Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
ADAM ALBRIGHT – Chairman of the Board
Richmond, Massachusetts. Former venture capitalist. He and his wife have founded a private foundation that supports national and international charities, with special focus on education, population and environment. Currently affiliated to the Board of Directors of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Redefining Progress, Rocky Mountain Institute, Kripalu Yoga Center and the Berkshire Country Day School. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
PETER J. FAGAN – Treasurer and Finance Chair
Sedona, Arizona. President, Creative Financial Concepts, LLC a charitable planning and financial services firm. Currently Board President of The Sedona 30, on the board of The New Valley Education Partners, various other organizations and past chairman of board of Futures for Children. Author of Charitable Remainder Trusts: A Proven Strategy for Reducing Income and Estate Taxes. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
HINDA MARCUS – Secretary (Board); Development Chair
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. President and CEO, Arnold Industries, Inc., a company dealing with distribution and management of electromechanical components and industrial fasteners. Currently affiliated to Board of Directors of Hebrew Senior Life, and Brandeis University, Women and Gender Studies Program. Patron of Boston Symphony Orchestra and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
DAVID BEAULIEU, PH. D. – Member at Large (Board); Governance Chair
Scottsdale, Arizona. Director, Center for Indian Education, Arizona State University. PH.D. in Education Administration from University of Minnesota. In 1991, he was appointed by Governor Carlson as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and served as Director of the Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education from 1997 to 2001. Has served on numerous boards including, Common Cause, the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, the St. Paul Foundation, The Minnesota Foundation and The St. Paul Public Education Fund. Currently on the board of National Fund for Excellence in Native American Education and 2004-2005 President of National Indian Education Association. Futures for Children donor. Tribal affiliation: Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, White Earth Reservation.
JAMES L. WEST – President/CEO
Tijeras, New Mexico. Former President of Jim West Financial Group, Inc. and Okom Enterprises, Inc. Former Vice President for the American Indian National Bank of Albuquerque. Twenty nine years experience in political and economic development with 104 Indian tribes and Third World nations. Futures for Children donor and mentor. Tribal affiliation: Cheyenne.
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BOARD MEMBERS:
PETER PINO – Program Chair
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. Tribal Administrator, Zia Pueblo. Former Governor of Zia Pueblo (2004). Tribal Administrator and Treasurer for Zia Pueblo since 1978. Tribal Council Member since 1967. Appointed to the New Mexico State Fish & Game Commission in 2003. Since 1989, Chairman of Education Funds, Inc. a subsidiary of Council of Energy Resource Tribes, Denver Corporation. Since 1985, Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the State of New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs. Tribal affiliation: Zia Pueblo.
MICHAEL L. EAGLE– Audit Chair
Rancho Santa Fe, California. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Favrille, Inc., a personalized cancer treatment company and recently retired Vice President of Manufacturing for Eli Lilly and Co. Former Chair of the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN. Chaired Eiteljorg board through significant capital campaign for new museum facility. Former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Kettering University. Currently associated with the boards of the La Jolla Playhouse, Siegel-Robert Corporation, Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Micrus Endovascular and Xtent Inc. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
ROGER T. ABELSON
Glen Cove, New York. Founder and former President of MBS/Multimode, Inc., a leading marketing service and marketing research bureau. Founder of October Art, Ltd,. a gallery in New York City specializing in contemporary Native American art. Past Futures for Children board member and Governance Committee chair. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
MARJORIE COLEBUT-JACKSON
Mashantucket, Connecticut. Current Councilwoman for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Chairperson of the Tribe’s Administrative Support and Judicial Standing Committees and Chair of the Pow Wow subcommittee. Former President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Pequot Health Care. Received a nursing degree from the Helen School of Nursing in New York and accumulated 18 years of nursing experience. Currently on the board of the Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation (EHDOC) and a corporator of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital. Futures for Children donor. Tribal Affiliation: Mashantucket Pequot.
JAMES P. DONAHUGH
Wood Dale, Illinois. Chairman of the Board of Madden Communications, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of in-store promotional materials located in the Chicago area. Joined the sales department of Madden Graphics in 1975, with career advancements to the position of vice president of sales, CEO, and finally, chairman of the board. Received a BA from Northwestern University in 1979. Has served on numerous charitable and nonprofit boards in the past including Futures for Children, Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, IL, and Dominican University, River Forest, IL. Actively involved with his parish, Old St. Pat’s in Chicago. Futures for Children donor.
ELZA BERGERON GROSS
La Cañada Flintridge, California. Co-owner of the Santa Fe Southern Railway headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. An active community volunteer, Elza is a member of The Assistance League of Flintridge and the Flintridge La Cañada Guild of the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. She is a past developer of Vista Sierra Bonita, a residential community in Lamy, New Mexico and is a former Casting Director and Associate Director of Television Talent for Paramount Studios. Previous experience also includes serving as a board member of the Institute of American Indian Arts. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
MARGARET HARTMAN
Midland, Texas. Co-owner of the company, Doyle Hartman, Oil Operator, Midland, TX. Past volunteer with Meals on Wheels, Cerebral Palsy Center, PTA officer, school board member and officer of St. Ann’s School in Midland. Since 2000, has been on the Board of Trustees of Regis University (Denver, CO), serving on Academic Affairs Committee, University Relations, Student Development, and currently chairing Physical Plant and Technology Committee at the University. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
MARY ANNE LARSEN
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retired owner of women’s clothing stores. Four time chair of Futures for Children Moveable Feast Committee. Chair of numerous galas for New Mexico Museum of Art. Past Vice President of the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation Board in Santa Fe. Past chair of the Friends of Indian Art for MIAC and past chair of the Wheelwright Museum auction. President, Santa Fe Festival Ballet and President of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Board in Santa Fe. Graduate of Russell Sage College with a BA in History. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
SEYMOUR MERRIN
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Founder and president of Merrin Information Services – publisher of the widely hearalded Channelmarker Letter, Channel Guides, and other reports. Vast experience in marketing, merchandising, education and training and as a founding and advisory board member to major manufacturers and trade organizations. Frequent speaker at trade shows and conferences, universities, industry organizations, corporate groups, and guest contributor of articles/editorials to publications throughout the personal computer industry. Holds many patents in the semiconductor field and is included in Who’s Who in America, American Men and Women of Science, and Who’s Who in Technology Today. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
VICTORIA WRIGHT
Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Vice President, Native American Markets, Native American Investment Banking & Financial Services, Merrill Lynch. Past Deputy Executive Director, National Indian Gaming Association. Former Sr. Vice President and General Counsel, Synaptek, LLC and Assistant Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, The METEC Group, Arlington, VA. Former Legislative Associate/Staff Attorney, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C. Member of Native American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. Enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah. Futures for Children donor and mentor.
