DC REGIONAL BOARD

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  • Chair

    Sarah Rosand joined Only Make Believe as a volunteer in 2004, and joined the NYC Board of Directors in 2009. Upon relocating to Washington, DC in 2010, Sarah spearheaded the expansion of Only Make Believe in the DC metro area. She has a diverse marketing & business background in private and non-profit sectors, and received her B.A. in Psychology and Art History from Cornell University. Sarah resides in Washington, DC with her husband and 3 sons.

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  • Robyn has been an Only Make Believe DC Board Member since 2022.

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  • Owen Baughan is a management consultant at PwC in their Workforce Transformation practice, focusing on human capital business initiatives. Prior to PwC, Owen worked at the DC fintech startup WalletHub, where he was a product manager tasked with helping grow their car insurance business. Owen graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Economics and was born and raised in Winston Salem, NC.

    Owen has lived in DC since 2020. He loves the outdoors, live music, travel, and anything on the water. Owen joined the Only Make Believe junior board in 2024.

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  • Mareesa Frederick is a Partner at Finnegan LLP, a law firm specializing in intellectual property. Mareesa's practice focuses on complex, high-stakes intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC).

    She also has extensive experience counseling clients on pre-trial strategy, strategic licensing opportunities, and building patent portfolios. Mareesa has been an ardent supporter of Only Make Believe since 2018. She is a native Washingtonian and lives with her two children in Washington, DC.

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  • Lisa Kanter is a former Attorney at the U.S. Department of Education. Introduced to OMB by Sarah Rosand, she has been a committed supporter since 2012. She is thrilled that OMB is thriving in DC and continues to be dedicated to its mission. Lisa lives in Bethesda, MD with her family.

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  • Monica Spruill joined Only Make Believe’s DC Board in 2024 and is the Global Head of Marketing for Accenture's Strategy practice. She has brought a wealth of expertise to our organization with her 25+ years of experience in marketing and communications, HBX Certificate of Strategy from Harvard University, MBA from Pace University's Lubin School of Business and BS in Marketing from Hampton University. She is an asset to our board and the mission to make a positive impact for children through interactive performance.