Board Directory
The Board of Trustees of the foundation is composed of dedicated and influential volunteers who govern the investment and distribution of private funds, serve as advocates, assist and advise the university’s president, and help increase the level of philanthropic support for the university.
Executive Committee

Craig A. Thompson, Esq. ’92, ’95
Partner, Venable LLP



Dr. James L. “Jim” Cantor ’81, ’84
Chief of Performance Excellence & Strategic Partnerships, Leidos






Dr. Ruchi Mehta ’00
Retired Managing Director, Healthcare Investments, Lone Pine Capital

Daniel I. “Dan” Millman ’84
Principal & COO, Turner Impact Capital LLC

Nicole R. Pollard, Esq. ’91
Executive Assistant to the President, AFSCME

Trustees

Murray P. Abrams ’83
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Capital One Financial

Sharon L. Akers ’78
Executive Director, Special Projects, St. John Properties/President, Edward St. John Foundation


Carlton M. Arrendell ’84
Director, Real Estate Development, University of Pennsylvania

Kenneth “Ken” Bedingfield ’94
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Epirus



Charles W. “Chuck” Daggs ’69
Retired Board Member, KIPP Foundation

Richard D. “Rick” Davis M.A. ’84
Retired Executive Vice President of News Standards and Practices, CNN


Len Elmore '74
Senior Lecturer in Sports Management, Columbia University


V. Raymond “Ray” Ferrara ’70
Chair, CEO & CCO, ProVise Management Group LLC



Ellen Gaske '75
Senior Vice President for Academics, Specialized Education Services, Inc.


Brian J. Gibbons ’84, ’87
Chairman & CEO, Greenberg Gibbons Commercial


William M. Greenblatt, Esq. ’79
Chairman, Montague Street Capital

Michael E. Johnson ’76
President, UrbanCore Development, LLC

Christopher T. “Chris” Jones Ph.D. ’97
Retired President, Northrop Grumman’s Technology Services Sector

Lisa Kidd Hunt ’97
Executive Vice President of International Services, Charles Schwab & Co.



Michael P. “Mike” Luzio ’98
Managing Director, The LVE Group

Timothy F. “Tim” Maloney
Partner, Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.

Ashley Manning Foxworth '06
Philanthropist and Education Advocate


Alex Mehr M.S. '03, Ph.D. '03
Co-Founder and CEO of Retail E-Commerce Ventures

Catherine “Cathy” Merrill Williams
President & CEO, Washingtonian

Kevin A. Plank ’96
Founder, Executive Chairman & Brand Chief, Under Armour, Inc.

Marvin H. “Marv” Rabovsky ’81
President, Alliant Healthcare Staffing, Partner, Brinton Woods Senior Living

Timothy J. “Tim” Regan ’97
President and CEO, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Advisory Trustees

Ryan L. Dearborn ’90
Board Member & Retired CEO, Wood Partners

Emeritus Trustees

Brenda Brown Rever ’65
Founder, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

Robert A. “Bob” Bedingfield ‘70
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP



P. Douglas “Doug” Dollenberg ’61
Consutant, Retired CEO, Nottingham Properties Inc.






Pedro E. Wasmer ’62
Managing Partner, MP Development Associates LLC
Honorary Trustees

Dr. Robert E. “Bob” Fischell ’53, ’96
Chief Technology Officer & Chairman of the Board, ZyGood LLC


Joseph B. Gildenhorn ’51
Founding Partner, The JBG Companies

Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan
Chancellor Emeritus, University System of Maryland

Gary B. Williams ’68
Retired UMD Men’s Basketball Coach, University of Maryland