Our Volunteer Leadership Team

Volunteer Leadership

Since 1980, America's Charities has brought the nation's best-known and most-loved charities to workplace giving campaigns in the workplace. In that time, America’s Charities has distributed more than $400 million to over 4,000 charities.

Marcia L. Bullard Chair, America's Charities Consultant 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. updated April 2011	Erline Belton Lyceum Group Full Biography 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.
Joi Gordon Dress For Success Worldwide Full Biography 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. 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.	Robert J. Dunfey ITNPortland Full Biography Bob Dunfey is the Executive Director of ITNPortland. He joined the organization last December. Previously he owned and/or operated hotels, real estate development projects and a property management company. He served in the Clinton/Gore administration as Regional Administrator of General Services Administration for New England. He started his career in his family’s company, Dunfey Hotels, now known as Omni Hotels. He sits on a few nonprofit boards and volunteers in other community organizations or committees. Bob is also an endurance runner having completed over 100 marathons including 20 consecutive Boston Marathons as well as many ultra trail marathons with distances up to 100 miles.
Chuck Bolte Alliance Defense Fund Full Biography Chuck is Sr. Vice President of the Alliance Defense Fund, a national legal alliance created to defend religious liberties. 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 to 1987, 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 Full Biography 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 Full Biography 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. 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, workshop content, and materials, program communications, branded collateral, mentor recruitment, training and management and ongoing interaction with external constituencies (e.g. high schools, educational administrators, nonprofit and community representatives, local and national media, etc.) to promote the Impact program and identify and recruit eligible students. Previously, Charlotte served as the Diversity Leader for the Washington Metro & National Tax Services Practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In this capacity, Charlotte oversaw the diversity programs and initiatives for the local practice market. This included working the local Office Managing Partner and leadership team to develop and implement the diversity and inclusion strategy, related programming, diversity recruitment and retention initiatives and manage local programs for approximately 2400 staff and partners in the Washington Metro area. Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Charlotte served as Vice President, Corporate Volunteer Development at the Points of Light Foundation. In this role, she oversaw the Foundation's work with Fortune 500 companies in helping them to develop and manage effective employee volunteer programs and strengthen existing programs to meet core business goals, employee interests and real community needs. Preceding her tenure with the Points of Light Foundation, Charlotte served as Vice President, Business Relations for SeaChange -- a start-up nonprofit focused on social entrepreneurism. Charlotte oversaw the organization's business relations development and worked with Fortune 500 companies to help them identify social entrepreneurs and ideas for creating social change that aligned with their values and philanthropic goals. SeaChange's primary focus was to develop an entrepreneurial virtual non-profit marketplace for social change. From 1996 to 2000, Charlotte served as National Program Manager for US Contributions and Community Involvement at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she was responsible for developing a contributions and community involvement program for key practice offices in the US. Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, she was with Sallie Mae for more than fifteen years where she helped establish the company's formal employee volunteer program and implemented the Dollars for Doers and the Matching Grants programs. She has previously served on the National Council on Workplace Volunteering of the Points of Light Foundation, as Board advisor, and 2000 Chapter President, and Public Relations Chair (2000-02) for the Washington, DC Chapter of Executive Women International. Charlotte also previously served on the Board for the Coaching for College Project at Shaw Junior High School in Washington, DC where she also volunteered as a tutor and mentor. 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.	Katherine L. Eller Google Full Biography Katherine Eller is a technology and corporate communications professional currently serving as Communications Manager at Google. Eller is an experienced public and media relations professional with a particular interest in wireless communications. She has extensive experience developing philanthropic campaigns for youth and teens.
Bradley Farmer Boy Scouts of America Full Biography Bradley Farmer is Assistant Chief Scout Executive – Development, Boy Scouts of America national headquarters. Farmer gives leadership to the Office of Development, including the National Development Office, the BSA Foundation, the Office of Philanthropy, and the funding of the national Scout jamboree site in West Virginia. These departments are responsible for raising funds to perpetuate Scouting, being a donor concierge, and using ethical stewardship.	Beatrice Gonzales Garza Association for Advancement of Mexican Americans Full Biography Beatrice Gonzales Garza is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, which helps to advance the lives of at-risk and disadvantaged youth and families through an array of innovative programs of excellence in the areas of education, health and human services and community development. Garza previously was the Executive General Manager of Human Resources at the Houston Independent School District.
Patrick R. Gaston The Western Union Foundation Full Biography Patrick Gaston is the President of the Western Union Foundation. Patrick most recently served as President and CEO of Gastal Networks LLC, a management consulting firm assisting organizations in building results driven Corporate Social Responsibility and philanthropic strategies. 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.	Janet Gibbs Feeding America Full Biography Janet Gibbs has been Chief Financial Officer of Feeding America, an America’s Charities member, since early 2009. Gibbs guides on a broad range of strategic, operational and financial issues, and also ensures the financial well-being of the organization via budgeting, accounting, financial reporting and treasury. Gibbs has extensive background in financial management, operations, and business development. Prior to joining Feeding America, Gibbs spent four years with the American Bar Association, serving as Associate Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.
Richard Glasow Business Owner Full Biography 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 Volunteer Center Orange County. Dick and his wife currently own a company that provides goods and services over the Internet. Dick is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and holds a Ph.D. in the history of technology and science from the University of Delaware.	Thomas Gregory Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Full Biography Tom is Senior Vice President, Corporate Advancement and Corporate Secretary of Father Flanagan's Boys Home (Boys Town), a 93 year old facility, headquartered in Omaha, which operates youth care programs in major cities across the nation, two pediatric/surgical hospitals and training and education programs which are world-wide. Last year, its programs in the United States provided direct care and treatment to over 120,000 girls and boys, from infants to teenagers. The program, which features an integrated continuum of care using a research based treatment technology, has an annual budget of $250 million and a staff of 2,500. Tom also coordinates corporate governance. Updated April 2011
W. Michael Gretschel Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation Full Biography 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.	Steven M. Kaufman Hogan Lovells Full Biography 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 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Full Biography Julia is currently the Senior Director at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She is the 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. In her role, she leverages her 18-year diverse background in cause branding, shopper marketing, nonprofit leadership, consumer products, corporate philanthropy and communications. Julia is a speaker on cause branding, cause marketing and corporate philanthropy trends. She also leads nonprofit leaders on how to make their cause and organization a valuable asset to corporations. Prior to this, Julia joined Cone as Executive Vice President of Cause Branding, working closely with companies and nonprofits to integrate values and social issues into brand equity and organizational identity. Clients Julia helped lead include Walmart Foundation, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, National Wildlife Federation and more. 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. A pioneer in Cause Branding, Julia worked as a consultant with corporations and non-profits to develop cause marketing programs and branding campaigns for clients including Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America/Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs and the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women. As Executive Vice President of Give Kids The World, Julia led fundraising of over $40 million in monetary and inkind donations and built a staff of 50 employees and over 3,000 volunteers. She developed long-term strategic corporate partnerships focusing on cause marketing, corporate promotions and employee engagement strategies. Located in Kissimmee, Florida, Give Kids the World is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides a cost-free weeklong vacation to terminally ill children and their families. Julia led corporate partnerships and funding to help build a 70-acre Kids Village resort where the families stay. Working with corporate partners such as Walt Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Café, Coca-Cola, Kmart, Meeting Planners International, Holiday Inn Worldwide and more. Julia earned her Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from the University of Florida. Julia presently serves on the Boards of several nonprofits, including Give Kids the World and the Executive Board of Directors for America’s Charities. She has also served on the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board. Julia and her husband live in upstate New York.	Charles Rhoads Lowry Rhoads Full Biography 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 Charities Board and Exec Comm-8 years, Literacy Advance of Houston Board Member-6 years: Board President- 2 years, Wesley House Board-5years. Current Board VP., FBI- Conducted Assessment of Bureau wide Human Resources Function, 2nd Harvest Food Banks-Houston and New Orleans- Conducted Executive Director Searches, Catholic Charities of America-Conducted Executive Director Search.
Rick Ross Feed the Children Full Biography 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.	George Weiner Whole Whale Full Biography George is the Founder and CEO of WholeWhale.com, and an adjunct professor at NYIT. Prior to WholeWhale.com, George was the CTO of DoSomething.org. Under his leadership, the organization became an innovator in social media, mobile technologies and social cause. During his 7 years at DoSomething.org, he oversaw the complete overhaul of the site twice (winning a Webby Award and nominations), helping to build a community of over 1.5 million young people taking action. Internally, George built a 10 person engineering team including mobile, social, and Drupal developers in NYC. Other stuff: America’s Charities Board Member, Writer Huffingtonpost Impact/Technology, Founder CTOs For Good, Coach NYRR running class & City Sports for Kids
David A. Williams Make-A-Wish Foundation of America Full Biography 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 Full Biography President and chief executive officer Steve Delfin was a long-time volunteer member of the America’s Charities board. He was serving as chairman when he was recruited to take over the organization’s professional leadership in January 2010. Delfin came to the organization after serving as Executive Director of the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), where he was responsible for providing leadership and strategy for America’s credit unions and their related foundations, philanthropic, and social responsibility initiatives. He has 30 years of experience working in and with major national and international not-for-profit organizations and socially-responsible international corporations, including a long history of engagement with and leadership around workplace giving and employee volunteerism programs. Prior to the NCUF, Delfin was the worldwide director of community relations for Booz-Allen-Hamilton, a global leader in management consulting providing services to major international corporations and government clients. There he was responsible for the firm’s award-winning worldwide philanthropic and corporate citizenship programs, including the home office workplace giving program where he brought in America’s Charities as a partner. It was while at Booz-Allen-Hamilton and while serving on the America’s Charities board that Delfin worked with America’s Charities leadership and a Booz-Allen-Hamilton technology team to conceive and create the first iteration of PledgeFirst, now the standard among national charitable federations for workplace giving. Delfin’s career also includes executive positions with the National Association for Home Care, the Just Say No Foundation), the American Red Cross, and United Way of America. He has also managed his own communications firm, Delfin & Associates, providing strategic public relations and strategic philanthropy counsel to not-for-profit organizations and corporations. A highly respected leader in the both the not-for-profit and business communities, Delfin has delivered hundreds of speeches, seminars and workshops on a range of topics. In addition to his long volunteer service with America’s Charities, Delfin has also recently served as volunteer chairman of the board of trustees of the ePhilanthropy Foundation, as a board member of the National Cooperative Development Foundation, and continues as an uncompensated member of the advisory board of cMarket, a leading internet fundraising firm. Delfin is a native Washingtonian and the son of a government executive. He holds a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

George Kroloff

Chair, Children First

George Kroloff & Associates

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George Kroloff is the retired President of George Kroloff & Associates where he was a Counselor to domestic and international nonprofits and corporations, associations and governmental organizations. Among them: America's Blood Centers, America's Charities, American Red Cross, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, United Way of America, National Organization on Disabilities, CBS, Turner Broadcasting, National Geographic Society, plus health care, manufacturing and energy firms, the association of newspaper publishers, Commission on Presidential Debates (producer of the Debates), and the European Union.

George has experience with presidents of countries and corporations, media, financial relations, politics and public affairs, strikes, crisis communications and other sensitive issues, as well as advertising, creating new brands, and molding public communications for products and concepts.

He was president of high profile hemisphere-wide foundation associated with the Organization of American States, dealing with business, government and non-profits. He also was:

A senior staff member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee with key role in reorienting US international communications policy.
Manager of the public introduction to ZIP Code, creating a new brand and changing America's mailing habits.
Head of The Washington Post's Public and Community Relations Department, through Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and listing on stock exchange.

He directed staffs handling multimillion-dollar budgets. George was a longtime member of the National Press Club. George was press relations manager for Chicago’s chamber of commerce and its international trade show, then the largest in the hemisphere.

He worked for USAID and was a B+ show business press agent handling the Chicago performances of prominent American, European, African and Asian stars; from ballet, to Belafonte, to Bernstein, to John W. Bubbles to the Bayanihan Philippine folk group, to Bobby Breen (30’s movie star) to boosting Bossa Nova and Broadway touring companies.

Stacy Pagoes Haller

American Health Assistance Foundation

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Stacy Pagos Haller is President and CEO of BrightFocus Foundation. She joined the organization (then known as American Health Assistance Foundation) in 2010, bringing more than 25 years of executive experience in the nonprofit sector.

With her extensive background and unique perspective, Haller has compiled an impressive record of moving organizations to the next level of success.

Before coming to BrightFocus, Haller served as Executive Director of CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation, the world’s largest children’s cancer research organization.

For ten years prior, Haller was a consultant to a broad range of nonprofits, helping institutions achieve their strategic goals. Clients included the American Red Cross, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Community Housing Foundation International, Gallaudet University, LaSalle University, Mercy Hospital Fairfield, The National AIDS Fund, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the National Rehabilitation Hospital.

Haller helped create one of the first outcomes measurement training programs for nonprofits. She team-taught best practices for measuring program effectiveness to hundreds of professionals and organizations.

She launched her career at Georgetown University, where she held increasingly responsible jobs, culminating in the position of Executive Director for Regional Advancement. In that capacity, she led efforts to coordinate and integrate alumni affairs, development, and university relations nationally and internationally.

A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Haller is a Board member of America’s Charities.

Randall N. Toure

Tundra Development, Inc.

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Randall Touré is a partner and CEO of Tundra Development, Inc., a full service real estate construction management and development firm. Mr. Touré is the chair of the Economic Development of the NYCHA branch of the NAACP.

Mr. Touré has been recently named to the Board of Directors of the African American Real Estate Professional of New York and chairman of the Legal Committee. He also serves on the Real Estate Developers Committee and Education Committee of the organization.

Mr. Touré is currently, Treasurer of the Board of Directors of America’s Charities- Children’s First. America’s Charities is a national workplace giving organization that represents over 100 charitable groups such as the Tiger Woods Foundation and Reading is Fundamental.

Mr. Touré is also on the Board of Director of Real Economics for Building Unity and Innovative Local Development (REBUILD).

Mr. Touré is an adjunct professor at New York University teaching Economic Development in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

He was an adjunct professor at Medgar Evers College in the School of Public Administration teaching courses in Non Profit Management as well as Strategic Planning and Budgeting.

He has been appointed by the NYC Mayor’s Office to the Board of Directors of the Council on the Environment of New York City.

Randall N. Touré was Vice President for Community Development for Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC).

Prior to working with FCRC, Mr. Touré was the Director of Community Relations for Assemblyman Roger L. Green, in which he was responsible for working with and assisting constituents groups throughout the 57th Assembly District as well as the rest of the state.

Mr. Touré is a former Revson Fellow at Columbia University where he concentrated on the entrepreneurial model in relations to the future of non-profit and charitable organizations at the Columbia Business School.

A graduate of the City College of New York and Benjamin Cardozo School of Law started his legal career at the firm of Dellapa and Lewis, which represented affordable housing developers in the early 90's in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Harlem.

Updated 4/20/11

Steve Delfin

America's Charities

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President and chief executive officer Steve Delfin was a long-time volunteer member of the America’s Charities board. He was serving as chairman when he was recruited to take over the organization’s professional leadership in January 2010. Delfin came to the organization after serving as Executive Director of the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), where he was responsible for providing leadership and strategy for America’s credit unions and their related foundations, philanthropic, and social responsibility initiatives.

He has 30 years of experience working in and with major national and international not-for-profit organizations and socially-responsible international corporations, including a long history of engagement with and leadership around workplace giving and employee volunteerism programs. Prior to the NCUF, Delfin was the worldwide director of community relations for Booz-Allen-Hamilton, a global leader in management consulting providing services to major international corporations and government clients. There he was responsible for the firm’s award-winning worldwide philanthropic and corporate citizenship programs, including the home office workplace giving program where he brought in America’s Charities as a partner.

It was while at Booz-Allen-Hamilton and while serving on the America’s Charities board that Delfin worked with America’s Charities leadership and a Booz-Allen-Hamilton technology team to conceive and create the first iteration of PledgeFirst, now the standard among national charitable federations for workplace giving. Delfin’s career also includes executive positions with the National Association for Home Care, the Just Say No Foundation), the American Red Cross, and United Way of America. He has also managed his own communications firm, Delfin & Associates, providing strategic public relations and strategic philanthropy counsel to not-for-profit organizations and corporations. A highly respected leader in the both the not-for-profit and business communities, Delfin has delivered hundreds of speeches, seminars and workshops on a range of topics. In addition to his long volunteer service with America’s Charities, Delfin has also recently served as volunteer chairman of the board of trustees of the ePhilanthropy Foundation, as a board member of the National Cooperative Development Foundation, and continues as an uncompensated member of the advisory board of cMarket, a leading internet fundraising firm. Delfin is a native Washingtonian and the son of a government executive. He holds a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

Michael Coburn Chair, Health First Research! America	Douglas G. Franklin Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Full Biography Doug Franklin is President & Chief Executive Officer for Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. He was hired by the MSAA in 1999 to provide leadership and turnaround expertise to expand the charity's outreach and service delivery. He is a senior association executive who has more than 30 years experience in leading nonprofit organizations to success. He is by profession a Social Marketing author and expert. He is also in demand as a speaker/strategic planning trainer with exceptional international experience. Doug has been a high school teacher, recreation administrator, political director and philanthropic charity executive in a significantly honored career. As a certified association executive he has received numerous awards and citations, professional accreditation in dual professions, 4 university degrees and "hands-on" experience in delivering international workshops in 22 countries. A nationally certified trainer for the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter Drucker Foundation) Doug has brought caring compassion to all his assignments and has been nationally recognized for professionally raising the level of partnership between volunteer governance and senior staff management for a number of good causes. Doug serves on the Boards of America's Charities as Vice Chair and the American Society of Association Executives in Washington, D.C. Doug is also the inaugural President of the new Multiple Sclerosis Coalition, a collaborative organization designed to promote cooperation and support between all agencies working in the MS constituency. He is married with 4 adult children and lives in Maryland. Updated 4/20/2011
Rick Solano Mirxa Corporation Full Biography Rick Solano has worked in health care for 23 years, providing software, services and solutions to providers, health plans and pharmaceutical manufacturers. He is currently President and CEO of Mirixa Corporation. Mirixa is committed to improving the quality and accessibility of health care for patients through community pharmacy. Its technology enables pharmacists to provide a variety of patient care services. Prior to joining Mirixa, Rick served in executive positions at Emdeon and Cegedim-Dendrite, providing business leadership for new business ventures as well as mature large-scale organizations.	Jean Campbell Principal JF Campbell Consultants LLC Full Biography Jean Campbell is nationally recognized as one of the leading rare disease patient advocates with an impressive record of success in fundraising and corporate relations. After serving nearly two decades with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) she retired as Vice President of Membership Development after spending over ten years mentoring and consulting with many nonprofit organizations and their board of directors. Under Jean’s leadership, there was significant expansion of several of NORD’s membership programs along with the creation of NORD’s restricted research, medical meeting, organization mentor and clinical broadcast programs. Jean also played a key role in the establishment of the NORD Corporate Council, which has grown to 50 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. A well-respected and extremely connected resource in the rare disease health community, Jean created her own consulting company in 2010. Her expertise in non-profit strategic planning, organizational governance, corporate relations and program management is extremely valuable to all size organizations. Her clients are the non-profit health community, pharmaceutical corporations, and biotech industries. The primary goal of her services is to increase a client’s national and international visibility in the health industry as well as create productive partnerships, effective strategic planning, and optimal program development. In addition, Jean provides valuable mentorship to start-up and growing patient organizations helping to strengthen their infrastructure in order to better serve their mission, members and communities. Jean received a Bachelor of Arts from CUNY Hunter College, along with fundraising, development and non-profit management certifications from Marymount College, Western Connecticut State University and Columbia University Business School’s Institute for Non Profit Management (INM). Jean is a member of MedunikCanada’s Advisory Board and also serves as a special consultant for the Volunteer Consulting Group (VCG) and SmithSolve Communication. Jean volunteers her time and expertise as a member of the America’s Charities Health 1st Board of Directors and is a grant reviewer for social services agencies and organizations in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
John Glenn	Naomi Naierman Hospice America (American Hospice Foundation) Full Biography President and Chief Executive Officer, American Hospice Foundation, 1995-Present. The foundation is dedicated to consumer awareness and advocacy on behalf of dying people and their families. The Foundation produces and disseminates public education and training programs on hospice and other end-of-life care issues. Its signature education tool is a hospice consumer report card designed to empower consumers to make informed end-of-life decisions and to advocate for themselves in the last stage of life. Ms. Naierman’s primary focus at the Foundation is on federal and state policies on hospice public reporting. Toward that goal, she has been active at the National Quality Forum (NQF) where she co- chaired the Steering Committee that developed: A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality. She was also a member of NQFs Steering Committee on Quality Measures for Nursing Homes. Ms. Naierman serves on NQF’s Consumer Council, on the Palliative and End of Life Care workgroup and on the Patient Engagement workgroup. She and her team provide feedback on patient and family centered hospice quality measures to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac). Executive Director, Hospice Council of Metropolitan Washington, 1984-1994. Ms. Naierman developed this regional hospice association from concept to reality. Starting with a small seed grant, this organization became a financially successful model for a productive relationship among competing hospices committed to improving access to hospice care. Ms. Naierman designed and implemented public information campaigns to increase awareness about hospice and developed joint ventures with regional hospitals, which resulted in a dramatic increase in hospice referrals. Consultant, Writer, and Speaker, 1984-1994. Client organizations include: The Policy Resource Center. Senior consultant on a federal contract designed to monitor changes in publicly funded mental health services provided in the managed care sector. Responsible for assessing and reporting on the tracking activities and findings of major foundations and government entities. The National Rehabilitation Center. With Dr. Lauro Halstead, internationally renowned authority on Post-Polio, co-edited a comprehensive guide to Post-Polio Syndrome for professionals and consumers. Responsible for writing a chapter on managed care and for editing the contributions of twelve experts. Center for Studying Health System Change of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Senior researcher on a study of health market changes at the local level. Based on interviews and data collected in sixteen communities, this study was designed to assess structural changes in the private and public health sectors. Responsible for developing site protocols, designing the interview questions, conducting interviews, synthesizing the results, presenting the findings at a national conference, and writing an analytic chapter on safety net providers at the local level. Group Health Association of America. Produced a primer on clinical practice guidelines that outlines basic concepts and describes successful strategies developed by experienced managed care companies. Foundation for Health Services Research. Consulted on conferences designed to assess current knowledge base, identify future research needs, and disseminate findings. Edited the proceedings and assisted in planning conferences focusing on technology assessment, primary care, community long term care, and oral health care. Merck Human Health. Produced a primer on trends in outcomes research for this international pharmaceutical company. Assessed current knowledge base, synthesized technical information, and produced final document. The Bureau of Primary Health Care. Consulted on a contract to design and pilot test instruments for a survey of patients in community health centers. Planned a national conference on primary health care, advised on the selection of presenters, developed outlines for presentations, and edited proceedings. Older Women's League. Produced a synthesis on trends in health care affecting older women. Medtlantic Research Foundation. Developed a primary care-managed care network for disabled persons. United Seniors Consumer Health Cooperative. Developed a preferred provider network for senior citizens. Institute of Medicine. Served as senior advisor on policy research studies, designed questionnaires, conducted data analyses, and wrote technical reports. Deputy Director of the Washington Office, Abt Associates, Inc., 1980-1983. Supervised project managers and researchers in the branch office of this research and management consulting firm. Responsible for technical and administrative aspects of health-related studies conducted in the branch office. Project Director, Abt Associates, Inc., 1973-1983. Managed health policy research on mental health, primary care, and substance abuse programs. Supervised technical and administrative staff and managed contract budgets. Director of Information Systems, Martha Elliot Health Center, 1970-1973. Automated this neighborhood health center's management information and billing systems, and conducted research of patient utilization and cost patterns. Research Assistant, Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1966-1970. Assisted in the computerization of the hospital's outpatient appointment system and physician ordering system.
Steve Delfin America's Charities Full Biography President and chief executive officer Steve Delfin was a long-time volunteer member of the America’s Charities board. He was serving as chairman when he was recruited to take over the organization’s professional leadership in January 2010. Delfin came to the organization after serving as Executive Director of the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), where he was responsible for providing leadership and strategy for America’s credit unions and their related foundations, philanthropic, and social responsibility initiatives. He has 30 years of experience working in and with major national and international not-for-profit organizations and socially-responsible international corporations, including a long history of engagement with and leadership around workplace giving and employee volunteerism programs. Prior to the NCUF, Delfin was the worldwide director of community relations for Booz-Allen-Hamilton, a global leader in management consulting providing services to major international corporations and government clients. There he was responsible for the firm’s award-winning worldwide philanthropic and corporate citizenship programs, including the home office workplace giving program where he brought in America’s Charities as a partner. It was while at Booz-Allen-Hamilton and while serving on the America’s Charities board that Delfin worked with America’s Charities leadership and a Booz-Allen-Hamilton technology team to conceive and create the first iteration of PledgeFirst, now the standard among national charitable federations for workplace giving. Delfin’s career also includes executive positions with the National Association for Home Care, the Just Say No Foundation), the American Red Cross, and United Way of America. He has also managed his own communications firm, Delfin & Associates, providing strategic public relations and strategic philanthropy counsel to not-for-profit organizations and corporations. A highly respected leader in the both the not-for-profit and business communities, Delfin has delivered hundreds of speeches, seminars and workshops on a range of topics. In addition to his long volunteer service with America’s Charities, Delfin has also recently served as volunteer chairman of the board of trustees of the ePhilanthropy Foundation, as a board member of the National Cooperative Development Foundation, and continues as an uncompensated member of the advisory board of cMarket, a leading internet fundraising firm. Delfin is a native Washingtonian and the son of a government executive. He holds a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

Catherine Martens Chair, Community First USO Full Biography Catherine C. Martens serves as the Vice President of Corporate Alliances for the USO. In this role, she is responsible for cultivating and maintaining fundraising relationships between major corporations and the USO. Prior to joining the USO, she served as the President and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic (MAWFMA). During her tenure with the foundation, Martens directed the day-to-day activities of the organization to effectively achieve its mission and goals. In partnership with the Board of Directors and staff, Martens was dedicated to educating and engaging the regional community to become active participants in the vital work of MAWFMA and the children and families they serve. Before joining Make-A-Wish, Ms. Martens served as President and Executive Director of Second Genesis, the oldest provider of therapeutic community services in the D.C.-Metro area. In this role, Ms. Martens oversaw the operations and efficacy of the organization and staff, managed all outreach and fundraising activities, secured and maintained current and new contract opportunities, and ensured agency compliance and accreditations. She also lobbied local, state, federal and international agencies on behalf of Second Genesis and the treatment community at large. From 1996 until 2000, she was the President and Executive Director of the Capital Children's Museum/National Children's Museum where she planned, developed, and implemented strategies and procedures to make the museum a leading destination for children, their families, and teachers in the Washington metropolitan area. While there, she reduced a $5.5 million budget deficit, settled all outstanding litigation and property liens, and led the first strategic planning process in the museum's history. Most importantly, Ms. Martens founded the District of Columbia's first Charter School: Options Public Charter School. This school served up to 175 of the District's most at risk 5th-8th graders to prepare them for high school and continuing education. Prior to this, Ms. Martens established a rich business and consumer experience while managing Tysons Galleria, a high-end retail shopping mall. She also served in various senior staff roles for retail stores including Neiman Marcus and Garfinckel's. For more than 30 years, Ms. Martens has served as a community advocate where she actively works to change the face of her local region through her volunteer and philanthropic efforts. As a proud mother of two sons, Ms. Martens believes that charity starts at home. She continues to set an example for both her family and others as she raises both awareness and needed funds for a variety of local, regional and national organizations. Updated 4/21/2011	Carolyn Stevens House of Ruth Full Biography Carolyn Stevens is Director of Development at House of Ruth, which provides housing and services to more than 600 women and children who are homeless and abused in Washington, DC. Prior to joining House of Ruth in 2002, Ms. Stevens had a fundraising and leadership development consulting firm serving social service and health care organizations. Previously, she was a major gifts officer for The Sierra Club and Director of Development for the AAUW Educational Foundation. She is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Updated 4/20/2011
Mark Bergel A Wider Circle Full Biography Mark Bergel, Ph.D. - Founder & Executive Director of A Wider Circle. Dr. Bergel founded A Wider Circle in 2001 and has emerged as a leader in the movement to end poverty. He is a nationally acclaimed speaker in the fields of poverty, health, and social connection and has been featured on national television and radio programs. Dr. Bergel earned a B.A. from Northwestern University and went on to receive both Masters and Doctoral degrees from American University. In 2010, Dr. Bergel was voted one of People Magazine and Major League Baseball's "All Stars Among Us." He has also received the Essence of Leadership Award at the Greater DC Cares Business and Nonprofit Philanthropy Summit and the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region's Linowes Leadership Award, created to recognize "unsung heroes" in the community. Dr. Bergel is the author of the upcoming book, What is Possible. Updated 4/20/2011	Robert Benish Consultant
Kelly Caplan Washington Gas Full Biography Mrs. Caplan is responsible for management, promotion and fundraising activities for Washington Gas' signature philanthropic program, the Washington Area Fuel Fund. She also has oversight and responsibility for all employee fundraising and volunteerism programs. As a communications liaison at Washington Gas, she was responsible for employee-related internal communications, website management, employee volunteerism and fundraising as well as the planning and development of the company's annual report. She was formerly a Business Analyst in the Information Technology Services' group and was responsible for helping company business units identify their technology needs and provide solutions. Mrs. Caplan also served as an ITS liaison to remediate Sarbanes-Oxley 404 audit findings as well as manage the company's software products and application portfolio to ensure full utilization. During her 13-year tenure at Washington Gas, she has contributed her talents to the company while holding positions in sales, marketing and e-business. Most notably, she worked with the development team that launched the company's bill payment and presentment website. Prior to coming to Washington Gas, Mrs. Caplan spent eight years in sales with the Tom James Company, Prentice Hall and Harcourt Brace Publishers. She managed several sales territories, conducted competitive market research and exceeded annual sales volumes consistently at each company. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and earned a M.S. in Marketing from Johns Hopkins University. Mrs. Caplan is actively involved in volunteerism and fundraising throughout the region and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Washington Grantmakers and the National Fuel Network. A resident of the DC region for over 20 years, she resides in Laurel, Md., and will be married this spring. Updated 4/20/2011	Walt Gillette, ACFRE WAMU 88.5 Full Biography Walt is the Director of Development for WAMU 88.5, the NPR news station in the greater Washington DC area…and the #1 FM radio station in the market. The station’s diversified individual giving program accounts for approximately 50% of the station’s annual operating budget. For the most recent fiscal year that ended April 30, 2011, WAMU's highly diversified individual giving program enjoyed a record year with approximately $9.4 million raised from more than 51,000 active donors. He has enjoyed a 24-year career in public broadcasting, serving as a consultant in major giving and philanthropy for public media stations since early 2001. Previous employment in the system includes the Florida Public Broadcasting Service, the Friends of WLRN in South Florida, and WUWF in Pensacola/Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. His fundraising career also includes work for the American Red Cross, the American Lung Association of Florida, and the Department of Defense Overseas Shows program in Okinawa, Japan. Other employment includes operating a Zamboni Ice Resurfacer, teaching SCUBA as a PADI Open Water Instructor, and serving a tour as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Walt is an active volunteer leader within the profession, as current Chair of the Education and Training Committee of the AFP’s Professional Advancement Division. During one term on the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Board of Directors he served as Chair of the Quality Assurance Task Force. As co-chair of the AFP Collegiate Chapter Task Force, he helped create the initial 9 collegiate chapters during the pilot year of the program in 2007. Previous AFP service includes two terms on the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Board of Trustees, including three years as Chair of the AFP Foundation Donor Relations Committee, two years as Chair of the AFP Communications & Marketing Committee, and service on the AFP Leadership Academy Task Force. He originally received his Certified Fund Raising Executive designation in 1995, completing the AFP Executive Leadership Institute in 2001, the AFP Faculty Training Academy in 2002, and attending the AFP Leadership Academy in 2007 and 2008. In October 2008, he achieved certification as the (#82) Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE). Walt is the past president of the AFP West Florida Chapter, and he is currently a member of the AFP Washington DC Metro Chapter. Walt received the Public Radio Association of Development Officer’s Award as the Outstanding Public Radio Development Professional in July 2005, and was named the AFP (then NSFRE) West Florida Chapter's Outstanding Fund Raising Professional in 1998. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Maryland in 1981, and a Master of Arts in Communication Arts from the University of West Florida in 1996. Walt played trumpet and flugelhorn in the Maryland Community Band and served seven years as the first Chairman of the MCB Board of Directors. The Band traveled to China in June 2008, during which the band performed in Beijing and Shanghai as part of a Washington, DC musical salute to the Olympics. He currently lives in Beltsville, MD with his wife and artist Carol Clatterbuck, and an energetic Chihuahua, Belle, who they rescued from the Florida Gulf Coast in 2006. 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Marc Johnson APCO Worldwide Full Biography Marc Johnson is a vice president of digital strategy in the StudioOnline division of APCO Worldwide. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, Mr. Johnson helps clients accomplish their strategic objectives through digital tactics and methods. Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in managing highly technical projects and helping clients build custom online applications that achieve specific goals and objectives. At APCO, Mr. Johnson manages business development for the StudioOnline. He has created winning strategies that drive specific business goals for numerous consumer and association brands including MasterCard, PepsiCo, Microsoft, and eBay among many others. In addition, Marc has helped these consumer clients with brand positioning and crisis management through social media platforms, which has allowed APCO to grow business among existing clients at an accelerated rate. Prior to joining APCO, Mr. Johnson was associate account director for Mindshare Interactive Campaigns in Washington, D.C. At Mindshare, Marc focused on the areas of health care, education, and advocacy, and used his expertise to manage a number of highly successful projects. For example, Marc managed the redesign and advancement of digital strategy for Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and created specific advocacy tools that won the Webby Award within the advocacy and non-profit category. Mr. Johnson also worked with The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to build an online learning network (NetLC). NetLC used online simulations and document recommendation engines to help state school officers learn best practices for managing and eliminating administrative issues in school districts. The online learning network also helped state school officers discuss curriculum implementations and budgeting tactics through an elaborate web conferencing and online forums features. Earlier in Marc’s professional career, he served as marketing and communications specialist and webmaster at America’s Charities where he honed his skills in the communications space. While at America’s Charities, Marc successfully spearheaded the development and management of the America’s Charities website, and created numerous design and marketing collateral while assisting with setting the external communications strategy for America’s Charities and its members. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Mass Media Communication from Hampton University. Mr. Johnson lives with his wife, Kindra, in Washington, DC, and is an avid volunteer at the Lifting As We Climb Foundation as well as the Lamond Riggs Athletic Association. This professional individual is a valued member of our organization's administration, providing insight and guidance without payment.	Emily Simone Lockheed Martin Full Biography Emily Simone is the director of global community outreach for Lockheed Martin. In this capacity, she is responsible for leading the Corporation’s philanthropic giving and employee volunteerism. In 2011, the Corporation donated more than $25M to charities and its employees volunteered more than 1.2M hours. Previously, Emily served as the director of communications for Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services-Civil, one of the Corporation’s fastest growing businesses. In that role, she led strategic communications to effectively position the business with key constituencies both externally and internally. Prior to that role, Emily managed communications at IS&GS’ Business Process Solutions business unit and was responsible for advertising and international communications for the IS&GS business area. She joined Lockheed Martin more than 10 years ago and has held positions of increasing responsibility across the corporation in a variety of communications disciplines. Before joining Lockheed Martin, Emily was a senior account executive with The Hawthorn Group, an independent public affairs firm in Washington, DC. Her clients included Honda, Sony Electronics, Virgin Atlantic and AT&T Wireless. Emily serves on The Conference Board’s Contributions Council and the Foundation Board for Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College. This professional individual is a valued member of our organization's administration, providing insight and guidance without payment.
Steve Delfin America's Charities Full Biography President and chief executive officer Steve Delfin was a long-time volunteer member of the America’s Charities board. He was serving as chairman when he was recruited to take over the organization’s professional leadership in January 2010. Delfin came to the organization after serving as Executive Director of the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), where he was responsible for providing leadership and strategy for America’s credit unions and their related foundations, philanthropic, and social responsibility initiatives. He has 30 years of experience working in and with major national and international not-for-profit organizations and socially-responsible international corporations, including a long history of engagement with and leadership around workplace giving and employee volunteerism programs. Prior to the NCUF, Delfin was the worldwide director of community relations for Booz-Allen-Hamilton, a global leader in management consulting providing services to major international corporations and government clients. There he was responsible for the firm’s award-winning worldwide philanthropic and corporate citizenship programs, including the home office workplace giving program where he brought in America’s Charities as a partner. It was while at Booz-Allen-Hamilton and while serving on the America’s Charities board that Delfin worked with America’s Charities leadership and a Booz-Allen-Hamilton technology team to conceive and create the first iteration of PledgeFirst, now the standard among national charitable federations for workplace giving. Delfin’s career also includes executive positions with the National Association for Home Care, the Just Say No Foundation), the American Red Cross, and United Way of America. He has also managed his own communications firm, Delfin & Associates, providing strategic public relations and strategic philanthropy counsel to not-for-profit organizations and corporations. A highly respected leader in the both the not-for-profit and business communities, Delfin has delivered hundreds of speeches, seminars and workshops on a range of topics. In addition to his long volunteer service with America’s Charities, Delfin has also recently served as volunteer chairman of the board of trustees of the ePhilanthropy Foundation, as a board member of the National Cooperative Development Foundation, and continues as an uncompensated member of the advisory board of cMarket, a leading internet fundraising firm. Delfin is a native Washingtonian and the son of a government executive. He holds a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.