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Alan R. Andreasen aandreas@aed.org is Professor of Marketing at the McDonough School of Business of Georgetown University. He is a specialist in consumer behavior and the application of marketing to nonprofit organizations, social marketing, and the market problems of disadvantaged consumers. He is the author or editor of twelve books and numerous monographs. His most recent books are Strategic Marketing in Nonprofit Organizations (5th ed.) coauthored with Philip Kotler of Northwestern University (Prentice-Hall 1996), Cheap But Good Marketing Research (Business One Irwin 1988) and Marketing Social Change (Jossey Bass, 1995). He has also published over 100 articles and conference papers on a variety of topics and serves on the Board of Reviewers of the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Consumer Policy, Social Marketing Quarterly, and the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing. He is Past President of the Association for Consumer Research.

Alexander has been helping clients achieve transformational change for two decades by appropriately balancing expertise in business and exploration of the human dimension. He created and directed the Change Leadership practice for Gunn Partners prior to co-founding Accompli in early 2004. Currently, Alex is guiding corporate leaders and their teams in Europe and in Asia in critical organization change initiatives - such as organization restructurings, post-merger integration, continuous improvement (Kaizen) programs, culture change and stress management. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of Georgetown University's Leadership Coaching Certificate Program as well as a frequent international speaker on the subjects of change, teams, coaching and leadership. He is a member of the board of the International Coaching Federation, France, and the Association for Coaching, UK. Alex earned a Master's degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. A dual citizen of the U.S. and France, he is fluent in French, Spanish and English. Representative clients: BP, CNA Insurance, Capital One, Citigroup, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, General Mills, Gillette, Holiday Inn Worldwide, International Paper, Japan Tobacco, Knight-Ridder, Pechiney, Pfizer, Schroders plc, Sears Roebuck & Co., US Cellular. Vodafone UK.

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Ann Van Dusen, Ph.D. is an expert in the areas of economic and social development, humanitarian assistance and poverty alleviation, both internationally and in the United States. She has extensive public and private sector experience leading organizations and organizational units, including at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Save the Children, and Enterprise Works (formerly Appropriate Technology International). Dr. Van Dusen is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and has published on social indicators, health and poverty, women and family in the Arab world and, most recently, on foreign aid reform. She has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins in Sociology and Social Anthroplogy, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a B.A. with honors from Wellesley College. She is a currently Senior Associate at Arabella Advisors, has consulted with corporate and non-profit clients on strategic planning and monitoring and evaluation, and is working with a number of charitable organizations including the Washington Area Womena s Foundation and the Catalogue for Philanthropy. She has served on the Boards of Planned Parenthood/Metropolitan Washington and EnterpriseWorks/Vita, which focuses on small enterprise development and job creation for farmers and entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia. In addition to CEDPA, she currently serves on the Board of Libertya s Promise, a not-for-profit working with immigrant youth in the Washington DC area.

Avis T. Bohlen (chair) has been on the IREX Board since 2002. Currently adjunct professor at Georgetown University, she retired from the US Department of State in 2002 after some 30 years of government service. A career Foreign Service officer, Ambassador Bohlen's posts included, among others, assistant secretary of state for arms control, US ambassador to Bulgaria, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Paris, and numerous positions dealing with European issues and strategic affairs and arms control. Since her retirement, Ambassador Bohlen has been a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and a member of the International Commission for the Balkans. She serves on a number of boards, including those of the Stimson Center, the Defense Advisory Committee of the Center for Naval Analysis, the Atlantic Council, and the American College of Sofia. Ambassador Bohlen earned her master's degree from Columbia University and received her bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College.

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A Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Herr is an experienced principal investigator with special interest in novel therapies and devices. He is proficient in regulatory compliance, protocol design, and pharmacology. His research findings have been published in prominent medical journals such as JAMA, Journal of Neurosurgery, and Critical Care Medicine. He has also authored two book chapters on the subject of nutrition in critical care and endocrine management of the cardiac surgical patient. As a recognized expert in the field of critical care, Dr. Herr is frequently invited to speak at medical conferences on topics concerning novel/new treatments and therapies for crucially ill patients. He has served on several Data Safety Monitoring Boards, and often provides consultative services to pharmaceutical companies. Throughout his career, he has been an active member of several medical organizations. Presently, he serves as the Section Chair, Internal Medicine for the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Herr received a Masters of Science in Pharmacology from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, and a Medical Degree from St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, W.I. He completed a residency at York Hospital in York, PA, and completed post-graduate training in critical care (medical, surgical and trauma) at Maryland Institute for mergency Medical Services (MIEMSS), University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Cornell University, New York, NY. Prior to assuming his current positions, Dr. Herr served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at George Washington University in Washington DC, and was Medical Director of MedSTAR, the renowned trauma transport and emergency program at WHC.

David K. Ficca joined The Baltimore Life Companies in 2002 as the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Mr. Ficca oversees all financial operations at Baltimore Life, including investments, actuarial issues, taxes, financial reporting & analysis, strategic planning, and enterprise risk management. Mr. Ficca brought more than 17 years of public accounting experience to his position with Baltimore Life, with 13 of those years dedicated to the insurance industry. Mr. Ficca also serves as an adjunct professor of auditing at Georgetown University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife and four sons.

Ed Finn is a Professor Emeritus of Georgetown University where he taught in the Physics Department from 1952 until 1998, with a few sabbatical years at such interesting places as the National Science Foundation [International Division] and M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory. He is coauthor, with Marcelo Alonso, of "Fundamental University Physics" [1968-1987] and "Physics" [1992]. Ed also worked part-time and summers at the Naval Research Laboratory until the '80s and spent some time at the National Institutes of Health performing research on their PET Scanner and NMR machine.

George W. Carey is Professor of Government at Georgetown University. Dr. Carey has served on ISI's board of trustees since 1977 and is the founding editor of ISI's Political Science Reviewer, one of the premier journals in the field of political theory. He is also an associate editor of Modern Age, serves on the editorial board of the Intercollegiate Review, and helps judge ISI's Weaver and Salvatori Fellowship awards. ISI will publish his Student's Guide to American Political Thought next year. Thus, Dr. Carey has been intimately involved with ISI for decades in just about every imaginable capacity. His constant devotion to the American Founders' constitutional vision has helped keep ISI true to its mission over the years.

One of the Fortune 1000's first chief privacy officers, Harriet has since the year 2000 been responsible for IBM's global information policies and practices affecting more than 320,000 employees and tens of thousands of clients and individuals. She is known for pushing the envelope and setting progressive corporate policies and practices that build trust in areas as diverse as health care and genetics to RFID and international data flows. As regulatory policy leader for IBM, a new role, Harriet leads the development and execution of a proactive regulatory and policy strategy across IBM’s legal function. Harriet reports to IBM’s SVP Legal and Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel. Harriet has been a member of IBM’s senior leadership team of approximately 300 executives, appointed by the Chairman and CEO, since late 2000. Harriet holds an appointment as Adjunct Lecturer in Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture & Technology Master’s program, where she teaches a seminar on Trust, Privacy & Security. She is a Board member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the Center for Information Policy Leadership, and the Anatolia College (a private American K-thru-college school in Greece). From 2002 until 1Q 2007, she also held executive positions in IBM’s Communications and Human Resources groups, leading initiatives such as the redesign of the company’s global performance management system; the launch of the company’s alumni relations strategy and portal; and the development and execution of global communications campaigns on IBM’s engagement in societal issues such as healthcare and energy. From 1993 until her appointment as Chief Privacy Officer in 2000, Harriet held increasingly responsible roles in the company’s Governmental Programs group, culminating in her first executive role as Director of Public Affairs in 1997. In that group she was responsible for global public policy issue management in a broad range of areas including privacy, health care, labor law, telecommunications, environment and energy. Before joining IBM in 1993, Harriet practiced environmental law with the firm now known as Bracewell & Guiliani in Washington, D.C. and worked in the Gulf of Mexico as an engineer with Shell Oil in New Orleans. She holds a J.D. (Order of the Coif) from the UCLA School of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. She graduated from Princeton University with a B.S.E. cum laude; at Princeton she was the CEO of Travel 101, the campus travel agency and at the time one of the school’s largest student-run businesses. She was admitted to the bars in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Harriet works out of IBM’s Washington, D.C. office and Armonk, NY headquarters. She lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband and two school-age children. She speaks frequently to business, government and other audiences and sings with the DC-based, 100-woman Potomac Harmony Chorus. A first-generation American, Harriet speaks Greek fluently.

James M. Kenny, cofounder of Quickfilter Technologies, is currently a managing partner of Voltron Ventures and has been involved in private equity ventures and investments for the last ten years. He previously served as vice president of Signature Capital where he was involved in the formation of several start up companies, including Additech, Acoustic Technologies, NetNumber and VIRxSYS. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vidacare and is an advisor to several high tech companies including PFN Technologies and Scientia. He has the degrees of BA and MBA from Georgetown University and currently serves on the Board of Regents at Georgetown University..

Jan Boxer is the Career Development Practice Leader for Strategic Partners, Inc. She advises executives on employment issues related to development, retention and separation. She coaches managers in dealing with the development of high potential employees, those overcoming performance problems, and those impacted by restructuring, demotion or job loss. In addition to managing several large corporate career transition contracts, Ms. Boxer trains professionals within organizations, who have career advising responsibility, to more confidently take on the requirements of coaching and counseling in their daily work. She also serves on the faculty of Georgetown University's Executive Coaching Advanced Certificate Program. Jan is a certified administrator of Career Architect, a 360o multi-rater feedback instrument, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Ms. Boxer is also an accomplished platform trainer and curriculum designer experienced in addressing audiences at all levels. Her client list includes many well established organizations with long-tenured employee populations such as: AT&T Global Information Solutions, Bell Atlantic, Crown Central Petroleum, Inc., ManorHealth Care Services, Inc., Marriott International Inc., McCormick & Company, Inc., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Public Health Service Corps, and the U.S. Postal Service Jan earned a Masters degree in Human Development and Education from George Washington University.

Karen Fox has focused on delivery and facilitation of leadership, management, interpersonal, and presentation skills, as well as trainer development since graduating in 1990 from Georgetown University's training and development program. She is certified in more than 15 nationally recognized programs from companies such as Franklin Covey, Blessing White, Wilson Learning and Dale Carnegie. Karen is also certified in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. She has earned a reputation as a dynamic training professional, especially in her delivery of presentation skills for the past 12 years. She has extensive international experience, including assignments in France, England, Holland, Hungary, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia.

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Raymond Fanning, CFE, is an expert in the fields of Franchise Development, Franchise Operations and Franchise Training. His franchise experience includes serving as the President of Microplay Interactive, Vice President and Director of Franchise Operations at Case Handyman Services and as the Chief Operating Officer of Levante Restaurant Group. He is a Founder of ExploraWorld L.L.C., a Child-focused discovery center where kids play to learn. Mr. Fanning's professional credentials include a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Degree with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Maryland. He has earned the Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) designation from the International Franchise Association for his work and study in the Franchise Industry. He serves on the Advisory Board of several start-up franchise companies and frequently lectures on the Topic of Franchising at Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, and Anne Arundel Community College as well as numerous professional organizations. He currently works as a FranChoice consultant and as the Managing Partner in Sparan Franchise Development Group.

Dr. Richard Seely has been President of Seely & Associates, Inc. since 1991. He has over 20 years of international, economic development, tourism and fundraising experience.

Dr. Sanford Kay graduated from Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. B.S. Cum Laude, elected to membership in four national honorary societies: Georgetown University, School of Dentistry, D.D.S., awarded proficiency in Periodontics: Two-year Fellowship in Oral Pathology and Periodontology, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Teaching Hospital for Harvard University, School of Medicine): Recalled to Active duty in 1956, U.S. Army, Captain, (Enlisted in U.S. Army in 1944): Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: Post Doctoral Fellowship, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health candidate for PH.D. at Georgetown University, Graduate School of Medicine, majored in General Pathology, minored in Pharmacology: Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology: Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, School of Dentistry, Department of Pharmacology: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Georgetown University, School of Dentistry: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Howard University, College of Dentistry: Associate Professor and Acting Chairman, Department of Periodontology, Howard University, College of Dentistry: Created and Coordinated the Health Sciences Internship Project, Experiential Learning Programs, University of Maryland (College Park): Member of American Medical Association, American Dental Association, American Academy of Periodontology (Speakers Bureau), American Society of Periodontists (Charter member), American Academy of Oral Pathology, American Academy of Oral Medicine: Chief of Periodontology, Department of Surgery, Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia: Chief of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia: Chairman of Periodontology and Oral Pathology, Children's Hospital of D.C.: Editor and Chief, District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland Dental Societies: President, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Georgetown University: President, Interfraternity Council, Georgetown University, School of Dentistry: President, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Washington Metropolitan Area: President, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County. He has contributed to texts and the author of original research articles; he has been the guest lecturer at national and international meetings and conferences.

Sue MacReynolds is a business and executive coach who improves the performance of executives, managers and organizations though insight, learning and action. She helps her clients adapt to changing business environments, focus on top priorities, develop leadership skills and manage their career transitions. Her clients experience improved individual and organizational performance in line with their strategy and goals. Sue brings over 20 years of experience in high-technology consulting to her coaching. She has held line management positions (from first line supervisor to senior management) and key staff positions for organizations that deliver systems engineering and analysis, technical program management, and technology consulting services. She understands, first-hand, the challenges faced by leaders within corporations. Sue received her coaching certification from The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in 2001, and was granted the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation from the International Coach Federation in 2003. She is certified to conduct the Core Values Discovery process developed by MindTech, Inc. and is trained in the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI ), which measures thinking styles and preferences. She is on the faculty of Columbia University's Senior Executive Program (CSEP) as a Values and Leadership coach, and on the faculty of Georgetown University's Leadership Coaching Certificate Program.

Thomas J. O'Rourke represents a variety of clients including individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organizations on matters involving tax, estate planning and administration and pension issues. He works with clients to assist in meeting their business and financial objectives in the most tax efficient manner. Mr. O'Rourke also represents clients in tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service, state tax administrative agencies and in State and Federal Courts. His trial experience includes service both as an IRS attorney and in private law practice. He has litigated cases before the U.S. Tax Court, Federal District Courts, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the Maryland Tax Court. He has argued appeals before the Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. Mr. O'Rourke has served on the adjunct faculty of Georgetown University, George Mason University, Montgomery College and the Northern Virginia Community College, where he has taught courses on estates, trusts and taxation at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He regularly presents lectures to members of the federal judiciary and to senior federal government executives on tax, estate and pension issues.

William Bole is a freelance journalist who spent ten years (1982-1992) as Washington correspondent of RNS. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Commonweal magazine, and other publications. His books include Forgiveness in International Politics: An Alternative Road to Peace and Organized Labor and The Church: Reflections of a "Labor Priest" (written with the late George Higgins). He has taught journalism at The Catholic University of America, where he earned a master's degree in religious studies. He is a fellow of the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University and a senior correspondent of Our Sunday Visitor.

Winston J. Churchill has been a director of Amkor since July 1998. Mr. Churchill is the managing general partner of SCP Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm with over $800 million under management that invests in technology-oriented companies. Mr. Churchill is also Chairman of CIP Capital Management, Inc., an SBA-licensed private equity fund. Previously, Mr. Churchill was a managing partner of Bradford Associates, which managed private equity funds on behalf of Bessemer Securities Corporation and Bessemer Trust Company. From 1967 to 1983, Mr. Churchill practiced law at the Philadelphia firm of Saul Ewing, LLP, where he served as Chairman of the Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Chairman of the Finance Committee and was a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Churchill is a director of Griffin Land and Nurseries, Inc., Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. and of various SCP portfolio companies. In addition, he serves as a director on the boards of a number of charities and as a trustee of educational institutions including Fordham University, Georgetown University, Immaculata University, the Gesu School and the Young Scholars Charter School. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Churchill served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

Edmond D. Villani served as vice chairman of Deutsche Asset Management, North America until December 31, 2005. Between 1997 and 2002, he was the chief executive officer of Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. and its successor entities. He is chairman of the board of Georgetown University and serves on the board of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the investment committee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. In addition, he chairs the advisory board of the Penn Institute for Economic Research at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the International Capital Markets Advisory Committee of the Board of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Villani has a BA degree in mathematics from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Patrick moved from the Washington, D.C. area in 1995 to assume the role of General Manager for the Main Place Liberty Group. He is a native of Hong Kong with experience in tax and real estate from Rosenthal, Shuler Realty Partners in the D.C. area. Patrick has a law degree from Georgetown University and serves on the Board of Directors for Buffalo Place and the Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps.

James D. Griffin, MD, received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1974. After residency training in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he completed a hematology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and a medical oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber. In 1981, he joined the staff of Dana-Farber, where he currently is director of the Leukemia Program and chair of the Department of Medical Oncology. From 1993 to 1998, he was editor-in-chief of Blood. He is a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and currently sits on the scientific advisory boards of the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University and the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center and Case Western Cancer Center.

Dr. Stephen Byers is an internationally recognized cell biologist who has authored more than 80 papers and seven patents in the areas of cell adhesion and signaling. He is a Professor of oncology and cell biology at the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University. His research focuses on the area of cadherin/catenin adhesion and signaling system in breast and colon cancer and its interaction with nuclear receptors and tumor suppressor genes. Dr. Byers is Director of the Georgetown University Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD Program) and Member of the Interdisciplinary Program of Tumor Biology.

John D. Tortorella, who is a member of the firm, received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University magna cum laude in 1992 and his law degree summa cum laude in 1999 from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was Articles Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review. Mr. Tortorella clerked for Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., then on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, from 1999 to 2000. Thereafter, from 2000 to 2003, Mr. Tortorella was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. Mr. Tortorella was Articles Editor of the Seton Hall Law Review and is co-author, with Lewis D. Lowenfels, of "Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Securities Fraud," published in Investing Under Fire: Winning Strategies From The Masters For Bulls, Bears And The Bewildered, (Alan R. Ackerman, Ed., 2003).

Sara is an established attorney, educator and current member of the Nebraska Bar Association. Sara is a graduate of Creighton University, received her master's degree from Georgetown University and is a member of the Georgetown University faculty enrollment board. She completed Law School at Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C.