Who We Are

President, Board of Directors

Jeremiah is the Principal of D|WATTS Construction, where he is responsible for providing project and executive oversight managing projects from design development through construction occupancy. Prior to founding D|WATTS, Jeremiah worked with HITT Contracting for more than a decade, overseeing large teams and an award-winning portfolio. He holds a BS in Public and Private Sector Organizations from Brown University.

Diane is enjoying retirement after serving as Assistant Vice President in the Strategy and Innovation Division at SourceAmerica. Prior to joining SourceAmerica Diane worked at Northrop Grumman for 32 years, where she served as VP, Chief Information Officer, and Deputy GM of the Global Information Technology Division, before retiring in 2009. Active in her church and community, Diane has received several awards recognizing her professional achievements and community service, including Computerworld’s Premier 100 Technology Leader and National Women of Color Technology Leadership awards. Diane received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Spelman College and a Master’s degree in Operations Research from Cornell University.

Secretary, Board of Directors

Isabel most recently served as Vice President and Corporate Officer for Goodyear. She headed government relations for Goodyear’s Washington, D.C., office since 1995 and served as the company’s senior lobbyist. Prior to Goodyear, Isabel set up and ran the office of Business Liaison at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Having started her career as director of local issues for Gov. Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, she has more than 25 years of government relations and Capitol Hill experience. Isabel holds a BA in political science from Barnard College and a Master’s from Columbia University.

Shannon is Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy at Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA). In this role, she represents MHPA and the managed care industry before Congress and the administration, states, and other key health care policy stakeholders. Ms. Attanasio leads all policy development for the association. Prior to joining MHPA, she led Government Affairs at Families USA, a leading national, non-partisan organization representing the interests of health care consumers. Before that, she spent time at a boutique health care and aging policy consulting firm and worked on national and state political campaigns. Ms. Attanasio holds a BA in Political Science from Roger Williams University and an MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University.

Kelley is an attorney focused on consumer protection and unfair competition litigation and counseling. She has extensive litigation experience representing clients as both plaintiff and defendant in state and federal courts, in arbitration, and in front of state regulators. Kelley was honored with the 2015 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for co-authoring “Cybersecurity: What Directors Need to Know in an Era of Increased Scrutiny.” After law school, Kelley clerked for the Honorable John G. Heyburn II in the Western District of Kentucky. She is recognized as a Washington, DC, Super Lawyer Rising Star in the field of business litigation.

Vincent is the former President/CEO of Unity Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and non-profit organization that provides primary health care, psycho-social services, and mental health care to the medically underserved in Washington, DC. Vincent has long been involved in the development of national health care policy as it addresses the needs of the medically underserved and poverty communities. Vincent was born in County Mayo, Ireland, and was educated at All Hallows College Dublin where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and a Master’s of Divinity (M.Div.).

Linda grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Texas in 1976 to join the Houston Grand Opera fundraising team. In 1982, she, and her family moved to Washington, DC, for a career opportunity for her husband and to be closer to Linda’s family. Linda worked with Washington Performing Arts Society in DC and then SOME (So Others Might Eat), where she served as Chief Development Officer, leading the fundraising efforts to raise $22 million+ annually and to oversee marketing, and communications. She has served in various fundraising capacities at four non profit organizations for more than 25 years.

Jillian is a management consultant with Metis Strategy. Immediately prior, she was a Manager with MetaPhase Consulting. Jillian first came to Woodley House in 2021 as a business professional volunteer on our Compass team, helping develop our strategic plan for fundraising and marketing. She also was responsible for starting Woodley House’s now-annual 5K Run, Walk & Roll. She earned her Master of Management degree in Technical Operations and Strategy from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and received her B.A. in International Studies and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan as well.

Ann Chauvin joined Woodley House at the end of October, 2018 as Executive Director … or really, re-joined … as her first behavioral health job in the District was as a crisis counselor at Crossing Place in 1991. Ann has worked in the field of behavioral health since 1987 for non-profit organizations in New York, Maryland, and DC. Prior to her return to Woodley House, she served as as Chief Clinical Officer at SOME, Inc for 17 years where she started their Jordan House program modeled after our Crossing Place. Ann earned her Master of Social Work, Social Administration concentration and a specialization in Mental Health and has her independent clinical license in DC.

Senior Director

Maria Paipa Farias joined Woodley House in 2004, overseeing our clinical work, all programs and now Supported Independent Living and Compliance. She received her MA in Clinical Psychology and completed her residency in clinical psychology in Buenos Aires, Argentina before moving to Los Angeles, California to continue her career. She provided individual and group therapy while with Excelsior House, the Didi Hirsch Mental Health Center and Step Up on Second in Santa Monica, California. Moving east to New York City, Maria worked with a diverse population with the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, among others.

Chief Financial Officer

Tyrone Cartwright joined Woodley House in 2000 as Director of Finance & Administration. In 2009, he moved to the Transitional Housing Corporation. In 2015, Mr. Cartwright returned to Woodley House as Finance Director. He is past president of the DC Behavioral Health Association, a coalition of 26 community-based mental health agencies in the District. Prior to Woodley House, he served as the President/CEO of Public Health Service FCU. A native of Newark, NJ, he graduated from Elizabeth City State University with a BS in Business Administration.

Senior Director of Programs

Betty Johnson has worked nearly everywhere at Woodley House. Joining Woodley House in 2007, she has managed Holly House, Valenti House and Crossing Place. Now as Senior Director of Programs, she supervises all of our 24-hour residential programs. Prior to coming to Woodley House, Betty worked for 15 years at the Devereux Foundation as lead staff and then supervisor.

Clinical Director

Ginger Tagliarino is an experienced clinical supervisor with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. She is skilled in volunteer management, nonprofit organizations, crisis intervention, group therapy, and psychotherapy. She received her MSW from The Catholic University of America with a focus on Clinical Social Work.

Director of Development & Marketing

Dan Schiff joined Woodley House in February 2024 to lead private fundraising, events and marketing efforts. He has spent more than a decade at nonprofits in the DC area, including Ashoka, DC Greens and Martha’s Table. In his previous career, Dan was a journalist and editor covering health care products regulatory news. Dan is a native of White Plains, NY, and lives with his family in DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood.