VALLEY FORGE PARK ALLIANCE
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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A NEW YEAR A NEW HOME The year 2020 was a time of changes. The Valley Forge Park Alliance, like so many of you, made plans for 2020 that fell by the wayside. Our first big fundraiser, more community outreach than ever, volunteers armed with park information and raring to go — all sidelined by COVID-19. But even though 2020 wasn’t what we planned, it turned into a year for the VFPA to build behind the scenes. We strengthened our board and committees, adding new board members who are leaders in their fields and expanding committee leadership beyond board members. We now have a greater depth in the leadership of the VFPA. We learned how to thrive via Zoom, adapting our Lunch and Learns and our speaker series. Through these programs, we engaged with audiences around the country in a way we couldn’t before. Most excitingly, we continue to work with the park on plans to make the Maurice Stephens House a new home for the Alliance, which would allow us to extend our reach and accomplish more than we ever have.
We’ll have a presence right in the beautiful heart of the park. We’ll be able to talk to visitors every day. We’ll be able to host more programs for all ages and on all topics. And more than that, we’ll have transformed a vacant, decaying historic structure into a living breathing place where people can gather and celebrate the beauty and greatness of Valley Forge. We were able to do all of this because of YOU, our donors, members, partners, and friends. Thank you for continuing to support the VFPA as we strive to preserve the history and conserve the resources of Valley Forge National Historical Park. We hope to see you at our new home very soon.
Molly Duffy Executive Director
A LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
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DETERMINED TO PERSEVERE In December 1777, General Washington marched his battered, disorganized, and weary soldiers into Valley Forge to encamp for the winter. The Continental Army was coming off a season of disheartening losses. Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown…even Philadelphia, the capital of the colonies, had been captured by the British. This winter would bring many challenges for the struggling army. Provisions for cold, hungry soldiers were in short supply. Disease threatened to render the army as a whole unfit for service. A training program was desperately needed to prevent the confusion that had hamstrung the army in their previous engagements. During this winter of hardship, disease, and death, George Washington and his troops reinvented themselves. Dangerous smallpox outbreaks were mitigated thanks to what historian (and VFPA Speakers Series guest) Elizabeth Fenn describes as “the first large-scale state sponsored immunization campaign in American history.” General Nathaniel Greene reimagined himself from battlefield general to army quartermaster, and in reorganizing the army’s supply chain made one of his most significant contributions to the war. And with the arrival of General von Steuben, the army worked as a cohesive force like never before.
Like iron being hammered upon the anvil, the Continental army held up to the stress and emerged stronger and sharper as a result. 2020 and 2021 continue to be a time of struggle, disease, and death. Valley Forge has become a place for many to come and seek solace, rebuild, and reinvent themselves just as the Continental Army did years ago. The Alliance is no different. Under the steadfast leadership of our Executive Director, Molly Duffy, we have taken our Speakers Series virtual, engaging with speakers from across the country with a wide-ranging expertise. We have continued our Trail Tuesday hikes, whose participants experience the beauty of Valley Forge while socially distant. Our Board of Directors completed Diversity and Inclusion training and, as I write, we are preparing programs and events for when COVID-19 allows us to be together again. We remain steadfast in our mission to support Valley Forge National Historical Park through programming, special projects, advocacy, and fundraising. When COVID allows, the Alliance will emerge stronger, and ready to support our mission, sharpened with renewed energy and vision. Thank you for your support of the Valley Forge Park Alliance: Your Oasis, Your History, Our Mission.
Amy Johnson Board Chair
Reenactors in the new park film Determined to Persevere. The VFPA co-hosted the virtual premiere in October 2020.
MAURICE STEPHENS HOUSE
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MAURICE STEPHENS HOUSE A part of Valley Forge history will give the Park Alliance room to grow.
The Maurice Stephens House is located just across Route 23 from Washington Memorial Chapel, on the lands of Valley Forge National Historical Park’s Grand Parade. According to the incised date stone found in the upper portion of the building’s original east gable wall, the main portion of the house was constructed in 1816. Oral history recorded in 1850 in Henry Woodman’s The History of Valley Forge indicates that the property was the site of Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington’s quarters during the Valley Forge winter encampment. The Provincial tax record for the property indicates that in 1769 the property was occupied by one Zachariah Davis, and it was likely Davis’ log house which Woodman states served as General Huntington’s quarters. Woodman goes on to state that there were a number of huts erected on the property as well, one of which was occupied by General von Steuben, who would drill soldiers on what would become the Stephens property.
Maurice Stephens is first listed in the Provincial tax record for the property in the year 1779, but it is not known exactly when he moved in. After building the stone house that is the heart of the structure we see today in 1816, he sold the property in 1825, two years before his death. It passed through the hands of four other owners before becoming part of Valley Forge State Park in 1919. Initially it continued to be utilized as a farm, the barn home to a flock of 115 sheep that helped keep the grass down in the park. Over the years it served as ranger dormitories, park offices, and even a nature center, but the house had been vacant since the mid-1990s.
A 1902 photograph of the Stephens property. A hand-drawn map of the Stephens property from 1865.
MAURICE STEPHENS HOUSE
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MAURICE STEPHENS HOUSE A part of Valley Forge history will give the Park Alliance room to grow.
The Stephens House is one of many (and one of the most prominent) historic structures that the park aims to lease through its adaptive reuse program. Through this program, the park puts historic structures back into use while realizing rental income that it can then use to rehabilitate other structures. Because of the Stephens House’s prominent location in the park, park leadership saw it as the ideal home for the Alliance. The beautiful building contains ample space to house the Alliance’s offices and is well suited to serve as a hub of park activities that would draw attention to the Alliance and its efforts to assist the park. Through new programs, events, and possibly a small cafe/shop at the building, the Alliance would also be able to create new sources of earned income, achieving one of the main goals of our strategic plan.
The Alliance convened the Maurice Stephens Advisory Group this past fall. The group is comprised of community leaders with expertise in construction, fundraising, leasing, and the small businesses that could partner with the Alliance in this space so that it can once again welcome visitors. They are working hand in hand with the Alliance and park leaders to finalize the construction plans, agree on lease terms that satisfy both the park and the Alliance, plan the public use of the space, and raise the funds required to make it all happen. “VFPA’s rehabilitation and operation of the Maurice Stephens house would serve as a shining example of the capacity of public-private partnerships to restore and breathe new life into historic structures,” said the park's business manager, Patrick Madden. We couldn’t agree more, and we look forward to welcoming you to our new home once we open the doors.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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A YEAR OF CHANGE We started the year with big plans for 2020, but soon realized that would all have to change.
WINTER The VPFA had an amazing year planned for 2020, filled with outreach, programs, events, and fundraising for the park. But as winter gave way to spring, COVID-19 appeared on the horizon. For the safety of our guests, we began to cancel our events.
SPRING We began to adjust to our new normal. The VFPA received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for $17,500 toward payroll expenses. We also received a $5,000 Muster Roll grant from the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge to create a new website and database. Our wonderful Muster Roll volunteers and web design consultants worked tirelessly to create a new website. Once it was deemed safe, Trail Tuesday walks resumed.
SUMMER The VPFA took one of its most popular programs, the Lunch and Learn series, online with the help of Tredyffrin Public Library. It reached 329 viewers, and inspired by its success we began planning to take the Speaker Series online as well. We also partnered with Washington Memorial Heritage to celebrate 100th birthday of women’s suffrage and the Justice Bell.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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A YEAR OF OPPORTUNITY As summer turned to autumn, the VFPA had really hit our stride.
MAURICE STEPHENS HOUSE The Maurice Stephens House Advisory Group, comprised of elected officials and business and community leaders, meets for the first time outside the house. We couldn't help but notice the symbolism when a rainbow appeared at the end of a stormy day.
VIRTUAL EVENTS The new film for the Park theater, Determined to Persevere, had been slated to premiere this fall. We weren't going to let the opportunity pass us by, so we held a virtual premiere featuring the film's director and producer on October 29. We also kicked off our Virtual Speaker Series in October and held our first ever photo contest, which received over 400 entries - more than we could have ever hoped for.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Our board worked with a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant to create a mission statement and goals for 2021. We hope that VFPA can broaden its outreach and attract board members who better represent all park users.
INCOME In October, we received a $5,000 grant from PECO for our Guide by Cell program. This enabled the VFPA to provide this free service to all park visitors, so that they can tour the park on their own in English and Spanish. We also received a $25,000 National Park Foundation grant for capital campaign work for the Maurice Stephens house. Trying something new, we held our first Instagram auction, raising $3,000.
SNAPSHOT
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2020 BY THE NUMBERS
6,315 Social media followers on Facebook and Instagram.
1 New House The Park Alliance formally entered into an agreement with the National Park Service to move into the Maurice Stephens house.
409
Entries in to the Fall Photography Contest.
639
Viewers of our virtual Lunch and Learn and Speaker Series events.
100
Wreaths laid with the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge for Wreaths Across America.
$155,000 1334 Total income for the 2020 fiscal year.
Members of the Park Alliance.
MUSTER ROLL SNAPSHOT
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THE MUSTER ROLL
172
Answered queries.
28,000 Total names on the Muster Roll.
43 121
New names added to the Muster Roll.
Certificates awarded.
Increased presence online and in person Increased social media efforts and e-News visibility Muster Roll Zoom presentation featured at a Lunch and Learn Increased mention to visitors at the Temporary Visitors Center by VFNHP Rangers and the Montgomery County Tourism and Convention Board Muster Roll sign and take-home sheet on VFPA table at the Temporary Visitors Center
$6,813 Income from donations and merchandise sales.
6 Dedicated volunteers.
REVENUE AND EXPENSES
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OUR CURRENT STATE Revenue and expenses for FY 2020.
Memberships $58,000 37%
Fiscal Year 2020 was certainly unconventional. Through the generous support of our members and donors and grants, we were able to weather the storm of cancelled programs and events. Members
Appeals/Gifts $49,000 32%
remained a reliable source of income in an unreliable year, which reinforces what we already knew: the best way you can support the park is to join the VFPA!
Investment Income $17,000 11% Membership and Fundraising $52,000 30%
Other $14,000 Paycheck Protection 9% Program Grant $17,000 11%
TOTAL REVENUE: $155,000 General and Administrative $13,000 7%
TOTAL EXPENSES: $176,000 Program Services $111,000 63%
DONOR LIST
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OUR DONORS Thank you to our donors, who help us fulfill our mission every day.
Rick Abbott Norman Abramovitz Cookie and Charles Adam Richard Adler Jerry and Karon Ahrenstein Neale Ainsfield Philip Alcantara Barry Alexander John Alexander Philip and Amy Alfeld Ronald and Michaleen Allen Harry and Loretta Allendorf Edward Allinson Frances Alloway Mark Altomari Alex Alvarez Amalia Alvarez Matthew Ameigh Andrew Anderson Lafayette Anderson Emeka Anene E. Jill Apelian Donald Applestein Ralph April Lori Arbitell
Phyllis Archer Elizabeth Aron Adam Arrowsmith Thomas Artru David Arvan Nancy and Richard Ash David Atkinson Gail Auferoth William and Marlene Auxer Elizabeth Avery Amy Balog Janice Balson Vincent Barbone Charles Barclay Allison Barnes Stephen Barr Edward Barrett Noah Barsky Arthur Bauman Mary Jane and Rusty Bealer Benevity James and Kim Bennett Kimberely Bercaw Jodi Bergman Amit and Aparna Bhattacharyya
Dick Bily Jinsie Bingham Robert Black Kay Blatt Dave and Eileen Blazek Fred Bluefeld John Blumberg Stephen Blumm Joel Bohm Alexander Bojak Scott and Mary Bolenbaugh Gary Boncella Thomas Bordlemay Peter Bort Sarah Boucas-Neto William Bowden Barbara Bowers Austin Bowles Graham Brent Michael Brewen Andrew Brewer William Brewer Brian Broderick Cathie Brodsky George and Victoria Broseman
DONOR LIST David Brown Carl Brown David Brown Thomas Brunner William Buchanan Michael Buckley Edward and Barbara Buckley Nan and Garrett Burch Robert Burke James Burns Jeffrey and Jody Burns Mary Anne Burns-Duffy Lenore Bushlin Karl Butsch Robert Cagliola Kim Caiola Joe Callis Andrew Camerota Jack and Janet Campbell Julia Canonica Elizabeth Capella Phoebe Cascaden Susan Casey George Cassata Christina Cassidy Ralph Caylor Richard Cecchine Jeff Chapman Barbara Cherry Steven Cherry Chester County Trail Club Sharon and Andrew Cichocki Cigna Foundation Edward Claghorn Joan Clemenko
PAGE 12 Justin Clement Mary Clifford Barb Clipsham Joyce Cluley Joe Coale Mark and Iris Coblitz Allan Cohen Andrew Cohen Thomas Comitta Mary Connelly Connelly Foundation Janice Conner Tim and Susan Lynn Connors Zalene Corey Linda Cox-Tobin Francine Cronos Edward Croushore Fran Cubberley Richard and Sarah Culbert Patricia Custer Denise Daniels David Davis Cathy Decherney Judy Deegans Donna Dell John and Doris DeLong Don and Ruth Detwiler Jeffrey Devlin Vincent and Polly DiBella Luigi and Judy Difilippo Clarissa Dillon Dina Dinacci Larry DiPiano Charles and Patricia Dipuppo Harry Dittmann
Edward and Mary Ann Dixon John and Lois Dobbyn Dick Doherty Harry Dolph James Dooley C.E. Douglas Gary and Judy Dowdalls Dustin Dreyfuss Terri Drumel Molly and Tom Duffy Eric Duffy W. Bruce Dunkman Tim Dunlap Laurie Dunne Drew Dutton Erez Ekhouse Kimberely Elder Judith Elliott Joan Ellis Grover Emrich Kathie Eskie Exelon Stephen Faha Phil Farnum Jennifer Farry Allen and Mary Fickman Fidelity Charitable Anthony Fiorito Michael and Rosemaria Fischer David Fisher Jeri Florence Michaelene and Philip Fogli Ken and Dianne Fontanesi Matthew and Katherine Forester Lawrence Forte
DONOR LIST Vince Frassenei William and Pat Frazer Frank Frederick William Freeburn Ronald and Rita Freeman Joseph Fritsch Gary Fry Edward Gallagher Mary Gallen Janet Gambardella Edward Garbacz Patricia and Narinder Garg Kevin Garrett Norbert and Delia Gaskins Joseph Genuardi Gasper Genuardi Jillian Getting David Gilmore Gail Gitzlaff Mimi Gleason Edward Glynn Victor and Marilyn Goldberg James and Judith Govatos Edward Graves Lesley Gresko Catherine Griffin Carmen Griffo Jane Grimm Brian Grindall Lon and Carol Grubb Carl Guzzo GVF Transportation Gary Habecker Timothy Hair Sue Halfond
PAGE 13 Robert Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery S. Hand Tom and Char Hand Linda Harder Thomas and Margaret Hardie Adam Hare Robert and Joan Haris Ronald and Elizabeth Harmon Walter Harris Donald Harrop Donna Harshman Thomas Hay John and Melissa Heely Raymond Heffner Jim Heidler Bernhard Heiles Thomas and Mary Ellen Heisey Susan Heist Ann Henthorne Floyd Hepler Joseph Herbst Katie Higgins Heather Hill Peter Hirsch Michael Hoffman Dawn Hoffman Robert Hollenbeck John Holohan Robert Holz Timothy Hoover Melinda Horne Thomas Hough Joseph Howell Danuta and Leon Hrebien Demyan Hryciw
Kerry Hughes Marianne Hughes Charles Humphreys Ethel Hutchinson Elaine Hutchinson Diana Innes Curtis Irby Annabelle Irey Timothy Iten Susann Iwanicki Luc and Therese Jacobs James Gabos-Ermer Family Foundation Quentin Jamieson David Johnson Amy and Kevin Johnson Keith Johnson Neil and Diane Jones Barbara Jordan Edward Joshua III Peter Joyce Shari Junikiewicz Michael and Deborah Kain Elliot and Myra Kalman Eileen Kampf Dennis Kane Carol Kangas Emely Karandy Jessica Kardish David and Joanne Karkosak Lisa Karl Alan Karver Steven Kavanaugh Yasuko Kawada Scott Keddie
DONOR LIST Sarah Keely Richard Kelly Catherine Kent Sonja Keohane Ray Keown Barbara Kepler John Kerr William Keyser John and Mary Kiely James Kilgore Daniel Kinnamon Shawn and Erin Kirk Bruce Knapp Robert Knauss John Knox Erik and Carris Kocher James Konzak Daniel Kooperman John and Karin Kopesky Raymond and Terri Kovalski Bill Kreider Paul Krepto Judith Krupa Claudia Krzemien Charles and Gail Kulp Joyce Kunkle Regina Kurrasch Natasha LaBrake Doug and Marie Lacey Raymond and Kathleen Land Nancy Langan Todd Lanski Frances LaPenna Brenda and Charles Larsen Michele Larson
PAGE 14 William Lattanzio Law Office of Douglas P. Humes Kenneth and Jennifer Lawrence Pat Leberman Lisa and Harry Leff David Lenker Michael Lewandowski Effie Liacouras Timothy Lieb Jay and Dean Lieberman Gerry and Eun Liebling Suzanne Lindell Donald Lindeman Bob and Nancy Lineburger Mary Kay Liptak Lockheed Martin Michael Lombardi Lisa Lombardo Suzanne Loprete Adrian Lorentson Robert Loring Louella Style, LLC Richard Lucia Mike and Aimee Luckett Melissa Luckett John Lupp Kathleen Luskus Francis Luther Stella Lyons George Maalouf James Mace Thomas Mackay Margaret MacKenzie David Mackey Mark Magliente
Steve Mahan David Mahaney Malvern Federal Savings Bank Laura Manion Michael and Veronica Mankowski Jane Mano Richard Manser Jill Marconi Paulette Mark Kathleen Marscher Karen Marshall Karen Marshall Thomas Martin Fred Masenheimer Lisa Masi Timothy Massey Mary Jane Matson H. Madeleine Maust Binney and Tony McCague Michael McCollum Scott McCreary James McCue Eileen McCullough John McFassel Kevin and Carolyn McGovern Ella McGuire Mjr. Gen. and Mrs. James McIntosh Lawrence and Constance Mclaughlin Andrew McNally Gerald McNeff Jodi Meglio Garen Meguerian Carol Mellom Robert and Sheryl Meyer
DONOR LIST Pete and Colleen Michel Scott Miles Crystal Miller Arthur and Marjorie Miller Amy Miller Barbara Miller Bruce Miller Vincent and Carol Mitchell Pauline Monson Montessori Children's House of Valley Forge Sara Mooney Gary Mooney Bernard Moore David Moorhead George Moran Teresa Morgan Mark and Christine Morrow Robert and Joanne Moser Bernadine Moses Derek Mosiman Marian Moskowitz Joan Muellerleile Phil Mulligan Michele Murphy Myrtie Musetti Jim and Terre Musselman John Naimoli Don Naimoli Patricia and Tony Nastase Richard Nelson Martin Nemes William and Sherrin Nessler Stefan and Susanne Neubig Paul Newcomer
PAGE 15 Sarah Newton Karen and W. Norris Harry Nothacker William Novak Frank and Susan O'Donnell Brian O'Rourke Arlene Osborne Kristie Otto Irving Paris Wayne Parker Elizabeth Pasquarello Lanny and Ann Patten Patrick and Gail Patterson Phyllis Patton James Paul John and Lee Paylor Gardiner Pearson George Peck John and Sue Perry Roy Perry Jacqueline Perry Tony Peterman Patrick Peters Vickie Petriw Patricia Pezely Philadelphia Continental Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution Philadelphia Trail Club William and Judy Phillips Dave Pinch PJM, Interconnection, LLC Carolyn Polisano Erwin Polk Stanley Pollack Barbara Pollarine
David Powell W.C. Powell Edward Price Kathryn Price Engelhard Brenda Proffitt Timothy Pruski Theresa Purser Gregory Pusak William Quain Quaker City Foundation Barbara Quinn Judith and R.L. Quinn Rakestraw Karthik Ramakrishnan Anna Ramstead Carol Rapp David Rasner Dinesh Rathore John Ray Richard Razzetti REI Recreational Equipment Inc. Robert Reid Elizabeth Reilley John and Mary Reily Sarah Reisert Christopher Reisert Renaissance Charitable Foundation Colonial Revelers Marie Richardson Francis Riley John and Sarah Rindlaub Erin Roberts David Robl Cynthia Roehig Robert Rosato
DONOR LIST Michael Roscoe Steve and Allyson Ross James Ross Tim Ross Nancy Roth Brian Rothberg Carole Rubley Leo Russo Jan and Scott Sachs Kenneth Saler Daniel Salvatore Jeffrey Sameroff Mark Samuels Paul Sanborn James Sanborn Virginia Sande Stan Sarnocinski Denise Satterthwaite Arthur and Patricia Sattolo John Sauter John and Annita Savoy Vincent Sborlini Julia Scarisbrick Matthew and Shanna Schalich Richard Schantz Bruce Schock Julia and Art Schravesande Kate Royer Schubert William and Sharon Schwarze Charles "Red" and Myrna Scott Richard Scott Nancy Scott Philip and Luann Scribani Edward and Darlene Sczesniak Patrick Sebastian
PAGE 16 Jack Seeley Richard Shaffer Zafar Shah Fred and Mary Sharp Winifred Shaw Hope Sherrin H. and Bruce A. Baky Foundation Henry Shoenfelt Robert and Barbara Shrouds Mark Shyrock Scott and Carol Sibley Bill and Cathy Siegl Patricia Sigley Brian and Tracey Sisko James Sjoreen John Smith Bruce Smith Stephen Smith Gary Smith Susan Smith Virginia Smith-Alexander Clyde Snyder Philip Solano Stewart Spahr Andrew Speese Carole Spiller Mary Sprowls-Kaadi William Stanczak Glenn Stankovics Mark Staples Timothy Starn J. Howard Stecker Philip Steel Joseph Stella Joanne Stephano
Tara Stewart Susanne Stewart Thomas Stonum Ted and Sherryl Strand Arthur Strawbridge Jefferson Strider Kevin Sullivan Henderson Supplee Adam Swinburn T.D. Wealth Lee Tabas Rush Taggart Arlene Taraschi James Tarrant Kathy Tauber Zabeth Teelucksingh Tenenbaum & SAAS PC Brian and Sandy Tennies Cheryl Tevis Herbert Thal Vincent Thaner Nicole Thomas Jeff Thomsen Penny and Rich Thorpe Dan and Nancy Tiemeier Michael Tinari Nancy Tindall Wendy Toldi Frederic Tollesom Marilyn Toole Victor Tortorelli Michael Townsend Shelly Townsend Lorett and Matthew Treese Joseph Tyrrell
DONOR LIST
Lesley Undercofler Upper Merion Township Valley Forge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution John and Mary Vanasek Suzan Vande Velde Vanguard Sandra Varriccio Victor Verbeke Michael Volstorf Linda Walkup Karen Walla Dale Wallace Fredrick Wampler
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Davida Waters Bruce Weaver Margaret Wells Alex and Chris Wells William Welsch Diane Welsh Pauline Wenke Raymond Wess Brian West Edwina and Stanley Wiecek Robert Wiener Keith Douglass Will Ross Williams
Doug and Tracy Wilson Paul and Mary Wilson Allen Witkowski Foster Witthauer Joan Woodruff Joseph Wootten John Wydrzynski John Yaworsky John and Suzanne Young James Young Thomas Zern Charles and Joann Zimmerman Kurt Zwikl
I sponsor the Alliance's Speaker Series to honor my late husband, Bruce. Bruce was dedicated to furthering knowledge about the American Revolution, giving tours at Washington's Headquarters and chairing the Friends of Valley Forge Park. My support of the Alliance allows Bruce's work to continue, educating the public for years to come. - Sherrin Baky -
PHOTOGRAPHY
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WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS Much of the beautiful photography in this
Julia H. West won the Fall Foliage category for
report is courtesy of the "Landscapes and
her atmospheric image of a tree, and Kitty
Structures of Valley Forge National Historical
Riley Kono won the Wildlife category for her
Park" Facebook group. Full of extraordinary
cheeky photo of two bluebirds enjoying a
photographers and en plain air artists, this
cannon on the Grand Parade.
group has captured some of the most breathtaking images of the park we've ever seen, and it's our pleasure to share them with you. Special thanks to Judy Grubb, Ray Snip, Jennie VanDyke, Brian Fetterolf, Howard Roberts, Gregory Grimes, Charleen Koerner Gribben, Beth Dhunjisha, and Montgomery County Commissioner Ken Lawrence for the images you've seen here. Judy Grubb also happens to be one of the winners of the Alliance's inaugural photography contest, winning the Structures and Monuments category for her wonderful picture of the Maurice Stephens House.
LEADERSHIP
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2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amy Johnson Chair of the Board
Jeff Devlin
Richard Lucia
David Robl
Gary Dowdalls
Molly Duffy Executive Director
Demyan Hryciw
Laura Manion
Garen Meguerian
Don Naimoli
Scott Sibley Vice Chair
Tracey Sisko Secretary
Terri Woodman McIntosh
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