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 2012.

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

Thomas J. Healey
Partner
Healy Development LLC

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

Surin Pitsuwan
Secretary-General
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

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	Shari Patrick General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Neill McG. Coleman Vice President, Global Communications	Peter Madonia Chief Operating Officer
Heather Grady Vice President, Foundation Initiatives

Senior Leadership

Hilary M. Castillo Director, Facilities & Administrative Services	Ann Nancy Kete Managing Director
Scott Ceniza-Levine Chief Technology Officer	Scott M. Leeb Managing Director, Knowledge Management
Ashvin Dayal Managing Director, Asia	Nancy M. MacPherson Managing Director, Evaluation
Donna J. Dean Chief Investment Officer	Michael John Myers Senior Policy Officer& Director Centennial Programming
Pamela O'Kane Foster Managing Director, Grants Management & Associate General Counsel	James K. Nyoro Managing Director, Africa
Charles R. Garris Managing Director	Pilar Palacia Managing Director, Bellagio Study & Conf. Center
Samantha Gilbert Chief Human Resources Officer	Ellen M. Taus Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer
John S. Irons Managing Director	Nicholas Turner Managing Director
Claudia Juech Managing Director, Research	Jeanette D. Vega Managing Director

President's Office

Judith Rodin President	Alexandria Gabrielle Phillips Administrative Assistant
Patrick J. Brennan Chief of Staff	Keisha Senter Associate Director
Aisata M. Camara Administrative Assistant	Lisa Smith-Gilpin Administrative Assistant
Louise Anne Lopez Executive Assistant to the President	Andrea B. Snyder Communications Associate
Theodore S. Grant Jr. Special Assistant to the President

Foundation Initiatives

Heather M. Grady Vice President, Foundation Initiatives	Robert Marten Program Associate
Carolyn Bancroft Senior Program Associate	Kathryn Maughan Administrative Assistant
Margot Brandenburg Senior Associate Director	Eleanor D. Meegoda Project 55 Fellow
Sundaa Ayo Bridgett-Jones Associate Director	Andrea Porter Administrative Assistant
Karl W. Brown Associate Director	Carmella A. Richards Administrative Assistant
Charlanne Burke Senior Program Associate	Jennie Romero Executive Assistant
Julie M. Carandang Administrative Assistant	Cristina Rumbaitis Del Rio Associate Director
Abigail C. Carlton Associate Director	Amanda K. Sevareid Program Associate
Lillian W. Chege Program Associate	Michael Damian Shroff Administrative Assistant
Anisur Choudhury Term PRI Fund Analyst	Suman Sureshbabu Program Associate
Benjamin De La Pena Associate Director	Hilary B. Tabish Associate Director, Part-time Fixed Term
Lyubomira D. Docheva Project 55 Fellow	Michele M. Tall Program Operations Associate
Brinda Ganguly Associate Director	Kelly K. Teevan Project Associate
Robyn Denise Gibbons Executive Assistant	John B. Thomas Program Associate, Fixed Term
Thomas Helmick Administrative Assistant	Gary H. Toenniessen Managing Director
Masika Trinette Henson Administrative Assistant	Edwin Torres Associate Director
Amira T. Ibrahim Program Associate	Sarah E. Troup Strategy Associate
John S. Irons Managing Director	Maria E. Trujillo Executive Assistant
Ann Nancy Kete Managing Director	Nicholas Turner Managing Director
Justina T. Lai Program Associate	Jeanette D. Vega Managing Director

Operations

Peter Madonia Chief Operating Officer	Paul S. Szeto Associate Director, Organizational Excellence
Melvin Galloway Associate Director
Janet O'Connell Executive Assistant

Centennial/Policy Office

Michael John Myers Senior Policy Officer and Director Centennial Programming
Sheetal S. Matani Research and Project Manager

Global Communications

Neill M. Coleman Vice President, Global Communications	Ulrike Lechert-Lombardi Project Manager
Traci E. Carpenter Senior Speechwriter	Scott M. Leeb Managing Director, Knowledge Management
James Geneske Digital Media Director	Selina Patton Administrative Assistant
Katherine Gomez Executive Assistant	Erissa Scalera Communications Officer
Laura R. Gordon Associate Director, Communications	Katherine Sweeney Intern, Knowledge Management, Part-time

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	Christopher R. Grygo Learning & Development Officer
Rita Boscaino Manager, Compensation & Benefits	Lillian L. Johnson Human Resources Assistant
Juan C. Brito Associate Director, Human Resources	Alma Menefield Leathers Administrative Assistant
Lucas Q. Colbert-Carreiro Human Resources Intern	Diane L. Samuels Human Resources Manager
David DeCooman Executive Assistant

Investments Office

Donna J. Dean Chief Investment Officer	Jay Kim Investment Analyst
Emily M. Berger Director, Risk and Management	Chun Lai Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Ronald J. Chen Managing Director	Michelle Y. Pak Managing Director
Douglass Hamilton Coyle Managing Director	Cindy Ying Shiung Financial Associate
Diane L. Eckerle Executive Assistant	Moira Stone Investment Assistant
Suesa Kanesha Iopu Investment Assistant	Phyllis Vena Investment Analyst
Lauren K. Jacobson Associate Director

Facilities & Administrative Services

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

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

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 M. 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 K. Lo Accountant
Amanda S. Fairchild Payroll & Accounts Payable Manager	Manisha B. Nayi Executive Assistant
George R. Hall Accountant	Marcia C. Noureldin Accountant, Payroll & Accounts Payable

Office of Grants management

Pamela O'Kane Foster Managing Director, Grants Management & Associate General Counsel	Veronika Knierim Grants Analyst
Andrea J. Ace Project Manager	S. Ashley Moore Grants Assistant
Jason D. Boone Executive Assistant	Thomas S. O'Donnell Grants Assistant
Jennifer R. Cooper Grants Manager	Nissa Patricia Puffer Grants Specialist
Bronwen D. Fitzsimons Grants Specialist	Donald W. Roeseke Jr. Grants Specialist
Peter L. Helm Manager, Grants Administration

Research

Claudia Juech Managing Director, Research	Bethany L. Martin-Breen Program Associate
Jenny Deady Administrative Assistant	Evan S. Michelson Associate Director

Records and Information Management

Robert Bykofsky Records Manager	Elizabeth Pena Records Analyst
Anthony Paul Records Analyst, Fixed Term

Strategy

Zia U. Khan Vice President, Initiatives & Strategy	Jessica Kippy Joseph Associate Director, PT
Kerry J. Brennan Program Associate	Caroline Boyd Kronley Associate Director
Caitlyn B.H. Fox Strategy Associate	Joselito Manasan Executive Assistant
Rebekkah A. Hogan Program Associate

Bellagio New York

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

Bellagio Study & Conference Center

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

Africa Regional Office

James K. Nyoro Managing Director, Africa	Faith G. Kiboro Program Associate
Eme Essien Associate Director	Mwihaki Kimura Muraguri Associate Director, Health
C.D. Glin Associate Director	Zuhura Atieno Masiga Administrative Assistant
Susan Soila Kagondu Program Associate	Melkzadeck Okwemba Office Assistant/Driver
Regina W. Karanja Administrative Assistant	Juliet Wangui Thenya Finance & Administration Manager
Betty Kibaara Program Associate	Mary N. Wangugi Finance & Administration Assistant/Accountant

Asia Regional Office

Asvin Dayal Associate Vice President, 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
A. Mushtaque R. Chowdhury Associate Director & Senior Adviser, Health	Busaba Tejagupta Grants & Office Manager
Suchart Komol Office Assistant/Driver	Deekana Tipchanta Program Associate, Fixed Term
Stefan Nachuk Associate Director	Pariphan Uawithya Program Associate
Pimpavadee Phaholyothin Associate Director	Praerung Uennatornwaranggoon Research & Communications Associate