Heller An Shapiro ’81
AAVC Vice President and Nominating and Governance Committee Member
(she/her/hers)
Maryland
Term of Service: 2026–2030
Additional Vassar Volunteer Experience
Member, AAVC Board of Directors, 2024–present; member, AAVC Alumnae/i Recognition Committee, 2024–present; member, AAVC Vassar Fund Committee, 2022–present; committee member, class of 1981, 2020–present; Sophomore Career Connections mentor, 2018; Co-chair, Class Reunion Gift, 2000–2001; Co-chair, class of 1981, 1996–2001; Co-chair, Class Fund, 1996–2000; AAVC Volunteer Leadership Week trainer, 1992–1993; second Vice President, class of 1981, 1991–1996.
Professional/Community Experience
Volunteer Team Leader, Compass Pro Bono, 2023–present; board member, Nonprofit Liaison, Impact100 DC, 2024–present; Secretary, Metro Bethesda Rotary Foundation Board, 2024–present; Nonprofit Consultant, Coach, 2008–present; volunteer grant review panelist, Maryland State Arts Council, 2021, 2023; Executive Director, ArtStream, Inc., 2016–2023; board member, Head of School Search, Co-leader, Barrie School, 2015–2017; Consultant, Optica, 2010–2016; Co-leader, Executive Development Career Workshops, Executive Search Consultant, TransitionGuides, 2007–2016; Consultant, Barth Syndrome Foundation, 2010–2012; Board Co-Chair, Kidsave International, 2010–2012; Executive Director, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, 1997–2007; Board of Directors, Chair Standards of Excellence Committee, National Health Council, 2003–2007; Associate Director of Affiliate Management, Christmas in April, USA/Rebuilding Together, 1997–1998; Deputy Director, State and International Services, VSA, 1995–1997; Director of Affiliate Management and Training, The Foundation Fighting Blindness, 1992–1995; Director of Volunteers, Kennedy Center, 1986–1991, recipient of 1991 President’s Volunteer Action Award; Leadership America, class of 1993; board member, Chair of Public Issues, Chair National Summit on Trends in Volunteer Leadership Development, Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA), 1991–1993; Founder and Chair, MVP-Arts (Managers of Volunteer Programs in the Arts), 1990–1992.
