Kimberly Harris is the Director of Community Health and Social Impact at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), leading philanthropic giving and driving equitable community engagement strategies in Washington, D.C., Prince George’s and Montgomery County in Maryland and Northern Virginia to achieve measurable health improvements. Kimberly also advises executive leaders and provides coaching to align corporate strategies and resources to achieve operational and financial success. Kimberly is a dedicated public health professional with over 18 years of experience in non-profit and government healthcare settings. She leads transformational initiatives in social impact, corporate responsibility, organizational development, health systems innovation, population health, and training and education. Kimberly leverages her rich background as a trained counseling psychologist, public health professional, ICF certified coach, and equity and diversity champion to challenge the status quo, shift the culture, and influence policy change for our most vulnerable populations.

Marielle joined Arlington Free Clinic in December 2020. In her role as the Behavioral Health Program Manager, she is responsible for coordinating patient care for those referred to and receiving psychiatric and counseling services within the program, as well as supervising an ever-changing and growing volunteer team of psychiatrists, mental health counselors, students from local universities, and paid employees who provide program support. As a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Marielle is an indispensable member of our team able to provide program oversight, develop outreach/education programs for volunteers, staff, and patients, and deliver direct patient care.  Prior to joining AFC, Marielle worked with the Fairfax-Falls Church CSB for over 10 years, providing direct services to older adults and other people with severe mental illness.

Brittni Dash, MSW, LICSW serves as SMYAL's Director of Clinical Services, where she manages SMYAL's affirming mental health program for LGBTQ youth. Brittni was born and raised in Orangeburg, SC and comes to SMYAL with 14 years of experience working in the social work field. Brittni has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina. She also received her bachelor’s Degree at Johnson C Smith University, where she was a scholarship athlete for track, basketball, and volleyball. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). Her areas of work include providing therapy to individuals, groups, families, and couples who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, grief & loss, mental health, trauma/abuse, sexuality, and life transition challenges. Her experience also includes providing clinical supervision to individuals who are attempting to develop their clinical skill set in the social work field.  
Prior to taking on her role at SMYAL, she was the supervisor of the Functional Family Therapy Team at the DC Department of Human Services. She prides herself on being the clinician that helps clients identify practical ways to enhance their quality of life based on their views. Brittni believes that real change happens when people are given the support they need to draw on their own strengths and realize their potential to live fulfilling and happy lives. 

Melissa Rothstein is the Chief of External Affairs at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender and the Co-Executive Director of the Association for the Public Defender of Maryland (APDM), a nonprofit organization committed to advancing the goals of the Maryland Public Defender. In these roles, she oversees grant activities, communications, and statewide policy efforts for indigent defense practice in Maryland. She previously served as an attorney and social worker at the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York; a senior program director for Just Detention International, a human rights organization focused on ending sexual violence in detention; and as the deputy director of the Equal Rights Center, an antidiscrimination organization based in Washington, DC. On behalf of APDM, she has partnered with CareFirst to improve healthcare access to incarcerated Marylanders through two projects -- a 2018 grant connecting people incarcerated in the Frederick County and Washington County jails with community-based substance abuse treatment, and their current grant focused on youth mental health in Prince George's County.

Pam Lieber currently works as a Program Director with Sasha Bruce Youthwork in Washington DC, where she oversees operations and clinical services in the agency’s Youth Drop-In Center. She has worked in the homeless youth services field for over 25 years. She has extensive experience in trauma-informed work, crisis intervention, and evaluating behavior changes among young people at higher risk for violence, including survivors of sexual abuse, trafficking, and prostitution. She has worked as a part-time therapist for the Wendt Center for Loss & Healing since 1999, where she facilitates the Teen Grief Group and serves as the mental health consultant for their Voices of Now ensemble in partnership with Arena Stage. Before joining Sasha Bruce in 2015, Ms. Lieber was the Director of Outreach & Residential Services at Covenant House, Washington DC.