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