Board, Staff & Committees
Board
| Name | Resides in | Encampment year(s), location(s) |
| Anne Klaeysen, Ph. D., Co-Chair |
NY | |
| Clergy leader emerita of the New York Society for Ethical Culture where the Encampment was founded. She serves as Humanist Chaplain at NYU and Humanist Religious Life Adviser at Columbia University. She is Co-Dean of the Humanist Institute where she studied and taught. | ||
| Dyanne London, Ph. D., Co-Chair |
MA | 1981, DC |
| Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist in private practice. Formerly with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Former Adjunct Professor at Lesley University. | ||
Evelin Aquino, Vice Chair |
MA | |
| Amherst-Pelham Regional Middle School Climate and Culture Coordinator, former Program Officer Peace Development Fund, Amherst, MA. Consultant/Trainer, provides workshops/trainings on coalition development, leadership development, youth and community empowerment, with strong emphasis on equity and engagement. | ||
Maria M. Hernandez, Ed.D., Secretary |
CA | 1979, South Dakota |
| Principal of Rio Real Dual Immersion Academy, a K-8 school focused on language education and the appreciation of cultural contributions by all ethnicities and races. | ||
| Steve Leibman, Treasurer | CA | 1969, MT |
| Human Resources and Coaching, with a specialty in working with people from many cultures and backgrounds. Formerly of the Jewish Endowment Fund, San Francisco, CA. | ||
| Steve Davis | CT | |
| Founder and CEO, Institute for Human Relations. Former Director of Diversity & Community Relations, Pomfret School, CT, former director of the Virginia Eaton Multicultural Resource Center | ||
| Ada Deer | WI | 1956, NY |
| Nationally recognized as an advocate and organizer on behalf of American Indians. Former Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, US Department of the Interior. | ||
| Margot Gibney, Executive Director |
CA | 1971, MT; 1981, DC; Exec. Dir. 1986-1993; 2014-present |
| As EFC executive director, Ms. Gibney is responsible for oversight of the organization and program design (alum 1971). She has organized for the UFW, designed independent living programs for disabled youth and transitional programs for homeless families and adults. She has worked extensively in the justice system nationally with at-risk youth, young adults and families. | ||
| Faith R. Kares, Ph.D. | IL |
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| Senior Director of Research & Impact, Beloved Community, New Orleans, LA. Kares also serves as a Community Advisory Board Member for the Developing Youth Project (DYP) at the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL) and teaches in the Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago. | ||
| Mabel Sau-Ching Lam, Ph.D. | MA |
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| Psychologist, Cambridge, MA. Visiting Assistant Professor, Salem State University. Member American Psychological Association (APA); Commissioner, Asian American Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Co-Founder and Co-Chair Jasmine Asian Women Giving Circle; Clinical Director Metro Boston Critical Incident Stress Management Team (Massachusetts Peer Support Network). | ||
| Nancy Marr | NY | 1950, NY |
| Founded a youth and family agency which became Boys and Girls Club in 1996. Currently involved in programs that try to inform people about the economic problems in our community and country. | ||
| Elizabeth (Beth) Mattison | MA | |
| Assistant Director of the Critical Studies of Childhood, Youth and Learning Program at Hampshire College. | ||
| Mabel Picotte | SD | 1992, CA; 1994, CA; 2013-2017, Staff |
| M. Ed. Harvard in School Leadership, is Ihanktowan and Oglala Sioux from South Dakota. She is the principal of the Tiospa Zina Tribal School. She taught high school level courses at the Four Directions Charter School in Minneapolis and at the Chamberlain Academy in South Dakota. | ||
| David Sandoval | CA | 1966, DC; 1968, MX |
| Retired, Director of the Educational Opportunity Program, which provides access for economically and socially disadvantaged minority students who display potential for academic success at Cal State University L.A. | ||
| Marquise Steward, Youth Advisory Council representative | SD | 2015, MS; 2017, MA, 2018 MS |
Student, Pace University, NYC Campus, Lubin School of Business, Global Marketing Management, BBA Internal Communications Coordinator, Residence Hall Association. |
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| Michael Carter | OK | 2014-2019, Staff |
Founding School Leader & Fisher Fellow KIPP OKC Elementary School. Former Encampment Program Director |
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Year-round Staff
- Executive Director: Margot Gibney
- Administrative and Communications Director: Marion Silverbear
- Program Directors: Juna Rosales Muller and Matthew Robinson
- Education Director: Michael Carter
- Arts and Cultural Consultation: Sounds of Community
