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Bradley Hills Village is run by a volunteer board.
Board members include:

President: Caryn McTighe Musil (Bradmoor) was an English and Women’s Studies college professor before working at the American Association of Colleges and Universities to promote curricular designs about women, U.S. diversity, global issues,and democratic engagement. She retired from AACU in 2020. Caryn has lived in Bethesda with her husband Bob since 1987, and her two daughters graduated from Bradley Hills, Pyle, and Whitman. Caryn is a member of the BHV book group, is a BHV gardener at the Triangle Garden, and chairs the BHV Membership Team.

Vice President: Dominie Nash (Bradmoor) is a textile artist and maintains a studio in Takoma DC. She has lived on Rayburn Road since 1977. She has been a volunteer for numerous arts organizations, including the Creative Crafts Council board. Dominie is a member of the BHV book club and joined the Board in February 2022.

Secretary: Karen Spar (Bradmoor) is a part-time policy consultant for a national anti poverty advocacy organization and a board member and volunteer for Court Watch Montgomery. She is retired from the Congressional Research Service, where she led nonpartisan policy analysis on social policy issues for Congress. Karen joined the BHV Board in 2016, has been Vice President and co-chair of the Nominations Committee and Planning the Future team, and Board Secretary since 2019.

Treasurer: Stephen Brown (Huntington Terrace) has lived in Huntington Terrace since 2009 with his wife Pamela Janssen; they are both dual US/UK citizens. Stephen retired in 2021 from the University of Maryland, where he researched and taught accounting.He moved to the DMV area initially to work at the SEC, having previously lived in Atlanta and Chicago. He has previously been Treasurer of the Huntington Terrace Citizens Association (HTCA) and is currently Treasurer of VLOC - the Victorian Lyric Opera Company. Stephen joined the BHV Board as Treasurer in 2022.



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At-large members:
Roberta Biegel (Bradmoor) has advised and lobbied on health policy for several decades. Most recently, she has been a consultant and prior to that, she was the senior lobbyist and policy advisor for two national health organizations. Earlier in her career,she was on the legislative staff of the U.S. Congress. Roberta joined the BHV Board in 2017, co-chaired and served on several committees and enjoys participating in the BHV book and garden clubs. She was President of BHV for two years.

Betsy Carrier (Bradmoor) retired from a long career working for a hospital trade association and, in retirement, has worked with local programs that focus on improving access to health care for low-income individuals. In 2022, Betsy was appointed to a two-year term as a Commissioner on the Montgomery County Commission on Aging. Together with the late Eva Cohen, Betsy is a founder of BHV. She has served as Board Treasurer, co-chair of the Planning the Future team, lead for the BHV Events team, and served as Board President in 2023.

Maggie Dittemore  (Huntington Terrace) retired from federal service after spending several decades as a librarian with the Smithsonian Institution. As a member of BHV,she enjoys both its book and garden clubs and assisting with planning for speakers and other social events. She has served on the Board since February 2020.

Gail Douglas (Edgewood) is a retired social worker and worked at Montgomery County Child Welfare, as well as Montgomery County Adult Services. Gail originally joined the BHV Board in 2016 and has been volunteer coordinator, worked on the garden club committee, walking group and Events team.

Lora Farnstrom (Hillmead): Lora has retired from a 40 year career teaching English in various private schools across the country: boarding schools (seven years as dorm mother!), all girls, coed, and all boys. She taught Journalism, arts and crafts for middle school, writing classes for elementary, middle school, and upper school students, American Literature, British Literature, Humanities, a variety of senior electives, and a pre-school class of four year olds in summer camp. She was Department Chair for six years at Landon and headed committee work on curriculum and gender. She looks forward to working with the BHV, forging opportunities for connection and friendship. 2024 will be Lora’s first year serving on the BHV Board. 

Erna Silberstein (Woodhaven) is retired from a company she founded in 1975. The company provided social activities, tours, and events primarily for convention groups who met here in Washington, D.C., and evolved into also providing activities for small groups of visitors, senior and school groups touring in the D.C. area. Erna also volunteered for social justice causes and political groups. She joined the BHV Board in February 2021.


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Kate Smith is BHVs part time executive director. Kate joined BHV in 2019 after working in education for several years teaching high school English and coaching field hockey and lacrosse. She is a mother to three children and a very cute black lab named Betty. 

Board meetings are open and meet the third Friday of each month, 1:30 - 3:00 PM


Bradley Hills Village 
PO Box 341823
Bethesda, MD 20827
(240) 600-1846
info@bradleyhillsvillage.org