WINN Community
The WINN Community is comprised of dedicated, dynamic individuals who support the mission of The Children’s Inn at NIH. Joining this group allows members to connect with healthcare luminaries, volunteer their time, donate and direct funds towards Inn projects, and network.
Benefits of Membership
Our programming and engagement with The Children’s Inn offer many different opportunities for involvement. Members are invited to special events such as:
- Speaker series on a variety of topics with nationally recognized leaders from The National Institutes of Health.
- Volunteer engagement opportunities with Inn families such as serving family dinners, reading stories to children, participating in resident holiday parties throughout the year such as Halloween and Cinco de Mayo parties, organizing gift drives, and offering pro-bono services.
- Community-building events such as donor receptions, picnics, and networking events.
Membership – How to Join or Renew
Membership is open to those who would like to contribute the minimum annual amount of $1,000, which is fully tax-deductible and may be paid at one time or on a monthly basis. Each fall, in consultation with Inn leadership, WINN members vote on allocating the combined WINN contributions for the most significant impact. For example, WINN funding may be directed toward family support programs, educational activities, scholarships, emergency financial assistance, and room/facility enhancements.
2024 WINN Leadership
The WINN Community is led by co-chairs Debra Cohen and Monica Granovsky. The WINN leadership team is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing WINN’s goals and objectives and overseeing all WINN events, activities, and membership recruitment.
Subcommittees are led by members of the WINN Community. These groups are responsible for creative programming, volunteer opportunities, engagement with Inn families, and membership development. Sandy Davis is the membership chair, Nancy Dianis is the programming chair, Robyn Richardson is the communications chair, and Pam Kanstoroom and Phyllis Rienzo are fundraising co-chairs.
For more information about WINN, please email Adrienne Stelmach.
January
Family Dinner Volunteer Opportunity and Lunar New Year Celebration (Inn Families and WINN Members)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
February
WINN Winter Meeting (Inn Staff and WINN Members)
Postponed
Family Dinner Volunteer Opportunity and Valentine’s Day Party (Inn Families and WINN Members)
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Snowed Inn (Inn Event)
Saturday, February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Pinstripes, North Bethesda, MD
(Tickets and Details)
March
Rock & Roll for Children (Rock and Roll for Children Foundation benefit concert)
March 22, 2025
6:30 p.m.
The Fillmore Silver Spring
(Tickets and Details)
Family Dinner Volunteer Opportunity & St. Patrick’s Day Party (Inn Families and WINN Members)
Monday, March 17, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
April
Family Dinner Volunteer Opportunity (Inn Families and WINN Members)
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
4:45 – 6:15 p.m.
May
An Evening for Hope Gala (Inn Event)
Saturday, May 3, 2025
6:00 p.m.
The Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner, VA
(Event Details)
Cinco de Mayo Party (Inn Families, Inn Staff, and WINN Members)
Monday, May 5, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Family Dinner Volunteer Opportunity (Inn Families and WINN Members)
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
4:45 – 6:15 p.m.
WINN Spring Meeting (Inn Staff and WINN Members)
Details TBA
June
Family Dinner Volunteer Opportunity (Inn Families and WINN Members)
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
4:45 – 6:15 p.m.
WINN Summer Social (WINN Members)
Details T.B.A
July
August
September
WINN Fall Meeting (Inn Staff and WINN Members)
Details T.B.A
October
Halloween Trunk or Treat (Inn Families, Inn Staff, and WINN Members)
Friday, October 31, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
November
Thoughtful Treasure Making (WINN Members)
Details T.B.A.
December
Holidays at The Inn (WINN Members)
Volunteer opportunities throughout the month to help shop, wrap, and decorate.
Nora Volkow, Ph.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Tram Huyen, Ph.D.
Director of Innovation
All of Us Research Program National Institutes of Health
“All of Us“
Abigail Fry
Behavioral Health Coordinator
National Cancer Institute
“Reflect, Recreate, Revitalize“
Mike Zoosman
Chaplain and Cantor
NIH Clinical Center
Spiritual Care Department
“Reflect, Recreate, Revitalize“
Tiffany Powell-Wiley, MD, MPH
Stadtman Investigator
National Institutes of Health
“Women and Heart Disease“
Julie E. Ledgerwood, D.O.
Deputy Director
Chief Medical Officer
Chief, Clinical Trials Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
“COVID-19 Vaccine Research and Development”
Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
“COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health”
Janine Austin Clayton
NIH Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health, NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
“The Promise, the Potential & the Power of Women’s Health”
Christine Grady, M.S.N., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
Chief of the Department of Bioethics, NIH Clinical Center,
“Vulnerability and COVID-19: An Ethical Perspective”
Lori Wiener, Ph.D., DCSW, LCSW-C
Senior Associate Scientist
Pediatric Oncology Branch at the National Cancer InstituteCo-Director, Behavioral Health Core
Head, Psychosocial Support and Research Program
Senior Associate Scientist
“Psychosocial Research and its Impact on Children and Families“
Nirali N. Shah, M.D., M.H.Sc.
Head of the Hematologic Malignancies Section of the Pediatric Oncology Branch at the National Cancer Institute
“The New CAR on the Block,” explaining a promising type of immunotherapy
Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, Ph.D.
Director, National Library of Medicine at the NIH
“Information for Health in Contemporary Times”
Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the NIH
“Key Indicators of Women’s Health”
By becoming a WINN member, you will join a dynamic group of philanthropically-minded women who pool their talent and resources for the greatest impact to help Inn families.