Staff & Board

Board of Directors

The National Academy Foundation's success in linking the business, education and government communities is largely due to the efforts of an active and dedicated National Board of Directors.

 

Sanford I. Weill, Chairman   BIO
Chairman Emeritus, Citigroup

Kenneth I. Chenault, Vice Chairman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, American Express Company

William P. Hannon, Treasurer
Executive Vice President, Travelers

Eugene A. Ludwig, Secretary
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Promontory Financial Group, LLC

Bill Barke
Chief Executive Officer, Pearson Arts & Sciences
Chairman, Pearson Canada

Ursula M. Burns
Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation

Robert C. Dughi
Executive Chairman, U.S. Retirement Partners

Jay S. Fishman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Travelers

Linda Huber
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Moody's Corporation

Jeffrey B. Lane
Chief Executive Officer, Modern Bank

A. Kirk Lanterman

President, Kirlan Venture Capital

Chairman Emeritus, Holland America Line Inc.

Harold McGraw, III
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, The McGraw-Hill Companies

Dr. Hunter R. Rawlings, III
President Emeritus, Cornell University

James D. Robinson, III
General Partner and Co-Founder, RRE Investors

Thomas J. Tauke
Executive Vice President - Public Affairs, Policy and Communications, Verizon Communications

 

Staff

 

Office of the President
JD Hoye, President   BIO
jdhoye@naf.org

Mary Adams, Executive Assistant
madams@naf.org

 

Operations
Dan Eagle Eye, Chief Operating Officer
deagleeye@naf.org

Vu Le, Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer
vle@naf.org

Robert McCall, Field Services Associate
rmccall@naf.org

Florence Drummond, New Membership Associate
fdrummond@naf.org

 

Curriculum & Assessments
Andrew Rothstein, Senior Director, Curriculum and Academics
arothstein@naf.org

Laura Fidler, Project Manager, Curriculum and Academics
laura@naf.org

 

Development
Kearney Staniford, Senior Director of Development
kstaniford@naf.org

Nesya Yoon-Cho, Director of Development
nyooncho@naf.org

Lauren Grattan, Development Assistant
lgrattan@naf.org

Morgan Pulleybank, Associate Director of Development
mpulleyblank@naf.org

Jessica Stepman, Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator
jstepman@naf.org

 

Strategic Initiatives

Colleen Devery, Assistant Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Administration
cdevery@naf.org

Dana Nachbar, Communications Manager
dnachbar@naf.org

 

Finance and Office Administration
Ira Berkowitz, Chief Financial Officer
iberkowitz@naf.org

Sibyl Akins, Controller
sakins@naf.org

Arlene Osborne, Staff Accountant
aosborne@naf.org

 

Innovations
William Chartier, Acting Director of Information Technology
wchartier@naf.org

Umang Beri, Web Developer
uberi@naf.org

Alaric Lejano, IT Support Specialist
alejano@naf.org

Jill Papsdorf, Senior Data Analyst
jpapsdorf@naf.org

 

Network Advocacy
Stephen Casa, Senior Director, Northeast Region
scasa@naf.org

Anthony Asplin, Account Manager/Regional Support
aasplin@naf.org

Jeanine Flynn, Director, Southeast Region
jflynn@naf.org

Christel Kaufman, Director, Western Region
ckaufman@naf.org

Fred Press, Account Manager/Regional Support
fpress@naf.org

Rebecca Privett, Director, Central Region
rprivett@naf.org

Daniel Wallace, Director, MidAtlantic Region
dwallace@naf.org

Steve T. Brown, Director, New Orleans/Upper Southeast
sbrown@naf.org

Tanya Navas, New York City Director
tnavas@naf.org

Sarah Hickert, Partnership Coordinator
shickert@naf.org

Jessica Felix, Partnership Coordinator
jfelix@naf.org

 

Network Development and Expansion
William Taylor, Senior Director, Network Development and Expansion
wtaylor@naf.org

Deanna Hanson,  Senoir Director, California
dhanson@naf.org

Charlie Katz, Director, Advisory Board Development
ckatz@naf.org

Bernie Sheridan, Senior Director of Internships
bernie.sheridan@naf.org

 

Network Services
Patti Smith, Senior Director, Network Services
psmith@naf.org

Wendy Hedges, Partnership Coordinator
whedges@naf.org

Steve Markbreiter, Director, Professional Development
smarkbreiter@naf.org

 

Consultants

Tim Lemberger, Communications
tlemberger@naf.org
Murray Tandler, Regional Consultant
mtandler@naf.org

Steve Askinazi, Miami Consultant
SteveAsk@aol.com