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.
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
Blaire Atkinson
Oklaholma State University Foundation
Trishana Bowden
George Mason University Foundation
Rich Bundy
University of Cincinnati Foundation
Deanna Carlson Zink
UND Alumni Association & Foundation
Endia DeCordova
Morgan State University Foundation, Inc.
Jay Dowd
The Citadel Foundation
Arwen Duffy
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation
Beth Fischer
UNC Greensboro Foundation
JT Forbes
Indiana University Foundation
Rodney Grabowski
University of Central Florida Foundation
Cheryl Harrelson
Georgia State University Foundation
Brian Hastings
University of Nebraska Foundation
Brooks Hull
Texas State University Foundation
Nicolas Karagosian
Marshall University Foundation
Abby Kelso
Evergreen State College Foundation
Anne Paul King
Ventura College Foundation
Matthew Lambert
William & Mary Foundation
Lynette Marshall
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Karen McCauley
Clemson University Foundation
Jeff Mills
University of Maine Foundation
Timothy Minor
University System of Maryland Foundation
John Morris
University of Minnesota Foundation
Melissa Mount
Fort Lewis College Foundation
Alex Ogeka
Kutztown University Foundation
Alisa Robertson
Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association
Cynthia Roth
West Virginia University Foundation
Amanda Sbriscia
Empire State University Foundation
Shawn Scoville
Oregon State University Foundation
Jeff Todd
University of New Mexico Foundation, Inc.
Tyson Voelkel
Texas A&M University
Matt White
Utah State University Foundation
Gretchen Wood
Monroe Community College
Karen Wright
Fort Valley State University Foundation
With thanks to AGB Mission Champion Commonfund for their support of this council.
Tim Yates
President & CEO
Commonfund OCIO
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