The Council of Foundation Leaders is a standing advisory group of professional leaders, knowledgeable about the roles, responsibilities, and practices of effective governance for institutionally related foundations. They also have a deep understanding of the purpose of institutionally related foundations and the inherent dynamics of interrelatedness between foundations and the universities, systems, and colleges they serve. The Council meets quarterly.
Council Ambassador
George P. Watt
AGB Senior Consultant, Senior Fellow, and Membership Ambassador
Former Executive Vice President, Institutional Advancement
and Executive Director, College of Charleston Foundation
Former President, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and U.S. Naval Academy Foundation
Members
Gretchen Buhlig
CEO, Arizona State University Foundation
Monica Delisa
Georgia College
Kristen DeVries
Western Michigan University Foundation
Jay Dowd
The Citadel Foundation
Chris Dyba
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, East Carolina University
Tom Hyatt
AGB General Counsel, Dentons US LLP
Shane Jacobson
President and CEO, University of Vermont Foundation
Rickey McCurry
Vice President of Development and Alumni Engagement, Northern Arizona University Foundation
Ian Mercier
Vice President for University Foundations, Augusta University Foundation
Thomas Mitchell
Vice President of Advancement, University of Florida Foundation
Mike Mlinac
University of North Texas Foundation
James H. Moore, Jr.
President/CEO, University of Illinois Foundation
Danita Nias
Vice President for Institutional Advancement and CEO, Florida Atlantic University Foundation
Cheri O’Neill
President and CEO, Colorado State University Foundation
Guy Patton
President and CEO, University of Oklahoma Foundation
Vita Pickrum
Vice President, Division of University Advancement, Delaware State University; President, Delaware State University Foundation
Leonard Raley
President and CEO, University of Maryland System Foundation
Jeff Rountree
President and CEO, University of Mary Washington Foundation
Katherine Sawyer
Oakton Community Foundation
Greg Willems
President and CEO, Kansas State University Foundation
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