Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is comprised of individuals with proven leadership skills, impeccable integrity, and a passion for and commitment to CEP’s mission. With great diversity and differing backgrounds, board members are accomplished in their chosen professions: corporate, finance, public service, and education. The board meets three times a year and offers broad, strategic direction to CEP.

Click here for biographical profiles of CEP's Board of Directors.

Mr. David W. Fisher (Chairman)
Director of Wealth Management
BB&T
Charlotte, NC

Mr. Sanford N. McDonnell (Chairman Emeritus) 
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
St. Louis, MO

Governor Frank Keating (Vice Chairman)

President & CEO

American Council of Life Insurers

Washington, DC

 

Dr. Thomas Lickona (Secretary)

Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Director, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

 

Mr. Chuck Baker

CPA

Brookfield, WI

 
Dr. Marvin Berkowitz

Sanford
N. McDonnell Professor

of Character Education

University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

 

Dr. Diane Berreth
Former Chief Planning Officer
Association for Supervision

and Curriculum Development
Eastsound, WA

 

Dr. Anne L. Bryant

Executive Director

National School Boards Association

Alexandria, VA

 

Dr. John Casey

Superintendent

Pleasanton Unified School District

Pleasanton, CA

Mr. Jeff Cordes

Managing Director

Human Capital Consulting Division

CareerBuilder.com

Chicago, IL

 

Dr. Charles C. Haynes
Senior Scholar, Director of Education Programs
Freedom Forum First Amendment Center
Washington, DC

Ms. Maryanne Lavan

Vice President, Internal Audit

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Bethesda, MD

  

Mr. Dick Pieper
Chairman
PPC Partners, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI

 

Dr. Eileen Santiago

Principal

Thomas A. Edison Community School

Port Chester, NY

 

Mr. Rich Teerlink

Former Chairman & CEO

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Elm Grove, WI

 

Mr. Robert Woodworth

Former President & CEO

Pulitzer, Inc.

Fort Worth, TX

 

Mr. Joe Mazzola

Executive Directer

Character Education Partnership

Washington, DC