Flannery Goldberg
Co-President
Co-President
Flannery is a JLES parent three times over with a daughter in 2nd grade and twin sons in Kindergarten. As a Farragut street resident, Flannery watched with excitement as the school was rebuilt in 2020 and has loved seeing the community flourish in its new home. Originally from Chicago, she is now approaching her 20th year of living in DC and is proud to call it home and looks forward to making John Lewis a place where all kids and families can thrive. When not parenting she is an office manager at a downtown consulting firm, and enjoys traveling to destinations near & far.
Co- President
Julia is the parent of a gregarious 1st grader & a vibrant PK4 student at JLES and is in her third year as part of the school community. You can often find her chaperoning a field trip or volunteering to support the school play. Outside of school, Julia and her family love going to Shenandoah National Park, local sporting events, and the pool. She's proud to be part of this rich school community and looking forward to a great year.
Co-Vice President
More to come
Co-Secretary
Christina is a proud JLES parent heading into her 5th year in the school community, with one son in 2nd grade and another in PK3 next year. School drop off is one of her favorite parts of the day - she’s excited to celebrate and grow the positivity and energy that exude from this special place. Christina is Head of Product at a DC-based health tech company. She’s been in the city for 8 years but also calls St. Louis and New Orleans home, loves yoga, great meals, and porch hangs with neighbors.
Co-Secretary
Chimeka has two daughters, one in 1st grade and one in PK3. This is her families fourth year at John Lewis. Chimeka also loves the daily walk to school each day. Its best in the sunshine, but it's even fun in the rain or snow.
Co-Treasurer
Laura is a mom to a 2nd grader who has attended JLES since PK3. She has been amazed by the welcoming, supportive, and fun community at JLES and is excited to serve on the PSCO this year. Laura has worked in public schools as a special education coordinator and data administrator and in her free time enjoys biking around DC with her family.
Co-Treasurer
Christopher is dad to 1st grade twins. This is his families fourth year at John Lewis.
Member-At-Large
Vita is mom to 3rd Grader, Dimitri Dye-Soto, and her family is currently in their fifth year at John Lewis. Vita and her family moved to the neighborhood in 2016, and she has been living in DC for 15 years. She moved to DC from Southern California, where she was born and raised. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her son, husband, and doggy. They enjoy hikes, swimming, and museums. She is also involved in her church community and serves as a women's life group leader. Professionally, Vita works in adult education and is passionate about advocacy for higher education access. Vita is excited to be in community with the John Lewis families.
Member-At-Large
Anya Creightney is a program specialist and the head of the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program at the Library of Congress. As part of her larger mandate, she works closely on U.S. Poet Laureate projects, the National Book Festival and year-round programs, like the Live! at the Library series. She also enjoys cooking and documentaries, and she spends oodles of time reading to her kids.
Member-At-Large
Alana mom to a John Lewis 1st grader and PK4 student. This is her families fourth year at John Lewis.
LSAT Representative
A native Washingtonian and lifelong resident of 16th St. Heights, Sasha is mom to two girls in Kindergarten and 2nd grade at JLES. Now in her family’s fifth year as members of the JLES family, Sasha is excited about contributing to the community through the PSCO. Professionally Sasha oversees national marketing, promotional and industry engagement initiatives for the Office of Apprenticeship at the Department of Labor. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, mom, spinning classes and running in Rock Creek Park.
LSAT Representative
Maya Davis is a native Washingtonian and DCPS graduate. After law school she taught high school social studies in DCPS before transitioning to a career as an education attorney. She is the Mom of two boys, newly enrolled at JLES, and a champion for all students.