Chris Andracsek
Alicia Beach
Arthur H. Bill
A resident of Bethesda for over 40 years, he retired as a partner in the D.C. office of the law firm of Foley & Lardner in early 2009. A former attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission in D.C. and author of The Audit Committee Guide published by Bowne & Co., his law practice focused on the federal and state securities laws. He serves as a mediator for several organizations, including the Maryland District Courts in Silver Spring and Rockville. He has been a director of Bethesda Cares since early 2010.
B J Rowlett, Jr.
Retired sales representative of Bethlehem Steel Corporation and founding member of Bethesda Cares Board of Directors. BJ served as lunch program coordinator for Bethesda Cares at Bethesda First Baptist Church for 14 years. He has been active in church ministry and community affairs for over 50 years. Mr. Rowlett is a graduate of VA Tech in 1944 and served in the U S Navy in World War II.
Barbara Hilberg
Barbara joined the Board as a representative of Bethesda United Methodist Church. Prior to retirement she was one of the owners of Electronic Learning Facilitators, Inc., a computer training and interactive multimedia training development company in Bethesda.
Charlene “Chazz” Wilson
Charlene Chazz Wilson attended Syracuse University where she studied finance, economics, and managerial statistics. She also holds an M.S. in statistics from American University. Chazz has spent her professional career working on housing policy and mortgage finance.
George Huckabay
George B. Huckabay is a civil litigation and estates and trusts attorney with the law firm of Ortman, Love & Huckabay in Bethesda, Maryland. He also practices law in the District of Columbia. He grew up in DC and attended St. Ann’s Elementary School and Archbishop Carroll High School. He majored in Business Finance at George Washington University and graduated from American University Law School in 1979. He currently attends St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he is an active member of the Outreach Committee. Mr. Huckabay has been on the Board of Directors for Bethesda Cares since February 2009.
John A. Whitney
John A. Whitney has been on the Board of Bethesda Cares since 2008, and was vice-president in 2009. He retired as a lawyer after 47 years of private and governmental law practice. His federal service consists of three years as an officer-lawyer in the office of the Navy’s judge advocate general and three years as NASA’s Assistant General Counsel for Procurement Matters. His state and local service included a term in the Maryland House of Delegates, and work on several committees of the State and Montgomery Country Government. Other current volunteer activities include Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. He is a member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
Kathy Petit
Kathy Petit has lived in Bethesda for over 30 years. Kathy served on the Alzheimer Board for six years and chaired the Washington Monument Lunch three times. She serves on the Board of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe and is president of the Museum’s National Council. Kathy is Director of finance for the Colorado company EMJ.
Kathy Torrence
Rabbi William D. Rudolph
Rabbi of Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, a Jewish congregation of more than 1000 families located in Bethesda. Previously he served as Associate International Director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. At Beth El, Rabbi Rudolph has created the Community Torah Institute, a host of in reach activities, a burgeoning seniors program, and several interfaith dialogue groups. His volunteer work in the community has earned him the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Matthew Simon Rabbinic Leadership Award.
Rev. Dr. Robert W. Perry
B.A., Bethany College, Bethany , West Virginia, 1969; Master of Divinity, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas; Doctor of Ministry, Texas Christian University, 1974, Post Graduate Studies, Wesley Theological Seminary, 1994. Since 1999, Robert has served as the Senior Minister of the Inter-Faith Chapel at Leisure World in Silver Spring. Prior to the he served as the Senior Minister of North Chevy Chase Christian Church for over 18 years. He has been actively involved in ecumenical, denominational and community activities. He is Chair of the Pastoral Advisory Committee at Asbury Methodist Village, and serves on the Board of the Pastoral Care and Counseling Ministries, and an Advisory Committee for Montgomery Hospice.. He also serves on the Commission for Ministry of the Christian Church in the Capital Area. He also coordinates the Interfaith Committee of Leisure World. Robert is a member of the Kiwanis Club Leisure World and recently served as the President of the Kiwanis Foundation Board. Prior positions include Minister of The First Christian Church, Plymouth, PA and Minister, North Fort Worth Christian Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Robert has served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Hospice Society and the Board of the United Campus Ministries of the University of Maryland, College Park, and as Chair of the Trustees of the Christian Church in the Capital Area.
Teresa Maguire
A Bethesda resident for over 45 years and a Bethesda Cares Board member for 15 years. She has held different board leadership positions: Secretary, Vice President and from 2005-2009 Board President. Teresa is a member of St. Jane Frances deChantal church and participates in on their Social Justice committee. She is a Program Analyst at the US Department of Agriculture and works on developing budgets for the headquarters’ building fund.
Thomas G. Hohman
A Rochester NY native and graduate of Holy Cross College. He retired from Xerox Corporation as Regional Marketing Manager. He is a member of St. Elizabeth Parish and lives in North Bethesda. Tom came to Bethesda Cares as a volunteer ten years ago. He has been on the board for five years and an officer for four years. He has assisted in the marketing and financial planning for Bethesda Cares. He is the founder of the Breakfast Roundtable.