Reviewers

In an effort to keep the Make It Your Own Awards^TM true to its principles, the Case Foundation employed a diverse team of skilled reviewers. Nearly 5,000 grant applications were evaluated by 93 community reviewers of different ages, backgrounds, and beliefs. The Top 100 semifinalists were then asked to submit full proposals, which were reviewed by 15 judges -- leading thinkers and doers in the area of citizen-centered approaches to civic engagement.

The Foundation thanks all of these passionate and dedicated individuals for their time and their commitment.

Top 20 Judges

Ben Binswanger, Chief Operating Officer, Case Foundation, DC
Alyssa Bisanz, High School Student/Youth Advisory Team Member, America's Promise, AZ
Nelda Brown, Executive Director, National Service-Learning Partnership, DC
Steven Clift, Founder, Publicus.net, MN
Hal Colston, Executive Director, NeighborKeepers.org, VT
Kari Dunn, Director of Social Investment, Case Foundation, DC
Cynthia Gibson, Ph.D., Principal, Cynthesis Consulting, NY
Karen Key, Vice President of Programs, National Human Services Assembly, DC
Matt Leighninger, Executive Director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium, Canada
Peter Levine, CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement), DC
Andie Martinez, Masters in Public Policy Candidate, University of Minnesota, MN
Martha McCoy, Executive Director, Study Circles Resource Center, CT
William Schambra, Director, Hudson Institute, DC
Michael Smith, Director of Social Investment, Case Foundation, DC
Steve Weiner, Founder, Common Sense California, CA

Top 100 Reviewers

Angelique Albert, Pablo, MT
Eva Aldrich, Franklin, IN
Brett Alessi, Washington, DC
Barbara Anderson, Cleveland, OH
Nandini Assar, Alexandria, VA
Rui Bao, Chesterfield, MO
Jenn Beard, Lee's Summit, MO
Blair Benjamin, North Pownal, VT
Jennifer Berman, Northampton, MA
Alyssa Bisanz, Mesa, AZ
Beth Blissman, Oberlin, OH
Froswa Booker-Drew, Grand Prairie, TX
Nelda Brown, Alexandria, VA
Laura Chambers, Washington, DC
Steven Clift, Minneapolis, MN
Hal Colston, Essex Junction, VT
Jason Cooper, New York, NY
Jan Cox, Taylors, SC
Cindy Craig, Prescott, AZ
Jason Daniels, Toledo, OH
Luis Davila-Ortega, New York, NY
Shannon Dixon, Memphis, TN
Janet Domenitz, Cambridge, MA
Joel Elliott, Washington, DC
Maya Enista, Berkeley, CA
Louisa Erickson, Tacoma, WA
Juli Fellows, Austin, TX
John Fenner, Brevard, NC
Thaddeus Ferber, Washington, DC
Janet Fiero, Washington, DC
Gary Flory, North Newton, KS
Francisco Franco, Mundelein, IL
Carrie Garnett, Ormond Beach, FL
Grant Garrison, San Francisco, CA
Robert Gibbons, Madison, WI
Mary Gorfine, Rochester, MN
Cecilia Gutierrez, Lynn, MA
Michelle Harburg, Washington, DC
Susan Harden, Irvine, CA
Damon Hemmerdinger, Glendale, NY
Frances Henderson, Carrboro, NC
Kate Howard, Lafayette, CA
Mary Jacksteit, Takoma Park, MD
Michelle Johnson, Columbus, OH
Goutam Jois, Boston, MA
Jim Kane, Kendallville, IN
Cindy Kang, San Francisco, CA
Jerry Kitzi, Merriam, KS
Guraraj Kumar, Washington, DC
Casey LaCore, Duluth, MN
Andraea Lavant, Silver Spring, MD
Matt Leighninger, Hamilton, ON
Peter Levine, College Park, MD
Kimberly Lewis, Charlotte, NC
Nick Longo, Oxford, OH
Scott MacLaughlin, Eustis, FL
Julie Mancuso, Falls Church, VA
Elliot Margolies, Palo Alto, CA
Heather Margolis, Washington, DC
Andie Martinez, Falcon Heights, MN
Maritza Martinez, Woodside, NY
Zach Maurin, Washington, DC
David McKinney, Milwaukee, WI
Shonda McLaughlin, Washington, DC
Aisha Mills, Washington, DC
David Moore, Silver Spring, MD
Kelly Nuxoll, Cottonwood, ID
Jared Ordway, Washington, DC
Arnecia Patterson, Dayton, OH
Monica Peterson, Indianapolis, IN
Chip Peterson, St. Paul, MN
Steven Pyser, Bensalem, PA
Allyson Reaves, New York, NY
Joann Ricci, Chicago, IL
Jason Sanchez, Prescott, AZ
Kate Sarata, Buffalo, NY
Jim Scheibel, Saint Paul, MN
Elizabeth Seidman, Washington, DC
Lisa Singh, Dayton, OH
Meredith Small, Portland, ME
David Smith, Berkeley, CA
Mica Stark, New Boston, NH
Lynette Stonefeld, Chandler, AZ
Shannon Sullivan, Coral Gables, FL
Sara Thorne-Briechle, Hudson, OH
Matilde Vallejos, Mount Airy, MD
Valencia Whitehead, Hopkins, SC
Bridget Whitney, Easton, MN
Ayanna Williams, Indianapolis, IN
Pat Wrice, Hartford, CT
Jocelyn Yin, San Francisco, CA
Ali Zaidi, Manchester, NH