voices Unbarred. The organization performs Oppress Theater of incarcerated individuals that creatively write poetry and plays.

Maurice is an advocate for prison reform policy change to include policy dealing with current incarcerated individuals, post released incarcerated individuals, and pre-release individuals. He believes this work is continuous and non-stop in order for voices to be heard.

She oversees the Human Resources, Facilities, and Technology teams, ensuring that staff, systems, and spaces work together to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to DC residents facing poverty and inequity. In this role, she partners closely with the CEO and Board to guide strategic planning, align a $20 million budget with mission priorities, and strengthen the organization’s culture of equity and accountability.

Before joining Bread for the City, Toshira spent nearly a decade at My Sister’s Place, one of Washington, DC’s oldest and most trusted domestic violence organizations. As Deputy Director, she helped expand survivor-centered housing programs, led a capital campaign, and implemented trauma-informed practices across all areas of service delivery. Her leadership was grounded in partnership—with staff, funders, and the broader DC coalition of advocates working to ensure safety and stability for survivors and their families.

An educator by training, Toshira earned both her B.A. and M.A.Ed. from the University of Florida and completed a Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate at Georgetown University. She currently serves on the DC Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board and the Advisory Board of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health. A Florida native with Caribbean roots, Toshira enjoys exploring new parks, beaches, and trails with her family.

She is a native Washingtonian. She received her Master of Divinity degree from the Howard University School of Divinity in 1996, receiving the Dean's Award for academic excellence.

Rev. Thompson received her Bachelor's degree in psychology from Dickinson College and her Master's and Ph.D. from Temple University in Clinical Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist in both D.C. and Maryland.

Wanda has completed a year-long George Washington University Master Teacher program, receiving a certificate in leadership development. She has also earned certificates in business and public advocacy.

Rev. Thompson is active in several community organizations, boards, and committees. She has conducted training and participated in advocacy efforts. Rev. Thompson often testifies before the D.C. Council. She truly believes in serving the community and advocating against Black residents' displacement from the city. Most importantly, she considers herself a servant of God.

Her family includes her siblings, their families, and her church family, of whom she is very proud.