Dr. Banaei is a medical doctor in the field of psychiatry who owns a practice offering psychotherapy and psychopharmacology to high-functioning adults. She has a special interest in populations who are experiencing major life transitions, in particular perinatal women and emerging adults. She also serves as adjunct faculty at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. On the WIS Board, Dr. Banaei sits on the Facilities Committee. She loves nearly all creative pursuits and has a not-so-secret mission of transforming her family’s home into an indoor jungle.

Mr. Batteh is a Partner at Delta Strategy Group, a government affairs firm focused on financial regulatory issues. He has previously worked in large law firms, on Capitol Hill, and for US and UK financial regulators. On the WIS Board, he currently serves on the Finance Committee and is the Chair of its Investment Subcommittee. He and his wife Sarah Alkenbrack have three children at WIS. When he isn't helping to shuttle kids to and from school and practice, he can be found walking his Pudelpointer Zeus around Tregaron.

Mr. Bejarano is the co-founder and CEO of Camino Capital Management, a private real estate investment firm with assets across the US. Camino principals are typically the largest investors in its projects and partner with a close network of co-investors. Prior to launching Camino, Mr. Bejarano held various leadership roles in Europe and the US at global real estate investment funds. Earlier in his career, he served as an officer in the US Army. He serves on the WIS Facilities Committee and is parent to a student in the Class of 2031. He’s also an enthusiastic SCUBA diver and has pursued aquatic adventures around the world. His favorite aquatic close encounters so far include those with manta rays and dolphins — and his least favorite was with hammerhead sharks. Still on the bucket list is whale sharks!

As Board Chair, Ms. Burnett has been instrumental in shepherding the execution and completion of Le Centre Brown, as well as all aspects of the WIS mission. She sits on all  WIS Board committees. Her son is a member of the Class of 2030. Her expertise includes design, both interiors and decorative arts.

Ms. Chang currently has two children enrolled at WIS in the Classes of 2026 and 2029, as well as an older child who graduated with the class of 2022. On the WIS Board, she sits on both the Advancement and Governance Committees. An author and historian, she was a tenured professor of French literature and culture at The George Washington University before turning to writing full time. Her research and writing has taken her down some interesting and unexpected paths — she once spent a month in a monastery learning about medieval manuscripts and knows far too much about the workings and upkeep of the guillotine. She holds a PhD.

Mr. Ding is an economist with over 15 years of experience at the International Monetary Fund, specializing in macroeconomic research and policy analysis. He currently serves as IMF Mission Chief for Colombia and has led several high-profile IMF programs across Latin America. Originally from China, he earned his PhD in economics from Cornell University. At WIS, he contributes his expertise to the Finance Committee and Investment Subcommittee, and is a proud parent of two students in the Classes of 2031 and 2033. Once an avid soccer player, he now channels his passion into being a devoted spectator.

Ms. Firschein is Executive Director of Taxable Fixed Income Sales and Trading at Raymond James & Associates, She serves on the WIS Facilities Committee and the Investment Subcommittee of Finance. One of her daughters is a member of the Class of 2031; her older daughter also attended WIS through Grade 10.

Mr. Flamer-Binion is Director of Credit for Toronto-Dominion Bank's Investment Portfolio. On the WIS Board, he serves as Chair of the Facilities Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. He's also a proud WIS graduate!

Mr. Garcia Mora is a Spanish national, with more than 25 years of experience working on finance and development. He has three kids currently at WIS in the Classes of 2026, 2033, and 2035. He sits on the WIS Board's Finance Committee. He holds a PhD in Economics and currently serves as vice president for Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of The World Bank Group. Before that, he spent several years working in Europe, Asia, and other regions with different positions in the private sector and at The World Bank. He loves spending time with his wife and kids, skiing, sailing, cycling, and running. Recently, he achieved the milestone of having run in 100 different countries!

Ms. Gomez is Practice Vice President in the Marketing & Communications Research Practice at Gartner. She serves as Co-Chair of the WIS Governance Committee and serves on the Advancement Committee. Her two daughters are enrolled at WIS, in the Classes of 2033 and 2036.

Ms. Grassi is General Counsel at Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental public charity. She is an attorney with over twenty years of experience counseling nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, associations, and foundations. On the WIS Board, she serves on the Governance Committee. Her twins are in the Class of 2033 and have attended WIS since Preschool. She is a long-time DC resident, and in addition to her children, she shares her home with her husband, Toby, and an irascible thirteen-year-old toy poodle named Ollie. 

Mr. Hagerthey is National Program Director for the Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program at the US Environmental Protection Agency. He serves on the WIS Advancement Committee and his son is a member of the Class of 2029.

Mr. Kumar is a Principal and Co-Leader of the Washington National Tax Office for PwC. He serves as Vice Chair of the WIS Board of Trustees and Chair of the Advancement Committee. His daughter is a member of the Class of 2028. Born in Boston and raised in Dallas, he holds a BA from Duke University and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. In his free time he enjoys skiing, scuba diving, and playing tennis. A lifelong fan of Taylor Swift, he will regularly work snippets of her lyrics into his client presentations.

Ms. Rosembuj, a Spanish national, joined the World Bank in 2005 and has held a variety of leadership roles across both the World Bank and its private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation. Before joining the Bank, Ms. Rosembuj practiced as a transactional lawyer at leading law firms in France, the United Kingdom and Spain. Additionally, she has been a visiting professor at Columbia University and is a frequent guest speaker at Stanford Law School. Beyond the WIS Board, for more than a decade she served as a Board member of DC Greens, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing food security. Altogether, she brings more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of international law, finance, and climate policy. She holds a PhD and an LLM from the University of Paris Sorbonne. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, hiking, riding motorcycles — though her daily commute is on a bright red Vespa. She and her husband have a daughter graduating from WIS in 2028, as well as older stepchildren who are already out of college.

Mr. Sdralevich is Assistant Director and Chief, General Resources and SDR Division of the Finance Department at the International Monetary Fund. He serves on the WIS Board's Governance Committee. One of his sons is a member of the Class of 2027.

Ms. Springsteen is an Equity Partner at Clifford Chance, one of the world’s leading international law firms, where she specializes in energy and infrastructure law across Latin America. She serves on several nonprofit boards, including Edu-Futuro, The Clifford Chance Foundation, The Catholic University of America’s Board of Visitors, and Imagination Stage. On the WIS Board, she serves on the Finance Committee. She has been part of the WIS community for 15 years — both of her sons were WIS lifers (Classes of 2025 and 2026. She is trilingual in Spanish, English, and Italian — and learned Italian while studying abroad in Perugia, where she also developed a lifelong love of Italian cooking and style!