Volunteer Opportunites

We are always looking for volunteers to help us design, implement and evaluate our programs. For any of our volunteer opportunities listed here, please contact Jenny Schmidt, National Director of Programs at jenny@newtonmarascofoundation.org

General Volunteer Opportunities

  • Technical Support
  • Grants Writing
  • Communication
  • Fundraising
  • Special Events and Meeting Planning
  • Research

Current Volunteer Needs

  • November 2005–April 2006: Support for our annual golf tournament, including assistance in recruiting corporate sponsors and donors.

Volunteer Highlight

Current Volunteer Highlight

Jason Bade

Jason provided extensive support for our 2006 Environmental Charity Golf Classic, assisting Tournament Director, Darby Chellis (who is also his wife!) with everything from maintaining the golf registration website to organizing details on the day of the tournament. Jason graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia in 1997 where he was a Computer Science major with minors in Mathematics and History. Jason currently works for the EDS Corporation supporting Federal Law Enforcement agencies. His interests include soccer, golf and traveling.

Past Volunteer Highlights

Aubris Pfeiffer

Aubris is currently managing our GreenFocus — Earth Day 2006 photo contest. Aubris graduated summa cum laude from Colby College in Waterville, Maine in 2004 where she was a Biology major with an Environmental Science concentration. Aubris currently works for Booz, Allen & Hamilton. She is part of the DC Sustainable Business Network and a member of the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment. She is also currently considering post-graduate studies, perhaps in the business and environmental management fields.

Kara Novogradac

Kara is currently volunteering for our “greening” project with Guest Services, a concessionaire for the National Park Service, to ensure full development and implementation of an Environmental Management Program within company operations.

Kara recently completed a Masters of Public Affairs degree in International Environmental Policy and Management (Indiana University, Bloomington). After moving to the DC area, she joined Project Performance Corporation (PPC) in June 2005. At PPC, she works in the Environmental Solutions division.