Our Leaders

Meron Mathias leads the Corporate & Foundation Partnerships team at SOS Children’s Villages - USA.  She is experienced in the design, delivery and messaging of measurable corporate-cause partnerships that generate awareness and action to fuel efforts that lift up vulnerable children, families and communities. She has structured powerfully branded cause marketing campaigns, developed social impact programs and launched integrated outreach initiatives, mobilizing consumers, workforces and influencers. Prior to joining SOS Children’s Villages - USA, Meron worked as an account manager to socially responsible Fortune 500s and multinationals and in-house at leading national and international nonprofit organizations focused on economic empowerment, education, preventive health care and humanitarian aid.

She holds a Bachelor of Science from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University.

Phone: 202-780-1035

Email: mmathias@sos-usa.org 

Tommy Tepper is the Vice President of Finance and Operations at SOS Children's Villages – USA. With a history of leadership in strategic planning, finance, and operations, Tommy works to advance the strategies and goals of various organizations, assisting in the drive for market leadership, and delivering high quality, quantifiable, and lasting results. Recognized for his ability to foster transformational change, Tommy has led turnarounds that result in foundational financial integrity followed by growth in revenues through diverse revenue streams, operational expansion and effectiveness, and strength and stability in assets.

His career has centered on providing strategic, operational and financial counsel in industries including for cause, media, hospitality, technology, and sports entertainment. Tommy is also known for his leadership style, cultivating creative, collaborative, and stable environments, while developing and leading extraordinary teams that exceed expectations and strive for continual improvement.

The range of organizations that have benefitted from Tommy’s work, largely as CFO, COO or as a member of the Board of Directors includes The Ocean Conservancy, The Wilderness Society, EarthShare, Bikes for the World, Washington Freedom Soccer, and Gateway Canyons Resort. Tommy also served and was instrumental in the growth and evolution of Discovery Communications and National Geographic Society. 

Tommy also has a passion for youth empowerment, having lead youth leadership initiatives and youth sports programs, including the Montgomery County Volleyball Club, and the girl’s volleyball program at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland.

A Washington, D.C. native and graduate of St. Anselm’s Abbey School and The Catholic University of America and a reformed CPA, Tommy now resides in Rockville, Maryland with his partner, Jennifer and their children, which range from one to 22 years old. When he isn’t running family air traffic control with Jen, he loves to explore the world, through their shared legacy in Lam Lha LLC, and related holdings of Sapillo Creek Escape and Ouroboros, as well as through biking, sailing, scuba diving (as a Divemaster), traveling, or finding inner peace through yoga (as a certified yoga teacher).

Phone: 202-470-7722

Email: ttepper@sos-usa.org 

Lora Sodini is the Senior Director of Philanthropic Partnerships at SOS Children’s Villages - USA, where she cultivates transformational gifts to help the world’s most vulnerable children. She has over a decade of experience in fundraising, marketing, relationship management and strategy development for both nonprofit organizations and private-sector companies.

Lora works closely with SOS’s principal donors, foundations and strategic partners to help them fulfill their philanthropic goals. She holds an undergraduate degree from Miami University.

Phone: 202-470-5176

Email: lsoldini@sos-usa.org