the Team
Staff
Programs Director
Co-Founder
Operations Director
Corps Director
Programs Coordinator
LaShawn Johns
evergreen Corps
Community Liaison
Visitor Services
Tiffany Franklin
Youth Engagement
Wendell Whren
Restorative Park Engagement
Grounds Lead
Michael Thomas
Community Engagement
Gregory Cothran
Visitor Services
Board
Carolynn Brunette, Founding Chair
Managing Director, Prince Charitable Trusts
Carmera Thomas-Wilhite, Secretary
Vice President for Communities & Partnerships, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Autumn Saxton-Ross
Chief Education & Equity Officer, National Recreation and Park Association
Keisha Mims, Board Chair
Special Assistant, D.C. Office of the City Administrator
Kristin Rechberger
Founder and CEO, Dynamic Planet
Gretchen Mikeska, ex-officio
Anacostia Coordinator, D.C. Department of Energy & Environment
Andy Shallal, Treasurer
Founder and CEO, Busboys and Poets
Anthony Williams
CEO, Federal City Council; Former Mayor, District of Columbia