Please help us welcome the following members to the Many Hands Board: Ann Kay has worked as a buyer for Bloomingdale’s, the Spiegel Catalog, and the National Geographic catalog and website. She currently serves as treasurer on the board of Horizons Greater Washington and is an active volunteer and supporter of several other DC-based organizations that provide educational and mentoring opportunities to children in underserved communities. She has also served on and chaired several committees at Norwood School and Sidwell Friends School. Susan Liss has lived in the Washington, DC area since 1975. She is a retired public interest lawyer who worked for a number of policy and advocacy nonprofits in both staff and management positions. Her focus has covered a number of legal and policy areas: constitutional rights, women’s rights, women’s health, civil rights, voting, and the independence of the judiciary. She was a political appointee at the Department of Justice and the White House and has volunteered on a number of political campaigns. She served in a volunteer capacity, as an officer, board or advisory council or committee member, or leader of projects, for the DC Bar, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, DLA Piper’s New Perimeter Project, Tzedek DC, Adas Israel Congregation, Georgetown Day School, and other area nonprofits. Rita Shapiro is a consultant with more than 30 years of management experience working for renowned arts and other nonprofit organizations. She served from 2001 to 2016 as Executive Director of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center, where she spearheaded various community initiatives including the “In Your Neighborhood” program and the Sound Health program. Previous positions include Operations Manager for The Cleveland Orchestra and development officer for the Boston Symphony. She also served as Interim Executive Director of the Catalogue for Philanthropy of Washington, DC (now Spur Local); and as Interim Executive Director of The Washington Chorus. Rita is a member and past President of the DC chapter of the International Women’s Forum, a networking organization of women executives from diverse professional backgrounds. We are grateful to Ann, Susan, and Rita for contributing their skills, experience, and perspectives to Many Hands. We’d also like to thank the members of the 2024-25 Executive Committee for their leadership: - Charis Keitelman, President - Claudette Christian, Vice President - Frazier Schulman, Treasurer - Karen Murrell, Secretary We look forward to working with all of our members as we embark on another year of grantmaking and learning together!
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