News: Good Shepherd Alliances Selects Two Loudoun County Public School Seniors to Board of Directors

(Aug. 12, 2011) - Samuel Moore-Sobel (Stone Bridge) and Nicole Levinson (Loudoun County) are high school seniors selected to the 2011/2012 Good Shepherd Alliance (GSA) Board of Directors.

Left to right: Anne Lewis LCPS Director of Student Services, GSA Vice Chair Robert Ohneiser, Nicole Levinson, LCPS Superintendent Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick, Samuel Moore-Sobel, GSA Board Youth Director Steven D'Argenio, Marilyn Jackson LCPS Supervisor of Guidance Services.

The young adults will have full voting privileges and serve on the GSA outreach committee working shoulder to shoulder with the Board of Directors to promote GSA homeless services and programs in all twelve Loudoun County High Schools.


The seniors were selected from a group of very robust candidates based on criteria that included volunteerism in social services, proven organizational skills and a passion to plan and initiate programs that involve high school youth in serving the needs of our indigent and homeless population.

GSA collaborated with School Superintendent Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick, Anne Lewis LCPS Director of Student Services and Marilyn Jackson Supervisor of Guidance Services to solicit resumes from each Loudoun County high school. A team of GSA board members led by Youth Director Steve D ‘Argenio reviewed the rising senior candidates and then conducted interviews. Sam Moore-Sobel and Nicole Levinson were selected based on their ability to network with student organizations, youth groups and community leaders. Both students have presented strong verbal, written and team building skills. Individual responsibility and leadership were also factors in the decision making process.

The Good Shepherd Alliance welcomes Samuel and Nicole to our board and acknowledges the two seniors will create a synergy in our local high schools and encourage more students to become champions for the homeless and near homeless in their respective communities.

To learn more about how your school can partner with the Good Shepherd Alliance Youth Committee; Contact GSA Board member and Youth Director Steven D’Argenio at 703-989-0140 or at nvflag@sprynet.com.