At Points of Light we would like to congratulate Curtis Cannon for being an amazing service leader who was awarded at the White House yesterday as a Champion of Change by the Corporation for National and Community Service.  Curtis was one of ten local leaders awarded at the ceremony.

Curtis Cannon is the Vice President of Partner Services at HandsOn Greater DC Cares. In this role, he oversees the services provided to HGDCC's partners, which are aimed at building powerful nonprofits, strengthening businesses, and increasing volunteer activism and leadership. Before HGDCC, Curtis served as Enterprise Manager at Juma Ventures in San Francisco, a social enterprise nonprofit dedicated to youth development. Curtis received his B.S. in Marketing and Logistics from University of Maryland and recently received a National Certification in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. He has also recently completed The Nonprofit Roundtable's Future Executive Directors Fellowship Program, an intensive twelve-month program designed to prepare participants for executive directorships.

The Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative. Each week, a different issue is highlighted and groups of Champions, ranging from educators to entrepreneurs to community leaders, are recognized for the work they are doing to better their communities.