Meet the CFLS Team

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.