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DESA  |  ELLINGTON FUND

ABOUT ELLINGTON FUND

The Charitable Arm of DESA

Since 1979, The Ellington Fund, the charitable arm of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, has helped fill the gap between DC Public School (DCPS) funding and the cost of a world-class arts education. The Ellington Fund is a proud partner of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project.

Jackie Love-Baker, Director of Development

Please donate today so that all District youth, regardless of background or ability to pay, can have access to a life-changing arts education.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Our tax ID is 52-1152273.

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OFFICERS

Ari Q. Fitzgerald, Esq.

President, Hogan Lovells, LLP 


Brenda Morris, Esq.

Vice President

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Zach Cafritz
Vice President


Amy Kauffman

Vice President, Mindchat Research


Priscilla Clarke

Secretary

Clarke and Associates, LLC
 

Kathleen Buhle

Development and Nominating & Gov. Comm. Chair
 

Annie Whatley

Nominating & Gov. Comm. Chair

University of District of Columbia
 

Matthew Gray, M.B.A.

Finance Committee Chair

Brown Advisory
 

Amber Golden, Ph.D.

President of DESAP

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Sandi M. Logan, M.Ed.

Principal & Head of School

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Pam Jackson, Ph.D.

Chief Operating Officer

 
Quinta Jackson, Esq.

SHADE Parent Group President

AT-LARGE MEMBERS

Stacie Lee Banks

Lee’s Flower and Card Shop
 

Eliot Battle, MD

Cultura Dermatology & Plastic Surgery Center
 

Sherri N. Blount, Esq.

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
 

Michelle Cobb
 

Edward L. Cohen

Lerner Enterprises
 

Zach Gillis

Digital Reality
 

Marcus R. Johnson

FLO
 

Julia Massimino, Esq.    
 

Michelle A. Persaud, Esq.

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
 

Stephanie Phillipps, Esq.

Arnold & Porter (retired partner)
 

Laurie Moskowitz
LORE Strategies

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Brandon Todd, Esq.

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Sylvia Davis White

 

 

 

 

 

The mission of the Ellington Fund is:

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  • To sponsor, maintain, and financially support the various programs and activities including curriculum programs, student support functions, art and academic disciplines and courses, productions, exhibits, concerts, workshops and educational seminars, and

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  • To provide scholarship assistance to graduates of the Duke Ellington School in pursuit of college or professional careers.

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Please donate today so that all District youth, regardless of background or ability to pay, can have access to a life-changing arts education.

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