National Board of Directors


Ms. Nancy Gofus
Board Chair
Retired Chief Marketing Officer - Verizon
Reston, VA		 Mr. James LeBlanc
President/CEO
Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Ms. Dawn Batts
Vice Chair
Southfield, MI
 Ms. Annelle Lewis
Chief Development Officer
(Major League Baseball)-Harlem RBI & Dream Charter School
New York, NY
Dr. Dianna Kunz
Secretary
President and Chief Financial Officer
Volunteers of America Colorado Branch
Denver, CO		 Mr. Manuel L. Martinez
Attorney/Partner
Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP
Denver, CO
Mr. Curt Zaske
Treasurer
Sr. Vice President/Business Banking Manager
Wells Fargo Bank
Sioux Falls, SD		 Ms. Karen Mathis
Palm Springs, CA
Mr. Michael (Mike) King
President/CEO
Volunteers of America National Office
Alexandria, VA		 Mr. Gerald McFadden
President/CEO
Volunteers of America of Southwest California
San Diego, CA
Mr. Leo McFarland
Chair, Church Governing Board
President/CEO
Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada, Inc.
Sacramento, CA

Mr. Richard Motta
President/CEO
Volunteers of America Greater New York
New York, NY
Ms. Katrice Albert
Vice Provost
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA		 Ms. Dianne Newhouse
Retired Minister & CEO, Volunteers of America Western New York
Rochester, NY
Ms. Agatha Aurbach
Washington, DC
Mr. James E. Pearce
Retired
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Cleveland, OH
Mr. Richard Cavanagh
Director and Senior Advisor
Fremont Group
Chestnut Hill, MA		 Dr. Madhukar "Maud" Rao
Chairman of the Board
Volunteers of America Pennsylvania
Fogelsville, PA
Ms. Elaine M. Dahlgren
President/CEO
Volunteers of America of Alaska
Anchorage, AK		 Ms. Jane Shank
President/CEO
Volunteers of America, Greater Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA 
Ms. Gina Williams Deas
COO
Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
West Collingswood, NJ

Mr. Leonard (Lenny) Simmons, Jr.
Retired
Jefferson, LA
Dr. Gary Filerman
Senior Vice President
Atlas Group
Washington, DC		 Mr. Jeffrey Slavin
Irvine, CA
Dr. Renee White Fraser
President & CEO
Fraser Communications
Los Angeles, CA		 Dr. Barbara Sullivan
Associate Director
Utah Addiction Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Ms. Karen Kipling
Regional Vice President
Volunteers of America of Western Washington
Everett, WA 		Mr. Michael Sullivan
President
Sullivan Consulting Services
Fort Worth, TX
Mr. John Tyson, Jr.
District Attorney
13th Judicial Circuit for the State of Alabama
Mobile, AL