Meet Our Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Manfred Philipp
President
Manfred Philipp is Executive Director of the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences and a former Trustee of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Pat LeMay Burr
Vice President
Dr. Burr holds a Ph.D. in Business and Economics from University of North Texas. Her post-doctoral studies…
Cynthia Ackron Baldwin
Secretary
Justice Cynthia A. Baldwin has indeed enjoyed a prestigious career. Justice Baldwin dedicated eighteen years…
Philip Rakita
Treasurer
Dr. Philip Rakita is Managing Director of Armour Associates, with offices in North Carolina and Paris, France.
Max Burns
Chair, Advocacy
Dr. Max Burns became the 18th President of Gordon State College (Barnesville, GA) in January 2012. Gordon is the second oldest college in the University System of Georgia and enrolls approximately 4,000…
H. Andrea Neves
Chair, Governance
Professor emerita of education at Sonoma State University, Dr. Neves received her doctorate in educational anthropology from Stanford University in 1984.
Directors
ERWIN CHO
Director
Erwin Cho serves as a leader in innovation and service strategy at Kaiser Permanente…
Josephine Dorado
Director
Josephine Dorado was President of Fulbright Association’s NY Chapter and recently chaired the…
Bruce Fowler
Director
Dr. Bruce Fowler is a private consultant in toxicology and risk assessment, Adjunct Professor at the Emory School of Public Health…
Scott Friedman
Director
Dr. Scott L. Friedman is the Dean for Therapeutic Discovery and Chief of the Division of Liver Diseases…
Alison Gardy
Director
For 15+ years, Alison Gardy has created pioneering educational programming for local, national, and global leaders…
Nada Glick
Director
Dr. Glick is an experienced career counselor, currently with a private career counseling practice. For many years…
Melanie Horton
Director
Melanie Horton is Senior Marketing Manager at EdTec, a social venture that provides business and development…
Ann von Briesen Lewis
Director
Ann von Briesen Lewis is an international development consultant, with experience living and working in Asia…
Aleksandra Liaplina
Director
Aleksandra Liaplina is an Economist in the World Bank Group, which she joined in 2013, and is based in Washington, D.C.
DeDe Long
Director
DeDe Long has been Director of Study Abroad and International Exchange at the University of Arkansas since 1994
Jay Nathan
Director
A Fulbright Scholar to Thailand, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, Dr. Nathan has earned MBA and PhD degrees…
Nancy Neill
Director
Nancy Neill has been part of the board and executive team at the Fulbright ..
DOLORES RINKE
Director
Dolores Rinke is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), and an IRS ….
Ulku Rowe
Director
Ulku Rowe is the Director of Financial Services at Google Cloud, Office of the CTO . Before joining Google, Ulku…
Mary Ellen Schmider
Director
Dr. Schmider previously served as Executive Director of the Fulbright …
Robert N Schock
Director
Robert (Bob) Schock is Senior Advisor and former Director of Studies for the World Energy Council…
Donald Sparks
Director
Donald Sparks is Professor of International Economics at the Citadel in Charleston, SC, (where he has..
Mary Ann Stanton
Director
Mary Ann Stanton is Chair of the Fulbright Alumni Travel Task Force and a board member of the Fulbright Association Minnesota Chapter.
Samantha Lakin
Student Representative
Samantha Lakin, M.A., is a Ph.D. candidate at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies,..