Beacon
House Staff
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us at staff@beaconhousedc.org
Reverend
Donald E.
Robinson,
M. Div.
Founder and
President
Reverend
Donald E.
Robinson is
an ordained
Unitarian
Universalist
minister who
founded Beacon
House in 1991
with the support
of the Edgewood
residents
and the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan
area Unitarian
Universalist
churches.
Reverend Robinson
has devoted
the last thirty
years of his
life to improving
the lives
of at-risk
youth, serving
as a teacher,
community
youth counselor,
social service
representative,
and community
organizer.
He has received
two masters
degrees; a
masters degree
in Divinity
from Howard
University
School of
Divinity in
1989 and a
masters degree
in Counseling
and Community
Psychology
from the University
of the District
of Columbia
in 1977. Besides
his usual
24/7 commitment
to Beacon
House, Reverend
Robinson also
speaks at
various UU
churches,
performs invocations
for various
agencies,
and serves
as a community
resource for
any individual
in need.
Stacey
Gold Erd,
MSW, LICSW
Executive
Director
Stacey
Gold has
been the
Executive
Director
of Beacon
House since
2000. She
has worked
closely with
Beacon House
and in the
Edgewood
Terrace community
for over
eight years
in various
capacities.
Prior to
her work
with Beacon
House, she
was one of
three founders
of the Edgewood/Brookland
Family Support
Collaborative,
and worked
first as
an intern,
then employee,
of at Community
Preservation
and Development
Corporation.
She received
her masters
degree in
Social Work
from Catholic
University,
National
Catholic
School of
Social Service
in May 1995
with a concentration
in human
service program
planning,
administration,
and policy.
Stacey served
as an adjunct
faculty member
at Virginia
Commonwealth
University,
teaching
graduate
level social
work courses
including
"Child
Welfare"
and "Social
Work and
Social Justice." She
curently
resides on
the board
of hte Edgewood/Brookland
Family Support
Collaborative
and is a
member of
Montgomery
County's
Committee
on Hate Violence.
Rodney
Cephas
Athletic Director
Rodney
Cephas has
served as
Beacon House's
Athletic Director
since 1997.
Rodney is
a lifelong
resident of
the District
of Columbia
and graduated
from Spingarn
Senior High
School. Rodney
grew Beacon
House's athletic
program from
a one man,
one team operation
to today managing
four championship
football teams,
two boys and
girls basketball
teams, and
one co-ed
baseball team
which serves
over 150 youth
and involves
25+ volunteer
coaches and
parents. He
is committed
to teaching
not only physical
education,
but sportsmanship,
discipline,
and team building
as well. He
serves as
a positive
male role
model to hundreds
of youth.
Outside of
Beacon House,
he is the
doting of
father of
two girls.
Morissa
Hargrove
Teen
Programs Coordinator
Morissa
currently serves
as the Coordinator
for Teen Programs. She
graduated from
Garfield Senior
High School,
and grew up “everywhere”,
she says, in
a military family. She
came to D.C.
in 1999 and currently
attends Southeastern
University. She
is pursuing a
degree in health
service administration. She
is a volunteer
at the American
Red Cross, and
enjoys fine art,
traveling, vintage
antiques, and
mentoring.
Nadia
McNeil, M.Ed.
Education Director
Nadia
McNeil serves
as Beacon
House’s
Education
Director.
She holds
a Masters
Degree in Education
from
Regent
University and
BS in Business
Management
from
Georgetown University.
Her past
employment included
work at the
National
Youth Service
in Kingston,
Jamaica, Reading
is Fundamental
in D.C. and
Hands On
Atlanta in
Atlanta, GA.
She was a collegiate
track and
field athlete
at Georgetown,
and is actively
engaged in
her community
via church
involvement at
Great Mount Calvary,
located right
here on 6th
and Rhode Island.
Minnie
Parker
Nutrition
Coordinator
Minnie
Parker has
worked with
Beacon House
since it's
inception
in 1991. Currently
she serves
in the capacity
of Nutrition
Coordinator,
managing Beacon
House's USDA
sponsored
after school
snack and
dinner program
and the summer
feeding breakfast,
lunch, and
snack program.
She holds
her ServeSafe
Food Handlers
Certificate
and manages
other staff
in the kitchen.
Ms. Parker
has 5 children
and 7 grandchildren,
and serves
as grandmother
to hundreds
of children
and families
in the Edgewood
community
as well.
Charles
Robinson
Program Assistant
Charles
Robinson serves
as Beacon
House's Program
Assistant.
He has been
involved with
Beacon House
since 1991,
working closely
with Rev.
Robinson from
its start.
Charles is
a native Washingtonian
and has lived
in the Edgewood
community
for 28 years.
He graduated
from Phelps
Career Center
with a major
in drafting.
He works closely
with youth
as well as
their families
coordinating
Saturday programs
and conducting
outreach.
He also serves
as a staff
liaison to
the UU churches.
Gerry
Stevens-Kittner
Development
Director
Gerry
serves as
Beacon
House’s
Deputy/Development
Director.
He spent
the first
25 years of
his career as
a lawyer and
businessman
in the telecommunications
field. He
became involved
with Beacon
House as
a volunteer
and Board member
at its inception
in 1991.
He joined the
staff of Beacon
House as
Development Director
in May 2003
and became
Deputy Director
in May 2005. He
still practices
some law
in the D.C.
Superior
Court’s
child abuse
and neglect
section,
and serves on
the board of
directors of
a satellite company.
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