Staff and Trustees

None of our work would be possible without the guidance of our distinguished board and the dedication of our talented staff. Click below to see who was behind our impact in 2013.

Board of Trustees

David Rockefeller, Jr.
Board Chair
Director and Former Chairman
Rockefeller & Co.

Ann Fudge
Retired Chairman & CEO
Young & Rubicam Brands

Helene D. Gayle
President & CEO
CARE USA

Alice Huang
Senior Faculty Associate
California Institute of Technology

Martin L. Leibowitz
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley

Monica Lozano
Chief Executive Officer
ImpreMedia, LLC

Strive Masiyiwa
Executive Chairman
Econet Wireless International

Diana Natalicio
President
The University of Texas at El Paso

Sandra Day O’Connor
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (Ret.)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance
Federal Republic of Nigeria

Richard D. Parsons
Senior Advisor
Providence Equity Partners LLC

Judith Rodin
President
The Rockefeller Foundation

John W. Rowe
Professor, The Mailman School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy and Management
Columbia University

Our Staff Members

Executive Team

Judith Rodin President	Zia Khan Vice President, Strategy and Evaluation
Patrick Brennan Chief of Staff	Peter Madonia Chief Operating Officer
Neill McG. Coleman Vice President, Global Communications	Shari Patrick General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Heather Grady Vice President, Foundation Initiatives

Senior Leadership

Mamadou Biteye Managing Director, Africa	Chun Lai Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Hilary Castillo Director, Facilities & Administrative Services	Scott M. Leeb Managing Director, Knowledge Management
Ashvin Dayal Managing Director, Asia	Nancy M. MacPherson Managing Director, Evaluation
Donna J. Dean Chief Investment Officer	Saadia Madsbjerg Managing Director
Pamela O'Kane Foster Managing Director, Program Operations & Associate General Counsel	Michael Myers Senior Policy Officer& Director Centennial Programming
Jessica Freirich Director of Portfolio Management & Organizational Performance	Pilar Palacia Managing Director, Bellagio Study & Conf. Center
Charles R. Garris Managing Director	Ellen Taus Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
Samantha Gilbert Chief Human Resources Officer	Gary Toenniessen Managing Director
John S. Irons Managing Director	Nicholas Turner Managing Director
Claudia Juech Managing Director, Research	Jeanette D. Vega Managing Director
Nancy Kete Managing Director

President's Office

Judith Rodin President	Joshua Murphy Program Associate
Patrick Brennan Chief of Staff	Alexandria Phillips Administrative Assistant
Louise Lopez Executive Assistant to the President	Keisha Senter Associate Director

Foundation Initiatives

Heather M. Grady Vice President, Foundation Initiatives	Nancy Kete Managing Director
Carolyn Bancroft Senior Program Associate	Saadia Madsbjerg Managing Director
Sebastian Barrera Duenas Intern	Robert Marten Program Associate
Lorenzo Bernasconi Associate Director	Kathy Maughan Administrative Assistant
Amira Bliss Program Associate	Eleanor D. Meegoda Project 55 Fellow
Frederick Boltz Managing Director	Michael Myers Senior Policy Officer & Director Centennial Programming
Margot Brandenburg Senior Associate Director	Rehana Nathoo Program Associate
Sundaa Bridgett-Jones Associate Director	Andrea Porter Administrative Assistant
Karl Brown Associate Director	Carmella Richards Administrative Assistant
Caroline Budhan Administrative Assistant	Iracel Rivero Executive Assistant
Charlanne Burke Senior Program Associate	Jennie Romero Executive Assistant
Julie Carandang Administrative Assistant	Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio Senior Associate Director
Abigail Carlton Associate Director	Suman Sureshbabu Senior Program Associate
Samuel Carter Associate Director	Kelly K. Teevan Program Associate
Lillian Chege Program Associate	John B. Thomas Program Associate
Benjamin C. de la Peña Associate Director	Gary Toenniessen Managing Director
Jing Fu Project 55 Fellow	Edwin Torres Associate Director
Brinda Ganguly Associate Director	Sarah E. Troup Strategy Associate
Thomas Helmick Administrative Assistant	Maria Trujillo Executive Assistant
Masika Trinette Henson Administrative Assistant	Nicholas Turner Managing Director
John Irons Managing Director	Jeanette D. Vega Managing Director
Yigal Kerszenbaum Program Associate	Alyson Wise Program Associate

Operations

Peter Madonia Chief Operating Officer	Janet O'Connell Executive Assistant
Jessica Freirich Director of Portfolio Management & Organizational Performance	Paul Szeto Associate Director, Organizational Excellence

Global Communications

Neill McG. Coleman Vice President, Global Communications	Grace Kim Intern, Media Relations
Lissette C. Bernal-Cruz Manager, Knowledge Management	Kanitha Kongrukgreatiyos Communications Officer, Bangkok
Michael Berkowitz Managing Director	Ulrike Lechert-Lombardi Project Manager
Jereme Bivins Digital Media Manager	Scott Leeb Managing Director, Knowledge Management
Denise A. Campbell Writer	Carey Meyers Associate Director, Communications
Traci Carpenter Senior Speechwriter	Julie Miller Intern, Media Relations
Vinson Cunningham Deputy Speechwriter	Juliet Otieno Communications Officer, Nairobi
James Geneske Digital Media Director	Selina Patton Administrative Assistant
Katherine Gomez Executive Assistant	Erissa Scalera Communications Officer, New York
Laura R. Gordon Associate Director, Communications	Katherine Sweeney Intern, Knowledge Management
Jeremy Hutchins User Experience Architect, Knowledge Management

Evaluation

Nancy M. MacPherson Managing Director, Evaluation	Jill K. Hannon Evaluation Associate
Laura Fishler Evaluation Coordinator	Penelope Jane Hawkins Senior Evaluation Officer

Human Resources

Samantha Gilbert Chief Human Resources Officer	Lillian L. Johnson Human Resources Assistant
Rita Boscaino Manager, Compensation & Benefits	Alma Leathers Administrative Assistant
Juan Brito Associate Director, Human Resources	Diane L. Samuels Human Resources Manager
David DeCooman Executive Assistant	Chaim Y. Singer Intern, Diversity & Inclusion
Christopher Grygo Learning & Development Officer

Investments Office

Donna J. Dean Chief Investment Officer	Jay Kim Investment Analyst
Emily M. Berger Director, Risk and Operations	Chun Lai Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Ronald J. Chen Managing Director	Kaitlyn McCabe Investment Analyst
Douglass Hamilton Coyle Managing Director	Michelle Pak Managing Director
Diane L. Eckerle Executive Assistant	Cindy Shiung Manager of Investment and Operations
Suesa Iopu Investment Assistant	Moira Stone Investment Assistant
Lauren Jacobson Director	Phyllis Vena Senior Investment Analyst

Facilities & Administrative Services

Hilary M. Castillo Director, Facilities & Administrative Services	Cahaley Markman Receptionist
William J. Cardinale Facilities Manager	Gilbert Martinez Facilities Assistant
Katryna Kaimer Receptionist	Jacqueline Myers-Thomas Administrative/Purchasing Assistant

Information Technology

Scott Ceniza-Levine Chief Technology Officer	John S. Lee Senior Programmer/Analyst
Cheryle Anne Calandra IT Assistant	Vito L. Romano Help Desk Administrator
Jose L. Diaz Project Manager, IT	Carolyn E. Wendrowski Associate Director
Nicholas Fulk Business Systems Integration Developer

Office of the General Counsel

Shari L. Patrick General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	Sheila C. Smith Executive Assistant
Erica Lisa Guyer Associate General Counsel

Office of Financial Resources

Ellen Taus Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer	Dominick J. Impemba Controller
Alexander M. Danik Investment Accountant	Charles Lehman Finance Intern
Irena DiMario Manager of Financial Accounting	Mi Lo Accountant
Amanda S. Fairchild Payroll & Accounts Payable Manager	Manisha Nayi Executive Assistant
George R. Hall Accountant	Marcia C. Noureldin Accountant, Payroll & Accounts Payable

Office of Grants Management & Program Operations

Pamela O'Kane Foster Managing Director, Program Operations & Associate General Counsel	Bronwen Fitzsimons Grants Specialist
Andrea Ace Project Manager	Peter Helm Manager, Grants Administration
Jason Boone Executive Assistant	Veronika Knierim Grants Analyst
Jennifer Cooper Grants Manager	Thomas O'Donnell Grants Assistant
Donald Dupree, Jr. Grants Specialist	Michele Tall Program Operations Associate

Research

Claudia Juech Managing Director, Research	Devon Klatell Internal Consultant, Fixed-Term
Jenny Deady Administrative Assistant	Bethany L. Martin-Breen Program Associate
Rebekkah Hogan Program Associate	Evan S. Michelson Associate Director
Farhat Jilalbhoy Intern, Strategy

Records and Information Management

Robert Bykosky
Manager, Records & Information Management

Elizabeth Peña
Records Analyst

Strategy

Zia Khan Vice President, Initiatives & Strategy	Caroline Kronley Associate Director
Hunter Goldman Program Associate	Joselito Manasan Executive Assistant
Jessica Kippy Joseph Associate Director	Evan O'Donnell Strategy Associate
Faizal Karmali Associate Director, Global Engagement Network

Bellagio New York

Charles R. Garris Managing Director	Alison Russo Program Associate
Juanita Frazier-Martin Administrative Assistant	Joel Santana Program Associate

Bellagio Study & Conference Center

Pilar Palacia Managing Director, Bellagio Study & Conf. Center	Laura Maranesi House Staff
Paola Bianchi Executive Assistant, Finance Clerk	Yinet Martinez Dishwasher
Paolo Bido Temporary Waiter	Mauro Mazzucchi Maintenance
Antonio Billai Waiter	Giancarlo Miglio Grounds & Operations Manager
Dina Caola House Staff	Victoria Monsalve House Staff
Claudio D'Onghia Waiter	Paolo Negroni Cook
Luisa Fumagalli Dishwasher	Victoria Monsalve House Staff
Albino Gandola Waiter	Elena Ongania Receptionist/Residents Assistant
Silvana Gandola House Staff	Elena Ongania Receptionist/Residents Assistant
Umbertina Gilardoni House Staff	Laura Podio Conference Coordinator
Marina Gilardoni House Staff	Luca Ravasio Maintenance
Simona Gilardoni Supplies Coordinator	Beppino Salvadori Cook
Rosa Nadia Gilardoni Conference Coordinator	Giacomo Sancassani Chef
Andrea Gilardoni Maintenance	Arianna Sancassani Supplies Coordinator
Vittorio Gilardoni Waiter	Rupasena Sembapperuma Waiter
Enrica Gilardoni Manager, Administration & Finance	Attilio Stolfi Waiter
Diana Maria Gonzalez Dishwasher	Ermanno Stradiotti Waiter
Paolo Gramatica Maintenance	Rosa Zambetti House Staff
Francesco Manera Waiter

Africa Regional Office

Mamadou Biteye Managing Director, Africa	Mwihaki Kimura Muraguri Associate Director, Health
Eme Essien Senior Associate Director	Zuhura Atieno Masiga Administrative Assistant
C.D. Glin Associate Director	Melkzadeck Okwemba Office Assistant/Driver
Susan Soila Kagondu Program Associate	Juliet Otieno Communications Officer, Nairobi
Regina W. Karanja Administrative Assistant	Juliet Thenya Finance & Administration Manager
Betty Kibaara Senior Program Associate	Mary Wangui Finance & Administration Assistant/Accountant
Faith G. Kiboro Program Associate

Asia Regional Office

Ashvin Dayal Managing Director, Asia	Kitima Praphandha Executive Assistant
Anna Brown Associate Director	Somkiat Rongchitprapus Senior Accountant
Paksupa Chanarporn Executive Assistant	Natakorn Satienchayakorn Administrative & Front Desk Assistant
Kimberly Junmookda Program Associate	Busaba Tejagupta Grants & Office Manager
Suchart Komol Office Assistant/Driver	Deekana Tipchanta Program Associate
Stefan Nachuk Associate Director	Pariphan Uawithya Program Associate
Pimpavadee Phaholyothin Associate Director	Praerung Uennatornwaranggoon Senior Program Associate
Kanitha Kongrukgreatiyos Communications Officer, Bangkok