The WTEF 2023 Annual Share the Love Gala is shaping up to be better than ever as we prepare to host our amazing gala at the beautiful Waldorf-Astoria!

Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 6pm – 11pm | Black Tie Optional

Share the Love Gala guests will enjoy a private entrance into the gala for a lovely cocktail reception with premium open bars followed by a three-course gala wine dinner and awards ceremony. The Waldorf-Astoria culinary team will be preparing an exquisite menu with wine pairings, and Pastry Chef Anderson Colmenares will create 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!

Our Share the Love Gala is famous for having the best hosts in the business, and this year will be no exception. We are thrilled and incredibly grateful to have back as our 2023 host, News4 Anchor, Mr. Jim Handly, who will be joined this year by co-host News4 Anchor Jummy Olabanji. We are also pleased to have back our favorite auctioneer and friend of the gala, Mr. Max Wolf, who will activate the crowd with an energetic Live Auction and Fund-the-Future Paddle Raise. As is our tradition, we will feature a heartfelt welcome video by friend of the gala, Mr. Frances Tiafoe, and our awards ceremony will present awards to our distinguished honorees, legacy award recipient, and student achievers. Plenty of delightful touches will abound, and we will top 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 2023 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA.

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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.