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
Communications Committee
Dr. Jeffrey Ritchie, Ph.D., Chair
Amanda Martin, Vice-Chair
Jason Kirsch
Colin Powell
*Jennifer Doyle
Finance and Administration Committee
Greg D. Klopp, Chair
Dorothea Aronson
Michael R. Gillespie
Steven M. Hoffman, CPA
*Kirk Demyan
Governance Committee
Susan Simms Marsh, Chair
Romeo Azondekon
Betsy Hancock
Velma Redmond, Esq.
Jonathan Vipond, Esq.
*Jennifer Doyle
TFEC Properties, INC.
Real Estate Advisory Committee
Robert C. Grubic, Chair
Daniel Alderman
Paul Bruder
Joy Daniels
J. Stephen Feinour, Esq.
Steve Hawbecker
Mark D. Hipp, Esq.
Gary L. Nalbandian
Lane Schultz
Neal S. West
*Jennifer Doyle & Brooke Clark
Grantmaking Committee
Betsy Hancock, Chair
Anne Aufiero
Oralia Dominic
Esmeralda Hetrick
Marlene Kanuck
David Kutz
Kristin Leader-Ramirez
Susan Simms Marsh
Donna Murray
*Caitlin Cluck
Human Resource Committee
Robert E. Caplan, CFA, Chair
Carolyn Dumaresq, Ed.D
Romeo Azondekon
David Kutz
*Kirk Demyan & Jennifer Doyle
Investment Advisory Committee
Robert E. Caplan, CFA, Chair
Catherine Azeles, CFP
Elizabeth P. Mullaugh ,Esq.
Frederick D. Fischer
Samir S. Parikh
Conrad M. Siegel, FSA
Jonathan Vipond, III, Esq.
*Kirk Demyan
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee
Todd Snovel, Chair
Romeo Azondekon
Sarah Herr
Marlene Kanuck
David Kutz
Kathleen McKenzie
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