Founding team & past board members

SOMA Families Meetup is eternally grateful to the founding team for establishing this organization, and to all past board members & volunteers for their dedication and hard work.

Founding TEAM

Allyson Murphy, Gina Proteasea, Melanie Kidd, Toni Anne Kruse, Diana Mendez, Melanie Allingham, Erin Scherzer, Catherine Cronin, Mandy Tenner, Kim Charles, Dana Arons Lewisohn, Shannon Gryn Severin

Past board members

Jenna Stein, Kerstin Long, Pamela O’Halloran, Katie Mandel

Swap Coordinators

Jessie Gallogly, Christine Keogh, Isabelle Wilkinson

2022–2023 Board

Alka Khetan, President
Kate Dial, VP of Events
Nissa Whittle, Secretary
Molli Ehlert, Treasurer
Claire Berrios, VP of Marketing
Anna Whitney, VP of Membership
Sarah Allen, VP of Community & D&I
Isabel Beltran, Member at Large
ToniAnn Kruse, General Counsel

2021–2022 Board

Thea Kluge Carter, President
Elizabeth Hahn, VP of Events; Secretary
Janelle Gera, Secretary; Member at Large
Molli Ehlert, Treasurer
Jessica Cabato, VP of Marketing
Victoria Sosik, VP of Membership
Isabel Beltran, VP of Community; Member at Large
Kellie Khan, Member at Large - through 2/12/2022
ToniAnn Kruse, General Counsel

2020–2021 Board

Thea Kluge Carter, President
Elizabeth Hahn, Secretary - through 4/1/2021; VP of Events & Programming
Janelle Gera, Secretary
Molli Ehlert, Treasurer
Lisa Eskenazi, VP of Events & Programming - through 12/31/2020
Carol Mahida, VP of Community - through 12/31/2020; VP of Events & Programming - through 4/1/2021
Jessica Cabato, VP of Marketing & Social Media
Victoria Sosik, VP of Membership
Isabel Beltran, Member at Large - through 12/31/2020; VP of Community
Kiyyah Jekeli, Member at Large - through 3/1/2021
Kellie Khan, Member at Large
ToniAnn Kruse, General Counsel

2019–2020 Board

Thea Kluge Carter, President
Elizabeth Hahn, Secretary
Erin Kouch, Treasurer
Arianna Javate, VP of Events & Programming
Tanya Suwankosai, Events & Programming
Lisa Eskenazi, Events & Programming
Elizabeth Uss Barry, VP of Marketing & Social Media
Jessica Cabato, VP of Marketing & Social Media
Grace Crawford, VP of Membership
Victoria Sosik, VP of Membership
Kellie Khan, Member at Large
ToniAnn Kruse, General Counsel

2018–2019 Board

Kim Charles, President (Nov 2018–July 2019)
Tanya Suwankosai, President (Jan 2018–Nov 2018), Events & Programming
Erin Kouch, Treasurer
Arianna Javate, VP of Events & Programming
Lisa Eskenazi, Events & Programming
Elizabeth Uss Barry, VP of Marketing & Social Media
Katie Mandel, VP of Membership
ToniAnn Kruse, General Counsel