Seth Goldman
Co-Founder
Seth partnered with Montgomery County Councilman, George Leventhal, to co-found Bethesda Green in 2008. After co-founding Honest Tea, and leading it to global scale with the Coca-Cola Company, Seth has launched a new impact-driven food enterprise: Eat the Change. Seth will continue his part-time role as Executive Chair of Beyond Meat, and plans to focus the rest of his work against the dual crises of climate and health.
Jane Brooks Horn
Chair, Acting Treasurer
As a partner at Raffa, P.C., Jane specializes in ministering to the needs of entrepreneurs and their business entities by providing needs-based consulting services.
Will Ellis
As the Director of External Affairs at PEPCO, Will specializes in stakeholder relations with state and local officials, community leaders and businesses, consumer and nonprofit organizations.
Sherry Altman
Sherry Marin Altman is an experienced professional in the areas of business strategy, innovation, and environmental sustainability. A former Vice President for Booz Allen Hamilton, Sherry has led alternative energy investment strategies for multiple clients, covering wind, solar PV and solar thermal, as well as energy efficiency/recovery. She has also worked as an Energy and Environmental consultant and a Transportation Planner. She is an MBA with over 20 years experience in management consulting and engineering consulting.
Frank Byskov
Frank is a financial advisor focused on the intersection of sustainable investing and financial planning to help improve client outcomes while aligning investments with personal values. Frank brings a diverse background in finance to the board.
Andrew Friedson
Andrew Friedson is the District 1 Montgomery County Councilmember representing western Montgomery County along the Potomac River from the D.C. line to the Frederick County border. Andrew currently serves on the Planning, Housing, & Economic Development committee and the Government Operations & Fiscal Policy committee and is the Lead for Parks on the Council. Andrew lives in Bethesda and is a lifelong resident of District 1 who is committed to ensuring an environmentally and economically sustainable future.
James Martinko
Jim is the Office Managing Partner at CohnReznick’s Bethesda Office. He provides insights from his experience with the surrounding communities to Bethesda Green and its Be Green Hub companies.
Robert Snyder
Bob brings his knowledge of local economic development and 7 years of experience as an advisor and ambassador to both our incubator program and our companies. Bob is a long-time Bethesda resident and you may find him walking his dog down Bethesda Row.
Polly Vail
Polly is an Independent Consultant for Social Impact clients. She provides customer discovery and acquisition strategies as well as sector analysis for start-ups and non-profits. She is also a Venture Mentor at the University of Maryland College Park and was named Mentor of the Year in 2015. Polly ran an angel investor backed crowd-sourcing ad services company named GeniusRocket. She has run entrepreneurship training programs at the Women’s Business Center in DC, and was Board Chair at the WBC. Polly was Managing Director for Advertising Sales revenue for the New York Times’ Washington DC office, after managing Advertising Sales client relationships in New York City.
Diana Watts
Diana is an experienced university educator working to promote social innovation & adaptive strategies within food systems. She teaches at several local universities, John Hopkins, UMD, UMUC, and Trinity Washington University. She brings her experience in collaborative approaches, sustainability and the power of engaging students to our work.