Current National Board Members
Board Officers:
Karen P. Layng, President
Founder and President
M.A.I.T. Co.
Riverside, Illinois
Jeanne Kwong Bickford, First Vice President
Managing Director and Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Darien, Connecticut
Noorain Khan, Second Vice President
Director, Office of the President
Ford Foundation
New York, New York
Valarie Gelb, Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer
Gelb Global Business Growth Advisors
Middletown, Rhode Island
Ráchel Roché Walton, Secretary
United States Department of Justice
Jackson, Mississippi
Board Members-at-Large
Mary Ann Altergott
Principal, Talent Management
Edward Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
Beth Bovis
Partner
Kearney
Madison, Wisconsin
Eileen Drake
CEO and President
Aerojet Rocketdyne
El Segundo, California
Wendy Drummond
CEO
Drummond Communications, Inc.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lorraine Hack
Senior Client Partner
Korn Ferry
New York, New York
Vievette Henry
Global Head of Organizational Effectiveness & Inclusion
AIG
Muttontown, New York
Vidya Krishnan
Global Chief Learning Officer
Ericsson
Richardson, Texas
Rose Littlejohn
Managing Director, Business Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
New York, New York
Sue Major
Founder and CEO
Major Executive Search
Rancho Santa Fe, California
Lydia Mallett
Managing Director
Mallett & Associates
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rumi Morales
Partner
Outlier Ventures
Oak Park, Illinois
Ileana Musa
Co-Head of International Wealth Management and Head of International Banking & Lending
Morgan Stanley
Miami, Florida
Debbie Nielson
Former Board Chair
Girl Scouts of Utah
Ogden, Utah
Marcus Peacock
Chief Operating Officer
Business Roundtable
Washington, District of Columbia
Edmond C. Rastrelli
Manager
Olympus Group LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Erika Rottenberg
General Counsel
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Palo Alto, California
Trooper Sanders
CEO
Benefits Data Trust
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Earl Simpkins Jr.
Partner
Strategy&, Part of the PwC Network
Dallas, Texas
Zeta Smith
CEO for North America, Seniors Division
Sodexo, Inc.
Elkridge, Maryland
Leslee A. Temple
Fellow
American Society of Landscape Architects
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Cynthia Teniente-Matson
President
Texas A&M San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Diane Tipton
CEO and President
Self Storage Zone
Bethesda, Maryland
Maryann Waryjas
Former Senior Vice President and Advisor to the CEO
Herc Rentals Inc.
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Non-Board Members of the National Board Development Committee
Felecia Gilmore-Long
Former Board Chair
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
Lutz, Florida
Robyn Ratcliffe Manzini
Former Board Chair
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wendy K. Venoit
Member
Cozen O’Connor
Walpole, Massachusetts
Board Officers 2017–2020
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, President
National Managing Partner, Global Lead Partner
KPMG LLP
Wheaton, Illinois
Sharon Hoskin Matthews, First Vice President
Senior Vice President, Head of Employee Relations
Wells Fargo Corporation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jeanne Kwong Bickford, Second Vice President
Partner and Managing Director
Boston Consulting Group
Darien, Connecticut
Charles (Chuck) D. McLane Jr., Treasurer
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Alcoa
Fort Myers, Florida
Noorain Khan, Secretary
Program Officer
Ford Foundation
New York, New York
Board Members-at-Large 2017–2020
Jenny Alonzo
Media Consultant
New York, New York
Mary Ann Altergott
Principal Talent Management
Edward Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
Judith N. Batty
Former Senior Counsel
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Washington, District of Columbia
Cynthia Brinkley
Executive and Board Director
Centene Corporation
St. Louis, Missouri
Anne Chow
President, AT&T National Business
AT&T
Dallas, Texas
Wendy Drummond
President
U.S. Cellular Premier
Osage County, Oklahoma
Charles Garcia
Executive Director
Association of Latino Professionals for America
Boca Raton, Florida
Dineen Garcia
Attorney/Corporate Executive
Miami, Florida
Vicki Gardner
Senior Vice President
The Nielsen Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
Valarie Gelb
Chief Executive Officer
Gelb Global Business Growth Advisors
Middletown, Rhode Island
Steven Gilliland
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Power Company, LLC
Houston, Texas
Jeanmarie C. Grisi
U.S. Chief Investment Officer
Nokia
Murray Hill, New Jersey
John Hom
Vice President, Business Transformation
Prudential Financial
South Orange, New Jersey
Karen Layng
Chief Strategic Officer and General Counsel
Scheck Industries
Chicago, Illinois
Rose Littlejohn
Managing Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
New York, New York
Sue Major
Founder and CEO
Major Executive Search
San Diego, California
Cindy Miller
President
UPS, Global Freight Forwarding
Atlanta, Georgia
Mina T. Nguyen
Director
AQR Capital Management
Boston, Massachusetts
Debbie Nielson
Former Girl Scouts of Utah Board Chair
Ogden, Utah
Norma Provencio Pichardo
Executive Director
Television Academy Foundation
North Hollywood, California
Erika Rottenberg
General Counsel
Twilio
San Francisco, California
Trooper Sanders
Founder and President
Wise Whisper
Washington, District of Columbia
Becky Schmitt
Senior Vice President
Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas
Mary Stengel Austen
President and CEO
Tierney
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Suzanne Wade
Division President
H-E-B
San Antonio, Texas
Loria B. Yeadon
Chief Executive Officer
Yeadon Intellectual Property
Mercer Island, Washington
Ráchel Roché Walton
Former Council of Advisors Chair
USA Girl Scouts Overseas
Jackson, Mississippi
Board Officers 2014-2017
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, President
National Managing Partner, Global Lead Partner
KPMG LLP
Wheaton, Illinois
Sharon Hoskin Matthews, First Vice President
Senior Vice President, Head of Employee Relations
Wells Fargo Corporation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Wonya Lucas, Second Vice President
CEO
Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Charles D. (Chuck) McLane Jr., Treasurer
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Alcoa
Fort Myers, Florida
Sylvia Acevedo, Secretary
Founder & President
Communicard LLC
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Sapreet Kaur Saluja, Secretary (after Acevedo became Interim CEO)
Executive Director
The Sikh Coalition
Jersey City, New Jersey
Board Members-at-Large 2014-2017
Jenny Alonzo
Media Consultant
New York, New York
Carri Baker
Chief Operations Officer
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP
San Antonio, Texas
Judith N. Batty
Former Senior Counsel
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Washington, DC
Jeanne Kwong Bickford
Partner & Managing Director
Boston Consulting Group
Darien, Connecticut
Anne Chow
President, AT&T National Business
AT&T
Dallas, Texas
Lynn M. Gangone
Vice President of Leadership Programs
American Council on Education
Washington, DC
Dineen Garcia
Vice President, Diversity Strategies
Macy’s Inc.
Miami, Florida
Mónica Gil
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
NBCUniversal Telemundo
Miami, Florida
Steven Gilliland
President & Chief Executive Officer
Federal Power Company, LLC
Houston, Texas
Jeanmarie C. Grisi
U.S. Chief Investment Officer
Alcatel-Lucent Investment Management Corporation
Murray Hill, New Jersey
John Hom
Vice President, Talent Consulting
Prudential Financial
South Orange, New Jersey
Noorain Khan
Program Officer, Office of the President
Ford Foundation
New York, New York
Mina T. Nguyen
Director
AQR Capital Management
Boston, Massachusetts
Debbie Nielson
Former GSUT Board Chair
Ogden, Utah
Susan P. Peters
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
General Electric Company
Fairfield, Connecticut
Norma Provencio Pichardo
Executive Director
Television Academy Foundation
North Hollywood, California
Nancy A. Reardon
Director
Kids II
Bluffton, South Carolina
Trooper Sanders
Founder & President
Wise Whisper
Washington, DC
Julie Sygiel
Co-Founder
The Lady Project
New York, New York
Sharon Wibben
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas
Loria B. Yeadon
CEO
Yeadon Intellectual Property
Mercer Island, Washington
Board Officers 2011-2014
President
Connie L. Lindsey
Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
Northern Trust, Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
First Vice President
Davia B. Temin
New York, N.Y.
Second Vice President
Susan P. Peters
Fairfield, Conn.
Secretary
Debra Nakatomi
Los Angeles, Calif.
Treasurer
Joan Wagnon
Topeka, Kans.
Members-at-Large 2011-2014*
Sylvia Acevedo
Austin, Texas
Jenny Alonzo
New York, N.Y.
Catherine (Cathy) M. Coughlin
Dallas, Texas
Linda Descano
New York, N.Y.
Brenda Freeman
Atlanta, Ga.
Lisa Guillermin Gable
Upperville, Va.
Monica Gil
Los Angeles, Calif.
Steven F. Gilliland
Houston, Texas
Jennifer Grancio
San Francisco, Calif.
Jeanmarie C. Grisi
Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan
Wheaton, Ill.
Patricia (Pat) Harris
Chicago, Ill.
John Hom
South Orange, N.J.
Ingrid Saunders Jones
Atlanta, Ga.
Barbara J. Krumsiek
Washington, D.C.
Wonya Lucas
Bethesda, Md.
Karen A. Maloney
Chatham, N.J.
Mitchell (Mitch) A. Martin
East Point, Ga.
Sharon H. Matthews
Charlotte, N.C.
Charles (Chuck) D. McLane Jr.
New York, N.Y.
Nancy A. Reardon
St. Davids, Pa.
Sharon I. Wibben
Bentonville, Ark.
Katherine (Kathy) L. Worthen
Rochester, Mich.
Cyma Zarghami
New York, N.Y.
Officers 2008-2011*
President
Connie L. Lindsey
Chicago, Ill.
First Vice President
Davia B. Temin
New York, N.Y.
Second Vice President
Linda P. Foreman
Durham, N.C.
Secretary
Linda Mazon-Gutierrez
Tucson, Ariz.
Treasurer
Joan Wagnon
Topeka, Kans.
Members-at-Large 2008-2011
Sylvia Acevedo
Austin, Texas
Barbara F. Adachi
San Mateo, Calif.
Catherine Coughlin
Dallas, Texas
Harriet Edelman
Stamford, Conn.
Raquel Egusquiza
Dearborn, Mich.
Ellen S. Fox
New York, N.Y.
Lisa Guillermin Gable
Upperville, Va.
Nan C. Hillis
Winter Park, Fla.
Michelle L. Holiday
Washington, D.C.
John Hom
South Orange, N.J.
Marie C. Johns
Washington, D.C.
Ingrid Saunders Jones
Atlanta, Ga.
Karen A. Maloney
Chatham, N.J.
Sharon H. Matthews
Charlotte, N.C.
Robert L. Morris
Columbia Station, Ohio
Debra Nakatomi
Los Angeles, Calif.
Susan P. Peters
Fairfield, Conn.
Vikki L. Pryor
New Rochelle, N.Y.
Patricia Romines
Bartlesville, Okla.
Rhea S. Schwartz
Washington, D.C. and Sun Valley, Idaho
Sara L. Schwebel
Columbia, S.C.
Eileen Scott
Basking Ridge, N.J.
Gail M. Talbott
Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Susan L. Taylor
New York, N.Y.
Marisa Tabizon Thompson
Eugene, Ore.
Officers 2005-2008*
President
Patricia Diaz Dennis
San Antonio, Tex.
First Vice President
Sharon H. Matthews
Charlotte, N.C.
Second Vice President
Mary P. Borba
Stamford, Conn.
Secretary
Linda P. Foreman
Durham, N.C.
Treasurer
Gwendolyn J. Wong
Hillsborough, Calif.
Members-at-Large 2005-2008
Susan L. Anderson, Esq.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sheri Betts
Mitchellville, Md.
Dr. Donna L. Blackwell
New York, N.Y.
Patsy Brison
Asheville, N.C.
Valdar Coryat
Freeport, N.Y.
Tanya Dawkins
Coral Gables, Fla.
Tjada D’Oyen
Seattle, Wash.
Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza
Washington, D.C.
Mimi U.B. Coppersmith Fredman
State College, Pa.
Tom Frost, III
San Antonio, Tex.
Michelle L. Holiday
Washington, D.C.
Olivia N. Graham
Rome, Italy
Nan C. Hillis
Winter Park, Fla.
Kip Hughes
Denver, Colo.
Marne L. Keller-Krikava
Appleton, Wis.
Connie L. Lindsey
Chicago, Ill.
Sandra E. Madrid
Bothell, Wash.
Nancy Marino
Upper Brookville, N.Y.
Gail G. Mattson
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart
Cleveland, Ohio
Joseph L. Mayfield
Greenwich, Conn.
Linda Mazon-Gutierrez
Tucson, Ariz.
Debra Nakatomi
Los Angeles, Calif.
Judith A. Ramaley
Winona, Minn.
Angel L. Rodriquez
Parker, Tex.
Patricia Bowe Romines
Bartlesville, Okla.
Rhea S. Schwartz
Washington, D.C.
Sara L. Schwebel
Mystic, Conn.
Joyce Espy Searcy
Nashville, Tenn.
Major General Annie Sobel
Tigeres, N.M.
Gail M. Talbott
Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Davia Temin
New York, N.Y.
Marisa Tabizon Thompson
Eugene, Ore.
Joan Wagnon
Topeka, Kans.
Perry Yeatman
Willmette, Ill.
Officers 2002-2005
President
Cynthia Bramlett Thompson
Vice President of Human Resources for Midwest Stamping, Inc
Holland, Ohio
First Vice President
Patricia Diaz Dennis
SBC Communications, Vice President
San Ramon, California
Second Vice President
Dr. Norma I. Barquet
Detroit Public School, Executive Director
Lathrup Village, Michigan
Secretary
Linda P. Foreman
Durham, North Carolina
Treasurer
Carol Mayo Cochran
REDW Business & Financial Resources
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Members-at-Large 2002-2005
Susan A. Alfano
MassMutual
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Susan L. Anderson, Esq.
Anderson Greenfield & Dougherty, Ltd
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eunice J. Azzani
San Francisco, California
Dr. Donna L. Blackwell
Maplewood, New Jersey
Mary P. Borba
Stamford, Connecticut
Carla S. Bryant
West Palm Beach, Florida
Ruth Anderson Coggeshall
Annapolis, Maryland
Tanya Dawkins
Coral Gables, Florida
Dr. Adela de la Torre
Davis, California
Pauline A. Dow
El Paso, Texas
Sandra Espada-Santos, Esq.
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Judith L. Foritano
Titusville, New Jersey
Olivia N. Graham
Arlington, Virginia
Nancy C. Hillis
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan Hopkins
New York, New York
Lisa L. Johnson-Billy
Purcell, Oklahoma
Ann Jones
Jackson, Mississippi
Gloria E. Lara
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Martha Lee
College Park, Maryland
Sandra E. Madrid
Bothell, Washington
Nancy Marino
Upper Brookville, New York
Ms. Sharon H. Matthews
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart
San Francisco, California
Joseph L. Mayfield
Stamford, Connecticut
Patsy Brison Meldrum
Asheville, North Carolina
Debra Nakatomi
Los Angeles, California
Gerald H. Parks
Arlington, Virginia
Yvonne Perkins
Indianapolis, Indiana
Patricia Bowe Romines
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Katherine Sosa
Floresville, Texas
Nicholas H. Stonnington
San Marino, California
Susan Drew Thomas
Washington, D.C.
Patricia Turner
Atlanta, Georgia
Howard C. White
La Habra Heights, California
Gwendolyn J. Wong
Hillsborough, California