About Us

Donita Greene became the majority owner after the death of her husband, Nelson E. Greene, Jr. in 2022. She worked alongside him for close to 20 years in the business. She holds an A.A.S degree in Mortuary Science from Catonsville Community College, a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Personnel Management from Chicago State University and a Masters’ Degree in Secondary Adult Education. At the end of the Spring semester of ’22, she will have taught Mortuary Science at Catonsville for 15 years.

Donita believes that “to whom much is given, much is expected”. She has worked with the Board of Lady Managers of Alexandria Inova Hospital for 10 years, serving two years as president and on the Executive Committee for over 8 years. She has also served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) for several years, and served on the Board of Scan for two years.

Her focus is to make family’s feel as comfortable as possible in a trying and difficult time. She takes time with the family to help them understand what all of their options are, and then works with them to complete whatever final disposition they choose for their loved one. All of this is done with caring and compassion. Her aim now is to continue to fulfill the legacy that her father-in-law, Nelson Sr. and her husband, Nelson, Jr. built in serving the Alexandria community, as well as all of Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC.

She is a member of the Northern Virginia District of the Virginia Mortician’s Association, the Virginia Mortician’s Association, the National Funeral Director and Mortician’s Association, the National Funeral Director’s Association and Epsilon Nu Delta, an embalming fraternity. She has attained her lifetime certification as a Certified Funeral Service Professional. She sits as the Director of Advisory for a newly formed group of young professionals – The Heritage Funeral Group.

Donita is a member of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria. She was recently honored by Senior Services of Alexandria at their 55th Award Ceremony with a Community Service Award. Being a senior herself, she recognizes the importance of helping seniors in whatever way possible to remain as independent as possible and to remain at home if at all possible.

Dimitra Johnson is a licensed funeral director in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. She serves as Superintendent of Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery by day, and GFH staff all the other time! Among the many things she does, she manages our embalmings, keeps our embalming reports and records in shape, and trains and supervises our interns in the area of embalming. She also directs funerals. Her motto is that “GFH must remain strong!” She is the president of the local chapter of Epsilon Nu Delta. She is a member of the Northern Virginia District of the Virginia Mortician’s Association, the Virginia Mortician’s Association, the National Funeral Director and Mortician’s Association, and the National Funeral Director’s Association. She has attainer her lifetime certification as a Certified Funeral Service Professional. She is a member of Westphalia Christian Community Church.

Damien Carter serves the funeral home as a licensed intern. He has spent the last 17 years at Georgetown Hospital as an Endoscopy Technical Coordinator. He is working on his Mortuary Science degree at Fayetteville Technical Community College and looks forward to full-time funeral service in the near future at Greene Funeral Home. He serves as the Chief Operational Office/Vice President of The Heritage Funeral Group. This group is a national organization working together to serve our collective clients in the best way possible. Additionally, he is an ordained Elder and has a congregation of his own, Faith in God Ministries. Damien is a member of the Northern Virginia District of the Virginia Mortician’s Association, an apprentice membership with the Virginia Mortician’s Association, the National Funeral Director and Mortician’s Association and the National Funeral Director’s Association. He also holds an intern license in Washington, DC.

Helen Webb has been with Greene Funeral Home for years. She is our Administrator and often the first voice or face heard or seen. Her work is invaluable in keeping the directors, the staff and our families up to date and doing what we need to do.