Board of Trustees*
William S. White, Chairman
William H. Piper, Vice-Chairman**
A. Marshall Acuff Jr.
Rushworth M. Kidder
Tiffany W. Lovett
Webb F. Martin
Olivia P. Maynard
John Morning
Maryanne Mott
Charlie Nelms
Douglas X. Patiño
John W. Porter
Marise M.M. Stewart
Claire M. White
Audit Committee
John W. Porter, Chairman
Rushworth M. Kidder
John Morning
Douglas X. Patiño
Executive Committee
William S. White, Chairman
Webb F. Martin
Maryanne Mott
William H. Piper
John W. Porter
Investment Committee
William S. White, Chairman
A. Marshall Acuff Jr.
Elizabeth T. Frank
Webb F. Martin
Maryanne Mott
William H. Piper
* The Members of the corporation are: Tiffany W. Lovett, Maryanne Mott, William H. Piper, John W. Porter, Marise M.M. Stewart, Claire M. White and William S. White.
** Serves as presiding/lead outside director.
Note: All applicants need to follow the Foundation's standard Application Procedures; please do not contact Trustees directly.
Board and Committees list as of January 2008.
Officers and Staff
Executive Office
William S. White, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jean Simi, Executive Assistant and Corporate Assistant Secretary
Lisa R. Maxwell, Senior Administrative Secretary
George A. Trone, Assistant to the President, Grants Database Manager and Program Officer *
Administrative Group
Phillip H. Peters, Group Vice President - Administration and Secretary/Treasurer
Administrative Services
Gregory S. Hopton, Accounting Manager
Lesle Berent, Senior Accountant
Debra L. Cormier, Payroll Administrator
Rebecca Burns, Administrative Accountant
Annette M. Chamberlain, Administrative Secretary
Debra E. Bullen, Building Manager
Billy M. Powell, Building Operations Supervisor
Gilbert Medrano, Building Operations Assistant
Larry M. Stein, Building Operations Assistant
Grants Administration
Jimmy L. Krause, Director of Grants Administration and Assistant Treasurer
Mary A. Gailbreath, Manager of Grants Administration
Mary Beth Smith, Administrative Secretary, Program Review Committee
Cindy S. Compeau, Grants Accountant
S. Renee Jackson, Grants Accountant
Jean M. Bamberg, Administrative Assistant
Deborah K. Reid, Grants Secretary
Human Resources
Julie M. Flynn, Human Resources Manager
Ona Kay Goza, Administrative Secretary
Kim R. McDonald, Word Processor
Jill A. Powell, Word Processor
Teresa A. Littlejohn, Receptionist
Information Services
Gavin T. Clabaugh, Vice President - Information Services
Ryburn L. (John) Brown, Manager - Information Services
Michael L. Wright, Senior Systems Engineer
Linda L. Davidson, User Coordinator
Eve C. Brown, Librarian
Glen A. Birdsall, Associate Librarian
Julie A. Scapelliti, Secretary/Help Desk Coordinator
Investments
Michael J. Smith, Vice President - Investments
Jay C. Flaherty, Investment Manager
Cheryl Garneau, Investment Manager
Stephen A. McGratty, Investment Manager
Stephen W. Vessells, Investment Manager
Laura R. Bechard, Investment Office Administrator and IS Coordinator
Alicia T. Aguilar, Assistant Investment Administrator
Monica R. Smartt, Administrative Secretary
Laura D. Franco, Administrative Assistant
Programs and Communications
Maureen H. Smyth, Senior Vice President - Programs and Communications
Ruth M. Woodruff, Administrative Secretary
Programs
Civil Society
Shannon L. Lawder, Program Director
Central/Eastern Europe and Russia and Special Initiatives
J. Walter Veirs, Regional Director
Vera Dakova, Program Officer
Ross Maclaren, Program Officer
Michele H. Neumann, Secretary
South Africa
Vuyiswa Sidzumo, Program Officer
Lydia Molapo, Support Office Administrator
Sharifa Bala, Administrative Assistant
United States
Nicholas S. Deychakiwsky, Program Officer
Diane M. Gildner, Secretary***
Environment
Samuel B. Passmore, Program Director
Sandra N. Smithey, Program Officer
Sandra J. Smith, Secretary
Judy L. Wallace, Secretary
Flint Area
Neal R. Hegarty, Program Director****
Fred Kump, Program Officer and Financial Analyst
Kimberly S. Roberson, Program Officer **
Shannon E. Polk, Associate Program Officer
Ridgway H. White, Associate Program Officer
Tiffany Cole-Stitt, Program Assistant
Christina L. Anderson, Secretary
Crystal Bright, Secretary
Pathways Out of Poverty
Jack A. Litzenberg, Interim Program Director**
An-Me Chung, Program Officer
Christine A.W. Doby, Program Officer
Benita D. Melton, Program Officer
Yazeed Moore, Associate Program Officer
Wynette L. Adamson, Secretary
Delia Cappel, Secretary
Communications
Marilyn Stein LeFeber, Vice President - Communications
Donald F. Dahlstrom, Senior Communications Officer
Mitchell W. Hurst, Team Leader-New Media
Duane M. Elling, Communications Officer
Maggie I. Jaruzel, Communications Officer
Ann F. Richards, Communications Officer-New Media
Peggy A. Harrington, Associate Communications Officer-New Media
Teri L. Chambry, Administrative Secretary
J. Gay McArthur, Secretary
Loaned Staff
Karen B. Aldridge-Eason, Foundation Liaison, Office of Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, State of Michigan (formerly Program Director, Flint Area program)
Carol D. Rugg, Director of Communications Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Dissemination, part of The Aspen Institute (formerly Senior Communications Officer)
Contract Employees and Consultants
Vyacheslav Bakhmin - Civil Society program (Russia)
Martha A. Howlett - Communications
Joumana M. Klanseck - Information Systems
Jeanette R. Mansour - Programs
Beth Millemann - Environment program
Dorothy Reynolds - Civil Society program
Svitlana Suprun - Civil Society program (Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine)
Darlene F. Wood - Administration
* Shared with Programs
** Shared with Flint Area program
*** Also provides support to South Africa
**** Shared with Pathways Out of Poverty program
Staff list as of August 14, 2008