
Meet the CFLS Team
With the endless support and dedication of our board of directors, leadership and staff, CFLS highlights and supports justice-involved women in the District of Columbia—thank you!
Board of Directors
Ashley McSwain,
Executive Director
Organization Affiliation:
Community Family Life Services
Gary Randolph, Chair
Organization Affiliation:
Business Consultant
Mannone Butler,
(Vice Chair)
National Basketball Social Justice Coalition
Derek Ford (Treasurer)
Organization Affiliation:
Washington DC Economic Partnership
Deema Tarazi
(Member at Large)
Yvette Ross Kane
(Member at Large)
Wolfgang Schaefer
(Member at Large)
Leadership

Ashley McSwain, LMSW, MSOD, Executive Director
Ashley McSwain is a recognized expert in women's reentry. Prior to joining CFLS, Ms. McSwain served as Executive Director for Our Place DC, a nonprofit providing programming and resources to currently and formerly incarcerated women in the D.C area. Ms. McSwain is a licensed Social Worker in the state of Maryland and in the District of Columbia and holds a Master's of Social Work from Temple University, a Master's of Organizational Development from American University, and a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Temple University. She is a member of the adjunct faculty at Catholic University in the Graduate School of Social Work and is certified as a domestic violence counselor. Ms. McSwain served as Deputy Director for a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit for ten years, overseeing five shelters, three transitional housing programs, four food pantries, a first-time homebuyer program, and a Homeowner Emergency Assistance Program (HEMAP). She has worked in the human services field for more than twenty-five years.

Erin Calloway
Director of Community Initiatives

Shena McFadden, MCS
Director of Housing
and Wellness

Nima Ganga
Director of Research, Evaluation, and Quality Management

Risheena Schwemle
Director of Legal Department
CFLS Staff

Ray Allen
Milestone Resident Monitor

Whitney Arkin
Medical Case Manager

Walter Arocho
Maintenance Tech

Melanie Bates
Development and Communications Consultant

Gerald Blunt
Maintenance Supervisor

Kathleen Byks
Program Manager/Medical Case Manager

Diane Carter-Bryant
Community Health Worker

Karen Collins
Resident Monitor

Tyrese Cox
Milestone Office Manager

Joseph D'Antonio
Speaker's Bureau
Coach and Outreach Coordinator

Regina Davis
Homebuyers Program Manager

Robin Edwards
Office Manager

Justin Flemmings
Employment Development Manager

Charlene Fletcher
Mental Health Therapist

Glenn Jenkins
Drop-In Center Coordinator

Kenard Johnson
Employment Program Manage

Joanne Langevin
Financial Literacy
Program Manager

Steve Maxfield
Maintenance Tech

Aisha Merritt
Executive Assistant

Porsche Nwokeuku
Legal Assistant

Saide Oliver-Grey
Domestic Violence and Reentry Case Manager

Eric McCarthy
HOPWA Medical Case Manager

Kristie Middleton
Olive Street
Weekend Monitor

Lanai Reid
Reentry Case Manager

Lachrisa Richardson
Drop-In Center
Program Support
and Security

Jasmine Savoy
Part-Time Parent Educator

Travis Young
Milestone Weekend Monitor

Unique Sellers
Reentry Program Manager

Christina Sosa
Maintenance

Ste'Niya William
Re-entry Case Manager

Charisma McPhatter,
Special Projects Coordinator and Ex. Assistant

Ernestine Spriggs
Trinity Arms
Resident Monitor

Karen Jones
Consultant

Damondre Fort
Drop In Center Coordinator

Elena Thorpe
Data and Evaluation Manager

Abigail Ramin
Employment Specialist

Shelby Wallington
HIV Prevention and
Outreach Specialist

Francisca Rodriguez
Trinity Reentry and Victim Services- Case Manager