Marcia L. Bullard
Chair, America's Charities
Full Biography
Marcia is Chairman of the Board of America's Charities, the national nonprofit federation helping charities raise the funds needed to accomplish their work. She is a media executive and consultant based in Washington, DC where for 13 years she was President and CEO of the national magazine USA WEEKEND, with a circulation of 23 million. She was a founding editor of USA TODAY and has worked for more than 36 years as a publisher, editor and reporter in national and local media.
She serves on the Boards of Directors of other national nonprofits, including the Points of Light Institute, the nation's leading volunteer organization, and Heart of America Foundation which provides books and reading opportunities to children in need.
Ms. Bullard is the founder of Make A Difference Day, the nation's largest day of volunteering. Make A Difference Day began in 1992 during her leadership of USA WEEKEND Magazine; the magazine partners with the Points of Light Institute and Newman's Own Foundation to engage more than 3 million Americans every year in a day of volunteer service on the 4th Saturday of October.
As an executive with the Gannett Co. Inc., Ms. Bullard served as editor, then President and CEO of USA WEEKEND during its expansion to 23 million circulation in more than 600 newspapers, including the New York Daily News, the Denver Post, Chicago Sun-Times and Los Angeles Daily News.
She was a founding editor of the national newspaper USA TODAY, starting in 1982. She began in the newspaper business at age 17 as a reporter with the State Journal-Register in Springfield, IL, and later became a reporter and editor at the Rochester, NY, Democrat & Chronicle.
Ms. Bullard serves on the Advisory Board of the School of Journalism at Southern Illinois University, and the Girls Know How Career Council. She is a member of the American Society of News Editors.
She was honored with a President's Volunteer Service Award by the White House in 2005. She received the Distinguished Service Award from Southern Illinois University in 1999, and was named Revlon Business Woman of the Year in 1998. She is a two-time recipient of Gannett's top award for executives, the President's Ring. She twice served as a judge for the Miss America contest. Her career inspired the first in a series of career books for girls, Girls Know How: Will Stephanie Get the Story?
Ms. Bullard grew up in Springfield, IL, where her parents still reside. She holds an M.B.A. from The George Washington University and was graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband Tom McNamara, an editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and has a step-daughter, Emily, an actress living in New York City.
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Erline Belton
Lyceum Group
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Erline is Chairwoman and CEO of Belton’s Crossing, LLC a real estate Development Corporation and the CEO and Founder of the Lyceum Group, an organizational development-consulting firm. The mission of The Lyceum Group is to influence societal and workplace re-thinking and strategy development for individuals and work teams in their places of work. Her life’s work is to be of service to others in their search for truth based effective principle and strategies that support positive business results and individual personal growth. Her focus is in US and international markets. Her most recent international assignments were in South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Cote Te Voire and Zimbabwe. She has spent 25 years as a senior corporate executive in the high technology and in the insurance industry, and eight years in higher education.
Prior to the creation of The Lyceum Group, she was a senior executive holding the position of Senior Vice President of human resources. He corporate business experience includes being a partner of a $650 million dollar business team at Digital Equipment Corporation. Ms. Belton in that position had responsibility for US and international markets. The international locations included Ireland, England, Sweden, France and Taiwan. She held a corporate position responsible for, health services, employee relations, personnel policy, corporate law, and corporate communications in 31 countries.
As a consultant, Ms. Belton’s expertise is in business strategy development, strategic planning, organization development, human resources, executive and life coaching. Her work and life experiences give her a unique combination of business strategy and organization development theory and practice... Her focus is on senior executive performance and life coaching that leads to a focus on intentional creation of legacy supported by clarified values and principles as the foundation of their leadership. She also focuses on large scale systems change effort.
Her current interest is in the area of creating legacy thru leadership. In her works she explores the relationship to building value-based systems in public education system, corporations, non-profits, government’s agencies and world communities based on truthtelling, compassion, and intellect.
She has been involved for the past 5 years with the Massachusetts Education System at the local and state level. She was appointed by the commissioner’s office to be a part of the turnaround team in Randolph. In that capacity she is working with the school committee and the board of selectmen. She has been involved with the following local systems developing strategic plan in, Wareham, Witchendom, Randolph, Somerset, and Lowell. She has held teambuilding session with teaching staff in Holyoke and Randolph, and is currently facilitating the Randolph school committee and the board of selectmen to build relationships that will influence effective governance in the town.
She has held multiple teaching appointments at the University of Massachusetts, Tufts University,Wheelock College, and Harvard University. She has worked for the Harvard Center for Social Policy and Change in research and evaluation of early childhood intervention and head start. She has served as an adjunct professor and was a senior fellow at Tufts University.
Ms. Belton is active as a national and international speaker. Topics include creating leadership through legacy to build inclusive organizations, organizational development, transformation, diversity, human resource strategies, AIDS in the workplace strategies, and truth telling for organization healing. She is also a certified a Reiki practitioner.
Examples of previous speaking engagements are: UNESCO - Paris, France; Harvard Business School; The American Red Cross; First Chicago National Bank; Ford Motor Company Engineering Conference; US Department of Currency; Simmons Graduate School of Management; and The White House.
Presently, Ms. Belton serves on the Boards of Directors of the following non-profit organizations: The Balm in Gilead, Tufts University College for Citizenship and Public service, African American Museum, Boston Chapter of the American Red Cross, and America Charities.
Her corporate Board appointment is Applebee’s International, Inc.; she has sat on three other corporate boards.
Ms. Belton’s formal education includes course study at Radcliffe College. She graduated from the International Executive Organization Development Program at Columbia University. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Education at Tufts University.
In January 1990, Ms. Belton was featured in an Ebony magazine article entitled, “100 of the Best and Brightest Black Women in Corporate America.” She has been featured in New Cleveland Woman and in multiple human resource magazines. The Museum of African American History, Boston, MA, honored her in November 1990, which included her portrait in an exhibit entitled, “Local Women Who Make A Difference in Boston.” She was featured in Essence Magazine July 1999, and in ASTD Training and Development May 2000.
She has published two articles in the Non-Profit Quarterly Journal entitled: Truth or Consequence, The importance of organizational Honesty and Organization Culture Check-UP. She is the author of a recently published a book: a Journey That Matters, Your Personal Living Legacy.
Thomas Gregory
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Full Biography
Tom is Senior Vice President, Corporate Advancement and Corporate Secretary of Father Flanagan's
Last year, its programs in the United States provided direct care and treatment to over 120,000 girls and
Tom also coordinates corporate governance.
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Robert J. Dunfey
ITNPortland
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Chuck Bolte
Alliance Defense Fund
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Chuck is Sr. Vice President of the Alliance Defense Fund, a national legal alliance created to defend religiousliberties. Prior to his post with ADF, Chuck was Chief Operating Officer for Childhelp USA. Chuck has held distinguished positions in many different professions, including entertainment. From 1972 to1987, Chuck was Sr. Vice President of Continental Singers, a musical youth outreach organization located in Ventura, California. In 1988, Chuck became Vice President of Focus on the Family, a multimillion-dollar, non-profit media organization. Chuck has also co-authored four books and written several seasonal dramas.
Paul T. Burke
American Psychiatric Foundation
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Paul became the leader of the National Childhood Cancer Foundation in October 2002. The National Childhood Cancer Foundation is the leader in the battle against childhood cancer. It supports over 230 childhood cancer and research centers of the Children's Oncology Group that care for over 90% of the children with cancer in North America. Mr. Burke's extensive management and communications experience is now focused on the task of advancing NCCF as the pre-eminent organization for childhood cancer research and advocacy. Paul Burke inspires optimism when he talks about the fight to cure childhood cancer, even though cancer remains the #1 disease killer in children. He has reason to be optimistic. Throughout his exceptional career, he has brought hope to many thousands of individuals who otherwise may never have had a chance.
His signature style is to build teams that are guided by a clear and compelling vision of mission and outcomes. Many of his leadership skills were acquired and honed as a decorated Army officer in Vietnam, where he came to understand the absolute necessity of combining passion and focus in order to successfully achieve a goal. It has been his benchmark ever since. A Washington area native, Paul Burke's professional career began at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Since that time he has distinguished himself as a leader in a number of causes related not for profits including service as Executive Vice President of Young Astronaut International, Director of Marketing and Development for the Special Olympics and, most recently as National Director of Marketing and Communications for UCP, the leading disability organization in the United States. In his spare time, Mr. Burke has devoted years of service as a youth athletic coach in basketball, baseball and lacrosse. He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his college sweetheart and wife of thirty-three years, Peggy. They have three grown children.
Charlotte Coker Gibson
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Charlotte currently serves as the National Program Director for Impact -- a unique educational community initiative for academically talented African-American high school juniors -- sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Charlotte directs and oversees the Impact program in multiple markets (currently Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington Metro and launching in Atlanta in fall 2009). This includes directing and leading program strategy and execution and working with the local PwC office leadership teams to implement the Impact program curriculum for students and PwC professionals in those markets. Charlotte is responsible for the development of program curriculum,
Charlotte graduated Cum Laude from American University, Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in Public Communications and has her certification in Corporate Community Involvement Management from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.
Thomas W. Dortch
TWD, Inc.
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Mr. Dortch is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TWD, Inc. In 1990, he became the State Director and served as Chief Administrator for United States Senator, Sam Nunn. Mr. Dortch was the first African-American to serve in this capacity. Some of Mr. Dortch’s other accomplishments include: President of South West Investment Group (SWIG), Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta Transportation Systems, Inc., Chairman and CEO of Cornerstone Parking, Chairman of Lancor Parking Management, LLC, Managing Partner of FAD Consulting, LLC, establishing the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., co-founding the Georgia Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (GAME) to fill a void as an advocacy organization for minority business development, and co-founding the Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance as a capacity building and business development organization for the construction and transportation industries.
Mr. Dortch has had guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Fox News Channel the O’Reilly Factor, CSPAN, The Montel Williams Show, Talk Back Atlanta, National Press Club, CNN, Good Day Atlanta, Black Issues in Higher Education National Video Conference, Lucent Technologies Video Conference and MBC Town Hall Meeting. Mr. Dortch is the recipient of numerous awards and honors that celebrate his efforts, a partial list includes: listed in the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 May Editions of Ebony Magazine as one of The 100 Most Influential African Americans; listed in Spring 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Publications of Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of The 100 Most Influential Atlantans; 2008 Community Service Professional of the Year Award; 2008 FraserNet Community Service Award; 2008 Global Leadership Empowerment Award; Board of Trustees, Leadership Atlanta; Board Member, Grady Memorial Hospital, Chairman of the Board, Friendship Force International, Chairman of the Board, Fulton/DeKalb County Hospital Authority Board of Trustees, 2010 was inducted into Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Atlanta Hospitality Hall of Fame 2011 Chairman of The Board, The Atlanta Business League.
Mr. Dortch is a much sought-after speaker on an international, national and levels to government entities, corporations and educational institutions including the Darden School of Business - University of Virginia, Southern University, Delaware State University, Jarvis Christian College, Florida A&M University, South Carolina State University, Georgia State University, Thomas University, Georgia Tech, Paine College, Tuskegee University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Emerging Leaders Forum, White House Initiatives on Black Colleges, Federal Executive Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Lockheed Georgia Corporation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, United Negro College Fund, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), , Congressional Black Caucus, “The” Fort Valley State University (Commencement), Miller Brewing Company, United States Department of Energy, American Cancer Society, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Blacks In Government, and Anheuser-Busch
Mr. Dortch earned a B.A. Degree in Sociology and Pre- Professional Social Work from “The” Fort Valley State University in 1972, and a Masters of Art Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Clark-Atlanta University in 1986. He also attended Georgia State University as a Ford Fellow in the Urban Administration Program. Dortch received Honorary Doctors Degrees from Fayetteville State University, Jarvis Christian College, Fort Valley State University and University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.
Leon Feinerman
American Insurance Administrators
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Leon has over forty years experience as a corporate executive, elected official, and leader in voluntary
Patrick R. Gaston
GastaL Networks LLC
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Patrick Gaston is President and CEO of GastaL Networks LLC, A management consulting business providing high growth small and medium sized companies with development and implementation of corporate social responsibility and social investment strategies and non-profit organizations with strategy development and coalition building.
Prior to that he served as Senior Advisor to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund where he provided strategic counsel and led broad outreach programs to increase awareness and support from major donors, corporations and foundations. He developed strategies to engage key stakeholders, including members of the Haitian Diaspora.
Prior to joining the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Patrick R. Gaston was the president of the Verizon Foundation, one of the 15 largest corporate foundations in America, overseeing an annual budget of $75 million and a corpus of approximately $600 million. He was responsible for philanthropic strategy, grant-making and initiatives in the foundation's issues areas of education and literacy, family safety and health, and employee volunteerism. Under his leadership, the foundation invested more than $500 million in communities in the U.S. and around the globe.
During his more than 25 years of service for Verizon, Patrick has served in a variety of management positions in operations, marketing, human resources, strategic planning and government relations and was the architect of the company's corporate social responsibility program and global community outreach.
Patrick serves on a number of national nonprofit boards, including the NAACP Board of Trustees, America's Charities, The Conference Board Contributions Council and the World Institute on Disability. He also served on the National PTA's Leadership Advisory Board and was Vice Chair of the Business Committee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Patrick is a member of the board of directors of Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., a publicly-traded company that operates a nationwide chain of retail stores. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a network and leadership forum of African-American senior corporate executives.
In 2009, Patrick was named as one of the top 100 most influential African-Americans in corporate America by Savoy Professional magazine. He was also named Corporate Responsibility Magazine Foundation CEO of the year in 2010. He has served as a guest lecturer at several universities, including Rutgers University and Dartmouth College, and speaks frequently at national venues on the subjects of corporate responsibility and philanthropy.
Patrick was raised in Haiti, Montreal, Canada and Boston, Massachusetts, and holds a B.A. in management from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University. He earned an International Certificate in Business from Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Reims, France.
Richard Glasgow
Business Owner
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Mr. Glasow has served on the Board of Directors of America's Charities (and predecessor organizations) in various capacities since 1982, including five years as Treasurer. A member of the Executive Committee from1983 to 1999, Dick has chaired the Finance Committee for over ten years.
From 1981 to 1994, he served as the Education Director of the National Right to Life Committee and National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund based in Washington, D.C. Since moving to California in 1994, Dick worked as a consultant to the Life Issues Institute and a News Researcher with the Orange County Register.
From November 2001 to June 2003, he served as the Director of the Nonprofit Resource Center of the
Joi Gordon
Dress For Success Worldwide
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Joi joined Dress for Success as the executive director of the New York program in 1999 and in 2002 took over leadership of Dress for Success Worldwide. One of Joi's primary goals is to ensure that Dress for Success becomes recognized as an acknowledged leader in promoting the economic and social development of disadvantaged women while expanding the organization's reach so that more and more women across the globe will have access to the resources and tools they need to succeed in the workplace.
One of Joi's proudest accomplishments is to have succeeded in building a passionate, dedicated and talented staff who will make these objectives a reality. Assembling such a capable group has enabled Dress for Success to improve the services that it offers to its clients, who now number more than 50,000 worldwide each year. In addition, the staff has expanded and strengthened the organization's affiliate network and increased the support that is offered to its members.
"I am incredibly fortunate to have a job that combines my commitment to public service with my passion for women's issues," says Joi.
As the CEO of Worldwide, Joi spearheaded a rebranding of Dress for Success, complete with a new mission statement, tagline and logo. Under her leadership the organization has increased its focus to include employment retention in addition to suiting. Dress for Success now supports women as they find and retain employment and helps them turn their jobs into rewarding careers. Our suiting program has grown tremendously while the organization has launched new initiatives to assist our clients in their efforts to grow professionally.
Among her professional activities and relationships, Joi is a member of the board of directors of America’s Charities, a nonprofit leader in workplace giving. Joi also serves on the advisory board of Atlanta based nonprofit Project Single Mom and is a member of Greater Queens Chapter of the Links, Inc. She served on the corporate board of directors of Urban Brands, owner of Ashley Stewart a leading specialty retailer who targets the fashion-savvy urban woman. She also served on several inaugural women’s advisory councils including those for American Airlines, Office Depot and VOICE, an imprint of Hyperion Books. Over the past several years a number of prominent institutions have recognized Joi for her achievements. In 2009 she was presented with the Vice Chancellor’s Award from The American Foundation for the University of the West Indies and named by Network Journal Magazine as one of the 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business. In 2007 Joi received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Office Depot, Harlem YMCA and Coalition of 100 Black Women in New York City, among other organizations, have presented Joi with community service and visionary awards to acknowledge her contributions. A February 2007 cover story in Black Enterprise magazine recognized Joi’s leadership of Dress for Success as an example of successful social entrepreneurism. Joi received her B.A. in radio/ television broadcasting from the University of Oklahoma and her juris doctorate from its College of Law. She lives in Queens with her husband Errol, where they own and operate a fleet of luxury limousines. Her greatest joys are her two children, Sydney and Nicholas.
W. Michael Gretschel
Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
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Mr. Gretschel is the President/CEO of Market Development Group, Inc. Prior to forming MDG and affiliates in 1978, Mr. Gretschel was the Executive Vice President and Creative Director for the Richard A. Viguerie Company of Falls Church, Virginia, the pre-eminent political fundraising agency. He has been in advertising and direct marketing business since graduation from the University of Maryland with a major in Marketing and minor in Statistics. In addition to his business activities, Mr. Gretschel has served for eight years as President and Board Member and Fundraising Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International's Northern Virginia Chapter. In 1993, Mr. Gretschel was one of the Founders of the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation (DRWF) and serves as Volunteer President both in the United States and the United Kingdom today. DRWF is the publisher of the largest, paid, consumer/patient circulation newsletter in the field (Diabetes Wellness News), the first publisher of a weight-loss system for people with diabetes and leader in airing regularly scheduled weekly television designed to educate and inform patients and families about diabetes. Mr. Gretschel is a native of Washington, DC, married to Maureen Lawyer and father of four adult children.
Bill Halamandaris
Heart of America Foundation
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Bill is Co-founder and Chairman of The Heart of America Foundation®, where he has served as a full-time volunteer since the Foundation was created in 1997.
In addition to the Heart of America Foundation®, Bill is the co-founder of the Caring Institute and three other national non-profit organizations: the Foundation for Hospice and Homecare, the National Association for Home Care, and HealthRight. In addition, Mr. Halamandaris is a long-time board member and past Chairman of America's Charities, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Jane Goodall Institute and the ReadItLoud Foundation, founded by Wally "Famous" Amos.
Before devoting himself to the non-profit world, Mr. Halamandaris had a distinguished career in public service. Over the course of l5 years, he served as an Investigator, Chief Investigator, Director of Oversight and Counsel with the U.S. Senate and as Staff Director of the House Select Committee on Aging, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care.
Mr. Halamandaris has written and produced two documentaries for PBS - Voices of the People (l994) and Suffer Not the Little Children (l987) - and is the author of nine books, including The Hill (a novel), Be The Light, Love and Hate, and The Heart of America: Ten Core values that Make Our Country Great. His work have been featured on 60 Minutes, ABC 20/20, Dateline, Good Morning America, NBC Today, CBS This Morning, NBC Newsday, CNBC, CNN, Sonya Live, Parade Magazine, USA TODAY and The Visionaries.
Mr. Halamandaris received his education at the George Washington University and the Columbus School of Law. In 1995, he was honored with a Doctorate in Human Letters by the University of North Florida in l995.
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Steven M. Kaufman
Hogan Lovells
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Mr. Kaufman is a partner in the law firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP as an attorney who specializes in business,corporate and commercial legal matters for domestic and international telecommunications and technology clients. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale University. Mr. Kaufman and Hogan Lovells US LLP have been pro bono legal counsel to America's Charities since 1987, providing assistance in a wide range of areas that have contributed substantially to America's Charities' development. Mr. Kaufman was a 1995 recipient of America's Charities' Blue Eagle Award - "To Honor Those Whose Work and Commitment Have Expanded Choice and Giving in Workplace Campaigns".
Julia Kivistik
Human Truth Marketing, LLC
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Julia co-founded Human Truth Marketing that works with nonprofits, manufacturers and retailers to make a difference in the world. Human Truth Marketing starts with people and what they stand for. From that vantage point, brands become vastly more personal and relevant.
Before joining Cone, Julia worked at Saatchi & Saatchi X as Senior Vice President of Human Interest to help expand the company globally. At Saatchi, Julia was responsible for building a global human nterest team and corporate communications. Previously, as Vice President of strategic marketing and shopper insights, Julia led several companies in sustainable and strategic marketing campaigns for clients including: P&G, Gerber, Leap Frog, Energizer, Smucker’s, Walmart, SAM’s Club, General Mills, and Disney. Before this role, Julia served as Director of Procter & Gamble’s Account Service Team leading a national initiative for women’s health with P&G, Walmart, Speaking of Women’s Health and Lifetime Television for Women.
Charles Rhoads
Lowry Rhoads
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Charlie is Partner at Lawry Rhoads in Houston, Texas. His work experience includes over 15 years experience in executive search, the Vice President, Human Resources for Gulf Oil Chemicals Company and the Vice President of Human Resources for Pennzoil Company. He is a graduate of Temple University.
Areas of Concentration: Chemicals and Petroleum, Energy and Natural Resources, Not-For-Profit, Human Resources.
Affiliations: Society for HR Management, American Compensation Association, has served as a member for a variety of not-for-profit and community service organizations.
Prior to his consulting practice, Mr. Rhoads held senior management positions in the energy, manufacturing and financial services sectors. He was promoted to Vice President, Human Resources for Gulf Oil Chemicals Company at the age of 33. He has also served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Pennzoil Company; Vice President Human Resources and Administration for United Gas Pipe Line Company; and Senior Vice President Human Resources for First Interstate Bank of Texas.
A graduate of Temple University, Mr. Rhoads holds leadership positions in several charitable, academics, and arts organizations and has been a guest lecturer at colleges, universities, and professional conferences. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the United Way of Texas Gulf Coast and as a member of its Executive Committee and as President of the Board of Literacy Advance of Houston. Mr. Rhoads has also served in several national organizations, including The Labor Policy Association and the Business Roundtable.
Charlie Rhoads has over 30 years of corporate, operational and consulting experience in all facets of human resources. He started his executive search and human resource consulting practice in 1993 and has counseled numerous companies in a variety of operational and management issues. Mr. Rhoads' primary focus throughout his career has been on establishing policies and programs that support management's strategic operating goals and decisions. His practice during the last twelve years has focused on executive search engagements in the energy, energy services and process industries and for not-for-profit organizations. Most recently, he was a Partner in Boyden, the fifth largest international search firm.
Specific Not For Profit Interaction: United Way TX Gulf Coast Board and Exec Comm-7 years, Catholic
Rick Ross
Feed the Children
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Rick has demonstrated strong character and dedication to excellence in every aspect of his life. He is a proponent of building strong relationships and helping mentor and build motivated, confident colleagues and team members by leading by example in both his professional and personal life. This is demonstrated by his civic involvement and employment choices. His current career choice shows where his heart has been leading Rick - to help give back and make this world a better place. Rick has been a valued Vice President of the Development department for Feed The Children for over seven years. Rick was a valued colleague for UPS for over twenty years, where he began his career learning the company from the ground floor to management level. These experiences taught him the value of producing quality service, support and the importance of producing results timely. Supporting customers (internal and external) and taking the lead to support team work. His career with UPS has taken him through all facets of the business world: Package Center - managed over seventy drivers and the success planning for exceeding their customer's expectations; Pre-load Department - he successfully motivated and trained over two hundred employees; Industrial Engineering - where time study certifications, time measurement and auditor skills were obtained and mastered; Human Resources, where he obtained his training certification. His career at UPS also gave him the opportunity to be selected to be the District United Way Company organizer as well as many other United Way Corporate Partner positions. He led this campaign for four years exceeding the company's donation goals each year. (109%, 111%, 117% and 103% - raising on average of $402,371). The fruits of Rick's involvement and leadership produced the receiving of the prestige's and coveted “The Spirit of Caring" award. This award is only given to two recipients per year. He was also a Loaned Executive for four different campaign years. This produced the results of being the very first Loaned Executive to produce over 1 million in pledges. This shows Rick has the ability, dedication and passion to surpass goals set for helping and giving back to the community.
Richard L. Roybal
LULAC National Educational Service Centers
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Richard is the Executive Director for the LULAC National Educational Service Centers also known as LNESC - the educational arm of LULAC. Richard has more than 30 years of experience working with LNESC. Prior to holding his current position, Mr. Roybal served as an Advisor and later Center Director in Colorado and then moved on to National Operations Manager. He has been in Washington, DC as Executive Director for more than 10 years. LNESC is recognized as the largest TRIO/Educational Talent Search program funded by the US Department of Education. It currently has 17 centers throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and annually works with over 15,000 economically disadvantaged students to graduate from high school and enroll in college. LNESC is also known for the Young Readers programs and the LULAC National Scholarship Fund.
Peter T. Wilderotter
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
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Peter is a key driver of the momentum and growth of the Reeve Foundation has been the unswerving dedication of Peter Wilderotter, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Peter has been a true partner in carrying out several new Foundation initiatives, such as the Leadership Board, Committee of Champions, and the new chapter expansion which brings the Foundation’s work into New England, Chicago, Utah, San Diego and Los Angeles. His steady hand has been instrumental to the Reeve Foundation’s continued success. With his leadership, the Foundation’s research programs continue to embody its passion for excellence, and the Quality of Life programs are meeting the Foundation’s increasingly exacting standards.
Wilderotter joined the Reeve Foundation in 2005 as the Vice President of Development and helped grow its national donor base through strategic partnerships and alliances with both individual and corporate donors. He also provided counsel to the Foundation’s Board of Directors on issues including marketing programs and volunteer relations.
Before joining the Reeve Foundation, Wilderotter was the Vice President of Development at WNYC Radio, America’s largest public radio station, where he directed all fundraising programs and was responsible for doubling the station’s income growth, tripling major gifts donated to the station and restructuring the membership department. During his six years at WNYC, Wilderotter won numerous national awards for station growth, direct response results, program design of on-air drives and led an ambitious campaign after the station’s transmitters were destroyed.
Earlier, Wilderotter held the position of Vice President at Planned Parenthood Federation of America and directed all public and private fundraising programs. Wilderotter also worked at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, where as director of Development and Public Relations he spearheaded a historic endowment campaign.
With over 30 years experience in the non-profit sector, Wilderotter’s distinguished career began with the American Cancer Society (ACS) after surviving Hodgkin’s disease as a teenager. He held numerous development positions with ACS, including Executive Director, Area Director and assignments at the national level.
Wilderotter is the past Chairman of the Board of America’s Charities and has served on the Government Relations Committee of the Independent Sector. He currently sits on the board of the Non-Profit Coordinating Committee of New York and St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. Wilderotter is an avid runner and raised the most donations in the history of the Boston Medical Center’s marathon program. He is a founding member of the Rattlestick Theatre Company in New York City where he currently resides and is the devoted father of four.
David A. Williams
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
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David came to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (MAWFA) in January 2005 with an impressive background in non-profit leadership. As CEO, Williams now leads the Foundation's national staff and works closely with its 74 chapters, including chapter chief executives and board chairs, in executing the strategy and mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Williams most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Habitat for Humanity International, concluding a 10-year career at the organization when he joined MAWFA. From the beginning of his career, Williams was interested in working for organizations whose mission is to help others. After a short career in the corporate world, Williams decided to pursue the non-profit sector. In the early 1980's, Williams became involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Bread for the World and the Houston Food Bank. He joined the board of the Houston Food Bank and eventually took over as executive director in 1983. In 11 years under Williams' leadership, the Houston Food Bank was transformed from a struggling organization to one of the most successful food banks in the country.
In 1994, Williams became senior vice president for administration at Habitat for Humanity International, based in Americus, Georgia. David holds his B.S. in Business Administration from Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas. David recently moved to Phoenix, Arizona from Americus, Georgia with his wife, Martha and two children, Carson and Kate.
Steve Delfin
America's Charities
