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2008/2009 Fellows

Alicia Wilson

Alicia Wilson

Alicia Wilson has just been selected as the Executive Director of La Clínica del Pueblo. She received her BA in Religion and Sociology/Anthropology from Swarthmore College and began working in the social services field immediately after graduating.  She first served as a case manager working with the homeless and working poor in and around Washington, DC, then shifted to working with HIV-positive Latinos at La Clínica del Pueblo.  In 2001, Ms. Wilson joined the development department of La Clínica and in 2002 became the Director of Grants and Contracts Administration there.  Ms. Wilson was responsible for overseeing grant writing and fundraising efforts for the agency’s current $7 million annual budget, of which 75% is grants and contracts, as well as public relations and many longer-term projects for the clinic.  


 

Amanda Andere

Amanda Andere

Amanda Andere has just been appointed Executive Director of Fairfax Area Christian Emergency & Transitional Services, Inc. (FACETS) . Amanda formerly served as the Vice President of External Affairs and Community Resources at Reston Interfaith. Her previous experience includes working for Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney and her alma mater James Madison Universities fundraising and development. She has a B.A. in Political Science from James Madison University and M.PA .in Nonprofit Management from George Mason University. Amanda is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and serves on their Volunteer Task Force, is the former Chair of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Community Services Committee, is a mentor for teens in the Fairfax County Youth JUMP program. 


 

Angela G. Garcia

Angela G. Garcia

Angela G. Garcia is the Director of School Partnerships at the Center for Inspired Teaching. For four years, Angela was the Director of Lower School at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia and taught elementary school for 10 years in public and independent schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. In 2004, she was selected to participate in the Washington Post Principals Leadership Institute.Angela earned a BA in Political Science from Brown University and a MA in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania. 


 

B.A. Cockburn

B.A. Cockburn

B.A. Cockburn has eight years of experience in human services and nonprofit and grants management. Ms. Cockburn is currently the Director of Administrative Operations at Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area. She is also an active board member forMake Piece.  Ms. Cockburn holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. 


 

Brenda Barron

Brenda Barron

Brenda Barron is the Regional Field Director for USAction. Brenda joined USAction in February 2009 after serving as the  National Assembly on School Based Health Care (NASBHC)’s Director of Field Operations.  In her position Brenda supports the organizing, advocacy and organizational development needs of SBHC statewide associations.  Brenda has a breadth of experiences in community organizing, campaign management, youth activism and organizational development.  Prior to joining NASBHC, Brenda worked with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) as the Southern Field Organizer and State Campaign Coordinator and with the State Public Interest Research Groups(PIRG) as a Canvass and Campus Director.



 
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