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Congratulations to Art Monk
FPY congratulates Board member Art Monk on his induction into Pro Football's Hall of Fame on February 2, 2008.
FCAN in the Community: Performing Arts at the Heart of Literacy Program
On Saturday, January 19th, the Culmore Family Resource Center hosted the first informational meeting about the Performing Arts at the Heart of Literacy Program that is being developed by Sondra Harnes, Artistic Director of the World Children's Choir, in partnership with the property owner, Sabadell, Inc./Olde Salem Village, Fairfax Partnership for Youth, the Department of Family Services, and the Department of Community and Recreation Services.
Families originally from Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, Somalia and Texas joined in the singing and music-making.
More learning and more fun was had by all at the next event, an Open House on Saturday, January 26th, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, which included a drumming lesson by Master Artist Kofi Dennis, of Wolf Trap and Kennedy Center fame, and a joint rehearsal with the World Children's Choir.
Information about the Performing Arts at the Heart of Literacy Program can be downloaded below:
Washington Post article on the Culmore Family Resource Center.
Flyer: In English (PDF 755 kb)/ Es Spanol (PDF 766 kb)
Huntington SOS admits the first student
VARCom's Danny Vargus, and FPY Board Member, was installed as Chairman of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce on July 11th
Welcome our New Executive Director
Linda Eatmon-Jones comes to the Partnership with over 20 years of corporate and non-profit experience in business and finance operations; community partnerships; asset management; and mortgage finance in senior management and consulting roles. She most recently was the DC CASH Campaign director responsible for the operations of eight volunteer tax sites in Washington, D.C. and several key Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Campaign community partnerships. In 2007 the Campaign e-filed over 2300 tax returns totaling over 1.8 million refunds; and, returning over $833,000 in Earned Income Tax Credits to DC residents and their communities. Linda also coordinated the activities of several Campaign partners providing services in the areas of: asset-building; consumer credit counseling; banking; budget; site operations; data collection, analysis and reporting; volunteer recruitment, hiring and training; and, technology support. Linda spent over 14 years as an executive in IT finance technology and asset development with a fortune 500 company. She directed senior business analysts, accountants and process managers in defining business-driven solutions for the monthly reporting, remitting, reconciling, and final reporting of 3.2 million loan records for 350 Cash and Mortgage-Backed Security lender’s portfolios with a total dollar value exceeding $200 billion.
Professional affiliations include: Harvard Business School Women’s Association of DC, Who’s Who of Professional Management, Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network, The Society for Organizational Learning and The Creative Center for Leadership. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, completed the Executive MBA in Executive Management and Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School and has earned a Masters of Science in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management.
Linda is married to a communications lawyer with an adult son, who also resides in the area.
New Board Members
Fairfax Partnership for Youth is delighted to welcome Mary Ellen Shaw, Rev. Wally Jensen, and Donna Wilson to the Board.
Mary Ellen Shaw, retired, is a Superintendent Emeritus for Falls Church City Public Schools, and an Adjunct Faculty Member/Internship Supervisor at George Mason University. Her education includes a B.A. in Government from Ohio University M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Ohio University. Ms. Shaw has postgraduate courses in administration, curriculum, and instruction from University of Maryland, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech.
Rev. Dr. Wollom A. Jensen has recently returned to lead Messiah Lutheran Church from his position as Executive Vice President of Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg. Pastor Jensen was previously our interim pastor from 2001 to 2004. He has served as pastor of Nativity Lutheran Church, also in Alexandria, and of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Richmond. Besides his work in civilian ELCA churches, Pastor Jensen worked as a Navy chaplain for twenty-four years. He holds two master’s degrees from Lutheran Theological Seminary and a doctorate in communications from George Mason University.
Donna M. Wilson, AVP Client Manager for The Business Bank, has been banking for 10 years. She specializes in giving special customer service to consumer and small business banking customers.
Donna graduated from GMU with a degree in Business Administration. Before her banking career she was longtime retailer managing furniture and clothing stores. She received many awards for having the number one volume business in each of her locations.
Donna has been an officer for Business Networking International and board member for the Annandale Chamber of Commerce. Donna is currently a member of the Profit Club, TIPS, and Success in the City; a contributor and participant of The Women’s Business Center; and just recently became a board member for the Fairfax Partnership for Youth. She is an active member in VTRCC and since she resides in Springfield with her husband and son, she is busy with Lee High School sports activities and the Daventry Dolphin swim team.
New Board Officers
Shari Zamarra, President
Bettina Lawton, Vice President
Kevin May, Secretary
Simon Romano, Treasurer
Congratulations to One of our Newest Board Members
Tyson’s Regional Chamber of Chamber Member of the Month Donna Wilson has been named Vienna Tyson’s Regional Chamber of Chamber. The VTRCC Member of the Month is a program to thank those Chamber members who have gone “above and beyond” the call of duty. Members are selected based on their level of involvement with the Chamber and the community at large.
New FCAN Coordinator
Linda Gawthrop joins FPY as the new FCAN coordinator and brings a wealth of community-based experience with organizations that impact the lives of youth. Linda’s professional achievements are numerous including several leadership roles at the Oakton High School PTSA, Luther Jackson Middle School PTA and the Mosby Woods Elementary School PTA. She has been the recipient of several community and school-based awards to include the Phi Delta Kappa Friend of Education Award, Volunteer Fairfax Leadership Award and the FCPS Volunteer Recognition Award.
Most recently, Linda was an administrative assistant at the Newton Marasco Foundation where she maintained donor and volunteer data bases; planned award ceremonies and special events; provided general program support for the Volunteer Programs.
In the role of FCAN coordinator, Linda will focus on expanding the network of after school program providers; and, providing a venue for information, resource sharing and training that result in increased collaboration with county and school after school programs.
