WHO WE ARE
The Better Angels Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Americans about their history through documentary film.
Our goal is to educate, engage and provoke thoughtful discussion among people of every political persuasion and ideology. We work to ensure historically significant films are completed, broadcast, promoted, and shared in ways that reach and inform as many people as possible through robust educational and civic outreach. The Society is currently raising funds for Ken Burns’s films in production and planned over the next ten years.
We are also working to ensure that the next generation of documentary filmmakers, inspired by Ken Burns and his team, receive the education, mentoring, training, and support they need to continue his legacy.
Executive Offices
5185 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 570
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 809-9972
We are happy to work with those wishing to create a personalized recognition package. Please call (202) 809-9972 or email us at lsimon@betterangelssociety.org.
THE BETTER ANGELS TEAM
Lawrence Simon
Development Coordinator and Deputy Director, Next Generation Angels Awards Program
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bobby Stein, Chair
President, The Regency Group
Phil Kent, Vice Chair
Former CEO, Vice Chair, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
John Fullerton, Treasurer
President, JBF Capital Inc.
Hal Brierley
CEO, The Brierley Group, LLC
Patrick Butler
President & Chief Executive Officer, America's of Public Television Stations
Nancy J. Cable
Chancellor, University of North Carolina Asheville
John Debs
Affiliated Scholar, Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
Meredith DeWitt
Principal, Meredith J. DeWitt Consulting
Anthony Foxx
Former United States Secretary of Transportation
Greg Golkin
Founder and Managing Partner, Kitchen Fund
Bonnie McCloskey
Partner of Cornerstone Holdings, LLC
Cappy McGarr
President, MCM Interests
Admiral Mike Mullen
Retired
Eric Obeng
Enterprise Relationship Manager, LinkedIn
David Pfeil
President, Pfeil Holdings Corporation and President, The Pfeil Foundation
Laura Roosevelt
Owner, TriUne School, Studio, & Event Center
Jason Schlesinger
Private Wealth Management
Peter Thoren
Executive Vice President, Access Industries
FOUNDERS BOARD
Ken Adelman, Chair
Vice President, Movers and Shakespeares
David Blistein
Writer
Talmage Boston
Attorney at Law, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton
Rebecca Nordstrom
Professor Emerita of Dance, Hampshire College
Ron Sullivan
Owner, Prospect Hill Antiques
Jeannie Lavine
Co-Founder, Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation
Kenneth Rosenthal
President (Retired), The Seeing Eye, Inc.
NEXT GENERATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Greg Golkin, Chair
Founder and Managing Partner, Kitchen Fund
Charlie Hellman
Vice President of Product, Spotify
Alexa von Tobel
Founder and CEO, Learnvest.com
PARTNERS
The Better Angels Society is proud to partner with:
