Chris Cox, Ph.D.
Outcomes and Evaluations Team Leader

Dr. Cox is a psychologist in the Department of Cognitive Neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Cox has extensive experience in neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric research. She performs yearly assessments of the cognitive and emotional status of children between the ages of two and-a-half through eighteen.

Marilyn Benoit, M.D.
Advisor

Marilyn B. Benoit, M.D. is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and the past president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). Dr. Benoit is a graduate of the Georgetown University Medical School and completed her Child Psychiatry Fellowship at the Georgetown University Medical Center, where she is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. She earned a graduate degree in Health Services, Management and Policy at The George Washington University.

Diane Daum, M.D.
Advisor

Dr. Daum is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at The George Washington University’s School of Medicine and a teacher at the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis. She is the former head of the psychiatric consult service to pediatrics at Tulane University and now has a full time clinical practice in Rockville, MD.

Richard Gross, M.D.
Professional Oversight

Dr. Gross is a clinical professor of psychiatry at The George Washington University’s School of Medicine and a lecturer in child psychiatry at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is a former president of both the Washington Psychiatry Society and the Washington Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Freddie Davis
Advisor

Pastor Davis has been pastor of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on Sheriff Road in Northeast Washington, DC, for the past 27 years. Under his leadership, the membership of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church has grown from 75 to more than 1,200. Among his many initiatives is a successful men’s fellowship that mentors groups of children monthly. Pastor Davis received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity Degrees from Richmond Virginia Seminary. He is presently pursuing his Doctorate of Divinity, also from Richmond Virginia Seminary.

Steve Wiltse
Advisor

Mr. Wiltse has over 30 years of diversified tax experience, with particular expertise in government contracting, technology, real estate, and other service industries.  He is a tax partner with Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C., and his experience enables him to ensure that BEST Kids operates on a sound business basis.  Mr. Wiltse has also assisted in fundraising activities in his past role as a Director for BEST Kids.