The Truman Charities Podcast

Glen O’Gilvie has served as chief executive officer of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement since 2008, providing education, networking, advocacy and back office services to nearly 1,000 organizations. A leader with more than 23 years of management experience in the National Capital region's nonprofit sector, Glen is passionate about addressing the issues affecting people and communities. Bef...

Corinne Cannon, MAT, MSc, Greater DC Diaper Bank Founder and Executive Director/President, oversees the organization’s capacity, strategy, and overall operations. She founded the organization in 2010 because she wanted to help other families after experiencing hands-on the struggles of parenthood. She has been recognized locally and nationally for her innovative work to help families. Corinne was...

Tracy’s expertise is in the field of accounting and tax, with more than two decades of experience as an international tax specialist in both the public and private sectors. A licensed CPA with a master’s degree in taxation, prior to founding Icing Smiles, her experience in the baking industry was limited to watching the TV challenges and absorbing as many techniques as possible to create cakes for...

Born and raised in Bethesda, MD and studying education at The University of Texas at Austin. Katherine Snedeker founded Gray for Glioblastoma, a nonprofit raising funds and awareness for brain cancer. She has experience working for event planners in Austin, TX and the DC area and hopes to continue to grow the nonprofit using these learned skills. Gray for Glioblastoma began after her dad was diagn...

Keith Moore is from southwest Washington DC. He was born on August 10th. Keith recently graduated as Valedictorian from Kipp DC Somerset College Prep class of 2021. As a future political figure, he believes in giving back to his community. Keith has also served as SGA President for all four years at his high school. Keith is currently attending Morgan State University. Keith is a videographer, pho...

Laurie Strongin – The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 045 Laurie Strongin. Laurie Strongin is founder and CEO of the Washington, DC-based Hope for HenryFoundation which is reinventing the pediatric patient experience in hospitals around thecountry and positively influencing the outcomes of children with chronic, seriousillnesses. Laurie’s work with Hope fo...

Stephanie Rosen– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 044 Stephanie RosenStephanie Rosen has been the Executive Director for the Montgomery County, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) located in Rockville, MD for over six years. Under her tenure as Executive Director: NAMI MC program participation has increased from 6,000 individuals a year to over 1...

Elizabeth Workman– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 043A native New Yorker/Connecticun, Elizabeth came to DC in 1988 and immediately fell in love with the city that would forevermore be called "home". A social service "junkie" since her teen years, Elizabeth focused her college education at George Washington University and gradate sc...

Roddy McKenzie and Peter Williamson – The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 42 Roddy McKenzie and Peter WilliamsonRoddy McKenzie is a co-founder of Game Genius. He has a professional background in financial services most recently in the impact investing space. He loves using play as a way to learn and grow which has led him to co-found two play-based organiz...

Jean-Michael Giraud– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 41 Jean-Michael Giraud. Jean-Michel Giraud has advanced the entire homeless services system in the Washington, DC Metro Area by drawing on over two decades of clinical experience in human services, expertise in psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery, and commitment to person-centered programming. He...

Darren Binder – The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 40 Darren Binder. Darren is a co-founder of City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties and lived in D.C. for 20 years prior to moving to Bend, Oregon two years ago for a new position. Darren was motivated to start the rescue in 2011 after seeing a plea on Facebook about a beautiful Labrador retriever puppy named...

Bina Shah– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 38 Bina Shah. In 2018, Bina founded Project 8p Foundation to accelerate research with the goal of treatment for chromosome 8p heroes like her daughter Karina. Since then, she has fully committed herself to the advancement of clinical and research understanding of rare disorders, in particular neurodevelopmenta...

Glen Mourning– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 37 Glen Mourning. Glen Mourning is an educator and author. The Crunchy Life Kid's book series is his most popular work that consist of a 8 titles written for children ages 8 and up. As the oldest of his mother's five children, Glen's books tie in life memories, a spin on traditional fairy ta...

Jillian Copeland– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 36 Jillian Copeland. In 2014, Jillian created Teens Like Us, a weekend and summer inclusive social programdesigned to meet the needs of teens with disabilities in the Greater Washington area. Jillian’s latest and greatest endeavor, Main Street, is a joint initiative with her husband Scott. Main Street i...

Rob Sheer – The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 35 Rob Sheer. Rob entered the foster care system as a child who had lost both parents. He was brought into a house with all of his belongings in a tattered and torn trash bag. Eight years ago, 5 children, who are now his daughter and 4 sons, arrived on his doorstep through foster care whom experienced the sam...

Dr. Bob Rufsvold, Dr Barbara Burke, Kumeinu Da-Tokpah and Saundra Williams– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 34 Dr. Bob Rufsvold, Dr Barbara Burke, Kumeinu Da-Tokpah and Saundra Williams. RESTORE HOPE: LIBERIA provides relief and empowerment to the most vulnerable in post-emergency communities through an innovative integration of health, education, and...

Jonathan Horowitch– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 33 Jonathan HorowitchJon Horowitch was appointed President & CEO of Easterseals DC MD VA in 2017 after serving as the organization’s COO for five years. Jon leads a 250-person team that provides critical, direct services to the most vulnerable members of our community‒children and adults with disa...

Allie Williams & Russell Lacey– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 32 Allie Williams & Russell Lacey. President of Electric Advisors, Russell Lacey has been an active part of the business community for over 20 years. Before starting Electric Advisors, he managed the production offices for bank-owned mortgage operations for CitiBank, Chase Manhatta...

Mary Henry– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 31 Mary Henry. Mary Henry grew up in Minnesota. She has been married for 30+ years, has one son and two daughters. Mary has worked in the special ed field for 36 years. In 2016 Mary, along with her son, Eric Harder, established Reuniting After War, a 501(3)(c) which holds all-inclusive reunions for combat vet...

Scott Jensen– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 30 Scott Jensen. Scott Jensen serves as the Executive Director of the National Veteran Small Business Coalition. A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business owner and an executive with extensive experience in leadership and management across a 30-plus year career, he is the President of Alpine Global So...

Betty Buck– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 29 Betty Buck. Listen to this important Truman Charities episode with Betty Buck about her organization the HM2 Buck For Hope Foundation. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Betty’s story and why she started the HM2 Buck For Hope Foundation. The HM2 Buck For Hope Foundation’s purpose of making those aw...

Ria Freydberg– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 28 Ria FreydbergRia Freydberg serves as the Executive Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. After more than a decade in restaurant management, Ria was nominated to run for LLS’ Man & Woman of the Year campaign in memory of her mother. Ria lost her mother to acute my...

Jill Binkley– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 27 Jill Binkley. Jill Binkley is a Physical Therapist and Founder of Turning Point Breast Cancer Rehabilitation, a non-profit healthcare organization. She served as the Executive Director of the organization for 14 years and continues as a Consultant. Jill has over 30 years of experience in breast cancer re...

John Rosa– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 26 John Rosa. Dr. John Rosa owns and supervises Accessible Beltway Clinics, which is comprised of 17 Integrative Medicine clinics in Maryland and Virginia that sees over 60,000 patient visits per year. ABC Clinics combine medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture and behavioral medicine to give a c...

Abe Schuchman– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 025 Abe SchuchmanAbe Schuchman has served as the Executive Director (now CEO) of Housing Unlimited, Inc. since Housing Unlimited began operations in December 1994. Housing Unlimited is a supported living housing corporation that provides permanent, safe, affordable, and independent housing to low income ad...