President and CEO, Turning the Page

Consultant, Creative Memories

Rhoda Morris currently works at Morris Corporate Housing. She has a BA in Psychology from Hampton University and a Master’s of Education, Counseling Psychology from Howard University. A former Social Worker and Program Director, Rhoda and her family moved to DC in 2000 on a military assignment. While participating in Turning the Pages’s Community Nights, Rhoda and her family enjoyed their monthly gatherings as well as the Parent leadership workshops. A photographer and avid reader, Rhoda enjoys non-fiction, but gets an added thrill when she and her kids are able to discuss a recent book they’ve enjoyed. She and her husband are the parents of four and within their home, there’s a book for any age and taste to enjoy. Rhoda has served on various committees with military organizations, including USMC Headquarters Key Volunteer Advisory Council and continues to do so at the local level with the military women’s ministries.

Adjunct English Professor, University of Maryland, College Park

Maria Salvadore works as a children’s literature specialist, consulting with local and national organizations. Before becoming a consultant, she served as Coordinator of Children’s Services for the District of Columbia Public Library system. Prior to her return to Washington, Salvadore worked as the Children’s Services Coordinator in Cambridge (MA) Public Library. While there, she worked with the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College. She teaches graduate level and has taught undergraduate courses in children’s literature at the University of Maryland. Salvadore continues to review children’s and young adult books for various professional journals. She was consulting editor and contributor to The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators and contributed to Children’s Books and Their Creators (both edited by Anita Silvey) and co-authored Books Your Children Will Talk About with Susan Hepler (NEA, 2003). Salvadore has served on or chaired various award juries including the Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards, the Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, the Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award, and the Notable Children’s Book Committee.

Managing Partner, Krooth & Altman LLP, Retired

Michael E. Mazer was formerly a Managing Partner of Krooth & Altman LLP, a District of Columbia law firm. He was nationally recognized as a pre-eminent legal expert in healthcare finance programs insured by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or guaranteed by the United States Department of Health, and Human Services and used to modernize or construct hospitals and senior healthcare and living facilities throughout the United States. He was consulted by private sector firms, journalists, and government agencies on matters of program policy and administration. Mr. Mazer served as counsel to the Committee on Healthcare Financing, a national association of healthcare bankers and consultants to address the accessibility and effectiveness of federal healthcare finance programs with federal executive agencies and Congress. He also served as Chairman of the Lem Wills Foundation to provide musical and artistic opportunities for students in District public high schools and assisted in coordinating legal educational programs for the Thurgood Marshall Academy, a public charter high school in the District’s Anacostia community. Mr. Mazer formerly served on the Board of Trustees of Coalition for the Homeless in Washington and now serves on its Advisory Board. Mr. Mazer attended Yale University and Harvard Law School.

Director of Philanthropy, National Democratic Institute

James van der Klok is NDI’s director of philanthropy. He has three decades of experience in development and nonprofit work. He was director of United Way of America’s corporate leadership program, served as president of Kids Voting USA, and consulted on development and fundraising for American Oceans Campaign. As United Way Worldwide’s vice president of organizational advancement, van der Klok was responsible for raising funds in support of global programs in education, financial stability and health.

Van der Klok holds a B.A. from Calvin College and a master’s of public administration from Michigan State University. He has a long track record of work in the education space, on such issues as early learning and out-of-school-time programs. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the American Society for Public Administration, and has taught numerous courses and seminars on fundraising, development and philanthropy

Jeanne Archibald has had more than 40 years’ experience working in government and private legal practice on a broad range of international law matters.  For more than 20 years she was a partner at Hogan Lovells US LLP where her practice focused on compliance and enforcement proceedings with respect to economic sanctions, export controls and anti-money laundering issues and other national security and international matters.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, Ms. Archibald served as the General Counsel of the US Department of the Treasury.  As such, she provided legal advice to the Secretary of the Treasury and other senior officials on the full range of issues falling within the department’s jurisdiction, including domestic and international economic, monetary and fiscal affairs, financial institution regulation, international trade and investment policy, government financial operations and law enforcement activities. Previously, Ms. Archibald served in the Office of the US Trade Representative and on the staff of the Ways and Means Committee of the US House of Representatives.

In addition to serving as the Chief Legal Officer of the US Treasury Department and its ten subordinate bureaus, she served in various senior management positions at Hogan Lovells, including as the Global Head of the Regulatory Group and a member of the International Management Committee.

Executive Director, Coalition for the Homeless

Michael L. Ferrell is a native Washingtonian with more than 40 years of experience in public service including with the DC Department of Employment Services, the former DC Commission on Social Services, and the Council of Churches of Greater Washington. Mr. Ferrell has been employed with the Coalition for the Homeless since 1989 and has been the Executive Director of the organization since 1996. The Coalition for the Homeless is a District of Columbia based nonprofit that has served homeless men, women and children since 1981. The Coalition provides food, transitional and permanent housing, employment and housing placement assistance and supportive social services at 9 different program sites within the District of Columbia. The Coalition provides direct services to more than 500 homeless men, women and children annually.

Mr. Ferrell is a member of Leader Greater Washington, and has served on numerous committees and Boards including, the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, Unity Health Care, the District’s Interagency Council on Homelessness and past Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Homeless Services Committee (2005-2018), which is responsible for the annual regional point-in-time count of the homeless report.

Cheryl A. Clark is an executive leader with more than 30 years of progressive experience in the areas of contracts administration, federal grant allocation, strategic planning, finance/accounting, diversity and inclusion, human resource management, corporate relations, team building, and overseeing customer experiences. Her career spans multiple sectors that include but are not limited to non-profit children’s literacy, non-profit human services, and a private certified public accounting firm.

Ms. Clark has spent more than two decades in public service championing children’s literacy and education. The former Vice-President of Programs and Books Operations at Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), Ms. Clark was honored to dedicate her career to ensuring millions of books made their ways into the homes and hearts of millions of children around the country.

Ms. Clark has not lost her passion for children’s literacy. She knows there is an urgent need to support the literacy and social-emotional development of students nationwide. Therefore, she remains diligent, supportive, and dedicated to children’s literacy, children’s choice, and ensuring children have access to diverse books that best represent who they are and who they can become. Ms. Clark continues her efforts to champion children’s literacy and education through her consultative practice, volunteering at local literacy organizations, and participating in focus groups on children’s literacy and equity.

Ms. Clark holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Public Administration from Strayer University and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Management. She also holds a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University.