Past National Board Members

Current National Board Members

2020 - 2023

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

2017 - 2020

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

2014 - 2017

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

2011 - 2014

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.

2008 - 2011

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.

2005 - 2008

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.

2002 - 2005

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