Hands on DC is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that organizes projects to improve the physical condition of Washington, DC public schools. We also raise funds to support local college scholarship programs and encourage greater community involvement in the public schools. Hands on DC is volunteer-founded and volunteer-led; we have no paid staff. Instead, two main bodies undertake the group’s work:
The Executive Committee focuses on planning, developing, and executing the year-round events and the annual work-a-thon. To accomplish that task, the group works in committees responsible for volunteer recruitment, community outreach, public relations, fundraising and sponsorship development, information technology, special events, and coordination of school projects.
Executive Committee
- Anne Wingate – Co-Director
- Chris Fernando – Co-Director
- Nate Higgins – Treasurer
- Stephanie Murdoch – Sites
- Samantha Davis – Sites
- Hillary Peck – RC/SC Coordinator
- Shawn Bucholtz – Logistics
- Babette Ford-Groves – Logistics
- Giridhar Tanjore – Logistics
- Seth Bailey – Logistics
- Will Fagg – Special Projects Coordinator
- Kim Landry – Landscaping Coordinator
- Gregory Raiffa – Volunteer Management
- Colleen Kinneen – Volunteer Management
- Noelle Ellerson – Public Relations
- Erin Brennan – Public Relations
- Christina Kang – Fundraising
Hands on DC’s governing body, the Board of Directors, provides long-term stability and policy guidance by focusing on strategic issues and organizational relationships. The Board is composed of previous event directors and other selected individuals with a long history of participation in Hands on DC. The Hands on DC Co-Directors and the Treasurer are also ex officio Board members and form the link between the Board and the Executive Committee. Please see below for a list of the 2012 Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
- Virginia Kromm, President
- Nathaniel Higgins, Treasurer
- Leigh Egaas, Secretary
- Anne Wingate, 2012-2013 Co-Director
- Chris Fernando, 2012-2013 Co-Director
- Nicholas Fechter
- Pam Zai
- Royce Bassarab
- Caroline Clayton
- Andrea Gudeon
- Scott Jackson
- Jill Marshall
- Sally Prendergast
- Emily Reagan
- Kelly Waldron