Our Board of Directors

Brian has worked in the legal field for 15 years and has always had a passion for community service. He has been able to fuse these two passions through his pro bono practice, representing many individuals facing eviction completely free of charge. After learning more about the unique challenges that individuals who are unstably housed face, Brian became interested in supporting our neighbors facing homelessness and poverty in other ways through FACETS. Brian lives in Falls Church with his wife Jessica, three kids, and a miniature poodle rescue.

Valerie spent 24 years as a career civil servant, including Assistant Secretary of Financial Management and Comptroller for the Department of the Army, a presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed role. She founded Baldwin Consulting in 2007 and represented multiple Fortune 500 companies and small businesses in Congress and the Department of Defense. Valerie strongly believes that a prosperous country like America should create opportunities for its citizens to lend a helping hand to others, especially the elderly and children, a belief that ultimately brought her to FACETS. She is a proud godmother of six amazing kids and “human” to a Corginamed Jesper. She is a member of Saint David’s Episcopal Church and in her free time enjoys hosting dinner parties, baking, and traveling.

Michael Calhoun worked for 36 years in the field of information technology, primarily in support of defense and civilian federal agencies. Michael used his IT experience as a volunteer when he worked with a local organization to provide tutoring services to students from underserved communities, developing learning tools and engaging techniques to support STEM education. After seeing the FACETS team in action, Michael felt compelled leverage these volunteer experiences to support the important work, quality resources, dynamic programs, and tremendously committed FACETS Board members.

Animesh has worked in the field of information technology for 24 years and is currently serving as an Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase. Animesh runs a social venture in his hometown in India, which helps take care of various logistical needs of senior citizens, and that same instinct to serve the underserved led him to join FACETS’ Board of Directors. He lives in Fairfax with his wife of 22 years and their daughter.

Cheryl has been in health care operations for two years, but has spent over two decades in business operations. Cheryl has worked for and with a number of non profit community development and homelessness-focused organizations throughout her career. She saw joining the board of FACETS as a path to continue contributing value and improve the circumstances of families experiencing life’s challenges in the Fairfax County community. After serving on a number of boards, primarily at the national level, Cheryl has begun to focus her efforts more locally. She regularly volunteers with Bread for the City and Martha’s Table in Washington, DC, and is involved with several programs that provide mentors to students and young professionals. Cheryl lives in Fairfax with her husband, Daryl, where they raised their two daughters. They love to travel and have begun pursuing their bucket list goal of attending all four tennis Grand Slam tournaments at least once.

Ed has been in government contracting for 16 years and was introduced to FACETS when he challenged his team at Serco to find a local charitable organization to become involved with. He shares that his father grew up in foster homes and instilled in him from a young age the importance of serving the underprivileged and uplifting others. Ed and his team at Serco began participating in FACETS’ seasonal drives and rose to the occasion when the pandemic hit and the numbers at Hot Meals jumped. Ed is a dedicated family man and enjoys hiking, reading, and fantasy football.

Marylee, known by most as Weetie, has lived in Vienna for 43 years. In Weetie’s words, FACETS’ mission and reputation for delivering high quality, critical human service speaks to her inner social worker. Weetie was also drawn to FACETS through her time on the Board of NVFS, where she met current FACETS Executive Director, Joe Fay. In her professional life, Weetie worked as Beyer Auto Group’s CFO. Now retired, she enjoys traveling as much as possible with her husband Wayne and spending time with her grandchildren.

Gloria has worked in conservation for two years and is currently at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Her concern about the growing population of individuals and families experiencing homelessness is what brought her to become involved with FACETS. Gloria also serves on the Board of Directors at Ecoplex and in her free time volunteers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Kevin has worked in the education field for two decades and is currently a professor of management at George Mason University.  Kevin’s wife is also an educator and teacher with Fairfax City Public Schools. Their two daughters are also dedicated to FACETS’ mission and you can often find them volunteering and fundraising on FACETS’ behalf.

Pete’s desire to meaningfully contribute sparked his interest in FACETS’ mission of breaking cycles of poverty. Pete leverages his decades of experience in financial services to support an organization which not only meets immediate, emergency needs, but also fosters long-term stability. Pete is active in a variety of boards and activities, some of his current and former roles include supporting organizations for the visually impaired, environmental sustainability, the arts, sports, and conscious capitalism. Apart from contributing to causes he cares about, Pete is a proud parent of two adult childrens and enjoys taking daily 8-mile hikes. In his career, he is proud to have founded Ryan & Wetmore, an accounting firm which has achieved recognition among the top 500 firms.

Eric has been working in Management, Technology, and Operations Consulting for three decades. Eric came to FACETS because he wanted to make an impact at “home” right here in Fairfax County and our mission aligned with personal interest in providing a “hand up” to individuals and families in need. He also serves as a Board Member for Easterseals DC MD VA, a Strategic Advisor for BEST Kids, and a volunteer for Year Up NCR4. Eric is happily married with two sons and two dogs, loves the outdoors, and is an avid sports fan.

Eleanor Weis has been working at George Mason University College of Humanities and Social Sciences for 9 years, but prior to that spent more than 25 in the fundraising field. Eleanor was drawn to FACETS after observing the important work FACETs does, and the kindness and professionalism of staff and volunteers. She began her career with Hospice of Northern Virginia, where she came to appreciate social service nonprofits as the “fabric that holds us together.”