The NEA Foundation’s Board of Directors is ultimately accountable for the Foundation and has duties and responsibilities specified by its Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.

Board of Directors as of September 1, 2009

The Honorable Lauri J. Fitz-Pegado, Chair
Partner
The Livingston Group
Washington, DC

Elizabeth Oliver-Farrow, Vice-Chair
Chairman and CEO
The Oliver Group, Inc.
Washington, DC

John I. Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Director
National Education Association
Washington, DC

Peter I. Belk
President and CEO
Atlas International Partners, LLC
Alexandria, VA

R. Joseph Bower
CPA
Rainfield Group
Purcellville, VA

Kimberly Oliver Burnim
2006 Teacher of the Year
Kindergarten Teacher
Broad Acres Elementary
Silver Spring, MD

Mark Howard Chichester
Executive Vice President
Atlas Research LLC Group
Washington, DC

Jeremiah Collins
Member
Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC

Deborah A. Cowan
Senior Vice President, Finance
Radio One Inc.
Lanham, MD

Therese Crane
Senior Education Advisor
e-Luminate Group
Dallas, TX

Clara Floyd
President
Maryland State Teachers Association
Annapolis, MD

Christopher Gardner
President and CEO
Gardner Rich & Company
Chicago, IL

Brenna Isaacs
Representative
NEA Board of Directors
Aurora, CO

Lionel C. Johnson
Senior Vice President
Fleishman Hillard
Washington, DC

Herb Levitt
Representative
National Council of Urban Education Associations
Edison, NJ

Lori McFarling
Divisional Marketing Officer
Discovery Communications
Silver Spring, MD

Jessica Mendoza
President
Women's Sports Foundation
Board of Trustees
Moorpark, CA

Larry Nelson
Worldwide Managing Director
Microsoft K-12 Sales
Redmond, WA

Ambassador Pete Romero
CEO
Experior Advisory, LLC
Washington, DC

Harriet Sanford
President and CEO
The NEA Foundation
Washington, DC

Dennis Van Roekel
President
National Education Association
Washington, DC

Kevin G. Welner
Professor, School of Education
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado

Jessie Woolley-Wilson
President, K-12
Blackboard, Inc.
Washington, DC