Village Staff
Meet our Executive Director
Hal Bordy has been the Foggy Bottom West End Village Executive Director since September 2025. He has a long and distinguished career in executive leadership of non-profit social service organizations and has had a parallel commitment to social work education where he has served on the faculties of two schools and has been the liaison between graduate school – host internship agency and student interns. He has used his skills in the reorganization of agencies that have been in financial trouble and has had as a highlight in his career the fundraising, design and construction of large social service campuses in Winnipeg, Canada and the Silicon Valley. On his list of accomplishments has been coordinating several strategic planning programs and developing organizational infrastructure. He furthered these projects with successful financial development and government and foundation grants.
Committed to improving the lives of others and addressing the resulting community needs, he has used his influence in funding and developing new programs and services. This has included departments within his agency that addressed the needs of older adults; especially through continuing education, exploration of the arts and advocacy for services to assist older adults to thrive and remain in their homes.
Hal has a bachelor’s degree in history and political science, a Masters in History and a Masters in Social Science Administration (MSW). He is married to his wife, Cheryl, who is a retired speech pathologist and also a director/producer for community musical theater. They have a daughter, Lana Schapiro, who is a pediatrician at CHOP in Philadelphia and two grandsons, Mochai and Archie. In his free time he loves to do international cooking, travel, classical music and art. You can often see his dog, Maggie, and him walking around the Foggy Bottom West End neighborhood. His parakeets, Pierre and Jacqueline, stay at home!
Meet our GWU Technology/Marketing Undergraduate Intern
Emirhan Aydinoglu is a senior at George Washington University. He is majoring in International Business, with two concentrations in Marketing Analysis and Political Science. Deeply passionate about social media management and marketing, he is excited to contribute to Foggy Bottom West End Village and help the organization grow and thrive. In his free time, he enjoys reading and writing.
Nick Porreca is an IT technician and junior at the George Washington University.
Nick can help with computers, TVs, phones, Wi-Fi, and email. He can help adjust settings like text size and brightness, send photos and files through text, set up video chatting, connect Bluetooth devices, and troubleshoot other common tech problems.
In his free time, Nick enjoys tutoring math, going on walks, and playing video games.
Nick is excited to make a difference for the Foggy Bottom Village community and can't wait to see you on Tech Tuesdays!
Click here to sign up for one of Nick's Tech Tuesdays. You can also sign up by calling the office at 202-333-1327.
Meet our Outreach Director
Kinyofu Mlimwengu holds a bachelor’s degree in Community and Human Services and a Master’s Degree in Education. With over 25 years of experience in enhancing grassroots community work, she has supported families through the generations as a birth worker, parent educator, coach, and teacher. Across four years as Community Organizer and Program Coordinator with Greater Brookland Intergenerational Village, and the longest-serving member of the GBIV team, she has shaped programming and membership systems, built front and back-end operations, and formed lifelong relationships with members. She also serves as the Program Coordinator for Hyattsville Aging in Place, where she connects with members and neighbors, and as Member-at-Large on the Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association board. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Kinyofu moved to the Brookland neighborhood ten years ago and is a mother of two and a grandmother of three. Her broader focus is helping people interrupt generational patterns. The same passion draws her to village life, where generations meet and care for one another, and now Foggy Bottom West End Village as Outreach Coordinator. Please join me in welcoming Kinyofu to our Village and our community.
Meet our Graduate Social Work Intern
After achieving her fine art degree and falling into a position teaching arts and crafts classes to seniors, Tara Simmons found a love for the aging population. She has spent over 20 years working in various senior communities as an activity director, memory care specialist, and social worker. She believes strongly in advocating for seniors and helping balance the realities of aging and the complications that can bring in life with maintaining as much independence as possible. She has a strong background in working with those who live with dementia and how to help them and their families navigate life. Tara is so delighted with the great opportunity to join the Villages for a year long internship while starting my Masters in Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Meet our Administrative Assistant/Graduate Intern
Annie Hamaty is a 1st-year Master of Public Administration (MPA) student at George Washington University. Most recently, she served as the Public Policy and Government Relations Manager at the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), a statewide membership organization serving the charitable sector through advocacy, inclusive services, programming, and resources. Adopted from rural Vietnam, she is interested in the intersections of nonprofits, public policy, and international development. In 2023, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Michigan State University. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, and trying new restaurants!
