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Board of Trustees: Officers
Chair
Ms. Mim Schreck
Vice Chair
Mr. Michael Ryan
CEO
MDR Capital Management
Secretary
Mr. Timothy A. Christensen
Independent Project Manager
Chistensen Nonprofit Consulting
Treasurer
Ms. Seema R. Shah, Esq.
Director, Innovation & Technology, External Partner Development
General Mills
Immediate Past Chair
Mr. Richard J. Schwab
Board of Trustees: Members at Large
Ms. Judith Allen
Educational Consultant
Mr. Robert C. Ballard
Senior Vice President, Access and Outreach
USA Funds
Mr. Mark W. Bates
Fundraising Consultant
Mr. Suneet Dua
Partner, Advisory Performance Improvement
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr. J. Barry Griswell
Chief Executive Officer
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Ms. Tina Lee
Managing Director,
World Journal
Executive Vice President, Cooper Investors, Inc.
Ms. Kay M. Marquet
President
Kay Marquet Associates
Mr. Michael J. Ryder
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley
Dr. Susan Weinberger
Founder
Mentor Consulting Group
(Chair Pro Tem, Honor Roll Trustees)
Ms. Lauren A. Segal
President & CEO, Scholarship America
Ex Officio Member of the Board
National Advisory Board
Ms. Shirley Alexander
Program Coordinator
Perry Pathways to Excellence
Dr. Monte L. Bridges
Superintendent
Puget Sound Educational Services District
Mr. Drew Brugal
President
Vision Systems International, LLC
Mr. Stewart T. Coulson
Counselor
Charles City Middle School
Dr. Brian L. Donnelly
Visiting Scholar
University of Texas - Austin Community College Leadership Program
Ms. Suzanne Huffmon Esber
Executive Director
The Fluor Foundation (Retired)
Mr. Thomas Gauthier
Director of Educator Partnerships & Scholarship Programs
Johnson & Wales University
Dr. Sue Henderson
Chief Operating Officer/Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Queens College
Ms. Krista Johnson
President and Chief Possibility Officer
KZ Nonprofit Consulting
W. Clyde Lemon, Esq.
Attorney At Law
Ms. Judith Lewis Logue
Director of Financial Aid Services
University of San Diego
Mr. Jamie Merisotis
President & CEO
Lumina Foundation for Education
Mr. Joseph A. Russo
Director of Student Financial Strategies
University of Notre Dame
Ms. Amy Ryan Rued
Mr. Richard K. Washington
Unit Director
Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula
Scholarship America Trustees Honor Roll
Dr. Irving A. Fradkin
Founder, Scholarship America
Dr. William C. Bonifield
Vice President for Education
Lilly Endowment (Retired)
Mr. Lloyd L. Brandt
Joseph M. Hinchey, Esq.
Mr. Ken Jacobsen
Senator, State of Washington (Retired)
C.A. (Gus) Johnson, II, Esq. (Deceased)
Mr. E.B. (Burt) Knauft
Executive Vice President
Independent Sector (Retired)
Ms. Barbara M. Kuzdzol
Edward M. Lee, Esq. (Deceased)
Mr. Gregory J. Macri, Jr.
President
GJ Products
Ms. Phyllis McGrath
President
Philanthropy Management
Ms. Marquita S. McLean (Deceased)
Ms. Patricia B. Mooney
Christopher J. Barrett Realtors
Mr. Howard Moreen (Deceased)
Mr. Frank E. Morin (Deceased)
William (Brad) B. Norris, Esq. (Deceased)
Mr. Joseph F. Phelan (Deceased)
Mr. J. Stephen Putnam
Putnam Dispute Resolution
Ms. Peni Wilson Roberts
President
Cornerstone Management
Mr. Harry A. Rosenberg (Deceased)
Ms. Ruth Saxey
Mr. Ralph H. Seifert
Mr. Stephen B. Smith
Mr. David Smith
Mr. David Logan Steele, CTFA, AEP
Vice President and Senior Trust Officer
Jonestown Bank & Trust Company (Retired)
Eugene C. Struckhoff, Esq. (Deceased)
Mr. Thomas Terry
Private Investments
Mr. Michael A. Vorhaus
Managing Director
Frank N. Magid Associates
Mr. Philip J. Webster
President
The Webster Group
Mr. John A. Wedum (Deceased)
Dr. Susan Weinberger
Founder
Mentor Consulting Group
Keeping Dreams Alive
Scholarship America's Dreamkeepers program provides emergency financial assistance to students at community colleges across the country who are faced with unexpected financial crises. These awards -- averaging $500 -- often make the difference between staying in school and dropping out.
Katie Couric Gives Back
All profits from Couric's new book, "The Best Advice I Ever Got," will be donated to Scholarship America, the charity selected by Couric, to further the mission of ensuring education beyond high school for all students.
Our Strategic Plan
2012-2025
Our mission is to make postsecondary education possible for all students; our goal is to assist 750,000 students in completing their education beyond high school by 2025. Our CEO, Lauren Segal, outlines the plan in this video.