About Us
What is the Birthday Cakes 4 Free Maryland?
Birthday Cakes 4 Free Maryland (BC4F) is a nonprofit organization that bakes, decorates, and delivers free birthday cakes to financially and socially disadvantaged children and seniors. Our mission is to provide joy to our cake recipients to help them feel special and valued by their community. We hope to create special memories for children and seniors. BC4F bakes 100+ birthday cakes a month and distributes them to 12 charities in Maryland, Virginia, and the DC metropolitan area. BC4F is run by a student Executive Board (see below). Applications for the upcoming school year typically open in May. Additionally, BC4F provides SSL hours to MCPS students.
BC4F Past Presidents
Board of Directors:
Allison Wachen, Co-Founder, President 2015-2018, Chair of Board of Directors (allisonwachen@bc4f.org)
Robert Wachen, Co-Founder, President 2018-2020 (robert@bc4f.org)
Sam Krakower, President 2021-2022 (sam@bc4f.org)
Madison Moorhead, President 2023-2024 (madison@bc4f.org)
Devani Shah, President 2024-2025 (devani@bc4f.org)
Sanjay Shah, President 2025-2026 (sanjay@bc4f.org)
Meet the 2026-2027 Officer Team & Executive Board!
Officer Team:
Ella Pollin, President, Walter Johnson HS, ella@bc4f.org
Maytal Bar-Ziv, Vice President, Thomas Pyle MS
Sloan Quint, Chief of Staff, Holton-Arms School
Haylie Fredericks, Delivery Coordinator, Bullis School
Mallory Weiner, VP of Finance, Winston Churchill HS
Mae Lazerow, VP of Finance, Georgetown Day School
Eva Szechenyi, VP of Technology/Media, Walter Johnson HS
Alexis Sun, VP of Nonprofit Outreach, Bullis School
Erin Jacob, VP of Nonprofit Outreach, Washington-Liberty HS
Tea Komisarof, VP of Community Outreach, Winston Churchill HS
Danya Levin, VP of Community Outreach, Winston Churchill HS
Yasmin Farahi, VP of School Outreach, Holton-Arms School
Ella Sun, VP of School Outreach, Bullis School
Executive Board Team:
Meghna Sharma, Finance Deputy, Thomas Wootton HS
Dalya Zemrani, Finance Deputy, Georgetown Day School
Mia Corrado, Media Deputy, Walter Johnson HS
Abigail Binstock, Media Deputy, Bullis School
Clara Scouras, Media Deputy, Holton-Arms School
Avery Oram, Charity Outreach Deputy, Winston Churchill HS
Joshua Tsai, Charity Outreach Deputy, Homeschool
Amelia Gorman, Charity Outreach Deputy, Winston Churchill HS
Arya Rettinger Melfi, Community Outreach Deputy, Herbert Hoover MS
Ryder Siegel, Community Outreach Deputy, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Garrett Keating, Community Outreach Deputy, Thomas Pyle MS
Ella Topf, School Outreach Deputy, Winston Churchill HS
Ryker Schwartz, School Outreach Deputy, Cabin John MS
School Ambassadors:
Walter Johnson HS: Eva Szechenyi, Ella Pollin
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School: Ryder Siegel
Georgetown Day School: Dalya Zemrani
Holton-Arms School: Sloan Quint, Clara Scouras, Yasmin Farahi
Bullis School: Haylie Fredericks, Abigail Binstock, Alexis Sun, Ella Sun
Thomas S. Wootton HS: Meghna Sharma
Washington-Liberty HS: Erin Jacob
Winston Churchill HS: Mallory Weiner, Avery Oram, Tea Komisarof, Danya Levin, Ella Topf
Georgetown Day School: Mae Lazerow
Herbert Hoover MS: Arya Rettinger-Melfi
Cabin John MS: Ryker Schwartz
Thomas W. Pyle MS: Maytal Bar-Ziv