Meet Jeremy Lichtenstein and Dushanti Peiris: "An Introduction to Buddleia Enterprises" 7/28

Jeremy has long been committed to giving back to his community and Dushanti Peiris has built a distinguished career in the banking industry since beginning her professional journey in 1990. Wharton Club members and guests are invited!

• Jeremy Lichtenstein was raised in Garrett Park, MD, where he still lives today. A graduate of Charles Woodward High School, he owned and operated a landscape company for more than 20
  years before transitioning into real estate, where he has become one of the top agents in the country.

• Jeremy has long been committed to giving back to his community, supporting numerous charities over the years.

• In 2012, he founded Kids In Need Distributors (KIND) to address the urgent issue of childhood hunger in Montgomery County, MD.

• Under his leadership, KIND grew over 13 years from providing food to 37 children in one school to supporting more than 3,000 children across 31 schools.

• Jeremy later guided KIND through a successful merger with Manna Food to ensure long-term stability for the families it served.

• Dushanti Peiris lives in Kensington, Maryland, and has built a distinguished career in the banking industry since beginning her professional journey in 1990.
• She holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Maryland and graduated with Honors from the Maryland Banking School in 2011.
• Dushanti currently serves as Vice President at M&T Bank’s Pike Center Branch in Rockville, MD. 
• In addition to her professional accomplishments, Dushanti is deeply committed to community service throughout Montgomery County.
• She is a co-founder of Buddleia Enterprises Corp. and serves on its Board of Directors.
• Her extensive volunteer leadership includes serving on the Boards of KID Museum (since 2022), the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce (since 2016), the Council for Professional Women in Banking & Finance (since 2001), YMCA Bethesda–Chevy Chase (since 2018), and Sunflower Bakery (since 2024).
• She previously served on the Boards of Metro Bethesda Rotary (2016–2022) and Imagination Stage (2018–2021).

Wharton Club of DC Members - you can attend in-person with a free lunch or by Zoom

• President's Club/Lifetime: You and 2 guests may attend
• Other Members: Yourself only