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.
Karen L. Ellis
Immediate Past Chair - TEA
EVP, Human Resources
Superior Farms/Transhumance Holding Company Inc.
Derrick Vick
TEA Chair
President & CEO
Freedom Industries Inc.
Becky Streff
Secretary/Treasurer
Vice President of People Operations
Holden Industries, VP
Brian Bowers
Chair SRCC
President/CEO
Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.
Ali Jamshidi
At large Trustee who represents Corp member
VP of Finance & CFO
CTL Engineering, Inc.
Peter Jones
At large Trustee who represents Professional Member
Counsel
Tucker Ellis, LLP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Terrance Arashiro
President & CEO
Austin, Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc.
Ted Becker
Partner
McDermott, Will & Schulte, LLP
Jacob Cook
Managing Director, ESOP Advisory
BDO Capital Advisors
Steve Earle
Vice President of Kitchen Operations
Mid South Building Supply, Inc.
Janet M. Edmunson
President
JME Insights
Mark R. Fournier, CFA
Managing Director
STOUT
Steven Greenapple, Esq.
Principal
SES ESOP Strategies
Brian Ippensen
President
TI Trust INC.
Sean Jackson
ESOP Administrator
Bob's Red Mill
Mick Lamond
CEO
Newport Restaurant Group
Alexander Moss
Founding Principal
Praxis Consulting Group, Inc.
Marcus Piquet, CPA
Senior Managing Director
Ambrose Advisors, LLC
Robyn Pollina
CEO
The Palmer-Donavin Mfg., Co.
Stacie Roberts
Accountant
Sentry Equipment
Christie Schuh
SVP
Christensen Group
Lindsay Shafer
Vice President, ESOP Communication Services
Blue Ridge Associates
Mady Sheets
HR Business Partner
Chartwell
Gary Shorman
Chairman & CEO
Eagle Communications
Elizabeth Smith
Finance Manager
NTH Consultants, Ltd.