Nonprofit Roundtable Announces 2007-2008 Fellows

May 29, 2007 - The Nonprofit Roundtable today announced the charter class of 15 in the Roundtable's new Fellowship Program.  These nonprofit executives will emerge as a force within the Greater Washington nonprofit community and beyond to inflence important issues affecting our region.  They come from communities across Greater Washington, from Prince George's County to Prince William County; Montgomery County to Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax Counties; and throughout the District of Columbia.

The Roundtable believes that directing an individual organization is not enough - tomorrow's nonprofit leaders must exercise vision and skills not only to lead beyond the walls of their organization, but also to be a voice for their causes, for their communities, and for the nonprofit sector.

The 2007-2008 Nonprofit Roundtable Fellows are: 

Tina Campanella, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities

Margie Chalofsky, Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center

Diane Charles, Stop Child Abuse Now

Lawrence Dark, Good Samaritan Foundation

Judith Dittman, Alternative House

Manuel Hidalgo, Latino Economic Development Corp

Tim Kime, Leadership Greater Washington

Ed Lazere, DC Fiscal Policy Institute

JoAnn Pearson Knox, NoVa Rx

Kim Rhim, The Training Source

Judith Sandalow, Children's Law Center

Curtis Watkins, East Capitol Center for Change

Kerrie Wilson, Reston Interfaith

Cheri Zeman, Serve Inc.

Roundtable Fellows will participate in a nine-month program designed in consultation with the University of Maryland's Academy of Leadership, Georgetown University's Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, and The Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program.  The Fellowship awards are funded with support from AOL, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, Consumer Health Foundation, the Freddie Mac Foundation, the Fannie Mae Foundation, the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, and Summit Fund.

The Nonprofit Roundtable Fellowship Program was guided by an Advisory Committee chaired by two of the region’s most highly regarded leaders: Robert Templin, president of Northern Virginia Community College; and Jan Verhage, executive director of the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital.  The Fellows, who were selected competitively, have a record of high achievement and are ready to assume greater leadership.  

The Nonprofit Roundtable Fellowship Advisory Committee included:

Robert G. Templin, Co-Chair, Northern Virginia Community College

Jan Verhage, Co-Chair, Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital

Lynn Brantley, Capital Area Food Bank

Cheryl Clarke, Freddie Mac Foundation

Richard D'Amato, AOL

Lessie Powell Evans, Fannie Mae Foundation

Tracy Gray, American Institutes for Research

Sandra Gregg, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Region

Richard L. Moyers, The Meyer Foundation

Margaret K. O'Bryon, Consumer Health Foundation

Alex Orfinger, Washington Business Journal

David Robertson, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Kristen Scotchmer, Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

For more information, contact the Nonprofit Roundtable.