Isabel Spake

Isabel joined the Greater Washington Community Foundation in June 2022 as a Program Officer. She has over 10 years of project and grants management experience in the DC area. Isabel’s interest in community-based work started while serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA for the DC government, where she later became the AmeriCorps Program Officer. In addition to her experience in local government, she has also worked for local nonprofits focused on teacher quality issues and public land efforts.

Isabel earned her bachelor's degree in History from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and her Master's in Public Administration from George Washington University. Although she lived overseas for a chunk of her childhood, she considers Greater Washington her home. When she’s not with her husband and sons enjoying the outdoors, you can find her hunting for secondhand items at local thrift and consignment shops.