Leadership

2024-2025 Board Members

Alaina Ruffin

Social Media Chair

Alaina Ruffin is a Northern Virginia native, born and raised in Herndon, VA, just outside…
Brynn Poppe

Secretary

Brynn Poppe is the Secretary of the Board for the DC Area Phi Beta Kappa…
Christel G. McDonald

Former President

Christin Arthur, Membership & Outreach Coordinator, graduated summa cum laude from George Mason University in…
Christina Hughes

Mentorship Network Chair

Christina Hughes is a transplant to DC from Houston, TX, where she graduated magna cum…
Dan Bernstein

High School Awards Chair

Dan Bernstein is a freelance data management consultant specializing in helping nonprofits enhance their use…
Deirdre LaPin

Former Vice President of Member Experience

Deirdre LaPin, Ph.D, MPH, serves as an advisor to the Board of the Phi Beta…
Elizabeth “Liz” Marshall Anderson

National PBK Liasion

Liz Marshall Anderson is an associate at Morvillo LLP where she advises clients on complex…
Kelly Williams

French Group Chair

Kelly is a book-loving, travel-mad, contra-dancing, mostly-vegetarian musician and educator. She was inducted into Phi…
Kyle Coen

Vice President of Member Experience
Lindsay Parco (Osborne)

Immediate Past President

Lindsay is the immediate Past President of the DC PBK Executive Board, and now sits…
Matthew Thomas

Treasurer

Matthew Thomas is currently the Treasurer/Webmaster, Events Vice Chair of DCPBK. He is an Economist…
Molly Rose Malaney

Spanish Group Chair

Molly Rose graduated from the University of Florida in 2020 with majors in Political Science,…
Niku Neshati

President

Niku Neshati is the President of the Board for the DC Area Phi Beta Kappa…
Paul Lubliner

Newsletter Publisher

Paul Lubliner, past president of the D.C. Area Phi Beta Kappa Association, now serves as…
Rose Burberry-Martin

Newsletter Editor

Rose Burberry-Martin joined the Board in 2024 as the Newsletter Editor. Rose was inducted into…
Sameer Jaywant

High School Awards Committee Member

Sameer Jaywant is an attorney and advocate. He has served as Counsel in the U.S.…
Sarah Uhran

Young Professionals Network Chair

Sarah is a recent graduate of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, with a…
Ted Spear

Events & Programs Committee Member

Ted Spear is a Maryland native who grew up in Bethesda, MD and graduated from…
William Briggs Burton

Vice President of External Relations

W. Briggs Burton is a Registered Wealth Management Client Associate with The Corey Group at…