Washington, DC
Upcoming Events
Spring 2026 Luncheon
JFAN Lunch with Mark Shriver
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Featured Speaker:
Mark Kennedy Shriver
President, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School & Corporate Work Study Program
The University Club of Washington, D.C.
1135 16th St., NW
Washington, DC
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.- Luncheon
About the Guest Speaker:
With over 30 years of leadership serving at-risk youth, Mark Shriver has dedicated his career to advancing
the right of every child to a safe and vibrant childhood. Since 2021, he has served as President of Don
Bosco Cristo Rey High School, a Catholic school for students from low-income families providing an
affordable college-preparatory education and utilizing an innovative Corporate Work Study Program.
He led Save the Children’s U.S. programs, which reached over 1.1 million children in rural communities in
2020 through early childhood education and nutrition services. He created Save the Children’s domestic
emergencies programs to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children before, during and after disasters.
In 2014, he founded Save the Children Action Network, which focuses on increasing access to high-quality
early childhood education for children across the country. He also created the organization’s innovative
Choice Program, which serves at-risk youth with intensive, community-based counseling. Mark was
formerly a member of the MD House of Delegates, where he served as the first Chair of the Joint
Committee on Children, Youth and Families.
About JFAN
Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network-Washington, DC (formerly known as the Loyola Club) gathers Jesuit-educated alums and friends for food, fellowship and inspiration. JFAN probes ways to apply Jesuit spirituality in our everyday lives and to use it as a means to strengthen our communities.
We bring together on a regular basis (3 times each year) leaders in the DC Community with a common bond of Jesuit Education/Ignatian Spirituality. Washington itself is home to Georgetown University, Gonzaga College High School, Georgetown Preparatory School, and the Washington Jesuit Academy. This city also is home to graduates from every one of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and most of the more than 70 Jesuit high schools and middle schools in the United States, as well as members, representatives or alumni of Alpha Sigma Nu; Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA); Holy Trinity Catholic Church; the Ignatian Solidarity Network; the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC); The Jesuit Collaborative; the Jesuit Conference; the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA); the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC); and the Loyola Club of Washington.