| Board Members |
Paula F. Spaulding (President) is currently a part-time consultant providing leadership training for various clients. She is an experienced Human Resource Manager with skills in training and development, recruitment and selection and, performance management. She worked in various management and senior leadership capacities during her career and recognized for her innovative ideas and professional training skills. She has volunteered her time as chair and/or member of various boards and committees and has served as editor of the Hillcrest Civic Association monthly newsletter, volunteered with the Children's Inn, Bethesda, Md., and served as Secretary for the committee to Promote Washington Board of Directors. Contact Paula Spaulding
L. Marie Guillory (Vice President & Legal Advisor) founder and member of Guillory & Hjort, PLLC, a law firm that specializes in telecommunications. Ms. Guillory has given countless public speeches on telecommunications regulation in both national and international venues. She previously headed the Legal and Industry Division of the National Telephone Cooperative Association and worked as an appellate attorney for the federal government. She holds a law degree from Rutgers Law School earning undergraduate and graduate degrees. She is the member of the Texas and Washington, DC bars. Ms. Guillory is Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of SAPTA Foundation, U.S.A. and has served as Director of Litigation for the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia. She is on the Board of the Washington Hospital Center and has previously served as President of the Board of the Fairfax County Branch of the NAACP and many other not-for-profit boards in Houston, Texas and the Washington, DC area. From her youth, she has had a deep love for the performing arts and a keen interest in making the arts accessible to everyone. L. Marie Guillory website
Kadesha D. Washington (Secretary), Kadesha D. Washington, Ph.D. (Secretary), is a communications professional with over 10 years experience in government and nonprofit institutions. She currently works for NCNW, Inc. as a Special Projects Officer. Other professional experience includes the US Department of the Interior; US Department of Commerce; The District of Columbia Government; The Council of Chief State School Officers; and New American Schools. Dr. Washington served as the Ward 8 representative to the DC Tenant Advisory Council and was a Board Member of the Tri-Community Public Charter School. Dr. Washington is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is a Life Member of NCNW, Inc. Contact Dr. Kadesha D. Washington
David Trimner (Treasurer) has provided specialized tax consulting and compliance services to several hundred nonprofit clients. He provides Federal and State tax compliance services, focused primarily on public charities, private foundations, healthcare organizations, and higher education institutions. David devotes himself to thorough comprehension of the rules and regulations critical to charitable and tax-exempt entities, assisting in the preparation of tax filings designed to enhance an organization's image with contributors, the media, and the general public. He also assists clients on a variety of issues including unrelated business income, intermediate sanctions, obtaining and maintaining exempt status, IRS examinations, executive compensation and benefits disclosures, and state solicitation requirements. David joined Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C. (McLean, Virginia) in March 2007. He previously served as a tax manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers' Washington National Tax Services office as a member of the Exempt Organizations Tax Services team. David received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, James Madison University and his Masters of Taxation from American University. His professional and business affiliations includes serving as a Certified Public Accountant, VA, DC He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA) and is a member of GWSCPA Not-For-Profit Organizations Committee. Contact David Trimmer