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Newsroom  Independent Sector Members Elect New Chair, 5 New Board Members (Washington, D.C., November 20, 2007) -- Independent Sector members elected Brian Gallagher, president and CEO of United Way of America, as chair and elected five new members to the IS Board of Directors during their annual business meeting in Los Angeles late last month. Returning as vice chair is J. D. Hokoyama, president and CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics. Luz A. Vega-Marquis, president and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation, was re-elected as secretary, and Gary L. Yates, president and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation, as treasurer. IS members elected the following directors to a first three-year term on the board:
"I am honored to serve with such remarkable leaders,” said Diana Aviv, president and CEO of Independent Sector. “Each new board member brings special talents and expertise that will strengthen Independent Sector’s ability to help the nonprofit community improve lives.” The membership also re-elected five board members to a second term:
The board also acknowledged the service of its departing members:
The IS membership also thanked William E. Trueheart, former president and CEO, The Pittsburgh Foundation, for his leadership as chair of Independent Sector. He remains on the board. Click here to read the full biographies of all board members. #### Independent Sector is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of approximately 600 charities, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs, collectively representing tens of thousands of charitable groups in every state across the nation. Its mission is to advance the common good by leading, strengthening, and mobilizing the nonprofit community. |
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Brian Gallagher is president and CEO of United Way of America and has served in this capacity since January 2002. Mr. Gallagher began his career with United Way immediately after college, when the organization selected him as a management trainee. A 20-year veteran of United Way, he most recently served as president of United Way of Central Ohio in Columbus. Under his leadership, the United Way of America has redesigned itself from a fundraising federation to a collaborative community leadership organization focused on advancing the common good through its emphasis on helping children and youth succeed, financial stability and improving access to health care. Mr. Gallagher received his bachelor's degree in social work from Ball State University and a master's degree in business from Emory University. In May 2003, Mr. Gallagher received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Ball State University. 
Ellen S. Alberding is president of the Joyce Foundation, which has assets of $975 million and makes grants of approximately $50 million a year on projects to improve the quality of life in the Great Lakes region. Previously she served as program officer and director of portfolio investments. In those capacities she directed the foundation’s Culture Program, worked in the Education Program, and managed the foundation’s investments. She holds an honors degree in English from Brown University and a master of management in finance and marketing from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. In 2004, she served as co-convener of the Governance Committee for the national Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, and as a member of the Public Trust Task Force for the Donors Forum of Chicago.
Stephanie Bell-Rose is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and founding president of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, a $300 million international foundation whose mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education and to improve academic performance and lifelong productivity of young people worldwide. One of the top ten U.S. corporate endowments, the foundation utilizes grants, loans, and business expertise to advance its mission. Ms. Bell-Rose specializes in high-impact social investments to promote the development of young people and their families. Her philanthropic work extends from America's inner cities to communities in Europe and Asia. Deeply committed to developing the full potential of all people, she has emphasized the needs of the underserved. Prior to her appointment at Goldman Sachs, Ms. Bell-Rose served as counsel and program officer for public affairs at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, where she directed legal affairs and designed philanthropic initiatives in education and public policy in the U.S. and abroad.
Susan V. Berresford is president of the Ford Foundation, a position she has held since 1996. One of the largest foundations in the world, Ford supports programs around the globe that strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Ms. Berresford joined the foundation’s Division of National Affairs in 1970 and later became officer in charge of its women’s programs and then vice president for the U.S. and International Affairs programs. After serving as vice president in charge of worldwide programming, she was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the foundation, a position she held until she became president. Prior to joining Ford, Ms. Berresford was a program officer for the Neighborhood Youth Corp and worked for the Manpower Career Development Agency, where she was responsible for the evaluation of training, education, and work programs. She attended Vassar College and then studied American history at Radcliffe College, from which she graduated cum laude. She is a board member and chair of United States Artists, Inc. and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences. Ms. Berresford is also the convener of the US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin.
Marguerite Kondracke was named president and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance in September 2004. Prior to joining America’s Promise, Ms. Kondracke served as Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, as well as staff director for the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families. Her focus in the 108th Congress was education, health care, social welfare, and the challenges of working families, especially military families. During her 40-year career, Ms. Kondracke has been both an entrepreneur and a public servant. In 1987, with two others, she founded Corporate Family Solutions (now Bright Horizons Family Solutions), to provide more and better child care for working parents through employer sponsorship. Today the $1 billion enterprise, named one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” employs over 20,000 people and serves over 600 corporate clients at more than 700 child care centers in five countries. Ms. Kondracke was named a Purpose Prize Fellow, awarded by Civic Ventures to those over 60 taking on society’s biggest challenges, and regional Entrepreneur of the Year, awarded by Ernst & Young. An alumna of Duke University, she also holds a master’s degree from Austin Peay State University. 
Father Larry Snyder took the helm of Catholic Charities USA in February 2005, after serving for more than five years as executive director of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis -- the largest private provider of social services in the Twin Cities. Father Snyder joined the agency in 1991 as assistant to the director, was named associate director in 1992, and became its leader in 1999. Father Snyder was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1988 and served as associate pastor at Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, from 1988 to 1990 and Nativity of Mary Church in Bloomington, Minnesota, from 1990 to 1991. Father Snyder earned a bachelor’s degree from Illinois Benedictine College in Lisle, Illinois. He also holds a master’s degree in divinity from the St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, and a MPA from Hamline University in St. Paul.