Leadership
National office
WHO ARE WE?
The Congressional Award is run by a small dedicated team of full-time staff. We are a resource for participants, families, schools and anyone interested in learning more about The Congressional Award.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board supports the work of The Congressional Award Foundation and provides mission-based leadership and strategic governance.
Executive officers
Committee Chairs
BOARD MEMBERS
Marc Baer
VP, Health Services,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
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Romero Brown
Nick Cannon
Edward Cohen
Lindsey Dickinson
The Honorable Debbie Dingell
Mitchell Draizin
Jim Dunn
Melissa Foxman
Beverly Gilyard
Steve Hartell
Erica Wheelan Heyse
The Honorable Richard Hudson
David W. Hunt, ESQ.
Legal Counsel
Myriah Jordan
Mike Kelley
Bradley Knox, ESQ.
Karlos Lasane
Christopher Leahy
Keira Lombardo
The Honorable Cynthia Lummis
Mateo Magdaleno
The Honorable Joe Manchin
Lance Mangum
John Mason
Michelle Mathy
Mike Parrish
VP Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability
Bayer
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Michael Pitts
Wisconsin
Molly Ryan
Vanessa Sinders
Riley Swinehart
Kim Talley
Chiling Tong
Jason Van Pelt
Rita Vaswani
Kathryn Weeden
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Pamela Alexander
Managing Director and Head of Corporate Citizenship,
KKR
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Merrill Eisenhower Atwater
People to People International
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Simeon Banister
Rochester Area Community Foundation
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Skip Braziel
VP, Government Affairs, Prudential Financial
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Diana Leon Brown
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Office of the County Executive,
Prince George’s County
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George Coelho
Anthony Crowell
KATHY DIDAWICK
Emeritus
George Gould
Washington, DC
LAWRENCE J. GREEN, M.D.
Maryland
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Raymond Hall
The Honorable Gregg Harper
Adrian Harpool
Jesse Hill
BRIAN K. JOHNSON, Ed.D.
RAYMOND KERINS, JR.
CEO, The Next Security Group and Chief Public Affairs Officer of The Next Practices Group
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The Honorable Ritchie Torres
Karen Sessions
Sanyin Siang
Executive Director, Coach K Leadership and Ethics Center,
Duke University
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Will Stute
Bruce Walker
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