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
2000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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 info@betterangelssociety.org.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peter Thoren
Executive Vice President, Access Industries
Bobby Stein, Chair
President, The Regency Group
Ronald S. Moultrie, Secretary
Corporate Advisor
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
Greg Golkin
Founder and Managing Partner, Kitchen Fund
Phil Kent
Former CEO, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
Jeannie Lavine
Co-Founder, Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation
Cappy McGarr
President, MCM Interests
Admiral Mike Mullen
Retired
David Pfeil
President, Pfeil Holdings Corporation and President, The Pfeil Foundation
Laura Roosevelt
Owner, TriUne School, Studio, & Event Center
Jason Schlesinger
Private Wealth Management
Michelle Smith
President, Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
FOUNDERS BOARD
David Blistein, Chair
Writer
Ken Adelman
Vice President, Movers and Shakespeares
Talmage Boston
Attorney at Law, Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton
Rebecca Nordstrom
Professor Emerita of Dance, Hampshire College
Ron Sullivan
Owner, Prospect Hill Antiques
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
Eric Obeng
Enterprise Relationship Manager, LinkedIn
Alexa von Tobel
Founder and CEO, Learnvest.com
PARTNERS
The Better Angels Society is proud to partner with:
