Meet Our 2024 Board
Eckington Parks & Arts' Board Members are neighbors who volunteer their time. They are elected by Friends of Eckington Parks & Arts each winter and serve calendar year terms. Efforts are assisted by the neighborhood-driven Greenways Committee and Children & Families Committee, which are led by Chairs appointed by the Board. Please contact us if you would like to help out or get involved in specific committee efforts!
Hanna Rosin
President
Hanna lives on V Street NE with her son, Gideon, dog, Brian and cat, Reed. Her partner Lauren lives on Todd Place with her dog, Davey. Hanna is a senior editor at the Atlantic magazine and the host of Radio Atlantic. Before that, she was the co-host of NPR's Invisibilia. She has also written for the Atlantic, the New Yorker, and the New York Times, and is the author of the book The End of Men. She also runs an AirBnb in her basement!
Ilana Nevins
Vice President
Ilana lives on Uhland Terrace NE with her partner, Scott, and their dog, Theo. She is a podcast producer, editor and marketer focusing on shows around design, disability, tech, and workplace culture. She is at the dog park most days and is excited for another spring so she can tend her garden with the help of DC Natives!
Alyssa Weiner Sandler
Communication & Public Relations Director
Alyssa is American Jewish Committee’s Associate Director for Combating Antisemitism. In this role, she helps implement the agency's response to antisemitism in the U.S. and creates resources and guidance on antisemitism for AJC's 25 regional offices and beyond. She is a past president of Jewish Women International's DC Young Women's Leadership Network and serves as the new Communications and Public Relations Director for her neighborhood nonprofit Eckington Parks and Arts. She earned her Master of Public Administration and Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the George Washington University in May 2023, and is the proud recipient of the GW Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA)'s 2023 Capstone Excellence Prize.
Ian Bell
Treasurer
Ian hails from New York (but was born in Scotland). Since late 2020 he has been a resident of Eckington, when he bought a condo near the school site where he lives with his partner Carolyn. His dog Angus (pictured in photo) is an energetic presence at Alethia Tanner dog park on most days, rain or shine, and he got involved in EP&A by joining the community cleanups. He works as a mechanical engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, developing technologies needed for the clean energy transition. In his free time Ian can be found moving around DC on two wheels or perhaps at the pottery wheel.
Grace Daigle
Secretary
Grace is newer to the Eckington neighborhood, moved from Capitol Hill last summer, and is loving this slice of the city! Grace works as a Civil Engineer for a consulting firm where she creates a lot of maps and runs analyses for the city. After biking home from work each day, she can be found making bagels, lacing up to go rock climbing, or trying her hand at urban gardening.
