Employee Ownership Foundation Leadership
The EOF is governed by an independent national Board of Trustees, eight of whom make up the Foundation’s Executive Committee, the primary decision-making body for the organization. The Board is led by an elected Chairman who serves no more than two consecutive two year terms. The EOF staff is led by a President, who is a non-voting member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Peter Ney
Chair
Peter is Vice Chair and Corporate Secretary of EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC, a 100% ESOP-owned public benefit corporation that provides environmental services to a wide range of government and industrial clients. He leads EA’s ESOP management and corporate governance functions and is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. He is a passionate advocate for employee ownership, serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Employee Ownership Foundation and as a member of the Board of Directors of The ESOP Association.
James J. Bonham
President
James Bonham serves as the President of the Employee Ownership Foundation and the President & CEO of The ESOP Association. He is a recognized expert in public policy, government advocacy, and executive leadership, with more than 25 years of experience as a high level government official, advisor, advocate, and business leader.
Before joining the Foundation, James served for eight years as Chairman of the highly regarded Federal Public Policy and Government Relations practice at Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP, a nationally recognized law and business consulting firm. In his practice, Bonham advised national trade associations, non-profits, and Fortune 100 businesses.
During more than a decade of public service, he held multiple senior staff positions in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives where he was frequently cited in the media as one of the 50 most influential aides of either political party.
Bonham has served in leadership positions for several non-profits. In addition to the EOF, he is currently serving or has served on the Board of Directors for the California State Society, the National Maritime Heritage Foundation, the Robert T. Matsui Foundation, and Per Scholas.
His passion for shared capitalism springs from a family commitment to employee ownership: His grandfather had a personal and professional relationship with James Cash (J.C.) Penney, based partly on a shared business philosophy. One of their beliefs was granting a form of ownership to employees in the small mercantile businesses they ran. Bonham is proud to carry on today his family tradition of expanding employee ownership.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
David Fitz-Gerald
Immediate Past Chair - EOF
Vice President and CFO
Carris Reels, Inc.
Derrick Vick
TEA Chair
VP, CFO
Freedom Industries Inc.
Karen L. Ellis
Immediate Past Chair - TEA
EVP, Human Resources
Superior Farms/Transhumance Holding Company Inc.
Brian Bowers
Chair SRCC
President/CEO
Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.
Gary Shorman
Trustee of the EOF
Chairman & CEO
Eagle Communications
Becky Streff
Secretary/Treasurer
CEO
Holden Industries, VP
Cara Benningfield
Chair of the Advisory Committees
Partner
FORVIS
Connie Burnette
At Large Corporate Member
Vice President, Dept. Mgr. Human Resources
Wiley|Wilson
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Merri Ash
Sr. Vice President, Fiduciary Trust Group
TI-Trust, Inc.
Ted Becker
Partner
McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP
Dr. Daphne Berry
Associate Professor of Management
University of Hartford
J. Randall Bishop
Owner
J. Randall Bishop Consulting Services
Tabitha Croscut
Shareholder
Devine, Millemet & Branch, PA
Janet M. Edmunson
President
JME Insights
Mark R. Fournier, CFA
Managing Director
STOUT
Steven Greenapple, Esq.
Principal
SES ESOP Strategies
Davin R. Gustafson
Principal
Apple Growth Partners
Brian Ippensen
President
TI Trust INC.
Jeffrey Jamerino
Business Advisor/Consultant
Lazear Capital Partners, Post-Closing ESOP Advisory Services
Mick Lamond
CFO
Newport Harbor Corporation
Mark Lomele
Board Member
Recology
Andy Manchir, ASA, CMA, CEPA
Director of Business Valuation & ESOP Services
Kats, Sapper & Miller
Alexander Moss
President
Praxis Consulting Group, Inc.
Marcus Piquet, CPA
Senior Managing Director
Ambrose Advisors
Robyn Pollina
CEO
The Palmer-Donavin Mfg., Co.
Peter Shuler
Partner
Crowe LLP
Scot Storjohann
Sr. Vice President
GreatBanc Trust Company
Lori Stuart
Managing Director Client Relationship Services
SCJ Fiduciary Services