Board
of Directors
George
Niederehe, Chair
Brookeville, MD
Dr. Niederehe is a project officer in the Adult and
Geriatric Treatment and Preventive Intervention Research
Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health, where
he oversees federally funded treatment outcome studies.
He also teaches graduate courses in the psychology of aging
at local universities. He received his Ph.D. in clinical
psychology from the University of Chicago, and completed
a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontological Psychology
at the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences in Houston.
Jason
Miccolo
Johnson,
Vice
Chair
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Johnson is a self-taught freelance photographer
based in Washington, D.C. who specializes in editorial,
documentary, portraiture, and special event photography.
He is an internationally exhibited photographer with numerous
book and magazine covers to his credit. Mr. Johnson served
in the U.S. Navy as a photographer and was the photo lab
director at USA Today for several years. He attended Memphis
State University and earned a bachelors of arts degree
in Journalism at Howard University.
Steven
Schneebaum,
Treasurer
Washington, D.C.
Mr.
Schneebaum
is an attorney
at Greenberg Traurig
LLP. He is a member
of the litigation
department,
and concentrates
in international
dispute resolution.
He also heads his
firm's pro
bono practice,
something he has
done for over 25
years. Mr. Schneebaum
teaches international
legal topics
at the School for
Advanced
International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University.
He has written
and lectured
extensively in
such areas as the
legal defense of
human and civil
rights. He
lives in the District
with his
wife, Karen, who
is Director of
the Rehabilitation
Department
at Greater Southeast
Community Hospital.
LaShone
Bell
Edgewood Street,
N.E., Washington,
D.C.
Ms. Bell
is a longtime
resident of
Edgewood Terrace
and parent
of three Beacon
House children,
the oldest
of whom is
now training
to be a paramedic.
She currently
works for
Family and
Child Services
of Washington,
D.C. as a
manager for
a group home
for boys in
the foster
care system.
She serves
on the Edgewood
Terrace Residents
Association,
and is on
the Parent
Advisory Council
of the Seed
School, a
D.C. Charter
School.
Angela
Braxton
Washington,
D.C.
Ms. Braxton
is a longtime
resident of
the District
of Columbia
and is the
parent of
two Beacon
House children.
She has been
the facility
manager for
Bright Futures,
an independent
living facility
for teenage
mothers who
are also foster
children in
the Edgewood
neighborhood,
for the past
three years.
Her advocacy
skills and
ability to
access community
resources
has been critical
to her success
in helping
the residents
of Bright
Futures. Angela
herself is
a former foster
child and
today is married
with three
children.
Cassandra
Burnett
Edgewood Street,
N.E., Washington,
D.C.
Ms. Burnett
is a long
time resident
of the Edgewood
Terrace community
and has been
an aggressive
community
activist for
the betterment
of this and
surrounding
communities
since 1994.
She has held
offices in
civil rights
and civil
liberties
groups with
several pioneers.
In addition
to her activism,
Ms. Burnett
has served
as a teacher
as well as
worked in
telecommunications
and human
services.
She has been
involved with
organizations
such as Harlem
Business and
Professional
Club, Harlem
YWCA, the
Philadelphia
General Hospital,
and is a charter
member of
the National
Organization
of Women.
Karen
Gavin-Evans
Silver Spring,
MD
Ms.
Gavins-Evans is relatively new to the D.C. area, where
she resides with her husband and two young children. She
currently works for Mental Health & Promotion, Danya
International as a senior research associate. She holds
a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Miami
in Coral Gables, and has focused her work on family involvement
in children’s development and education. She
has also worked as a school psychologist as well as served
as clinical faculty in the graduate level School Psychology
program at Indiana University.
David “Ty” Johnson
Washington, D.C.
Mr.
Johnson is a
long time Beacon
House volunteer
and parent. He
currently works
at the Federal
Government as
an Information
Systems Security Manager.
He holds a Master’s
Degree in Business
Administration
as well as a
Master’s
Certificate in
Project Management
and has had a
long career in
information technology.
David has worked
closely with
Beacon House
as a mentor and
football coach.
He currently lives in D.C. with his wife and children.
Elizabeth
King
Silver Spring,
MD
Elizabeth
King was born
in Nova Scotia
of U.S. parents
and received
her education
at Smith College
in Massachusetts.
She was a
research geophysicist
with the U.S.
Geological
Survey during
a career of
45 years and
since her
retirement
has served
as an emeritus
scientist
with that
organization.
She is a long-time
member of
All Souls
Unitarian
Church of
Washington,
D.C. and has
served there
in a number
of capacities,
most recently
on the Audit
Committee.
She is secretary
of the East
Silver Spring
Citizens Association
and was a
founder and
currently
treasurer
of the Potomac
Geophysical
Society.
Jeff
Leonard,
Chair Emeritus
Chevy Chase, MD
Dr. Leonard is the President and founding shareholder
of Global Environment Fund, a fund that invests worldwide
in emerging markets, including technology, energy, the
environment, intelligent systems engineering, biotechnology
and healthcare. Dr. Leonard has a BA from Harvard, an MSC
from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Princeton
University.
David
Lorms
Rockville, MD
Mr.
Lorms has had a long career in association management,
including capabilities in volunteer leadership development,
membership engagement, strategic planning, and staff development. He
holds a degree in Public Administration for California
State University, which has been augmented by a range of
experience including sales experiences in hard and soft
goods, advertising, and door-to-door sales, political campaigns,
teaching and four years as a cook on a US Navy submarine. He
currently serves as a principal for Core Concept Solutions,
LLC. He and his family reside in Rockville.
Michael
Taets
Vienna, VA
Mr.
Taets currently works for Freddie Mac, where he began in
1992. He has served as a senior financial analyst, a portfolio
director, and as a senior portfolio director. He
was named to the position of vice president, Duration and
Basis Risk Management in 2006. Prior to joining Freddie
Mac Michael served in the Illinois Army National Guard
from 1987 to 1992. Michael has an MBA from George
Washington University, a B.S. in Finance from Illinois
State University, and is designated a Chartered Financial
Analyst. He lives in Vienna with his wife and children.
Louvenia
Williams
Mitchellsville,
MD
Ms. Williams
is one of
the founders
and currently
the Executive
Director of
Edgewood/Brookland
Family Support
Collaborative
(E/BFSC),
which is located
in Wards 5
& 6 of Washington
D.C. She has
played a major
role in the
development
of the city's
Healthy Families,
Thriving Communities
Collaborative
initiative.
She has a
Master's Degree
in Social
Work and more
than 30 years
of experience
in family
and children's
services,
criminal justice,
program planning
and development,
mental health,
community
organizing
and the education
of social
work students.
Ms. Williams
is also a
native Washingtonian,
having grown
up in the
Kenilworth
Courts Public
Housing Project
in Northeast,
D.C. Ms. Williams
sees her experience
of growing
up in a D.C.
public housing
complex as
a major factor
in her work
in neighborhoods
and communities.
Ex
Officio Members
Reverend
Donald Robinson,
M. Div.
President
and Founder
Washington,
D.C.
Stacey
Gold Erd,
MSW, LICSW
Executive
Director
Washington,
D.C.
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