Adam Meyerson
President
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Adam Meyerson joined The Philanthropy Roundtable as president in 2001. The Roundtable is America's largest association of foundations and charitable givers committed to the protection of donor intent, the preservation of philanthropic freedom, and the advancement of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility through philanthropic giving.
From 1993 to 2001, Adam was vice president for educational affairs at the Heritage Foundation. He coordinated the think tank's civil society projects, its publications on the Founding Fathers, and its "No Excuses" work on high-performing high-poverty schools. Adam was editor-in-chief of Heritage's magazine, Policy Review, from 1983 to 1998.
From 1979 to 1983, Adam was an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal as well as editor of its "Manager's Journal" and "Asia" columns and its book reviews. He is co-editor of The Wall Street Journal on Management, a book published by Dow Jones-Irwin in 1985. From 1974 to 1977, he was managing editor of The American Spectator magazine, then in Bloomington, Indiana.
Adam graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University in 1974. From 1977 to 1979, he attended Harvard Business School and completed all requirements but the dissertation for a doctorate in international business.
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Shannon Toronto
Chief Operating Officer
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Shannon Toronto joined The Philanthropy Roundtable as chief operating officer in 2005. Her experience in the philanthropic sector includes serving as the executive director of the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, a charitable foundation providing grants throughout Utah. She has worked as the director of foundation relations at the Leadership Institute, has served as a marketing director for the Waterford Institute (an educational research center), and has worked as a writing supervisor for a proposal between Hill Air Force Base and the Boeing Company. Shannon is a graduate of Brigham Young University, with an M.A. and a B.A. in English, and serves on the executive committee of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the BYU Management Society.
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Sue Santa
Senior Vice President for Public Policy
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Sue Santa joined The Philanthropy Roundtable as senior vice president for public policy in 2008. Prior to joining the Roundtable, Sue served as a consultant and senior director of public and legal affairs for International Speedway Corporation (ISC). In addition, she served as a spokesperson for ISC on legislative efforts, property development projects, and special events. Sue was also an associate for five years in the legislative practice group of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand in Washington, D.C. She participated in a wide variety of projects, including energy and oil production policy, transportation issues, international trade development, and crisis management for a major airline. Sue’s first experience in Washington was as special projects coordinator for Sen. Jeff Bingaman. She managed projects related to education, human services, children’s issues, and the arts. She holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Tom Riley
Vice President for Communications
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Tom Riley rejoined the Roundtable in January 2010 in the newly created position of vice president for communications. He oversees the Roundtable’s publications and outreach, as well as its efforts to communicate the power of philanthropy to a broader audience.
From 2001 to 2009, Tom was communications director at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he was the principal spokesman for all federal anti-drug policies, ranging from prevention to treatment to law enforcement and international programs. Tom also oversaw the National Youth Anti-drug Media Campaign, one of the government’s largest advertising and marketing efforts. From 1998 to 2001 Tom was director of research at the Roundtable, writing for and editing Philanthropy magazine and working with donors, constituents, and the media on Roundtable priorities.
Tom has an undergraduate and two graduate degrees from Georgetown University, as well as a law degree from Villanova Law School. He is a long-time board member of the Connelly Foundation in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
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Christopher Levenick
Editor-in-Chief, Philanthropy
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Christopher Levenick joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in 2007 as editor-in-chief of Philanthropy.
Before joining the Roundtable, Christopher was the W.H. Brady doctoral fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he worked closely with Michael Novak, AEI president Christopher DeMuth, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University, and is completing his Ph.D. in American religious history at the University of Chicago. His writing has appeared in a number of academic and popular journals, including the Wall Street Journal, National Review, the Weekly Standard, the Claremont Review of Books, and Philanthropy. Christopher is also the co-author of the Roundtable's 2009 guidebook Saving America's Urban Catholic Schools: A Guide for Donors.
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Rebecca Stewart
Director of K-12 Education Programs
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Rebecca Stewart joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in 2006 as deputy director of K-12 education programs, and became director of K-12 programs in 2009.
Before joining the Roundtable, Rebecca was a Teach For America corps member in Roma, Texas, a town of 9,000 on the banks of the Rio Grande, where she taught eighth grade U.S. History. After teaching, Rebecca studied documentary photography at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine, where she collaborated with a community of Sudanese refugees to document their experiences in the United States.
Rebecca received her bachelor's degree in international development at Davidson College in North Carolina, where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Jo Kwong
Director of Philanthropic Services
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Jo Kwong joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in February 2010 as director of philanthropic services.
From 1990 to 2010, Jo developed a network of free market public policy think tanks around the world at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. As Atlas’s vice president of institute relations, she advised and counseled think tank leaders in nonprofit management and development. Prior to joining Atlas, Jo worked at the Institute for Humane Studies, the Capital Research Center, and the Property and Environment Research Center.
Jo lectures internationally on topics including free-market environmentalism, markets and morality, globalization and women, and think tank management and development. Her books include Environmental Education (Institute for Economic Affairs, 1997), Myths about Environmental Policy (Citizens for the Environment, 1991), and Protecting the Environment: Old Rhetoric, New Imperatives (Capital Research Center, 1990). Her writing has been published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Urban Lands, and the American Land Forum, as well as in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Jo also edited the Atlas Network’s The Think Tank Primer: Strategies for Advancing Freedom around the World.
Jo received her Ph.D. in natural resource economics from the University of Michigan and her Sc.B. in biology from Brown University.
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Dorothy Martinez
Director of Regional Events
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Dorothy Martinez joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in 1999 and now serves as the director of regional events. Dorothy directs the logistics for all regional meetings and special projects. She previously worked as a medical administrator for a group of family physicians.
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Brian Anderson
Director of Technology
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Brian Anderson joined The Philanthropy Roundtable as director of information technology in 2007. Since then, he has been the architect of the organization's technological transformation, both internally and externally.
Before joining the Roundtable, he served in Senator Jim Talent's Washington office as information systems manager, where he garnered Senator Talent a Pollie Award and positive press notice for pioneering new uses of digital communication with constituents. Brian has also worked in information technology at the municipal level and owned his own web application development firm.
Brian holds a B.A. in government from the College of William & Mary.
Lindsay Miller
Annual Meeting Director
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Lindsay Miller joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in 2008 as Annual Meeting director. Before joining the Roundtable, Lindsay planned events for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a trade association that represents state legislators and private corporations. Prior to ALEC, she served as the manager of membership development for a large D.C.-based trade association focusing on generating dues revenue, improving member benefit programs, and developing educational seminars.
Lindsay earned her B.A. in history and political science from
Suzi Marchena
Director of Finance and Human Resources
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Suzi Marchena joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in May 2009. Suzi spent eight-and-a-half years working for the Heritage Foundation as associate director of personnel, associate director of building operations, and Johnson Building intern housing administrator.
She holds a B.S. in sociology and human development, with a minor in criminology, from the University of Utah.
Cynthia Searcy
Director of Development
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Cynthia Searcy joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in May 2010 as director of development.
Prior to joining the Roundtable, Cindy was the director of honors and fellowships programs at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), where she oversaw the William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose, ISI’s numerous graduate fellowships, and the undergraduate honors program. She also served as associate director of development at the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies for four years.
Cindy holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in politics from the Catholic University of America.
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Anthony Pienta
Deputy Director of K-12 Education Programs.
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Anthony Pienta joined The Philanthropy Roundtable as deputy director of K-12 education programs in July 2009.
Before joining the Roundtable, Anthony spent four years with the Acton Institute in Michigan. There he managed the National Catholic High School Honor Roll as well as the institute’s scholarship and awards program. In addition, he helped develop a metrics-knowledge sharing platform called the "Measuring Freedom Roundtable."
Anthony holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, business, and theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Anthony is also a graduate of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation’s Koch Associate Program.
Evan Sparks
Managing Editor, Philanthropy
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Evan Sparks joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in July 2009 as managing editor of Philanthropy.
Evan was previously an associate editor at the American Enterprise Institute. His articles and reviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, the Weekly Standard, the American, TCS Daily, and other outlets. He was an inaugural Washington Fellow at the National Review Institute in 2009-10, and is a writer for the National Geographic Bee.
Prior to joining AEI, Evan coordinated Hurricane Katrina relief at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New Orleans. He received his B.A. in political science and history, summa cum laude, from Tulane University.
Patrice Lee
Project Manager, Public Policy
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Patrice Lee joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in June 2009 as project manager for public policy. Prior to joining the Roundtable, Patrice completed the Charles G. Koch Associate Program and served as the media relations manager for the Fund for American Studies. Patrice has held several roles in the nonprofit sector, including serving as speaking agent and speech writer for His Royal Highness Prince Cedza Dlamini, helping to launch a nonprofit in South Africa and managing its student travel program, and working for a software company that develops fundraising applications for large nonprofits. Patrice also served as an intern for former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Patrice holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Tufts University in Boston and a master’s degree in international relations from Boston College.
Rachel Rounsville
Grant Writer
rrounsville@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org
Rachel Rounsville joined The Philanthropy Roundtable as development assistant in 2008, and became grant writer in 2009. Her primary responsibility is to assist the development team with writing and editing proposals.
Before joining the Roundtable, Rachel completed several internships, including a position as press officer for the London Chamber of Commerce (during her semester abroad in London, England). She served as an intern at WFMZ Channel 69 News in Reading, Pennsylvania, and as an intern in the office of international education at Grove City College. She also served as the Life section co-editor of the Collegian, Grove City College’s student newspaper.
Rachel graduated from Grove City College in May 2008 with a B.A. in English and communication studies.
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Michael Horn
Membership Manager
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Michael Horn joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in November 2009 as membership manager. His primary responsibilities include maintaining the Roundtable’s membership solicitations, with a specific focus on increasing membership.
Before joining the Roundtable, Michael was a direct mail associate at the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation. He also has completed the Koch Associate Program at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Koch Internship Program at the State Policy Network. Michael received his B.A. in political science from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2008, and he attended the Capital Semester program at Georgetown University through The Fund for American Studies in 2007.
Emily Dalpiaz Miller
Project Coordinator, K-12 Education Programs
emiller@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org
Emily Miller joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in June 2009 as project coordinator for K-12 education programs through the Charles G. Koch Associate Program. During the summer of 2008, Emily served as a meeting planning intern at the Roundtable. She graduated summa cum laude in 2009 from Grove City College with a B.A. in communication studies and minors in psychology and ministry. While at Grove City, Emily completed event planning and communication internships at the teen-focused Silver Ring Thing program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Grove City College Career Services Office. Emily also led a group of 11 students to China in April 2009 to teach English and volunteer at an orphanage for medically needy children.
Becky Wammack
Staff Assistant
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Becky Wammack joined The Philanthropy Roundtable in January 2010 as an intern in the Helping People to Help Themselves Breakthrough Group, and she became staff assistant in June 2010.
Before joining the Roundtable, Becky spent time teaching English in South Korea and worked as an academic research intern in Northern Uganda. She was a Maclellan Scholar at Covenant College, from which she graduated cum laude with a degree in international community development. While in college, Becky was a resident assistant and volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House and Habitat for Humanity.
