The club welcomes all who share our values and vision. The club provides opportunities for interaction, learning, and activity for members, their friends and communities.
Members
Gregory Luce
Poet, birder, literary activist, Larry Neal Award winner, Bourgeon magazine editor
Hope Greenleaf
Vocalist, pianist, and music teacher, founder of Tunes 4 Tots DC
Aaron Holmes
Community activist and organizer with the Anacostia Coordinating Council and Day Eight
Doug Kallmeyer
Musician, events producer, and founder of Verses Records
Regie Cabico
Poet, activist, and founder of the queer literary festival and press Capturing Fire
Elizabeth Gearin
Professor of public policy and instigator of community projects with UDC’s CAUSES program
Sierra Bourne
Media strategist with Brink Media
Anne Becker
Past poet laureate of Takoma Park, poet of the human body and human experience
Carol Harrison
Photographer of people, artwork, animals, and communities
Emily Rice
Environmentalist and community leader, including with DC Department of Energy and Environment
Jeffrey Banks
Known in the poetry world as Big Homey; consultant, educator, and founder of a home for Black Greek poetry, Kings Collective
Trey Sherard
Environmentalist, organizer, educator, and activist; the Anacostia Riverkeeper
Steve Dryden
Journalist, educator, and community leader, and founder of Rock Creek Songbirds
Maisie Hughes
Urban Planner, Landscape Architect, Certified Arborist, Co-founder The Urban Studio
Bre'Anna Brooks
Grants and project management with Chesapeake Bay Trust
Patrick Cavanaugh
Creativity and communications
Robert Bettmann
Artist, arts writer, and arts administrator with the non profit Day Eight
Sonya Weisburd
Director, Social Justice and Volunteer Programs at the Edlavitch DC JCC
Ryen Rasmus
Intellectual property and business transactions with Lipp Law; arts on the side.
Justin Laughter
Musician and one part of kindie band Silly Bus; also an attorney with expertise in creative practice
Terence Nicholson
Artist, curator, and exhibition specialist
Spiff Wiegand
Mutli-instrument musician, composer, and actor
Marsha Goodman Wood
Band leader of DC kindie group, Marsha and the Positrons
Tykee James
Birder, National Audubon Society by way of North Philly, #BlackBirdersWeek
Katrina Lashley
Public historian and leader of community history projects.
Devin Walker
Radio host; The Uncle Devin Show is an interactive experience that uses percussion to cultivate minds.
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Day Eight
Arts producer and publisher based in Washington, D.C. — DayEight.org
Tunes 4 Tots
Tunes 4 Tots, founded by Hope Greenleaf, provides individual and group music lesson to individuals, schools, and community groups
Anacostia Riverkeeper
The Anacostia Riverkeeper works to protect and restore the Anacostia River for all who live, work, and play in the watershed.
Lipp Law
Business and employment law firm based in Washington, D.C.
Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Trust provides funding and support for environmental education, community outreach, and restoration projects.
1455 Literary
A writer’s center and residency in Winchester, Virginia
Verses Records
D.C. based record label
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