Board of Associates

The Board of Associates (BOA) was launched in 1991 to build relationships with business and philanthropic leaders. The members help the University develop a high-quality network of employers and benefactors who, through their support, ensure the future success of Gallaudet and of individual students.

In addition to making business introductions, board members also lecture in a class once a year and act as advocates to promote the University. There have been many exciting results from their work, including new internships and job possibilities for our students and increased private support.

Board of Associates Members

• James F.X. Payne, Chair (Arlington, VA)
  Senior Vice President/General Manager, National Security and Cyber Infrastructure, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
       
• Kalliope Badavas (Needham, MA)
       
• Robert P. Badavas (Needham, MA)
  President
  Petros Ventures
       
• Michael Baker (Castle Rock, CO)
  Director of North American Sales
  Creative Labs
         
• Kenneth Bertaccini (Ponte Verda Beach, FL)
  Senior Vice President (Retired)
  AT&T
       
• Vinton G. Cerf (Reston, VA)
  Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
  Google
       
• Alan Cohen (Winter Park, FL)
  Former CEO
  National Deaf Academy
       
• Sue Decker (Andover, NJ)
  Chief Marketing Director
  Mobile Captions Company, LLC
       
• Michael Ellis (Denver, CO)
  National Director
  Sprint Relay
       
• Richard England (Washington, DC)
  President
  Lois and Richard England Foundation
       
• Michael N. Harreld (Washington, DC)
  President, Greater Washington Area
  PNC Bank
       
• Lee B. Holcomb (Gaithersburg, MD)
  Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Cyber Operations
  Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions
       
• G. Richard Holt (San Antonio, TX)
  Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  The Univ. of Texas Health Science Center
       
• Thomas Kearney (Chicago, IL)
  Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Moran and Company
  Senior Vice President, RMK Management Company
       
• Scott Kragie (Washington, DC)
  Partner (Retired)
  Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP
       
• James Macfadden (Laurel, MD)
  President and Owner
  JRMac, Inc.
       
• Robert T. Pike (Prescott, AZ)
  President
  RTP & Associates
       
• Marilyn J. Smith  (Seattle, WA)
  Founder and Executive Director (Retired)
  Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS)
       
• Norma D. Smith (Washington, DC)
       
• Donna L. Sorkin (McLean, VA)
  Vice President, Consumer Affairs
  Cochlear Americas
       
• Bennett Coyne Stichman (Washington, DC)
  Marshall B. Coyne Foundation
       
• Betty Thompson (McLean, VA)
  Senior Vice President, People Services
  Booz Allen Hamilton
       
• Bob Westermann (Seattle, WA)
  President
  One Eighty International
       
• Roberto Wirth (Rome, Italy)
  President and Managing Director
  Hotel Hassler Roma