Chuck Bean, President, has been with the Roundtable since its inception in 2002. Prior to the Roundtable, Chuck managed the Community Capacity Fund for Washington Grantmakers, which awarded grants to help local organizations respond to community needs after the September 11th attacks. Prior to that, Chuck was the deputy director of a consortium of foundations supporting Empowerment Zones across the country (EZ/EC Foundation Consortium), the vice president of a fellowship program for nonprofit executive directors (Eureka Communities), and the founder of a nonprofit organization in Guatemala (Co-Invest). Chuck is a Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Macalester College and received his Master’s Degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Email; Phone: (202) 263-4761
Amy Fishman, Director of Programs and Operations, joined the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington in June 2009. Previously, Amy worked at The George Washington University Office of Community Service with the Neighbors Project to connect students, staff and faculty to community service opportunities. Amy graduated Suma Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from The George Washington University (GWU) with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services. She also obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at GWU in 2009. Email; Phone: (202) 973-2506
Nana A. Oppong, Development Manager, joined the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington in July 2009. Previously, Nana worked at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation as a Prospect Researcher. She has held internship positions with the Alliance for Consumer Education and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. Nana graduated from The University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in English. She also obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University in May 2008. Email; Phone: (202) 973-2505
Malcolm Furgol, Membership and Information Manager, joined the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington in April 2010. Previously Malcolm worked at the Grants Resource Center (GRC), a division of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) that specializes in helping colleges and universities throughout the nation compete for grants and contracts in order to support their research and education priorities. He is a Professional Member of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC and served on their board of directors from 2008 until August 2011. Malcolm graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as a Humanities Scholar with a Bachelor of Arts in history and literature.
Email; Phone: (202) 263-4771
Anthony Carter, Program Coordinator, joined the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington in December 2010. Prior to The Roundtable, Anthony spent two years as a fellow at El Pomar Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation based in Colorado Springs, CO. Anthony is a 2008 graduate of Kansas State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in social science with an emphasis in American government, and a minor in nonprofit management. Email; Phone: (202) 263-4782
Melissa Bondi, Project Coordinator, Working Better Together: Nonprofit Government Partnerships, is a leading regional expert on nonprofit public policy, advocacy and management. As a Roundtable consultant, she provides strategic and technical capacity to educate and mobilize regional nonprofit leaders to achieve shared goals in partnership with state and local governments, and other sectors. Melissa has led local, state and federal housing, planning and community development initiatives in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. She serves as president of the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance, on the Board of the Virginia Housing Coalition, and is a member of the Arlington Economic Development Commission.
Email; Phone: (703) 527-6379
Elizabeth Pandolfi, Communications Consultant, is a nonprofit communications consultant and writer who joined the Roundtable in 2010. Elizabeth previously worked with Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP), a venture philanthropy organization that helps great nonprofits improve the lives of children and families in the Washington, DC region. Her expertise covers all facets of nonprofit communications, including social media and web writing. Elizabeth graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College with a B.A. in English. Email
Hope Gleicher, Director Nonprofit Montgomery,For more than 25 years, Hope has been working for social change primarily as an entrepreneurial founder and leader with responsibility for nonprofit management, operations and fund development. She served as Founding Executive Director of Health Care for the Homeless from 1984 - 1989, as Founding Executive Director of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers from 1991- 1998, and as Founding Executive Director and then President of Trellis Fund from 1998-2006. Hope also served as Assistant Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's multi-site national School Based Adolescent Health Care Program. Hope earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College and Masters degrees in social work and public administration from the University of Minnesota. Email
