"It's like a job. You have goals. You see results" -Yuriy, Experience Corps Member

Eric Boven, Director of Planning and Operations
Robin Engel, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Lynn Jenkins English, Vice President of Philanthropic Development
Patrice Gerideau, Leadership and Learning Manager
Julie Hecker, Director of Branch and Grants Accounting
Ron Mezo, Vice President of Planning and Operations
Christina New-Watling, Director of Affiliate Relations
Ann Seely, Executive Assistant
Deborah Stiller, DC Branch Executive Director
Lester Strong, CEO
Joanna Wald, Senior Manager of Literacy and Impact
Hillary Williams, Director of Academic Tutoring and Mentoring
Amy Zandarski-Pica, Vice President of Education and Strategy

Alex Harris, Photographer and Duke University Professor of the Practice of Public Policy and Documentary Studies

the Director of Planning and Operations for Experience Corps National. In this role, Eric organizes the strategic planning process and ensures that the current operating environment is clearly integrated into the planning efforts. He works closely with each department to capture narrative and data that inform organizational growth strategy. Eric brings to the role a decade of nonprofit management experience, including multiple roles within the Experience Corps network in the fields of fundraising, marketing, finance, and administration. Previously, he has served as Director of Finance and Administration for the national office. He also headed the fundraising efforts for Generations Incorporated, Boston's host to Experience Corps, from 2001-2006. Eric is a former AmeriCorps*VISTA member, and is a gradate of Calvin College.
E-mail: eboven [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6411

is Vice President of Strategic Partnerships.
E-mail: rengel [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6415

is the Vice President of Philanthropic Development for Experience Corps National. Lynn has over twenty years of experience in fundraising and program planning with local and national organizations and is an expert in foundation, corporate, and government grant writing. She has extensive experience in virtually all facets of development including small and major gifts, prospect research, special events, and managing board and volunteer fundraising. She has served as a development executive for organizations such as The Latin American Youth Center, Year Up National Capital Region, Center for Community Change, and others. She is also an experienced facilitator and trainer. Lynn holds a B.A. in English from Georgetown University and an M.A. in English from the University of Maryland at College Park.
E-mail: lenglish [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6416

is Leadership and Learning Manager. Most recently, she served as Training and Special Projects Manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City. Over the course of her career, she has designed and facilitated workshops for numerous organizations including the American Red Cross, the Leadership Program, Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers, Grand Street Settlement, the Careers in Culinary Arts Program, Harlem Children's Zone, and the Chosen Vessel Rites of Passage Program. Some of the topic areas she has covered in the past are communication, volunteer management, conflict management, diversity, group dynamics, teambuilding, leadership, and various youth-specific topics. With over 10 years of training and development experience, Patrice has served over 4000 clients. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and Magazine Journalism from the University of Georgia.
E-mail: pgerideau [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6419

is the Director, Branch and Grants Accounting at Experience Corps National. Julie has extensive experience in both the non-profit industry as well as the finance and accounting disciplines. Julie has a wonderful record of successful financial management that even includes bringing an organization out of bankruptcy. Her work history is comprised of positions such as Budget Manager, Accounting Manager, and Director of Finance and she has worked for organizations including the Global AIDS Alliance, San Diego Symphony, and San Diego Community Foundation. Furthermore, Julie is proud of her volunteer efforts with ElderHelp of San Diego, an organization that works to keep seniors independent and living in their homes. Julie holds a B.S. in Accounting from San Diego State University.
E-mail: jhecker [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6423

is Vice President of Planning and Operations and manages the finance and operations associated with the strategic goal of doubling the Program in order to serve 40,000 students. Ron has over fifteen years of senior level non-profit management experience, including business management consulting and executive coaching.

Ron has served as the Senior Director of Administration and Finance for the Henry L. Stimson Center, where he successfully restructured financial management and secured federal government contracts. Prior to this, Ron served as the Chief Financial Officer of Advocacy Institute where he served on the leadership team that managed a $25 million Ford Foundation signature program. He also served as interim CEO during the founders' transition at Advocacy Institute.
E-mail: rmezo [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6436

is Director of Affiliate Relations. Before joining the Experience Corps team, Christina was Project Coordinator for the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice, a national domestic violence advocacy organization in Washington D.C. Christina has also held the position of Senior Case Manager at Safe Horizon, a crime victim advocacy organization in New York. While there, she worked with survivors of domestic violence in the Queens Criminal and Supreme Court Program. Previously, she held internships providing direct services to the mentally ill, at The Bridge, Inc., a mental health organization, and to families at The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Christina holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Delaware and an M.S.W. from Hunter College School of Social Work in New York.
E-mail: cnewwatling [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6437

is the Executive Assistant at Experience Corps National.
E-mail: aseely [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6441

is the D.C. Branch Executive Director and is responsible for developing and implementing the Experience Corps program in Washington, D.C. Prior to coming to D.C., Ms. Stiller served as the Associate Director and Program Manager for the Experience Corps Baltimore City program where she was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program. Ms. Stiller has over twenty-five years of experience in adult and community education in a variety of venues, with responsibility for staff management and training, program development, and community outreach. Earlier in her career, she designed, implemented and evaluated adult and continuing education programs for the City University of New York. Ms. Stiller holds a M.S. degree in Adult and Community Education from the City College of New York.
E-mail: dstiller [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6467

is the CEO of Experience Corps.  Over the past ten years he has been a leader in educational entrepreneurship and development. He was most recently the Chief Development Officer for the BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) Foundation, which provides tutoring and mentoring services to 12,000 underserved children.  His efforts doubled the foundation's endowment and propelled expansion from three to five cities: Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, New York and Springfield, MA.  A long-time proponent and practitioner of meditation, Lester was also CEO of the SYDA Foundation, an educational organization that provides instruction in yoga and meditation in 46 countries. He spent 25-years in the television industry as an executive, producer, reporter and anchor in Charlotte (WBTV), Atlanta (WSB), New York (ABC Entertainment) and Boston (WHDH).  His work earned him a host of national and regional awards, including five regional Emmy Awards and a White House commendation from President Ronald Reagan.  Lester served as a member of the board of directors of Civic Ventures and on the Board of Visitors at Davidson College.  Lester holds a bachelor's degree from Davidson College and is a graduate of the Columbia Business School's Institute for Non-Profit Management.
E-mail: lstrong [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6442

is Senior Manager of Literacy and Impact, providing support to the Senior Program Manager in the areas of grant compliance, program quality control, and technical assistance. Previously, Joanna was an AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Experience Corps affiliate office in the District of Columbia. Here, she worked on recruitment strategy and implementation, communications, and volunteer relations. Most recently, she was a member of the Fair Housing Project at the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, a non-profit, civil rights law firm, where she coordinated the project's intakes and provided general litigation support to project attorneys. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Washington College, MD.
E-mail: jwald [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6463

is Director of Academic Tutoring and Mentoring. Prior to coming to Experience Corps, Ms. Williams worked with the District of Columbia Public School system as an Out of School Time Coordinator. Ms. Williams has over nine years of education experience with four of those years being in program management. Ms. Williams holds a B.A. in Political Science from Spelman College and is pursuing a M.A. in Public Administration/Non-Profit Management from the University of Baltimore.
E-mail: hwilliams [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6475

is Vice President of Education and Strategy. She has spent nearly 15 years focused on building community capacity through direct service, advocacy, and partnership development. She has played a leadership role on the Experience Corps program team since 2005. As the National Director of Programs, Zandarski-Pica sets the policies guiding a wide range of activities that are essential to the day-to-day functioning of Experience Corps and its network of affiliates. Core responsibilities include three major areas of work: affiliate growth and program expansion, performance measurement and evaluation, and program quality assurance and compliance. Zandarski-Pica holds a Master's in Social Work from the University of Maryland-Baltimore, with a concentration in Management and Community Organization. She completed graduate fieldwork in program management and policy development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Special Needs Assistance.
E-mail: azandpica [at] experiencecorps [dot] org
Phone: 202-434-6465