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
L. Jeffrey Mattern* (posthumous)
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
Michael R. Gillespie, Chair
David J. Manbeck, Principal, CPA
Michelle Buskey
^Robert Caplan
#Romeo Azondekon
*Kirk Demyan
Marketing & Communications Committee
Amanda Martin, Chair
Cate Barron, Vice Chair
Robyn Holder
Jason Kirsch
Colin Powell
Emily Hopkins
Amy Sauertieg
^ Robert Caplan
#Romeo Azondekon
*Matt Caylor
Finance and Administration Committee
Dave Manbeck, Chair
Dorthea Aronson
Teresa Beckner
Greg D. Klopp
Mike Gillespie
Reid Ruark
^ Robert Caplan
#Romeo Azondekon
*Kirk Demyan
Governance Committee
Susan Simms-Marsh, Chair
Romeo Azondekon, Vice Chair
Betsy Hancock
Beck Moore
Velma Redmond, Esq.
Jonathan Vipond
^Robert Caplan
*Jennifer Doyle
TFEC Properties, INC.
Real Estate Advisory Committee
Robert C. Grubic, Chair
Daniel Alderman
Joy Daniels
J. Stephen Feinour, Esq.
Steve Hawbecker
Lane Schultz
Neal S. West
^Robert Caplan
#Romeo Azondekon
*Jennifer Doyle
^ Robert E. Caplan, Chair of the Board of Directors, serves as ex officio on committees where noted
#Romeo Azondekon, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, serves as ex officio on committees where noted
ex officio status is non-voting
All * signify the TFEC team member and committee liasion
Grantmaking Committee
Betsy Hancock, Chair
Anne Aufiero
Cate Barron
Oralia Dominic
David Kutz
Kristin Leader-Ramirez
Susan Simms Marsh
Donna Murray
Cornell Wilson
^Robert Caplan
#Romeo Azondekon
*Caitlin Cluck
Team Resources Committee
David Kutz, Chair
Romeo Azondekon
Carolyn Dumaresq, Ed.D
Marielle Hazen
Robyn Holder
^Robert Caplan
*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.
Sherry Ulsh
Jonathan Vipond
#Romeo Azondekon
*Kirk Demyan
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee
Romeo Azondekon, Chair
Corey Burton
Lisa Cote
Hagir Elsheikh
Marlene Kanuck
David Kutz
Kathleen McKenzie
Ruth Moore
Karen Skoczynski
Kristina Snow
^Robert Caplan
* Crystal Brown
