President - Terry O’Hara Lavoie
Ms. Lavoie most recently served as Director of the Survivors’ Fund, an LLC of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. This $25 million disaster recovery program was the largest fund in the country designed for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon. Upon closing its doors in May, 2008, Survivors’ Fund was widely recognized for its effective program approach by many media outlets including: The Washington Post; The Wall Street Journal; TIME Magazine; Salon.com; News Channel 8; and more.
Ms Lavoie has spent the majority of her 20-year career in philanthropy engaging funders on a broad range of topics and initiatives. She held positions at the Council on Foundations and Washington Grantmakers before establishing TOHL House, LLC, which specialized in philanthropy, advocacy and volunteerism. Ms. Lavoie has been an active volunteer in Fairfax County Virginia, which has included serving as a tutor in the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter, a Court Appointed Special Advocate, in leadership roles with the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP). Ms Lavoie was instrumental in MCCP’s efforts with State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation and is a founding Steering Committee member of the Bailey’s Crossroads Health Access Partnership (BxHAP). In 2007, BxHAP secured funding to open the Culmore Clinic, a primary care provider for the poor and working poor in the Bailey’s Crossroads Community.
Ms. Lavoie has continued her service to the Medical Care for Children Partnership, serving on its Advisory Council Executive Committee since 1995 and Chair from 1999 to 2000. Ms Lavoie has led the MCCP Advocacy Committee throughout her tenure, and more recently served on the MCCP Foundation Transition Committee and co-chairs the Foundation Board’s Nominating Committee.
Ms. Lavoie lives in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband and two children and manages TOHL House LLC, a consulting practice specializing in philanthropy, advocacy, and volunteerism. She serves on Head of School Advisory Committees of the Congressional Schools of Virginia and holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Catholic University of America and a Masters in Public Administration from The George Washington University.