Alliance Trustees


Our Trustees are national leaders from all sectors who shape America’s Promise Alliance strategies, champion its initiatives and advise the Board of Directors. 

Co-Chairs

  • Kathy Payne
    Senior Director of Education Leadership, State Farm Insurance
  • Brian Gallagher
    President and CEO. United Way Worldwide

Jeanne Allen President, Center for Education Reform
Steven Anderson President and CEO, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Joe Louis Barrow CEO, The First Tee
William Bell CEO, Casey Family Programs
Jay Berkelhamer SVP, Chief Academic Officer, American Academy of Pediatrics
Carolyn Berkowitz Vice President, Community Affairs, Capital One; President, Capital One Foundation
Don Borut Executive Director, National League of Cities
Janet Bray Executive Director, Association for Career and Technical Education
John Bridgeland President and CEO, Civic Enterprises
Michael Brown CEO and Co-Founder, City Year
Daniel Cardinali President, Communities In Schools Inc.
Anna Maria Chavez CEO, Girl Scouts of America
Jim Clark President, Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Jim Clifton CEO, Gallup
J. Thomas Cochran CEO and Executive Director, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Michael Cohen President, Achieve, Inc.
Dan Crippen Executive Director, National Governors Association
Steve Culbertson President and CEO, Youth Service America
Emily DeRocco President, The Manufacturing Institute
Daniel Domenech Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators
Thomas Donohue President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Donald Floyd President and CEO, National 4-H Council
John Graham President and CEO, American Society of Association Executives
Jodi Grant Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
Eric Hargis National Executive Director, National PTA
JD Hoye President, National Academy Foundation
Irving Katz President and CEO, National Collaboration for Youth
Charles Kolb President, Committee for Economic Development
Mack Koonce Co-CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Wendy Kopp President and Founder, Teach for America
Jack Kosakowski President and CEO, Junior Achievement USA
Jack Kresnak President and CEO, Voices for Michigan's Children
Bruce Lesley President, FirstFocus
Steve Loflin Executive Director, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
John-Anthony Meza Vice President, Corporate Voices for Working Families
Rhonda Mims President, ING Foundation
Jonathan Moore Youth Impact Network, America's Promise Alliance
Marc Morial President and CEO, National Urban League
Jim Nelson CEO, AVID
Neil Nicoll President and CEO, YMCA of the USA
Michelle Nunn Co-Founder and CEO, Points of Light Hands On Network
William O'Hare Senior Fellow, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ben Paul CEO, After-School All-Stars
Karen Pittman Executive Director, Forum for Youth Investment
Wendy Purifoy CEO, Public Education Network
Adam Robe Interim CEO, Foster Care Alumni of America
Isabel Sawhill Vice President and Director Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution
Eric Schwarz CEO, Citizen Schools
David Shapiro CEO, Mentor
Rajit Sidhu Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, ACT, Inc.
Kenneth Smith President, Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)
Larry Snyder President, Catholic Charities USA
Kathy Dwyer Southern President and CEO, National Children's Museum
Dorothy Stoneman President and Founder, YouthBuild USA
Tiffany Taylor Youth Impact Network, America's Promise Alliance
Jose Antonio Tijerino President and CEO, Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Gerry Tirozzi Executive Director, National Association of Secondary Schools
Tom Van Coverden President and CEO, National Association of Community Health Centers
Jim Vella President and Executive Director, Ford Motor Company Fund
Gene Wilhoit Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers
Brent Wilkes National Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Bob Wise President, Alliance for Excellent Education