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

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

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

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

to come