Board of Trustees

Kimberly A. Owens Trustee Avondale, Arizona Kimberly A. Owens is currently a Realtor with Realty Executives in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Owens is also a Governing Council member for the Salt River Project, a board member of the Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, and has been a member of the Tolleson Union High School District Governing […]

Anthony C. Wisniewski, J.D. General Counsel Annapolis, Maryland Mr. Wisniewski, J.D. is the Executive Director of Advanta Government Services, LLC (AGS). Wisniewski’s responsibilities at AGS include oversight for all operations and strategic initiatives, legal affairs, compliance, new business development, and project management on federal and state government contracts within specific areas of expertise such as […]

Cynthia Butler-McIntyre Trustee New Orleans, Louisiana Butler-McIntyre graduated from Dillard University in 1976 with a B.A. in early childhood education. She is the director of human resources in the Jefferson Parish Public School System in Louisiana and the national president of Delta Sigma Theta, a public service organization. She is a national board member of […]

Hallock Northcott Executive Director & CEO Kensington, Maryland At the Foundation, Hall speaks for and directs our Board of Trustees broad strategic initiatives. His role is built upon a career integrating diverse multilevel advocacy, association executive operations, legislative and regulatory representation, international trade relations, public/ private interface, outreach communications, financial management and community service. Each […]

Ronald B. Rapoport, Ph.D. Trustee Williamsburg, Virginia Ronald B. Rapoport is the John Marshall Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary. He has published more than 40 articles and book chapters in the areas of political behavior, political parties, survey research, and voting and public opinion. He co-authored Three’s a Crowd: The […]

Maria Lombardo, Ed.D. Chair, Board of Trustees Newton Center, Massachusetts Dr. Maria Lombardo is a professional grant writer, evaluator of educational programs and director of federal and privately funded educational programs. She has worked for universities, school districts, and nonprofit foundations conducting teacher training, directing student, teacher, medical and legal exchanges. Some of her recent […]

Warren G. Hioki, Ph.D. Trustee Henderson, Nevada Dr. Warren Glenn Hioki is the Senior Director for the School of Advanced and Applied Technologies for the College of Southern Nevada (CSN). Prior to starting his career with CSN in 1995, Dr. Hioki worked as a senior design engineer and project engineer for Electromagnetic Systems Laboratories in […]

Representative Frank Annunzio’s (D lL) vision for a philanthropic federal foundation that would honor the memory of Christopher Columbus through community service finally came to life in 1992, which coincided with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 12, 1915; Annunzio graduated from Crane Technical High School, […]