Thank You for 20 Years of Support

Thank you for 20 years of support!

On FFC’s 20th anniversary, our thanks and gratitude go to all those who have supported us through the years, from 1993 to 2013. We could not have continued our work for so long or touched the lives of so many young people without you.

Affiliations and titles are listed as they were at the time of each person’s support.

Honorary Patron

H.R.H. Prince Henrik of Denmark

Honorary Board

H.R.H. Prince George of Hanover
H.R.H. Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein

Honorary Council

H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Helmut Tuerk, Director Embassy of Austria
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Frans van Daele, Embassy of Belgium
H.E. Sir David and Lady Manning, Embassy of Great Britain
H.E. Ambassador Ulrik and Dr. Birgitte Federspiel, Embassy of Denmark
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Nabil Fahmy, Embassy of the Republic of Egypt
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Wolfgang Ischinger, Embassy of Germany
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Noel Fahey, Embassy of Ireland
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Ryozo Kato, Embassy of Japan
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, Royal Netherlands Embassy
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Sakthip Krairiksh, Royal Thai Embassy
Professor Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1986
The Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Mrs. Jill Biden, United States Senate
The Hon. Barbara Boxer and Mr. Stewart Boxer, United States Senate
The Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman and Mrs. Hadassah Lieberman, United States Senate
The Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Mr. Ray Hutchison, United States Senate
The Hon. Carl Levin and Mrs. Barbara Halpern Levin, United States Senate
The Hon. Barbara Mikulski, United States Senate
The Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, United States House of Representatives

Artistic and Media Councils

Gila Almagor, Israeli Film and Stage Actress
Victor Borge, Honorary Chair
Nikolaj Hübbe, New York City Ballet
Larry King, CNN
Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief, New York City Ballet
Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director, San Francisco Ballet
Judy Woodruff, CNN

Benefit Council Chairs

Mayor Gregory S. Lashutka (Columbus)
Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director, San Francisco Ballet (San Francisco)
Neel Halpern, President, Danish American Society (New York City)
Governor Pete Wilson (Sacramento)
Princess Sarvenaz Pahlavi (Dallas)

Patrons

Andrew R. Ammerman
Josephine F. Ammerman
Campus Ministry, Georgetown University
Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Royal Danish Embassy
The Fetzer Institute (Common Cause Award)
Kenneth E. McNeil
The Meyer Foundation
Josetta Owen
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
SAS Airlines
Strong Family Foundation
James D. and Elaine R. Wolfensohn

Keynote Speakers

Mrs. Naila Alkalaj, wife of H.E. Ambassador Sven Alkalaj, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Roberta Baskin, investigative journalist
Marian Wright Edelman, Founder & President, Children’s Defense Fund
Arsalan Iftikhar, international human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author
Melissa McDermott, Channel 7 News Anchor & I-Team Reporter
Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State
Cokie Roberts, ABC News Political Commentator

Awards

Mary Campbell Cosby – Faith in Action Award (2012)
David Weeks, Glenelg Country School, Howard County, Maryland – Teacher’s Award for Peace Advocacy (2009)
June Murray-Crawford, Hudson High School, Hudson, Massachusetts – Teacher’s Award for Peace Advocacy (2008)
Lansing Freeman, Montgomery Blair High School, Montgomery County, Maryland – Teacher’s Award for Peace Advocacy (2007)
Mrs. Monika Tuerk – Lifetime Achievement Award for dedicated service to children (1998)
Cathryn Michael Murray, Diablo Valley College – Student International Award (1996)
Shawn Adkinson, University of the District of Columbia – Student National Award (1996)
Manuel Alcala, Grand Prairie High School – Student National Award (1996)

Program Speakers

Andrew R. Ammerman, CEO, Ammerman Investment Partnership
Rabbi Rachel Gartner, Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University Office of Campus Ministry
David Fraccaro, Immigration Specialist, Interfaith Youth Core
Fr. Timothy S. Godfrey, S.J., Director of Campus Ministry, Georgetown University
Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain, Georgetown University
Dr. Zahra N. Jamal, Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow on International Women’s Rights, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, University of Chicago
Rev. Raymond B. Kemp, Resident Senior Fellow, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
Emily Gantz McKay, Consultant, EGM Consulting, LLC
Rabbi Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria, VA
Rev. Kevin O’Brien, Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Georgetown University
Rev. Elizabeth Orens, Senior Chaplain, National Cathedral School
Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core
Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Sister Helen Scarry, RJM, Roman Catholic Chaplain, Campus Ministry, Georgetown University
Shayna Solomon, Youth Leadership Grant Recipient
H.E. Ambassador Helmut Tuerk, Embassy of Austria
Rabbi Harold White, Senior Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University

Collaborators & Supporters

Abdel-Qader Abu Awad, Palestinian Red Crescent Society
Adila Laidi Hanieh, Director, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
Allen Farber, Public Relations Director, Capital Children’s Museum
Dr. Andrew Parasiliti, Director of Programming Department, The Middle East Institute
Dr. Barbara Stowasser, Director, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University
Bob Evans, Curator, Capital Children’s Museum
Brendan F. Carroll, office of the Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman
Carole Hurwitz, Director of Middle School, Maret School
Claudette Shwiry, Deputy to the President, Arab-American Institute
Deidre Cryor, Upper School Dean, Stone Ridge Scool
Dr. Farnoosh Shahrokhi, Director of Pre-College Programs, The George Washington University
Gloria Runyon, Principal of Lower School, Georgetown Day School
Goli Mojdehi
Grace Cavalieri, Producer
Helen Samhan, Executive Vice President, Arab-American Institute
Jerri Bird, President, Parterns for Peace
Joan VanderWalde, Dean of Middle School, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Leslie Eckman, Art Director, National Cathedral School
Dr. Mark Rosenman, Vice President, Office for Social Responsibility, The Union Institute
Maya Berry, Government Relations Director, Arab-American Institute
Michael Frankel, Gallery Assistant, D.C. Jewish Community Center
Dr. Najat Arafat Khelil, President, Serino Coyne, Inc.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Rutie Atsmon, Director of WINDOWS
Dr. Tina Thuermer, Outreach Coordinator, Washington International School
Washington International Magazine
Rev. William P. Billow, Jr., Chaplain, St. Alban’s School
Zeina Seikaly, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University

Advisory and Program Committees

H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Alvaro Tirado Mejia, Columbia
H.E. Ambassador and Mrs. Alf C. Jonsson, Denmark
Rabbi A. Nathan Abramowitz, Faculty, Theology Department, Georgetown University
Alex Kronemer, Writer, Lecturer and Documentary Producer
Andrew R. Ammerman, CEO, Ammerman Investment Partnership
David Weeks, Global Education, Community Service Internship & MYPIC Programs, Glenelg Country School
Rev. Elizabeth Orens, Senior Chaplain, National Cathedral School
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Commissioner General, The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens’ Rights
Rabbi Harold S. White, Senior Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University
Rabbi Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria, VA
Josetta Owen
Joann Taylor, Georgetown Day School
Dr. Judith Landau-Stanton, Director of the Division of Family Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester
Judy Rodgers, Founding Director, Images & Voices of Hope
June Murray-Crawford, World Cultures Teacher, Hudson High School, Hudson, MA
Karima Diane Alavi, Director, Dar al Islam Teachers’ Institutes
Ken McNeil, Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP
Rev. Kevin O’Brien, VP for Mission and Ministry, Georgetown University
Khunying Kanitha Wichiencharoen, President, Association for Promotion of the Status of Women under the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Soamsawali, Thailand
Lansing Freeman, Government, Middle East Studies, Peace Studies Teacher, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Lisa Kaufman, Program Coordinator, Center for New Design in Learning and Scholarships, Georgetown University
Luby Ismail, Founder, Connecting Cultures
Marguerite Kelly, syndicated family columnist
Pastor Mark Greiner, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Prof. Mary Gray, The American University Chairpoerson, Amnesty International USA
Maura Casey, CaseyInk, LLC; former member, NY Times Editorial Board
Michael J. Goggin, Assistant Director, Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC)
Pamela R. Lessing-Friedman, Trustee’s Council, University of Rochester
Pat Gordon, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Rabbi Rachel Gartner, Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University
Raul Yzaguirre, President, National Council of La Raza
Dr. Richard Mollica, Director of Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, Harvard School of Public Health
Rita Dove, U.S. Poet Laureate 1993-95
Rob Lehman, Chair, Board of Trustees, The Fetzer Institute
Robert Baskin, Award-winning investigative journalist
Sogand Seirafi, Chief of Transportation Planning & Design, Montgomery County Maryland
Sulayman S. Nyang, Ph.D., Professor of African Studies, Howard University
Fr. Timothy S. Godfrey, S.J., Director of Campus Ministry, Georgetown University
Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain, Georgetown University
Zeina Azzam Seikaly, Directory of Educational Outreach, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University

Contributing Embassies

Embassy of Austria
Embassy of Azerbaijan
Embassy of Belgium
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Embassy of Canada
Embassy of Croatia
Embassy of Cyprus
Embassy of Egypt
Embassy of France
Embassy of Germany
Embassy of Great Britain
Embassy of Greece
Embassy of Italy
Embassy of Japan
Embassy of Malaysia
Embassy of Norway
Embassy of Pakistan
Embassy of Portugal
Embassy of Saint Lucia
Embassy of Slovenia
Embassy of South Africa
Embassy of Spain
Embassy of Switzerland
Embassy of Thailand
Embassy of Tunisia
Embassy of Turkey

Essay Judges & Online Mentors

Rabbi A. Nathan Abramowitz, Faculty, Theology Department, Georgetown University
Alex Kronemer, Film Producer and Co-Founder, Unity Productios Foundation
Andrew R. Ammerman, CEO, Ammerman Investment Partnerships
Brian Hendrix, Art of Facts
Rabbi Bruce Lustig, Senior Rabbi, Washington Hebrew Congregation
David Cannon, Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation
David Gage, Ph.D., Founder, BMC Associates
Diana L. Chambers, The Chambers Group, LLC
Rev. Elizabeth Orens, Senior Chaplain, National Cathedral School
Rabbi Harold S. White, Senior Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University
John Deken, High School Teacher, Columbia, Missouri
Jorge Romero, Attorney, K&L Gates, LLP
Josetta Owen
June Murray, High School Teacher, Hudson, Massachusetts
Karima Diane Alavi, Director, Dar-al Islam Teachers’ Institutes
Kenneth E. McNeil, Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP
Laith Al-Qasem, Chief Executive Officer of Arabian Business Consultants for Development, Amman, Jordan
Mark Greiner, Pastor, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Michael Goldman, Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University Law and Medical Center
Mohammad Shafi, Ph.D., CEO, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dar al Islam
Molly Linehan, High School Campus Minister, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School
Nancy Petschek-Kohn, Director, Juvenile Anti-Bias Education Program
Nouredine Ale-Ali, Ph.D., Author and Islamic Scholar
Rev. Raymond B. Kemp, Resident Senior Fellow, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
Sabree Muhammad, High School Teacher, Bronx, New York
Stacy Ricotta, Educational Advisor, Houston, Texas
Sulayman S. Nyang, Ph.D., Professor of African Studies, Howard University
Susan Bilek, Philosophy Teacher, Washington, DC
Fr. William McFadden, S.J., Faculty, Theology Department, Georgetown University
William (Issa) Shandor, Director, American School of Agadir, Morocco
Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain, Georgetown University
Zachary McIntyre, High School Teacher, Guymon, Oklahoma
Zeina Seikaly, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University

Benefit Council Liaison Officers

Dr. Ali Nourai (Colubmus, Ohio)
Barbara Larsen (San Francisco, California)
Dr. Debra Phillips (Los Angeles)
Dr. Lynn Wilcox (Sacramento, California)
Nirvana Zarabi (Los Angeles, California)
Shirin Common (Dallas, Texas)
Sogand Seirafi (Washington, DC)
Ulla Tygesen (Washington, DC)

Donors and Contributors

A.S. Elmekkaway
ABC Limo
Aladdin Carpet
Asia Market
Bang & Olufsen
Benetton
Borders Books & Music
Café Rose Fracass
David Canon
Diana Chambers
Christopher Young
Closet Stretchers
CPSI
Darcars
Décor Art Gallery
Dominion Jewelry Corp.
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Elizabeth Arden Beauty Salon
General Electric
Hermitage Gallery
Kaveh Mehrnama
Kazan Restaurant
Keno Electronics, Inc.
Mahdavi, LLP
Martin Clark and Eileen Clark
McArthur Custom Dry Cleaners
Moby Dick House of Kebab
Montessori School of Herndon
Montgomery Village Family Dentistry
Closet Stretchers
Neiman Marcus
O’Donnell’s Restaurant
Paradise Restaurant
Parvizian Masterpieces
PC Technology
PDS
Peacock Café
Preservation & Framing Services
Rainbow Hair Design
Rana, Inc.
RE/MAX
Rockville Gourmet
Rug & Kilim Center
Scandinavian Airlines System
Seddigheh Feisse
Tamara Darvish, Darcars Toyota
Virginia Power
W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors
Washington International Magazine
West End Grill
Yousefi Chiropractic Clinic
Zany Brainy

Student Speakers

Admir Ademovic, Bosnia
Ghaith Nassar, Ramallah
Ada Ragimov, Tel-Aviv
Adriah Abu Shehada, Jaffa
Ben Wormzer, Tel-Aviv

Artists

Andrew Grossman
Arab-American Performers
Calliope
Copenhagen Boys’ Choir
Earlene Rentz
Georgetown Day Fourth Grade Chorus
Georgetown Day Seventh Grade Dancers
Golden Lillies (New York City)
John Forster
Lena Seiklay
M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism)
Nathan Lincoln-Decusatis
Sidwell Friends Upper School Chorus
Tom Chapin
Tom Lagana
Washington Hebrew Congregation Youth Choir
Washington International School Choir
World Children’s Choir
Youth Choir of the Washington Hebrew Congregation

Student Participants

Adarsh Pradeep
Aleena Warich
Ali Muhammad Buhisi
Alicia Fuhrman
Allen Jo
Amanda Tedstone
Andrew Franklin
Anirudha Balasubramanian
Anthony Shepherd Rusak
Avi Edelman
Benjamin Shih
Claire Boston
Clara Eder
Constanza Bratholomae
Dalia Deak
Dana Alsaadi
Daniel Roza
Danny Roza
Devika Jaipuriar
Diana Jeang
Eliza Adelson
Ezra Wexler
Fahad Ahsan
Gemma d’Eustachio
Gleb Drobkov
Hannah Ball-Brau
Heba Tellawi
Isel Otero-Vera
Jonathan Kesten
Kenneth Fung
Kikianae Punyua
Krzysztof Franaszek
Laila Handoo
Lanre Faderin
Larissa Franklin
Lauren Sumida
Lital Firestone
Mandeep Bedi
Maria Motta
Melanie Snail
Melissa Mergner
Michelle Cook
Minahil Choudry
Mindy Zhang
Mona Moustafa Meky
Muaz Sa’ad Rahman
Nike Awotunde
Noah Sherif
Ogechi Nwodim
Omar Buhisi
Priya Agarwal-Harding
Rachel Mulbry
Rachel Solomon
Rebekah Lizotte
Rishabh Khatri
Sarah Ashiqueali
Sarah Schwartz
Sarah Sprague
Sharif Kronemer
Shayna Solomon
Tala Ahmadi
Tamara Abdelsamad
Uneeb Qureshi
Valli Sanmugalingam
Veronica Ferris
Victor Crentsil
Wensheng Wei
Youmna Sherif
Zachary Eaton

Consultants & Volunteers

Adaya Filo
Afaneh Zeyad
Aia Hussein
Aishini Thiyagarajan, Social Media Volunteer
Ali Ahrabi, Video
Amal Samashna
Anat Zamir
Anna Kavalunas
Annette Abrams, Stage Design
Anthony Rousak, Social Media Volunteer
Averi Roberts, Exhibit installation
Brian Hendrix, Graphic Testimony
Byron Buck, Photography
Caitlin Jacobs, Programs and Communications
Constanza Bartholomae, Social Media & Outreach
Dafna Lehman
Danni Hale, Exhibit installation
Deirdre Schroeder
Doron Polak
Eliane Bartholazzi, Program Coordinator
Emily Fitzsimmons, Director of Programs
Ensieh Sarrami
Ervin Wilson, Exhibit installation
Farhad Falaki, Photography
Grace Ogden, Grace Productions LLC
Heather Bause, Graphic Consultant, Bausehaus
Holly Burnham, Exhibit installation
Jennifer Kuehner, Exhibit installation
Jezaher Kundus
Kameel Suleiman
Katie Piringer
Maryam Berenji Garzan, Floral Design
Mati Lahat
Michael Frankel, Exhibit installation
Michal Pundak-Sagie
Naomi Ragimov
Naziq Anatawei
Paige Simpson, Exhibit installation
Rachel Solomon, Outreach Volunteer
Ruthie Pick
Salameh Fahid
Sammy Randhawa
Shayna Solomon, Outreach Volunteer
Sheila Shaigany
Sheri Levinsky, Exhibit installation
Shmeran Youkhna Kya
Suleiman Wali, Communications
Suzan Reed, Graphics
Victoria Craig
Yadlin Family

Beneficiaries

Academia De Pueblo of Los Angeles
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
Chidlren’s Garden of California
Children’s Trust Neighborhood Initiative
Christian Children’s Home of Ohio
Dare to Dream Foudnation
EPIC Center for Child Maltreatment
Free Arts for Abused Children
Golden Hands of Bosnia (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
Hope Net
Latin American Youth Center
Project Sanya (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
Project Selma (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
Raphael House
Sacramento Crisis Nursery
Saint John the Divine’s Public Education Program
Sarajevo Sports Club (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
Seeding the Future-Weinland Park Communitiy Enrichment Program
SunSide (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
WEAVE Children’s Services Program
Youth Force

Thank You for 20 Years of Support