STAFF
THE DCBF TEAM
LEADERSHIP
Advisory Committee
Board of Directors
Past Presidents' Council
Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council
Staff
Kirra L. Jarratt
Chief Executive Officer
Direct: (202) 853-9030
Email: jarratt@dcbarfoundation.org
Kirra joined the DC Bar Foundation in 2014 as its Chief Executive Officer with more than 20 years of service and investment within the District community through her professional and volunteer work. She oversees implementation of the Foundation’s strategic direction, manages its $34M budget, and leads the Foundation’s efforts to create a Coordinated Intake & Referral System that will make it easier for District residents to secure civil legal aid. Working hand-in-hand with DC’s legal aid community and other key stakeholders, Kirra seeks to ensure that every individual, regardless of income, education, or power has access to justice. Read more...
Adwoa Afreh
Program Officer
Email: afreh@dcbarfoundation.org
As an experienced professional, Adwoa joins the team as a program officer. She exhibits empathy and passion in every project she works on. Adwoa is committed to working on issues related to equity and advocates for the perspectives and people not often considered in her everyday work in the nonprofit sector. In her role as program officer, she looks forward to connecting with the DC community and using her skills in equity building to ensure marginalized DC residents have equal and fair access to justice. Read more...
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Director of Development and Communications
Email: byler@dcbarfoundation.org
With 20 years’ experience in donor development, Daryl oversees the Foundation’s private fundraising from law firms and individuals, through a variety of campaigns. Previously, Daryl was the primary architect for a multi-million dollar endowment campaign at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. He was also a member of the Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation design team. Read more...
Coordinated Intake and Referral (CIR) System Program Manager
Email: cruz@dcbarfoundation.org
Diana Cruz joined the DC Bar Foundation in November 2023 as the Coordinated Intake and Referral (“CIR”) System Program Manager. In this role, Diana provides leadership and direction for the program and has responsibility for strategic and administrative aspects of program delivery. As CIR Program Manager, Diana interfaces with key community and professional stakeholders involved in structuring, testing, launching, and running a streamlined process for DC residents to access legal assistance through a single phone number or website. Read more...
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Director of Programs
Direct: (202) 852-9036
Email: gray@dcbarfoundation.org
Aracelis Gray joined the DC Bar Foundation in June 2022 as the Director of Programs. In this role, she oversees the Foundation’s grantmaking programs and directs the work of the Programs team. Aracelis brings to the Foundation over 20 years of experience managing and leading programs and initiatives supporting children, youth, families, and communities. Before joining the DC Bar Foundation, Aracelis served as Director in ICF’s Child Welfare and Education practice group, where she was responsible for overseeing a portfolio of projects designed to build the capacity of state education and child welfare agencies to improve outcomes for children, youth, and their families. Read more...
Michanda Myles
Network Project Manager
Direct: (202) 853-9028
Email: myles@dcbarfoundation.org
Michanda will serve as a key liaison to the DC Bar Foundation's networks and help to facilitate resources. She will also drive the growth and development of existing and emerging networks to transform civil legal aid to ensure every resident's fair and equitable legal experience. She is our network connector and builder! She advocates for justice and is passionate about ensuring equitable and accessible legal services and legal representation for all in need. Read more...
Madiana Mustapha
Program Officer
Email: mustapha@dcbarfoundation.org
As a native and resident of Washington, DC, Madiana Mustapha loves addressing community challenges at the local level. Her passion is for providing resources, services, actionable information, and justice to individuals living on limited means. She is excited to support the efforts of local organizations providing free legal services to underserved DC residents. Read more...
Alison Putnam
Senior Finance and Operations Officer
Email: putnam@dcbarfoundation.org
Alison joined the DC Bar Foundation in August 2022 with years of experience in the finance and non-profit fields. She works with the Chief of Staff to support the team in fulfilling the Foundation's mission and goals. Her responsibilities will include fiscal duties, internal and external organizational processes, and office functions for the DC Bar Foundation. She works closely with the Foundation staff and external providers to develop, maintain, and improve work quality, productivity, and efficiency to maximize the impact of the Foundation. Read more...
Greer Richey
Development and Communications Specialist
Email: richey@dcbarfoundation.org
Greer helps manage the DC Bar Foundation’s major fundraising campaigns and generates the Foundation’s various public-facing communications. Through the Foundation’s communications, she seeks to connect with and educate the public in less legal, more understandable terms. Greer’s work and that of her colleagues is critical to bringing in resources that allow DCBF to distribute funds to those who need them most. In her words, she believes that access to justice is “non-negotiable.” Read more...
Briauna Rushin
Operations Assistant
Email: rushin@dcbarfoundation.org
Briauna helps support the work of the Foundation through her role as Operations Assistant. She works with the Senior Finance and Operations Officer as well as the Chief of Staff to aid the internal administrative functions of the Foundation. She finds it most fulfilling knowing that she's making a difference, even if it's in the smallest way by helping her colleagues. Read more...
Stephanie Shain
Chief of Staff
Direct: (202) 853-9029
Email: shain@dcbarfoundation.org
Stephanie Shain joined the DC Bar Foundation as the Chief of Staff to support the work of the Foundation during a time of increasing service needs in the community. “My work has brought me into spaces of interacting with people and communities in various moments and stages of crisis. I have seen first-hand how the lack of access to, and awareness of, resources disproportionately impact people who are financially disenfranchised. The DC Bar Foundation’s vision of all residents having equal access to justice, regardless of income, speaks directly to my own personal commitment of equity and access to care and services.” Read more...
Khesia Taylor
Senior Communications Officer
Direct: (202) 852-9032
Email: taylor@dcbarfoundation.org
Khesia is responsible for communicating DC Bar Foundation’s mission, vision, values, and programmatic activities. In her work, she helps to formulate the Foundation’s strategic communications direction, develop a comprehensive content strategy, and bolster relationships and storytelling support to grantee organizations. With 15 years of experience in communications and magazine publishing, she seeks new ways to grow DCBF’s communications platforms and connect with its stakeholders. Read more...
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