Board of Directors

Board Officers

Bill Graustein (Chair) is lead trustee of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund in Hamden, Conn. A former Geophysics Researcher at Yale University, he is a leader in promoting collaborative values-based civic leadership in Connecticut and across the country. Bill joined the board in 1998.

David Benjamin (Treasurer), is Managing Director at Market Growth Partners LLC. David's experience ranges from technology delivery at Accenture to operational effectiveness at Ernst and Young and strategy at McKinsey & Co. Most recently, he was Founder and CEO of Charter Consulting. He also continues as a Senior Advisor to the Monitor Group, a global strategy consulting firm.

Melia Dicker (Secretary), is Communications Director for The Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA). A 2004 graduate of Public Allies Silicon Valley, she founded Spark, a nonprofit organization that develops hands-on, self-directed learning opportunities youth in the Bay Area through apprenticeships with local businesses.

Board Members

Claire M. Bennett, Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Consumer Travel Network, American Express

David Eisner, Chief Eexecutive Officer of the National Constitution Center

Leif Elsmo, Executive Director of Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Center

Elizabeth Hollander, Senior Fellow at Tufts University

Richard Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of iMapAmerica

Julian Posada, President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club

Christa Robinson, Senior Vice President for Public Relations at CNN Worldwide

Jason Scott, Chief Executive Officer of EKO Asset Management Partners LLC

Kanwar Singh, Senior Vice President for Investments at UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Michael D. Smith, Vice President for Social Innovation at The Case Foundation

Dorothy Stoneman, President of YouthBuild USA

Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, Vice President for Gowth Strategy & Development at GreatSchools