Gaithersburg HELP is guided by a Board of Directors with a wealth of experience and knowledge. Our governing structure includes an Executive Committee and Delegates from member congregations.


Meet Our Team

The Board of Directors elects officers, approves the budget, and sets operating policy. The Executive Committee meets monthly to make decisions regarding daily operations and evaluate organizational effectiveness.

Executive Committee

  • Pastor David Sonnenberg, President
  • [Open], Vice President
  • Margo Goldman, Executive Director
  • Kevin Ramsey, Assistant Executive Director
  • Gary Bowman, Treasurer
  • Chuck Eater, Assistant Treasurer
  • Theresa Bove, Director – Food Program
  • [Open], Lead Food Coordinator
  • Claudine Rubin, Director – Rx/Financial Program
  • William Clements, Director – Client Transportation Program
  • Robert Ficke, Director – Grants Program
  • Elizabeth So, Director – Information Technology Support
  • Jimmy Li, Assistant Director – Information Technology Support
  • Kathy Nelligan, Lead Bilingual Coordinator
  • Chandra Chandrasekaran, Volunteer Coordinator

Delegates

  • Anne May, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
  • Barbara Richardson, Pathways Baptist Church
  • Bob Rogers, Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Gaithersburg
  • Donna Dannels, Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
  • Hope Walker, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
  • Paul Moore, Grace United Methodist Church
  • Kevin Ramsey, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church
  • Linda Bowman, Fairhaven United Methodist Church
  • Maria Tirado, St. Martin’s Catholic Church
  • Marjorie McClain, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
  • Melanie Mitchell, Episcopal Church of the Ascension
  • Patty Norris, Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene
  • Paul Hasson, Shaare Torah
  • Ray Hopkins, Emory Grove United Methodist Church
  • Steve Bell, St. Rose of Lima Parish
  • Warren Craig, Epworth United Methodist Church
  • [Open], Mill Creek Parish United Methodist Church
  • [Open], St. Francis of Assisi Parish
  • [Open], St. Luke’s Lutheran Church