Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes Joanne Lamparter Confirmation Resolution of 2025

MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
December 9, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01 ), and pursuant to section 6 of the Office of Out of School Time
Grants and Youth Outcomes Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261;
D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.05), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Joanne Lamparter
Cedar Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
(Ward 4)
for reappointment as a nongovernmental member of the Commission on Out of School Time Grants
and Youth Outcomes, for a term to end November 7, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
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Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Joanne Lamparter to the Commission on Out of School Time
16 Grants and Youth Outcomes.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , That this
19 resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes
20 Joanne Lamparter Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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28 as a nongovernmental member of the Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth
29 Outcomes, established by section 6 of the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth
30 Outcomes Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261; D.C . Official
31 Code§ 2-1555.05), for a term to end November 7, 2028.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Joanne Seelig Lamparter, Ed.M.
EE | | Washington,DC
JoanneSeeligLamparterisaneducationprofessionalwithovertwentyyearsofexperienceinavarietyofculturalinstitutions.Joannehasexperienceinpolicydevelopmentandimplementation,
strategicpartnerships,and education advising.
EXPERIENCE
ImaginationStage-Bethesda,MD andWashington,DCArtisticDirectorofEducationandTheatreforChange,March2014-presentResponsible forpolicy,planning,and budgeting forthe Education and Theatre for Change departments
andensuringconfluencewiththeartistic,educational,inclusiongoalsoftheorganization
ArtisticDirectorofEducationandTheatreforChange 2018-present
InadditionDirectorofEducation(below):
Developednewprogrammingwiththegoalofbridgingculturaldividesandliftingupunrepresentedvoicesthrougheducationalworkshopsandprofessionalproductions.
CreatedOyemein2014inpartnershipwithHispanicHeritageFoundation:atraumainformedapproachtoartslearningforyoungrefugeesfleeingviolencefromCentralAmerica.These
bilingualeducationalworkshops take placeat nine locationsin the DC area forapproximately 400
youngpeopleperyear.CreatedandManagestheYouthandPolicePartnershipProgram.Usingtheatreasatoolfor
bridgingcommunities,thisprojectemploysteachingartiststoleadofficersandyouththroughthe
playmakingprocess.ThisprogramisinpartnershipwiththeMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentandtheDC PoliceFoundation.Since2018hasreachedapproximately140youngpeopleandofficersthroughanintensivesummerprogramandweeklyworkshops.
LeadProducerfortwoprofessionaltouringplays:Oyemethebeautiful(derivedfromthestoriesofyoungpeopleinourOyemeprogram)and10SecondsbasedonworkshopsbetweenDC policeandDC teens.Oversightofthedesignersanddirectors,dramaturgicalelementsandbookingprocess.Createseducationalworkshopstoaccompanyeachperformanceandproducescommunitypanels
basedaroundtopicsofimmigrationandcommunitypolicing.Thesetourshavereachednearly7000middleandhighschoolstudents,teachers,policymakersandnonprofitleaders.Tourslocationshaveincluded:CapitolHillco-sponsoredbySenatorChrisVanHollen,theCatholicUniversityCenterforCulturalEngagement,TheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum,Georgetown
University,and the Lutheran Church of the Reformation.
Leadsprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsforteachingartistsandpublicschoolteacherson.traumainformedandhealingcenteredapproachestoartsbasedlearning.
‘SupervisesandcreatescurriculumforVoicesBeyondBars,anewprograminpartnershipwiththeMontgomeryCountyCorrectionalFacilitywhichusesspokenwordandimprovasatoolforresilienceandpro-socialskillsamongstinmates.
DirectorofEducation 2014-present
Overseessevenfulltimestaffand100contractors,teachingartistsandparttimeemployees
Responsibleforonsiteandschoolpartnershipprogrammingwhichreachesover7000studentsages12monthsto18yearsoldMaintainsand buildson existingpartnershipswithavarietyofyouthserviceagenciesintheDC
Metropolitan area
Developsarts-integratedprogrammingscopeanddeliveryoversightofMontgomeryCountyPublicSchools and DCPS Title 1 initiativewith school personnel
TeachesprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsforDC andMontgomeryCountypublicschoolteachersResponsibleforbudgetof$1.6millionofearnedincomethroughtuitionbasedprogramming,inadditiontoseveralgrantbasedbudgetsCreatesandimplementsadistancelearningplanincludingonlinecoursesandvideoresources
Joanne Seelig Lamparter

 Oversees access and inclusion programming including Sensory Friendly performances,
performances groups for young people with disabilities, and our intake process for families
disclosing physical or cognitive needs

Smithsonian Institution - Washington, D.C.
Education Specialist, Smithsonian Associates, 2013-present
 Directed 85 Smithsonian Summer Camps. Managed a staff of 5 administrators, 60 instructors,
and 80 teen volunteers. Responsible for programming and care of 1400 campers in grades K-12.
Wrote promotional brochure copy and oversaw the registration process. Facilitated Summer Camp
scholarship program. Revenue over 500K with a 60% profit margin
 Ensured that Standards of Learning being met for all Discovery Theater performances
 Wrote grants for special youth initiatives and community partnerships
 Developed and managed family sleepover programs for the National Museum of Natural History
and the National Museum of American History
 Produced and developed all content for the annual educational program, Breakfast at the Zoo,
which serves as a fundraiser event for Smithsonian Associates Members and their families.

National Building Museum - Washington, D.C.
Family Programs Manager, 2007-2012
 Supervised Family Access Associate, six Museum Teachers, interns and volunteers
 Managed and planed a six-week multidisciplinary arts summer camp. Supervised staff of seven.
 Planed three large scale arts education festivals, each serving 14,000 visitors of all ages
 Oversaw the Building Zone a hands-on exhibition for children ages 2-6 and their caregivers

Berkeley Repertory Theatre - Berkeley, CA
Education Associate, 2002-2006
 Designed and implemented Target® Story Builders, a dramatic arts outreach program which
visited 160 elementary school classrooms per year. Trained, hired and supervised faculty
 Implemented Teen Nights at the Rep---an audience development program
 Mentored incarcerated youth in a playwriting program

EDUCATION

Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ed.M. Arts in Education, June 2007 Focus on family engagement, arts learning and non-profit
management. Completed Research Assistantship with Project Zero’s Cultures of Thinking project.

Washington University in St. Louis
B.A. Drama, Minor in Business, Summa Cum Laude, May 2002 Completion of theatre conservatory
program in partnership with Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London

Other Relevant Experience

 PBS KIDS: Current Advisor on Arts Education practices and serves as theatre education content
specialist for Pinkalicious produced by WGBH
 Routledge Press: Contributing Author on book on Applied Theatre
 Panelist, TCG Audience (R)evolution grants, 2017
 Guest Judge, Poetry Out Loud, National Endowment for the Arts, 2017
 Panelist, Arts in Education Model and Dissemination Grants, US Department of Education, 2010
 Panelist, Learning in the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, November, 2009 and 2010
 Contributed research and edited: Ritchhart, R. (2007). Cultivating a Culture of Thinking in
Museums. Journal of Museum Education, 32(2), 137-154.

SKILLS
Beginning Spanish, online teaching tools including Canvas and Zoom, Tessitura ticketing software, piano
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xecutive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Joan
ne Lamparter
Ms
. Joanne Lamparter serves as the Artistic Director of Education and
Theatre for Change for Imagination Stage. In this role, she has led the
organization’s school and community partnerships, theatre arts training
programs, and the development of new work based on youth voices.
Under Ms. Lamparter’s leadership , Imagination Stage’s youth
programming has been featured at international festivals, national
conferences, local universities, and on Capitol Hill.
An arts educator with over 20 years of experience, she has administered
programs for Smithsonian, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The National
Building Museum and Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Ms. Lamparter was
also a Research Assistant on the Cultures of Thinking project at Harvard’s
Project Zero.
Further, Ms. Lamparter’s experience includes serving as a grants panelist for the National
Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the U.S. Department of Education, and
the Maryland State Arts Council. Moreover, she has taught in a variety of educational settings
including theatres, museums, public schools, and juvenile detention centers.
A Ward 4 resident, Ms. Lamparter earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Washington
University and her Master in Arts in Education from the Harvard University.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 31, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution s nominating Matthew Hanson , Joanne
Lamparter, Danielle Schmutz, Ricardo Cooper, Stephanie Foo, Cambridge
Worrell-Smith, Levi Eckman, Rohan Young, Daniela Grigioni, Sybil Davis,
GeNita Finley, Reginald Mathis, and Leandro Travieso as members of the
Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outc omes
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above -referenced resolution s and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish