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(Washington, DC, December 13, 2004)—INDEPENDENT SECTOR announces the election of William E. Trueheart, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Foundation, as chair of its Board of Directors. At their business meeting in Chicago, IS members also elected other officers and four new board members.
"We are honored that William Trueheart has been chosen as chair of our Board of Directors," said Diana Aviv, president and CEO of
INDEPENDENT SECTOR. "Bill is a wise and thoughtful leader in the philanthropic world and will bring experience and expertise from which the board and sector will greatly benefit."
Working to improve the quality of life in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Foundation is the seventeenth largest community foundation in the country. Prior to joining the Pittsburgh Foundation, Dr. Trueheart served as president of Reading is Fundamental, Inc. Previously, he had an extensive career in the field of higher education. He held numerous appointments at Harvard University and served as president of Bryant College in Rhode Island. Dr. Trueheart is a former board member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has been on the IS Board of Directors since 2000 and has chaired the Ethics and Accountability Committee.
Dr. Trueheart replaces John R. Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society, who served as chair since 2002. During his three years as board chair, Dr. Seffrin helped lead
INDEPENDENT SECTOR through a leadership transition, helped establish a model code of ethics, and provided extensive guidance in the development of IS's strategic business plan.
Hilary Pennington, vice chair and co-founder of Jobs for the Future, one of the leading research and policy development organizations in the country on issues of workforce development and future work requirements, was elected as secretary. Ms. Pennington has worked on the national level on numerous initiatives joining work and lifelong learning and has served as a consultant to national foundations and corporations as they develop programs on related issues. Prior to founding Jobs for the Future, located in Boston, she worked in corporate strategy and public policy at Aetna and the Boston Consulting Group and served on President Bill Clinton's Transition Team in 1992. Ms. Pennington succeeds Christopher Gates, president of the National Civil League, as secretary.
INDEPENDENT SECTOR members also elected four members to a first three-year term:
Janet Murguia, will assume the role of president and CEO in January 2005 of the National Council of La Raza, headquartered in Washington, D.C., and the largest national Hispanic civil rights organization. She currently holds the position of executive director and COO. She was previously the executive vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Kansas, overseeing the university's internal and external relations. Ms. Murguia held various positions in the White House from 1994 to 2000, ultimately serving as deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton and deputy director of legislative affairs.
Edward Skloot is the executive director of the Surdna Foundation, a $700 million family foundation headquartered in New York City that makes grants in five fields: the environment, neighborhood revitalization, youth organizing, arts, and nonprofit sector issues. Mr. Skloot previously founded and ran New Ventures, a consulting firm that created the field of social venturing and nonprofit entrepreneurship; he also wrote the first article ever published on the subject, in the Harvard Business Review in 1983.
Arturo Vargas is executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a membership organization headquartered in Los Angeles of Latino policymakers and their supporters. He is also executive director of the NALEO Educational Fund, which works to strengthen American democracy by promoting the full participation of Latinos in American civic life. Prior to joining NALEO, Mr. Vargas held a series of positions at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and was the senior education policy analyst at the National Council of La Raza.
William S. White is chairman, president and CEO of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, a private philanthropy based in Flint, Michigan, that supports projects that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. Mr. White brings 35 years of experience with the Mott Foundation and philanthropy to the board. He is a past recipient of the Distinguished Grantmaker Award presented by the Council on Foundations. In the 1980s Mr. White was a member of President Ronald Reagan's task force on private sector initiatives, and in the 1990s he served on the Carter Center's observer delegation to the Palestinian elections, on the U.S. Presidential Delegation to observe the Bosnian elections, and on a Presidential Economic and Business Development Mission to Croatia and Bosnia. He also serves on several other corporate and civic boards. (Mr. White had been appointed last year to fill a vacancy on the IS board and has now been elected to a full term.)
"INDEPENDENT SECTOR's new board members are joining a distinguished board and I look forward to working with them and making great strides next year," said Ms. Aviv. "These new members bring with them knowledge, diverse experience, and expertise that will add to and strengthen the work of
INDEPENDENT SECTOR."
Members re-elected two officers to the board of directors: Gary L. Yates, president and CEO, California Wellness Foundation, as vice chair; and Paula Van Ness, CEO, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, as treasurer. Outgoing officers Dr. Seffrin and Mr. Gates will continue to serve on the board.
The membership also re-elected eight board members to a second three-year term:
The board acknowledged the service of its departing members:
- Marilda Gandara, president and executive director, Aetna Foundation;
- Peter B. Goldberg, president and CEO, Alliance for Children and Families;
- Gabriella Morris, president, Prudential Foundation; and
- Michael Rubinger, president and CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
Read full biographies of all 28 board members
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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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