The pandemic hit the Washington, DC area exceptionally hard and WTEF was no exception. After taking 2 years off to make sure the safety of our patrons and staff were priority number one, we are thrilled to bring our SHARE THE LOVE GALA back this May.

Saturday, May 21, 2022 | 6pm – 10pm | Smart COCKTAIL Glam

SHARE THE LOVE gala guests will enjoy an artful entrance into the gala for a lovely cocktail reception with premium open bars followed by a three-course gala wine dinner and award ceremony. Executive Chef Gael Cruchet is preparing an exquisite menu with wine pairings and Pastry Chef Patricia Serry Burton has created a custom dessert exclusively for our gala. Enjoy browsing our exciting Bid-It to Win-It Silent Fundraising Auction filled with unique experiences and items on which to bid!
Hosted by News4 Anchor, Mr. Jim Handly and featuring a heart-felt welcome by Mr. Frances Tiafoe, our awards ceremony will present awards to our distinguished honorees, legacy award recipient and student achievers. Plenty of surprises will ensue and we will activate the crowd with a lively Fund-the-Future Paddle Raise topping the evening off by dancing the night away to DC’s own, The Original Moonlighters.

Help us continue our mission to Build Future Life Champions by supporting one of Washington DC’s most impactful events, the WTEF 2022 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA.

POST-MATCH GALA AFTERPARTY

PURCHASE AN AFTERPARTY TICKET AND JOIN US FOR MORE FUN!

Grab an afterparty ticket and join us upstairs after the gala in the Ritz-Carlton West-End Bistro. Afterparty tickets include gourmet sliders, truffle fries and other yummy pub fare plus music. Cash bar. Tickets are limited and going fast.

COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

There are updated health and safety requirements to attend SHARE THE LOVE on May 21, 2022.

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising due to variants in our area, all attendees of the WTEF 2022 Share the Love Gala must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will be checking vaccination cards at check-in/registration. In lieu of vaccination, participants may have tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of the event. No exceptions. While we encourage and support mask use for all individuals, masks are not required at the event.  We feel that these measures are in the best interest of our staff, patrons, honorees and vendors. There are no exceptions. Please contact sharethelovegala@wtef.org with any questions about these requirements.

COVID-19 policies are subject to change based on CDC updates and guidelines.

WTEF CROWD RELEASE/NOTICE OF FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY

By entering an event or program of the The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.

Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.

2022 GALA SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2022 SPONSORS!

MATCH PACKAGE SPONSORS

SET PACKAGE SPONSORS

GAME PACKAGE SPONSORS

POINT PACKAGE SPONSORS

REMEMBERING YEARS PAST

IT WILL BE GOOD TO BE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!

THANK YOU!

2022 SHARE THE LOVE GALA COMMITTEE

Maximizing the Power of Change Makers

EVENT CHAIRS

DD Eisenberg and Diane Lewis

POST-MATCH AFTER-PARTY CHAIR

John Borden, WTEF CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR

Jackie Bradford
President and General Manager, NBC4 Washington

VICE CHAIRS

Sarah Jackson
General Manager, Microsoft

Hon. John Breaux
Director and Senior Partner, Crossroads Strategies

James Ritzenberg
President, SR Management Company

David W. Wilmot
Partner, Harmon and Wilmot, LLP 

SECRETARY

Jennifer Messer
Attorney, Jennifer C. Messer Law

TREASURER

Tom Kuhn
President, Edison Electric Institute

DIRECTORS

Yvette Alexander
President & CEO, Y. Alexander & Associates LLC

Richard L. Amador
Senior Vice President, Capital One Bank

Shaza L. Anderson
Founder and CEO Trustar Bank

Anthony (Tony) Applewhaite
Partner, Brunswick Group LLC

Connie N. Bertram
Shareholder, Polsinelli

Andy Blocker
Head of US Government Affairs, Invesco

Ralph J. Caccia
Partner, Wiley LLP

Drew Cantor
Partner, Peck Madigan Jones

Marcia Carlucci

Bryan Corbett
President and CEO, Managed Funds Association

Peter Davidson
Deputy Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Scalia Law School, George Mason University

Habib Debs
President and CEO, Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC)

Jon Decker
White House Correspondent, Gray Television

Kenneth Edmonds
Legislative Director at the National Football League

DD Eisenberg
Non-Profit Board Member | Founder, Share the Love Gala

Wendy Gasch
MD, Ophthalmologist

David Gollob
CEO at Barnes International, Inc.

Marcella A. Jones
CEO, Giving Back Jones Family Foundation

Diane Lewis
Associate Broker, Washington Fine Properties
– The Lewis Team –

Stephanie Lilley
Non-Profit Board Member

Doug Lowenstein
Founding Partner, Convergency LLC

Bernard Moens
Partner, PwC

Diane O’Toole
Consultant, Diane O’Toole, LLC

Andrea Rice
President & Co-Founder, CareerCore

Thomas L. Riesenberg
former Deputy Counsel, Ernst & Young LLP

Terry Rusch
former Director, Office of Admissions in the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
U.S. Department of State

Harry Sporidis
Senior Policy Advisor, Polsinelli

H’Cone Thompson
Tennis Professional, St. Alban’s Tennis Club

Andy Vermilye
Vice President, Fidelity Investments

Dan Waldman
Partner, Arnold & Porter

Joe Weissfeld
Director of Medicaid Initiatives, Families USA

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

John A. Harris
President, Potomac Ventures, Inc.

Hon. Paul Ignatius
Former Secretary of the Navy

ADVISORS

Harvey M. Applebaum
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Peter B. Work
Former Partner, Crowell & Moring

Richard L. Aguglia
Former Counsel, Hunton & Williams LLP

Jerry J. Jasinowski
Former President, National Association of Manufacturers

FOUNDER

Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.

WTEF STAFF

John Borden
President & CEO

Leah Friedman
Vice President

Janelle Nichols
Director of Programs

Kitty Wojcik
Grant Manager

Ronnie Goodall
AACP Director & West Campus Programs Manager

Bernadette Walker
Senior Operations Manager

Teresa Smith
CPA

WTEF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS

Coach Mark Williams
Coach Antonio Ausbon
Coach Mark Hicks
Coach Tim Parker
Coach Alvin Fludd

WTEF TEACHERS

Phyllis Walker
Ellen Collins
Brian Coleman

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE

Nicole Johnson | Jr. Business Manager
Renee Newton | Office Manager

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Questions? Contact us by email: sharethelovegala@wtef.org
or please call our Gala Hotline at 202-660-0137.