Meet the KaBOOM! Team

At KaBOOM!, our offices are purple, our desks are cluttered with toys, and our minds are filled with visions of great community-built playspaces. The KaBOOM! team (or "Boomers" as we like to call ourselves) is composed several extraordinary teams of people!

To meet our staff, click on each of the department headings to the right.

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KaBOOM! Awards

  • Best Association/non-profit, PR NEWS Corporate Social Responsibility Awards, 2005
  • Social Capitalist Award, Fast Company magazine, 2003
  • One of America's Best Charities, Worth magazine, 2002
  • Chairman's Commendation, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2001
  • Special Innovation Award, Peter F. Drucker Foundation, 2000

Darell Hammond - Awards and Recognitions

  • NYU Stern’s Satter Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2008
  • The Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, 2008
  • Honorary Degree, Ripon College, 2008
  • Children's Mental Health Award, NARSAD, 2007
  • President's Volunteer Service Award, 2004
  • Power and Influence Top 50, non-profit Times, 2004
  • Washingtonian of the Year, Washingtonian magazine, 2003
  • Fellow, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, 2003
  • 40 under 40, Crain's Chicago Business, 2000
  • Making a Difference Award, Diet Coke, 1999
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