Our associate board is a group of professionals who are committed to supporting and promoting our AmeriCorps members and organizational goals.
Katie is a freelance grant writer and development consultant, which gives her the privilege of working with many amazing nonprofits across the country. Prior to becoming self-employed, Katie cut her fundraising chops at the education nonprofits 50CAN and Springboard Collaborative. She first launched her nonprofit career as a corps member (Johnson Middle) and team leader (CW Harris Elementary) with City Year DC.
Katie graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011 with bachelor's degrees in English and Psychology and a minor in creative writing, and she received her MSW from The Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis in 2015. Originally from Asheville, NC, Katie now lives in Friendship Heights in DC with her husband, Vince, and their dog, Penny. She loves reading, cozy gaming, building Legos, and crafting.
An Ohio native, Brian has made the District home for over 15 years. He currently serves with Bottom Line, a college access and success organization, where he leads the organization’s growth strategy. He joined Bottom Line in 2023 most recently from Washington Nationals Philanthropies where he provided strategic leadership of the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. Prior to the Nationals, he cultivated a regional fundraising portfolio of corporate and foundation funders at New Leaders. Additionally, he organized public and community engagement for DC Public Schools’ new school openings and specialized program expansions. For nearly 8 years, he worked for City Year DC where he coached both AmeriCorps members and their supervisors, managed various portfolios of school, district and nonprofit partnerships, and developed program implementation improvements.
His career began as a Teach for America AmeriCorps member in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He earned a BA from Miami University (Ohio) and an M.Ed. from American University.
Kevin Fish is Chief of Staff at Parenthetic, LLC - a subsidiary of Protagonist Technology. As CoS, Kevin supports internal business operations while also leading key strategic initiatives. Fish specializes in strategy development, organizational change management and communications, and meeting design and facilitation. Originally from Massachusetts, Fish received his undergraduate degree in Culture and Communication from Ithaca College before serving with City Year Boston and subsequently working in higher education administration. Fish now lives in Washington, DC with his husband, after completing his Masters in Public Policy at Duke University. In his free time, Fish enjoys volunteering in his local community, creating LEGO and is a Survivor enthusiast.
Molly Mitzner is an Account Director at Ogilvy DC, working with federal and private sector clients in strategic communications, outreach, and engagement. Molly has previously worked in Corporate Responsibility with Clark Construction Group and as the Director of Community Engagement for boutique PR firm, LINK Strategic Partners, where she managed clients ranging in local government agencies, nonprofits, universities, member organizations, among others. In past roles, Molly has led corporate philanthropy, volunteerism and community affairs for CSX Transportation. She began her career as an AmeriCorps Member with City Year Washington, DC serving in a first grade classroom. Molly proudly serves on the Associate Board after previously chairing both the Associate and Alumni Boards.
Ivana is an attorney advisor at the Appellate Council for the Social Security Administration and a mediator for DC Superior Court. She has a special interest in public interest law and has volunteered with various legal Pro Bono programs in addition to her work with Social Security.
Andrew Byrd is a Customer Success Leader at Amazon where he is building and launching a new team within the Underserved and Undiscovered Business Accelerator. Andrew's team supports over 125 small and medium sized, U.S. based businesses who delight customers on Amazon's Store. Andrew kicked off his career as a High School teacher in Teach For America where he taught Spanish and solidified his passion for educational equity and supporting underresouced communities via national service. A native Washingtonian and Brookland resident, Andrew is proud to serve as the Board Chair through 2026. Outside of work, you can find Andrew traveling across the globe, exploring new restaurants here at home, and experiencing the wealth of live music D.C. has to offer.
Roya Stephens is the Director of Communications at InterDigital. She is responsible for uplifting the accomplishments of InterDigital’s Research and Innovation department and fostering public understanding around the company’s research heritage, cutting-edge wireless and video portfolios, and foundational contributions to technology evolution.
Prior to joining InterDigital, Roya was Senior Manager of Government Affairs and Business Development at e-commerce company JD.com, as well as Director of Communications at ACT | The App Association, a global app developers trade association. During the second term of the Obama Administration, Roya served as Deputy Press Secretary at the U.S. Trade Representative, promoting U.S. trade policy and emerging trade agreements. Roya also served as a television reporter and producer within the Reuters Beijing bureau.
Roya graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hamilton College with a degree in China Studies, and received her Master’s in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) after attending the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies.
In addition to her work at InterDigital, Roya serves on the Associate Board of City Year Washington D.C. In her free time, Roya tutors local Washington, D.C. students in Mandarin.
Shayne is the Vice President of Communications Affairs at Events DC, the convention and sports authority of Washington, DC. As Vice President he leads strategic communications across all Events DC initiatives. Before joining Events DC, he was a Vice President at BerlinRosen, a national public relations and communications firm. There he led public affairs, land use, and real estate work in the Washington, DC-area.
Prior to BerlinRosen, he served as Communications Director for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development in the Washington, DC Mayor’s office. Shayne previously served in senior roles throughout DC government, including Press Secretary for the District of Columbia Public Schools, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education and Traveling Chief of Staff to the Mayor.
A native Washington, Shayne earned his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in public administration from American University.
Megan is a former DC Public Schools geometry teacher who now practices higher education law. In this role, she advises institutions and other entities on federal, state, and industry-specific requirements in the education sector. She also integrates best practices, innovation, and stakeholder considerations in her work, helping institutions confirm that their actions align with their missions. Megan’s pro bono and community service work centers on youth, education, and justice. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A.) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.).
Sunny is a Managing Director at Centri Business Consulting. He has more than 14 years of experience in overseeing outsourced accounting and audit readiness with start-ups, emerging growth companies, non-profits, and public and private companies in life sciences, healthcare, technology, and digital assets. Additionally, he supports with client budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow needs. Prior to his time with Centri, Sunny spent 9 years at SmithBucklin Corporation, an association management and services company located in Chicago, IL and Washington, DC serving non-profits. Most recently, he served as Senior Manager leading the Financial Management and Accounting Services practice out of the Washington, DC office overseeing 30 non-profit organizations (501c3, 501c6, and 501c19) as their Director of Finance/CFO.
Sunny earned a B.B.A. in Finance from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL and a M.S. in Accounting and Taxation from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida. Outside of work, Sunny loves to travel around and explore different cultures along with being a huge South Florida sports fan supporting the Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, and Florida Panthers.
