Board of Directors Contact List

Board of Directors

Jacky Alling (2024)

Senior Fellow for Philanthropy, 
Lodestar Center for Philanthropy &
Nonprofit Innovation 

Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona

Cell: 
Email: jackyalling@gmail.com

Robert F. Ashcraft, Ph.D. (2012)

Executive Director and Saguaro Professor of Civic Enterprise
Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona

411 N. Central Ave. Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0691

Office: (602) 496-0500
Cell: (480) 720-4004
Email: ashcraft@asu.edu

Debbie Espinosa, CNP (2014)

President & CEO
FIND Food Bank
83775 Citrus Ave
Indio, CA 92201

Office: (760) 775-3663
Cell: (760) 473-7045
Email: despinosa@findfoodbank.org

Jeanette Gass, ACNP (2024)

Senior Program Manager
International City/County Management Association

Washington, DC

Email: jgaida89@gmail.com

Julianne Gassman, CNP, Ph.D. (2016)

Campus Director
Northern Iowa University
WRC 203
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0241

Office: (319) 273-2204
Cell: (319) 504-6569
Email: julianne.gassman@uni.edu

Tom Holcomb (2022)

Director of Administrative Services at Developmental Disability Services of Jack County (Missouri)
2627 SW Sydney Street
Blue Springs, Missouri 64015

Cell: (816) 536-0016

Email: tholcomb6@comcast.net

Don Lindner (2024)

Retired

Cell:
Email: dlindnerrx7@gmail.com

Alex Perilla (2024)

Director
American Dream Academy

Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona 

Cell:
Email: aperilla@asu.edu

Jennifer Wade-Berg (2019)

Associate Professor and Campus Executive Director of NLA
Kennesaw State University
MD4103, Prillaman Hall, Room 3331
520 Parliament Garden Way
Kennesaw, GA 60144

Cell: 404-849-4752
Office: 470-578-2878
email: jwadeber@kennesaw.edu

Trustees

Constantine “Deno” Curris

Retired from AASCU
2061 Lakeside Drive
Lexington, KY 40502

Home: (859) 368-8299
Cell:  (859) 806-1763
Email: cwcurris@gmail.com

Errol Copilevitz Esq. 

Attorney, Senior Partner and Founder
Copilevitz, Lam & Raney, LLC
310 W. 20th Street, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64108

Office: (816) 472-9000
Cell: (816) 304-8887
Email: ec@cckc-law.com

Michael Surbaugh, CNP

Chief Scout Executive
Boy Scouts of America
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079

Office: (972) 580-2343
Cell: (214) 725-0167
Email: michael.surbaugh@scouting.org

Muriel Howard, Ph.D.

Retired from AASCU
5610 Wisconsin Avenue, Apt 307
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Home: (301) 652-2272
Cell: (716) 553-3680

David Mercer

Retired from YUSA
15408 SE 35th St.
Vancouver, WA 98693

Cell: (503) 926-4773
Email: davidrmercer@comcast.net

Mike Rhodes

Beacon Educational Services
3707 N. 3500 E.
Liberty, UT 84310

Cell: (801) 389-1951
Email: mike@rhodeslane.net

Jimmie Stark

Retired
14000 Windsor
Leawood, KS 66224-9779

Home: (913) 681-5862
Cell: (913) 707-3795
Email: jimmiet213@gmail.com