BOARD AND STAFF

Board of Directors

Gregory S. Chernack, President
    Hollingsworth LLP
Gail Harmon, Vice President
    Harmon Curran, LLP
Jamie Hechinger, Secretary
    Russell Reynolds Associates 
Anna Fuhrman
    Owner, Proper Topper, Inc.
Donald Richardson
Antoinette Ford
    Executive Director, Double Nickels
James Lewis
    Merrill Lynch
Diane Lebson
   SOS Children’s Villages/Kinderdorf International
Linnea Hegarty
   Alliance for Climate Protection

Executive Director

Anna Velazco
avelazco@dcplfoundation.org
Office: 202-727-4943

Anna Velazco is a nonprofit executive and social entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience pioneering innovative initiatives for disadvantaged populations in the public and nonprofit sectors. She has performed organizational development consulting to over 75 nonprofit organizations, ran a multi-million dollar national and international division of a nonprofit organization, and most recently served 5 years in District of Columbia government, primarily as Director of Planning and Analysis in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Children, Youth, Families and Elders. She began her career as an adult educator in the fields of literacy, English as a Second Language, and adult basic education culminating in managing a network of 18 alternative learning centers in New York City. She holds degrees in literature and classics from Oberlin College and Harvard University and is a lifelong lover of books. She has lived in the District for 16 years. 

Honorary Board

Frida Burling
Nora Drew Gregory
Michael Kahn
Charles Mann
Virginia Hayes Williams