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.
OFFICERS
Ari Q. Fitzgerald, Esq.
President, Hogan Lovells, LLP
Brenda Morris, Esq.
Vice President
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
Pam Jackson, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer
Quinta Jackson, Esq.
SHADE Parent Group President
AT-LARGE MEMBERS
Eliot Battle, MD
Cultura Dermatology & Plastic Surgery Center
Sherri N. Blount, Esq.
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
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
Brandon Todd, Esq.
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.
