LEADERSHIP THAT CARES
Board Members Include:
Linda Berger, President
Brianna Agner
Yvan Demosthenes
Andrew Donohoe
Darlene Guess
Erika Judd
David Lohbeck
Makiedah Messam
Cary Powell
Tina Reece
Toby Schisler
Linda Berger
BOARD PRESIDENT
Linda Berger joined Our Daily Bread’s board in 2017 and became Board President in 2021. She was introduced to ODB through volunteering with Nativity Parish and Busken Bakery partnership. Linda gives her time to several non-profits in the Greater Cincinnati area, but was especially drawn to homelessness and poverty through her work as board chair of the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati.
Linda grew up in Northern KY and learned giving back by the many examples of her family. Linda lives in Amberley Village with her husband Andy and has 5 children. She attempts golf, loves Pilates, cooking and travel.
“If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.”
– Linda Berger, Board President
Yvan Demosthenes
BOARD MEMBER
Yvan Demosthenes joined Our Daily Bread’s board in May 2020 and currently serves on the Development and Fundraising committees. He was introduced to ODB by a former board member, Tim Vonderhaar, who invited him to attend an event in 2016. Yvan, was impressed by the life and energy ODB brings into OTR and the good work that they do. He totally believes in the mission.
Yvan is from Haiti and lives with his wife and three children in Anderson. He is the CEO of HamiltonDemo and serves on other boards including Square1 in Cincinnati. In his off time Yvan coaches youth football, is active with the Thomas More Alumni Association and likes to hang out at Dead Low Brewing where he is an investor and enthusiastic supporter.
Darlene Guess
BOARD MEMBER
Darlene Guess, MSOL, LSW has been working with homeless and mentally ill individuals for over 30 years. She has held a license in social work for more than half that time. Currently, Darlene is Director of Support Services at Tender Mercies, where she directs all aspects of resident services, supervises management staff, provides leadership and best practices for all frontline service staff.
In her career, Darlene had the opportunity to work on the front line as a Behavior Therapist for mentally ill and developmentally delayed individuals. Darlene feels that her Master’s in Organizational Leadership, which is focused on managing people, helps her to interact successfully with both employees and the individuals being served.
Darlene was honored as Distinguished Alumni from Chatfield College and Social Work Student of the Year from Mount St. Joseph University. She is currently serving as a Board member for Our Daily Bread and at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries.
Erika Meyer Judd
BOARD MEMBER
Erika Meyer Judd is a Director of Data Science and Research at 84.51°, formerly dunnhumbyUSA. Erika currently serves as the head of 84.51°‘s Corporate Social Responsibility, which is part of their Corporate Marketing team. She is also the Liaison for Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Initiative. Erika joined dunnhumbyUSA in 2007 and established their geospatial capabilities team. She led that team until 2015, expanding location-based science across their portfolio of solutions. In 2016 she moved her attention to the non-profit space, becoming the Chair of Degrees of Giving and expanding the company’s CSR work. Before joining dunnhumbyUSA, Erika worked at Whittman-Hart, leading their web analytics and Search Engine Optimization. Prior to that, Erika designed data networking solutions for Cincinnati Bell Telephone and Broadwing Communications. Erika’s corporate career began after serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force for six years. She served as an Air Weapons Controller and was stationed in Southern California, Florida and Okinawa, Japan. Erika has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and graduate degree in Geography both from the University of Cincinnati. Beyond Our Daily Bread’s board, Erika currently serves on the Board Vice President for Tender Mercies and is on the Dean’s Advisory Board for U.C.’s college of Arts and Sciences. Erika is married with four adult children and two dogs.