Every Child Deserves a Fair Chance to Succeed

About Fair Chance

Fair Chance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization reaching more than 50,000 children in the most underserved communities of Washington, D.C.

Staff Bios | Board of Directors | Advisory Board | Founder

Our Mission & Vision

Believing that every child in the District of Columbia deserves a Fair Chance to succeed, the mission of Fair Chance is to strengthen the sustainability of nonprofit organizations and their leaders to transform the lives of children and youth living in poverty.

Background

Children are the Future

Fair Chance was founded in 2002 to ensure that children living in poverty have access to quality programs that will enable them to follow their dreams. In free, year-long partnerships, Fair Chance identifies promising community-based youth and family organizations in Wards 5-8 and works with them to increase their organizational capacity and improve the effectiveness and sustainability of their programs.

Fair Chance has made a measurable and real difference in the lives of children in Washington, D.C. in seven years, including helping our partner organizations raise more than $2 million in new funds.

Board of Directors

  • Laura Bennett, Board Chair
    Fundraising Consultant

  • Maria Nagorski, President
    Executive Director, Fair Chance

  • Robert E. King, Vice-Chair
    World Bank Group

  • Jeffrey Cooper, Treasurer
    Managing Director and COO, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School

  • JoJo Spallone, Secretary
    Eagle Bank

  • Mary Brady
    Executive Director Economic Club of WA

  • Mary Brown
    Life Pieces to Masterpieces

  • Jeffrey Drichta
    Clifford Chance US LLP

  • Adé Heyliger
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

  • Amanda Marshall
    Founder

  • Alicia Sokol
    Founder, WeeklyGreens.com

  • Todd Walrath
    CEO, SeniorLiving.Net

Advisory Board

  • Brian V. Breheny
    Securities and Exchange Commission

  • Catherine Bohigian
    Cablevision

  • Tobias Dengel
    Lead Logic, Inc.

  • Ashley Gerstenfeld
    SJG Properties

  • Michael Kimsey
    Kimsey Foundation

  • Tom Rietano
    Merrill Lynch

  • Jessica Roth
    Licensed Professional Counselor

Founder

  • Amanda Marshall

Staff Bios

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