Raise DC Leadership Council

A Shared Vision

In order to achieve better results for all DC youth, civic leaders from the education, nonprofit, government, philanthropic, and private sectors have joined together to support Raise DC's high-level goals, as well as its Change Networks. The Leadership Council has committed to:

Align individual and collective action, advocacy, funding, and philanthropy to Raise DC’s goals
Promote the effective use of data for Raise DC’s goals, and commit to championing citywide, data-driven decision making
Provide leadership, advocacy, counsel, participation, accountability, on-the-ground work, and policy recommendations to the Change Networks

MEET THE MEMBERS

MICHAEL AKIN LINK Strategic Partners — **MICHAEL AKIN**
**LINK Strategic Partners**

ROSIE ALLEN-HERRING United Way — **ROSIE ALLEN-HERRING**
**United Way**

VIKI BETANCOURT World Bank (retired) — **VIKI BETANCOURT**
**World Bank (retired)**

KATHERINE BRADLEY CityBridge Foundation — **KATHERINE BRADLEY**
**CityBridge Foundation**

RICHARD BYNUM PNC Bank — **RICHARD BYNUM**
**PNC Bank**

JOHN DEGIOIA Georgetown University — **JOHN DEGIOIA**
**Georgetown University**

MICHELA ENGLISH Fight for Children (retired) — **MICHELA ENGLISH**
**Fight for Children (retired)**

LEWIS FEREBEE DC Public Schools — LEWIS FEREBEE
DC Public Schools

KIM R. FORD
Martha’s Table

ALLISON GERBER Annie E. Casey Foundation — **ALLISON GERBER**
**Annie E. Casey Foundation**

WENDY GOLDBERG Raise DC — **WENDY GOLDBERG**
**Raise DC**

NICKY GOREN Meyer Foundation — **NICKY GOREN**
**Meyer Foundation**

KEITH GORDON Fight for Children — **KEITH GORDON**
**Fight for Children**

ANNE GUNSTEENS Marriott Foundation (retired) — **ANNE GUNSTEENS**
**Marriott Foundation (retired)**

MADYE HENSON
WRAG

MICHELE JOLIN Results for America — **MICHELE JOLIN**
**Results for America**

HANSEUL KANG OSSE — **HANSEUL KANG**
**OSSE**

PAUL KIHN Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education — PAUL KIHN
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education

JENNIFER LOCKWOOD-SHABAT Wash. Area Women's Fndn. — **JENNIFER LOCKWOOD-SHABAT**
**Wash. Area Women's Fndn.**

RONALD MASON, JR. University of the District of Coumbia — **RONALD MASON, JR.**
**University of the District of Coumbia**

MAURA MARINO Education Forward DC — **MAURA MARINO**
**Education Forward DC**

PAT MCGUIRE Trinity Washington University — **PAT MCGUIRE**
**Trinity Washington University**

LISA NEUBERGER-FERNANDEZ
Accenture

SCOTT PEARSON DC Public Charter School Board — **SCOTT PEARSON**
**DC Public Charter School Board**

THOMAS PENNY Donohoe Hospitality Services — **THOMAS PENNY**
**Donohoe Hospitality Services**

LUPI QUINTEROS-GRADY Latin American Youth Center — **LUPI QUINTEROS-GRADY**
**Latin American Youth Center**

ROBERT SIMMONS III Maya Angelou/See Forever Foundation — ROBERT SIMMONS III
Maya Angelou/See Forever Foundation

WALTER SMITH DC Appleseed — **WALTER SMITH**
**DC Appleseed**

CAROL THOMPSON COLE Venture Philanthropy Partners — **CAROL THOMPSON COLE**
**Venture Philanthropy Partners**

HERBERT TILLERY College Success Foundation DC — **HERBERT TILLERY**
**College Success Foundation DC**

RUTH WATTENBERG State Board of Education — RUTH WATTENBERG
State Board of Education

DONNA WOODALL Microsoft — **DONNA WOODALL**
**Microsoft**

VPP + Raise DC
is now Youth
Invest Partners

In June of 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners opened it doors, spurred by the efforts of three founders who asked themselves,

“Could the business world provide a different, innovative approach to social change?”

In the years that followed, VPP quickly became a strategic hub for high-impact investments through deep and sustained partnerships with foundations, businesses, government agencies and school systems.

In April of 2020, VPP formed a strategic alliance with Raise DC to build an investment organization capable of driving alignment among communities, and nonprofit, business and regional leaders around systems change. VPP+Raise DC committed to call out and confront policies, practices and systems that contribute to racial inequity.

Today, we recognize the need to do more, be bolder, and act faster. Youth Invest Partners is a call to “dream big and do big” to drive change that will build better futures for Greater Washington youth today and in the days, months and years to come. Our new name and brand reflects energy and focus as we collaborate, innovate and transform.

Join us and learn more

Raise DC Leadership Council

A Shared Vision

MEET THE MEMBERS

VPP + Raise DC is now Youth Invest Partners

In June of 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners opened it doors, spurred by the efforts of three founders who asked themselves,

VPP + Raise DC
is now Youth
Invest Partners