Lauren Brownstein has worked in philanthropy for over a decade as a fundraiser, educator, and program manager. She helps non-profits achieve their goals through PITCH, LLC, her fundraising consulting practice. Her areas of expertise include proposal writing, corporate sponsorship, and campaign planning. She has worked with arts organizations, trade associations, medial research foundations, community centers, and various other causes. Lauren volunteers with cancer patients and sits on several non-profit boards. She is an international traveler and yoga enthusiast. She earned a master’s degree from the George Washington University and a Bachelor’s with High Distinction from the University of Virginia.

Allison Manion Gilbert is honored to be part of the Tranquil Space Foundation. As Director of Programs for the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative, she works with arts and cultural organizations, artists, teachers, and community leaders to ensure that all students in the District of Columbia have access to high quality arts education. In addition to her passion for the arts, Alli enjoys cooking, practicing yoga at Tranquil Space, and reading at the beach. She lives in Alexandria with her husband Kenneth and their sweet cat, Jojo.

Amanda Hirsch is an artist and yogi who lives in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC with her husband, Jordan, and their dog, Cosmo. She is passionate about helping people unleash their creativity, and runs Creative DC, a blog that showcases and inspires creative living in DC. Her own creative living is greatly enhanced by her involvement with the improv community, especially Washington Improv Theater, with whom she performs. Amanda earns a living as a Web content and strategy consultant; she began working for herself in August 2006 after over six years managing content development for PBS Interactive.

Jackie Leventhal is a Floridian turned Washingtonian who graduated as a valedictorian with a degree in Sociology from the University of Florida in 2005. She now coordinates continuing education and professional development programs for associations. In her free time, she volunteers as an English teacher and book club facilitator with adult immigrants at Language, ETC. Jackie has a penchant for memoir and travel writing and recently started documenting all “story of my life” experiences on her blog. She is a Studio Assistant at Tranquil Space Yoga and a traveler led by her palate, having tasted her way through 16 countries.

Beth St. Clair is a Senior Consultant with Deloitte Consulting, where she has focused on strategic planning and performance measurement for federal sector clients for the past two years. Prior to Deloitte, Beth attended Indiana University, where she received her MBA. She also worked for USAID for four years in the HIV/AIDS office. Beth is originally is from Orange County, CA and is currently living in Dupont Circle.