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Capitol Hill Village is a new non-profit organization created to provide support for residents of the Capitol Hill community who wish to stay in their homes as they grow older. Founded by a group of Capitol Hill residents who themselves would like to stay on the Hill as long as possible as they age. Members e-mail or call a single telephone number to arrange assistance or to participate in a variety of activities. Individuals and households of all ages are encouraged to join. Members must reside on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. The boundaries are H NE to M Streets, SE, North and South Capitol Streets to 19th Streets, SE and NE. Do you want to start a village in your neighborhood? We will help you. Contact Us CAPITOL HILL VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION GAIL KOHN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Gail Kohn is a nationally respected, award-winning visionary leader in aging services with more than 25 years’ experience, who in May 2007 joined the new and innovative organization, Capitol Hill Village, as its Executive Director. Prior to leading Capitol Hill Village, Kohn was with Linking Partners, LLC, a firm she created. Her clients have included Sunrise Development Corporation, Harvest Housing Corporation in England, and others addressing services for the elderly. Until 2003 she was CEO of four Collington corporations, including a continuing care retirement community, located in Mitchellville, MD, and known for its innovative, quality services. In addition to Collington, where she served as the founding chief executive officer, she was a leader in creating The Beacon Institute, a senior-services education and research organization; creating LifeSpan Inc., a mid-Atlantic aging-services provider organization, and shaping change in the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission, a national accrediting entity she chaired for two years and served for six years as an elected member. Kohn resides in Tacoma Park, MD, with her husband of 42 years, Donald. Mr. Kohn is the Federal Reserve Board vice-chairman. They have two married children and four grandchildren. Ms. Kohn stays in shape by rowing regularly with a team on the Potomac. In addition to entertaining family and friends she enjoys gardening, roller blading, sailing and other water activities in Annapolis, where the Kohns live on weekends. PONTHEOLLA ABERNATHY Pontheolla Abernathy received a bachelor of arts from the University of South Carolina in 1982. From 1999 to 2005 she owned Pontheolla’s Accessories in Alexandria, VA; from 1994 to 1998 she was director of advertising and public relations for WorldSpace, Inc., in Washington, DC, and from 1989 to 1994 she was the public relations director of the National Medical Association, also in Washington, DC. Prior work experience included serving from 1986 to 1988 as the news and public affairs director of WMGL-FM Radio in Charleston, SC; working as a news reporter at WPAL-AM Radio in Charleston from 1985-1986, and being a producer and host for WLTR, a National Public Radio Affiliate in Columbia, SC, from 1980 to 1985. Ms. Abernathy’s community activities have included serving on the evaluation committee for the St. Mark’s Dance Studio; being a board member of the St. Mark’s Players; serving as President of the Board of the Alexandria Choral Society; being on the board of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, serving as the publicity coordinator for the MOJA Arts Coordinating Committee, and being a member of the SPOLETO Festival Coordinating Committee. She and her husband, the Reverend Paul Abernathy, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill, have been Hill residents for about 10 years. FRANK ALLEN, SECRETARY Frank D. Allen Jr. moved to Capitol Hill in 1972, and has lived in Washington, D.C., since 1964, when he graduated from law school (except for one year, when he was on assignment in New Orleans, Louisiana). Frank spent two years working for a law firm and then twenty years with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1986, he transferred to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He retired from federal service in 1995, and since then has been a sole legal practitioner, operating from his home, concentrating on estate planning and probate matters. Frank joined the board of Capitol Hill Village in November 2006. FAITH BRIGHTBILL Faith Brightbill holds a B.A, from Manchester College, IN; a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois; and Post Graduate Certificates in Administration/Supervision, Gerontology and Gestalt Therapy. She was employed as a school social worker and clinical supervisor for 25 years in New York City and retired in 1996. Faith has lived on Capitol Hill for 20 years. She is currently active in First Congregational United Church of Christ, Friends of Southeast Library, Capitol Hill Garden Club, a Capitol Hill Village volunteer, Red Hat Society and a Heifer International volunteer. She enjoys spending time with five granddaughters and 5-year-old grandson, Zachary. She also enjoys quilting, kayaking and birdwatching. MARGARET CRENSHAW, ASSISTANT SECRETARY Margaret Crenshaw holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Stanford University and a J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. She worked nearly ten years for the U.S. Senate, spent a number of years in the private practice of law, and a number of years working as a consultant on federal benefit and civil service issues. She returned to the government in 1994 as Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of the Postal Rate Commission. In 2001 she moved to US Postal Service Headquarters as a manager in the Office of Strategic Planning, from which she retired in 2005. Margaret also worked as a journalist for nearly eight years, including three years at the Washington Post. She and her husband, Al, moved to Capitol Hill in 1973, where they reared their two children. They have been active in the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, the Capitol Hill Day School, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, and Soccer on the Hill. Margaret is the author of numerous articles and publications, primarily in the area of government benefits. DEBORAH EDGE Dr. Deborah Edge is a physician who has practiced internal medicine on Capitol Hill for more than 25 years. In 1981 Dr. Edge founded the medical association now called Washington Primary Care Physicians–a group of eight internists with offices located near Eastern Market. Deborah received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, and her medical degree from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. She did her internship at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and her residency at Rush-Presbyterian–St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago. Dr. Edge is an active amateur musician (string bass), who enjoys playing chamber music. She plays with several community orchestras–the McLean Orchestra, Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra, and the Capitol City Symphony. She has been on the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Board (a raptor/wildlife conservancy in Pennsylvania) for more than twenty years, and has served on the board of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. She lives on Capitol Hill with her husband, Neal Mann, who serves jointly with his wife on the CHV board. They have two grown daughters. JONATHAN M. GENDERSON Jon Genderson has been the owner of the one of the nation’s top wine shops, the popular Schneider’s of Capitol Hill, since 1978, the same year he graduated with a BS in Plant Genetics/Horticulture from the University of Maryland. He writes a monthly wine column for The Hill Rag and is also the managing member of Karajoel, LLC, a commercial real estate company. He has been a board member of Barracks Row Main Street since 2008. He and his wife, Lori, live on Capitol Hill and are the parents of two adult daughters. ANN E. GRACE Ann E. Grace was born and raised in El Salvador. She moved with her family to Washington in 1967, and has been in the area ever since. Ann moved to Capitol Hill with her husband, Michael Grace, in 2005. Michael spent 27 years as an officer with the U.S. Coast Guard; Ann retired from the Department of Justice in 2007. BOB GUTTMAN Bob Guttman holds an A.B. degree from Harvard University and an L.L.B. degree from The George Washington University. His career began in 1942, delivering papers for the Los Angeles Advertiser, and ended in 2007, helping D.C. Council Member Tommy Wells reform the city’s child custody laws. Bob came to the Washington area in 1955, and he has worked for the Department of Labor, the Congressional Research Service, and the U.S. Senate. He has also been a volunteer at a number of agencies, including D.C.’s child welfare system, the city’s local executive council, and AARP’s National Policy Council. LOUIS KINCANNON Until recently Louis Kincannon was Director of the Census Bureau, a role to which he was appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate in 2002. He was the longest serving director since the Eisenhower Administration. He began his career as a statistician at the U.S. Census Bureau in 1963 after graduating from the University of Texas. Louis held various posts at Census and also at OMB. In 1992, he was appointed as the first chief statistician in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris to coordinate the organization’s statistical programs, as well as advise the OECD secretary general on statistical policy. In the 1960s he lived at 518 G St SE, 121 12th St SE, and 636 G St SE, where he and his wife Claire met and married. He served on the vestry of Christ Church and the initial board of Capitol Hill Day School. He and Claire returned to the Hill in 2002 and reside on 10th St SE. They joined CHV shortly thereafter, since it offered a good way to fill current and future needs for them and many other neighbors. EDITH LANUM During a 27-year career Edith Lanum has held several positions within the District of Columbia government. Currently she is a Customer Service Manager with the DC Water and Sewer Authority, Customer Service Department. Her interest in Capitol Hill Village was prompted by a failure to locate a program that would have aided her ailing father to remain in his home as his life needs changed. She is recognized as a dedicated and conscientious community member who strives to make a difference by her service to others. She strongly believes that lives are greatly enhanced by Capitol Hill Village. GEOFF LEWIS Geoff Lewis holds a B.A. degree from Hobart College, Geneva, New York, and a M.A. degree in public administration from American University, Washington, D.C. He has been a Capitol Hill resident for more than 37 years and retired from federal service in 1997. Geoff has served on the boards of Capitol Hill Day School and the Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals (CHAMPS), as well as the Capitol Hill Village. He is a volunteer for Travelers Aid and a soup kitchen, and provides assistance to a veteran. His hobbies include bridge and tennis. He was the founding president of the Capitol Hill Village board of directors. NEAL MANN Neal Mann holds degrees from the University of Maryland and from the Georgetown University Law Center. He has retired from a career as a data processing consultant. His hobbies include reading, skiing, and hiking. Neal has lived on Capitol Hill since 1977 with his wife, Dr. Deborah Edge, and they have two grown daughters. EDMOND (ED) MISSIAEN, TREASURER Ed Missiaen left his native Wisconsin in the mid-1960s to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia. He moved to Capitol Hill in 1968. He and his wife, Margaret, took an apartment behind the Supreme Court shortly after they were married in 1969, and they have lived in their current house since 1980. Ed retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1997, and since then has divided his time between consulting on agricultural matters and volunteering. Consulting work has taken him from Brazil to China to study markets for sugar, potatoes, broccoli, celery, and pistachios. Volunteer jobs have included lighthouse keeper, compiler of an inventory of D.C. trees, and assistant to the Capitol Hill “tree lady.” Ed’s interests include travel, hiking, birding, history, photography, and visiting his sons on the West Coast. He can be found these days changing light bulbs all around the neighborhood. WILLIAN A. NISKANEN William A. Niskanen is chairman emeritus and a distinguished senior economist at the Cato Institute. Between 1985 and 2008 Niskanen was the chairman of the Cato Institute, following service as a member and acting chairman of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers. He has served as director of economics at the Ford Motor Company, professor of economics at the University of California, both at Berkeley and Los Angeles; assistant director of the federal Office of Management and Budget; a defense analyst at the Rand Corporation; the director of special studies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the director of the Program Analysis division at the Institute of Defense Analysis. He has written on many public policy issues including corporate governance, defense, federal budget policy, regulation, Social Security, taxes, and trade. His 1971 book, Bureaucracy and Representative Government, is considered a classic. His most recent book is Reflections of a Political Economist: Selected Articles on Government Policies and Political Processes. A native of Bend, OR, Niskanen holds a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago recently honored him with a lifetime professional service award. He and his wife, Kathryn Washburn, serve jointly on the CHV board. MARY PROCTER, PRESIDENT Mary Procter received a B.A. degree from Harvard University and an M.A. degree in public affairs from Princeton University. She has lived on Capitol Hill since 1971 with her husband, Bill Matuszeski, and three children, one of whom (Adam) also lives on the Hill. Mary worked for the federal government until 1996, and then helped to found Friendship Public Charter School and served as its first chief of staff. Friendship now operates five charter schools in D.C., including Chamberlain Elementary on Potomac Avenue. Mary has served on the boards of many non-profit organizations, including the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, the Harvard Board of Overseers, and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. Since her retirement from full-time charter school work in 2004, she and her husband have studied landscape painting and produced enough paintings to cause a space problem in their house. She also loves to play tennis. BILL PHILLIPS Bill Phillips is the president of William H. Phillips & Company, LLC, an investment management firm. Bill graduated from LaSalle University in Philadelphia and has attended Fordham University, the Florida Trust School, and the National Graduate Trust School. He has been a trust officer at banks in Orlando, Florida, and Birmingham, Alabama. He has worked on congressional and senate campaigns in three states and served as staff director for the House Banking Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance. He has also worked for the American Bankers Association. In addition to his work with Capitol Hill Village, Bill serves as director or officer on the boards of the St. Peter’s Parish Endowment Trust Fund, CHAMPS, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, the Friends of Garfield Park, the Finance Committee of the Baltimore District of the Christian Brothers, the Fundraising Committee of the Lasallian Volunteers, and the Faith Based Community Action Partnership. He has lived on Capitol Hill for 20 years. KATHRYN WASHBURN Kathryn Washburn Niskanen is the Director of International Affairs in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, a position she has held since 1991. Earlier in her career she was North Atlantic Regional Manager of the Office of Coastal Zone Management in NOAA at the Department of Commerce; an adjunct professorial lecturer at the American University’s School of Government and Public Administration; an environmental planner for the Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility in Washington; an urban planner in the Office of Research and Monitoring at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and in the Office of Office of Environment and Urban Systems, U.S. Department of Transportation, and a regional planner for the Southern California Association of Governments and for the Orange County Planning Department. She received a B.A. in 1966 from the University of California at Los Angeles and graduated with honors with a master of public administration degree from George Washington University in 1974. She is the recipient of numerous awards and has served on many civic boards, including the Capitol Hill Community Foundation; the Salisbury State (MD) University Foundation Board; the Delmarva Research Center for History and Culture; the Preservation Maryland Board, and the American Institute of Certified Planners. She and her husband divide their time between Capitol Hill and Westover, MD, on the Chesapeake Bay. |
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