Society & Board Committees

The Board maintains six standing Society and Board committees to assist it in discharging its oversight responsibilities. The committees consist of Audit and Finance, Education, Executive Steering, Membership, Nominating and Governance, and Policy Advisory. Each committee performs its duties as assigned by the Board in accordance with the Society’s By-Laws and its charter.

The current members of each committee and a link to each committee’s charter are below. 

AUDIT AND FINANCE

William J. Horton, Jr.

(CHAIR)

Verizon Communications

Jeff DeBruin

3M

Jacob Jenkelowitz

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

Krista Jones McAninley

Ferguson

Holly Youngwood

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Will Langston

(SECRETARY)

Corebridge Financial

EDUCATION 

Eileen McCarthy

(CHAIR)

JetBlue

Allison Handy

(2024 ESSENTIALS EXPRESS CHAIR)

Perkins Coie LLP

Jaileah X. Huddleston

(2025 NATIONAL CONFERENCE CHAIR)

CBIZ, Inc.

Steph Bignon

The Home Depot

Monica Barber

Americares

Craig Beazer

Lincoln Financial Group

Shelley Dropkin

Citigroup, Inc.

Richard Fields

Russell Reynolds Associates

Mary Francis

Chevron Corporation

Maia Gez

White & Case LLP

Alana Griffin

(SECRETARY)

FedEx Corporation

EXECUTIVE STEERING 

Keir D. Gumbs

(CHAIR)

Edward Jones

William J. Horton, Jr.

(CHAIR)

Verizon Communications

Iké Adeyemi

(SECRETARY)

The Clorox Corporation

Stacy Ingram

(CHAIR-ELECT)

Floor & Decor

Eileen McCarthy

JetBlue

Sheena Bailey

Whirlpool Corporation

Hope Mehlman

Discover Financial Services

MEMBERSHIP

Sheena Bailey

(CHAIR)

Whirlpool Corporation

Bryan K. Brown

Jones Day

Monique Cenac

Freeport-McMoRan

Alice Chen

Comcast

Carolyn Coffey

CSC

Kristina Fink

CVS Health

Jennifer Hawkins

American Red Cross

Christina Ibrahim

Select Water Solutions LLC

Keith Larson

Edison International

Rich Reich

New Jersey Resources

Scott Siamas

Salesforce, Inc.

Scott Thayer

Dawn Food Products, Inc.

Jennifer Woods

(SECRETARY)

Frontdoor, Inc.

NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE

Stacy Ingram

(COMMITTEE CHAIR and BOARD CHAIR-ELECT)

Floor & Decor

Keir D. Gumbs

(BOARD CHAIR)

Edward Jones

Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr.

Walgreens Boots Alliance

Jared Brandman

National Vision

Virginia Fogg

Retired (formerly with Norfolk Southern)

Jaileah X. Huddleston

CBIZ, Inc.

Jung-Kyu McCann

Greenhouse Software

Jeffrey Pochowicz

McDonalds’ Corporation

Jeffrey Taylor

American Water Works, Company, Inc.

Iké Adeyemi

(SECRETARY)

The Clorox Corporation

POLICY ADVISORY

Hope Mehlman

(CHAIR)

Discover Financial Services

Keir D. Gumbs

(BOARD CHAIR)

Edward Jones

Stacy Ingram

(BOARD CHAIR-ELECT)

Floor & Decor

Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr.

Walgreens Boots Alliance

Sheena Bailey

Whirlpool

Jared Brandman

National Vision

Ning Chiu

Davis Polk Wardwell LLP

Megan Cohen

The Options Clearing Corporation

Yafit Cohn

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Shawn Filippi

NW Natural

Betty Huber

Latham & Watkins LLP

David Flechner

NextEra Energy

Eileen McCarthy

JetBlue

Jeffrey Pochowicz

McDonald’s Corporation

Tony Richelieu

KB Home

Scott Thayer

Dawn Food Products, Inc.

Ben Backberg

(SECRETARY)

General Mills, Inc.