about us
Our Team
Working together to strengthen communities
Our team, board and committee members work diligently, together, making our communities a better place to live and work.
Our Team
We are advocates for change and the stewards of strategic philanthropy within your communities.
Board of Directors
Diverse community leaders, our Board of Directors provide their expertise and commitment to responsible philanthropic governance for long-term community impact.
Director Emeriti
John M. Aichele*
William H. Alexander
Gerald L. Hempt
Ellen Brody Hughes*
Raymond L. Gover*
Lois Lehrman Grass*
William Lehr, Jr.*
Jacqueline Little
Harold A.B. McInnes
Spencer G. Nauman, Jr. Esq.
Claude E. Nichols, M.D.*
John S. Oyler, Esq.
Velma A. Redmond, Esq.
John M. Schrantz
John McD. Sharpe, Jr., Esq.*
Conrad M. Siegel, FSA
Elsie W. Swenson*
Mary A. Simmonds, M.D.
Nathan H. Waters, Jr., Esq.
Jonathan Vipond, III, Esq.
Mary Webber Weston
*Deceased
Standing Committees
Robert E. Caplan, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Romeo Azondekon, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, serve as ex officios on all committees.
Audit Committee
David J. Manbeck, Principal, CPA, Chair
Michael R. Gillespie
Glen P. Heisey
Steven M. Hoffman, CPA
*Kirk Demyan
Marketing & Communications Committee
Dr. Jeffrey Ritchie, Ph.D., Chair
Amanda Martin, Vice-Chair
Cate Barron
Robyn Holder
Emily Hopkins
Jason Kirsch
Colin Powell
Amy Sauertieg
*Jennifer Doyle and Jessica Graybill
Finance and Administration Committee
Greg D. Klopp, Chair
Dorothea Aronson
Teresa Beckner
Michael R. Gillespie
Steven M. Hoffman, CPA
Reid Ruark
*Kirk Demyan
Governance Committee
Susan Simms Marsh, Chair
Romeo Azondekon, Vice Chair
Betsy Hancock
Velma Redmond, Esq.
Jonathan Vipond, Esq.
*Jennifer Doyle
TFEC Properties, INC.
Real Estate Advisory Committee
Robert C. Grubic, Chair
Daniel Alderman
Joy Daniels
J. Stephen Feinour, Esq.
Steve Hawbecker
Gary L. Nalbandian
Lane Schultz
Neal S. West
*Jennifer Doyle & Brooke Clark
Grantmaking Committee
Betsy Hancock, Chair
Anne Aufiero
Oralia Dominic
Esmeralda Hetrick
David Kutz
Kristin Leader-Ramirez
Susan Simms Marsh
Donna Murray
*Caitlin Cluck
Team Resources Committee
David Kutz, Chair
Romeo Azondekon
Robert E. Caplan, CFA
Carolyn Dumaresq, Ed.D
Marielle Hazen
Robyn Holder
*Kirk Demyan & Jennifer Doyle
Investment Advisory Committee
Robert E. Caplan, CFA, Chair
Catherine Azeles, CFP®, RICP®, CDFA®
Jonathan Freeman, CFP®, CIMA®, CFA
Keaton T. Macut, CFP®, AIF®
Elizabeth P. Mullaugh ,Esq.
Jonathan Vipond, III, Esq.
*Kirk Demyan
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee
Todd Snovel, Chair
Romeo Azondekon
Corey Burton
Lisa Cote
Sarah Herr
Marlene Kanuck
David Kutz
Kathleen McKenzie
Ruth Moore
Karen Skoczynski
Kristina Snow
*Erin Gilbert & Jennifer Doyle
Consultants
Conrad Siegel, Conrad Siegel, Consulting Actuary and Founder
Brian Hess, The ENVISION Group, Inc., Print Support
IntermixIT, IT Support
Lucca AM, Website Support
Maher Duessel, Auditor
Martin Communications, Inc.
Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, General Counsel
Charles Schwab
