Our Staff

Jennifer Anderson
Executive Director

David Ryle
Senior Program Director

Cailin Coolbaugh
Director of Individual Giving

Alexandria Sasek
GROW Careers Program Manager

Amanda Swanson
Finance & Operations Manager





Kat McCaughern
Garden Educator
Our Board
Bob Prachar, President
SPRINGER Leadership, LLC
Founder & President
Melissa Hinmon, Interim Vice President
Glenmede
Director of Equity Trading
Alex Lutz, Treasurer
Chair, Finance Committee
American Student Transportation Partners — Senior Financial Planning Analyst
Tessa Henry, Secretary
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Foreign Service Officer
Razvan Dominic Ionescu, Member
Citizens Bank
Director – Global Markets
Lia LoBello, Member
Chair, External Affairs Committee
DC Communications — Founder & Owner
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Our Committee Members


Director of Institutional Giving at Natural Lands


Investment Research Manager at Vanguard


Certified Life Coach & Certified Therapeutic Art Coach at BeReZiliant


Corporate Strategy Analyst at Vanguard
Our Support Staff
Juliet Monireh
Illustrator
Michele Gerace
Bookkeeper
Kornell Rancy
Web Administrator
Erica Hicks
App Developer