Allison Silberberg

[3] Silberberg is the author of “Visionaries in Our Midst,” a book that profiles individuals making a difference in the United States.

She served a three-year term on the World Bank's Community Outreach Grants Committee, which disbursed major funding to local nonprofits in Washington.

She started and led a nonprofit called Lights, Camera, Action!, which used film to mentor youth in Anacostia.

For nearly a decade, Silberberg hosted monthly charitable events, which gave all proceeds to local nonprofits focused on children at risk and families in distress.

[12] She was advocating on a platform of responsible development, environmental protection of Alexandria's forests, and repairing sewage and stormwater infrastructure.