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, Employee Ownership Foundation

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.

Bonham EOF

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

Dave Fitz-Gerald, Immediate Past Chair, Employee Ownership Foundation

David Fitz-Gerald

Immediate Past Chair - EOF

Vice President and CFO

Carris Reels, Inc.

Derrick Vick

Derrick Vick

TEA Chair

VP, CFO

Freedom Industries Inc.

Karen L. Ellis

Karen L. Ellis

Immediate Past Chair - TEA

EVP, Human Resources

Superior Farms/Transhumance Holding Company Inc.

Brian Bowers, Chair SRCC

Brian Bowers

Chair SRCC

President/CEO

Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.

Gary Shorman

Gary Shorman

Trustee of the EOF

Chairman & CEO

Eagle Communications

Becky Streff

Becky Streff

Secretary/Treasurer

CEO

Holden Industries, VP

Cara Benningfield

Cara Benningfield

Chair of the Advisory Committees

Partner

FORVIS

Connie Burnette

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

Steve Suckow

Director of ESOP Practice
BMO Harris Bank 

Raman Venkat

Office of the CEO/CFO
LeFiell Manufacturing Company

Joseph Verri

Executive Director- Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley

Doug Wright

President
Mountain Hardware & Sports