Greetings!
My Sister's Place has grown as an organization this year, and we are excited to share our most recent development:
We are pleased to announce that
starting April 23rd, 2018, Mercedes Lemp will join My Sister’s Place as its new Executive Director.
She is an accomplished, results-oriented executive with over 15 years of experience in government, association, non-profit, and for-profit organizations. Prior to joining MSP, Mercedes served as Director of the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs during Mayor Fenty’s administration, and as Executive Director of the Washington English Center.
Mercedes’ strong work ethic, management skills, and deep interest in client service have made her successful in her past roles. Our Board of Directors feels that the combination of
Mercedes’ Executive Director experience, knowledge of DC government, fundraising history, and clear passion for our mission will lead to success for MSP.
Please join us in welcoming Mercedes as she steps into her new role with MSP.
We invite you to read more about Mercedes and more exciting developments below. This month we
welcomed Lisa Scaglione as our Community Program Supervisor,
and the Community Foundation of Greater Washington
awarded MSP $82,000 through Mayor Bowser's Safer Stronger DC Fund
to support our Batterer Intervention group and RISE program. Lastly, we hope you will join us at
Walk It Like You Talk It
in
May and the
Tico Taco Takedown
in June, which you can read about below.
We are excited to share this time of organizational growth with you, and look forward to continued success under the leadership of Mercedes Lemp.
Warmly,
The My Sister's Place Team
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Welcome our new Executive Director!
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Mercedes Lemp
recently served as the Associate Director of Philanthropy at Montgomery Hospice. Prior to her role at Montgomery Hospice she twice served as the Executive Director of Washington English Center, from July, 2011 to March 2015 and September 2002 through the end of 2005. In between serving as Executive Director at Washington English Center she was appointed as the Director of the Washington DC Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs by Mayor Adrian Fenty and served as a Cabinet member from January 2007 through December 2010. In addition to her government and non-profit experience, Mercedes was the Marketing Director at the Council of Better Business Bureau's BBBOnLine website program, and worked as the Channels Program Manager for Latin America Sales at Netscape Communications Corporation in Mountain View, CA and in Florida. She holds an MBA in International Marketing from George Washington University and a BA in Business and Management Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member of the 2014 class of Leadership Greater Washington, the National Society of Hispanic MBA's, and served on the DC Public Schools Joint Advisory Council from 2007-2010, and on the Mayor’s Adult Literacy Council from 2007-2009.
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We are thrilled to share that, through the Greater Washington Community Foundation,
My Sister's Place has been selected to receive a grant in the amount of $82,000
through the City Innovation Fund's Safer, Stronger DC Opportunity Grant as part of
Mayor Bowser
's Safer Stronger DC Initiative.
106 organizations applied for funding, and MSP is one of 25 non-profits chosen because of our "capacity and commitment to providing access, equity and opportunity to all" through our
RISE programs and Batterer Intervention group
, which will be expanded to help more DC residents thanks to this generous support.
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Lisa Scaglione joined My Sister's Place in April as the Community Program Supervisor.
Although Lisa is new to MSP and D.C., she has worked in the field of domestic violence for over 11 years, beginning in 2002 as the Social Work Intern at The Retreat, Inc. Lisa became a full-time counselor at The Retreat, Inc in 2005 where she provided individual and group counseling sessions to victims of domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault, and their families. In 2009, Lisa was promoted to Clinical Director, and for the next seven years supervised a staff of six counselors and multiple student interns. She provided community trainings, participated in panel discussions, created and implemented programs within the agency, and worked on Federal, State, County, and Family foundations grant reports, and produced statistical data to meet their requirements. Lisa received her MSW from SUNY Stony Brook, and later got her License in New York State. She is currently pending an LGSW.
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Walk It Like You Talk It!
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Fitness Boot Camp and Walk-A-Thon Benefitting My Sister's Place
Give to charity and get fit! Organized by DaiJa Lewis, a junior Sports Medicine major from Howard University, the first annual “Walk It Like You Talk It” Fitness Boot Camp and Walk-A-Thon will commence National Women’s Health Week and National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. There will be boot camp sessions, a walk-a-thon, prizes, hydrating stations and music. Donations for entry are encouraged! Proceeds benefit My Sister’s Place.
When: Sunday, May 6, 2018 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Where: Banneker Park and Recreation Center at 2500 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
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Join us at Tico's SummerFest & Taco Takedown
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Top Chefs of DC battle over the best taco to support My Sister's Place!
Buy your tickets today for
Tico
's
SummerFest & Taco Takedown t
o raise money and awareness for
My Sister's Place
.
The event will include 8 of DC's top chefs presenting their take on the best taco, plus refreshments, and lots of fun drinks!
When:
Sunday, June 24th, 4:00pm – 7:30pm
Where:
Tico @ 1926 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
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