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ABOUT US

Mission
The mission of Silver Spring Village is to build and sustain a supportive network of neighbors helping neighbors remain in their own homes and be engaged in their community as they age.

Service Area
Our service area for Full Members includes zip codes 20901, 20910 and the section of 20815 east of Rock Creek Park. Associate Membership is available regardless of zip code.

Governance and Leadership
Silver Spring Village, Inc. was incorporated in Maryland as a non-profit charitable organization on June 29, 2012. We adopted our bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and elected our first board of directors and officers in April 2013. In September 2013, the Internal Revenue Service designated Silver Spring Village a charitable, tax-exempt [501(c)(3)] organization.

Residents of various close-in Silver Spring neighborhoods serve on a volunteer basis on the board of directors and on the board's committees. Our Executive Director develops strategies and plans and, together with our Director of Volunteer Services, Operations Manager, and many volunteers, ensures their implementation.

Staff

Doug Gaddis
Executive Director

Vanessa Ripps
Director of Volunteer Services

Ana Carrion
Operations Manager

Officers and Board of Directors as of July 1, 2020

Connie Raab
President

Cheryl Gardner
Vice President

Katherine Anderson
Treasurer

Peggy Gervasi
Secretary

Martine Brizius

Sue Decker

Steve Durako

Minnedore Green

Carolyn Lauer

Anne McHenry

Jacqueline Wallen

Our Board Directors, all long-time residents of Silver Spring, live throughout the neighborhoods of our service area, including:
Forest Glen Park, Indian Springs, North Hills of Sligo, Park Hills, Rock Creek Forest, Rosemary Hills, Sligo Park Hills,
Woodside, and Woodside Park.