About Us

Organization

Hands on DC is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that organizes projects to improve the physical condition of Washington, DC public schools. Our largest event is our annual spring Work-a-Thon in which we engage over 2,000 volunteers in over 30 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 Organizing 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.
• The Executive Committee is composed of the chairs of these committees, along with the Hands on DC Co-Directors and the organization's Treasurer. The Executive Committee oversees the work of the Organizing Committee.

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 2010 Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

• Virginia Kromm, President
• Christina Russell, Director
• Jill Marshall, Director
• Caroline Clayton, Director
• J. Michael Daniel, Director
• Andrea Gudeon, Director
• Billy Pizer, Director
• William Wright, Director
• Scott Jackson, Director
• Royce Bassarab, Director
• Leigh Egaas, Secretary
• Caroline Clayton, Treasurer
• Frank Lattuca, 2010 Hands on DC Co-Director
• Kelly Waldron, 2010 Hands on DC Co-Director

Executive Committee

• Frank Lattuca, 2010 Hands on DC Co-Director
• Kelly Waldron, 2010 Hands on DC Co-Director
• Paul Whitaker, IT Chair
• Allison Fox, Special Projects Chair
• Rachel Centaricki, Public Relations Chair
• Anthea Medyn, Volunteer Management Co-Chair
• Stephanie Shipton, Volunteer Management Co-Chair
• Donna Laverdiere, Fundraising Co-Chair
• Jarrett Lewis, Fundraising Co-Chair
• Nathaniel Higgins, Sites Co-Chair
• Sally Prendergast, Sites Co-Chair
• Karl Horberg, Sites Co-Chair
• Caroline Clayton, Treasurer

We are currently recruiting committee members for our 2010 fiscal year (9/1/2009-8/31/2010). For information on these volunteer roles and how you can get involved, visit our Committees page.