Foundation Center Elects New Trustees
December 16, 2005, New York, NY –The Foundation Center elected two trustees at its November board meeting. The new trustees are Michael F. Hayes of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Stamford, CT, and Maureen H. Smyth of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in Flint, MI.
Michael F. Hayes is a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Not-for-Profit and Higher Education practice. He has more than 13 years of audit management experience for diverse tax-exempt organizations such as private foundations, international charities, institutions of higher education, and national associations.
Promoted to the new position of Senior Vice President for Programs and Communications earlier this year, Maureen H. Smyth has been with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation since 1984. She is active in a number of national and international philanthropic organizations and serves as chair of the Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION CENTER
The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. To achieve its mission, the Center collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy; conducts and facilitates research on trends in the field; provides education and training on the grantseeking process; and ensures public access to information and services through its Web site, print and electronic publications, five library/learning centers, and a national network of Cooperating Collections. Founded in 1956, the Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
The Foundation Center’s 2005 Board of Trustees
Audrey R. Alvarado
Executive Director
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Washington, DC
Melissa A. Berman
President and CEO
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
New York, NY
M. Christine DeVita, Chairman
President
The Wallace Foundation
New York, NY
Susan Lajoie Eagan, Vice Chairman
Executive Director
Mandel Center for Nonprofit
Organizations
Case Western University
Cleveland, OH
Robert C. Elliott
Senior Managing Director
Bessemer Trust
New York, NY
Sara L. Engelhardt
President
The Foundation Center
New York, NY
Michael F. Hayes
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, CT
Nancy S. Kami
Executive Director
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
San Francisco, CA
Jerry A. O'Neil
Partner-in-Charge, Not-for-Profit Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY
George Penick
President
Foundation for the Mid South
Jackson, MS
Nancy Roberts
President
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Hartford, CT
Ralph R. Smith
Senior Vice President
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Maureen H. Smyth
Senior Vice President, Programs and
Communications
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI
Stacey Davis Stewart
President and CEO
Fannie Mae Foundation
Washington, DC
Barron M. Tenny
Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY
Thomas E. Wilcox
President
Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Patricia L. Willis
Executive Director
Voices for Georgia’s Children
Atlanta, GA
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