Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) "seeds efforts to improve the quality of life for all Arkansans and to promote systemic change. In committing itself to this mission, WRF continues the progressive, cutting-edge, visionary work that Governor Rockefeller undertook in his political life and philanthropy from 1954 until his death in 1973.

"The Foundation's three goals — education; economic development; and economic, racial and social justice — are highly interdependent."

People
Accessed February 2008:

Directors

 * Ivye L. Allen (Chair) - President, Foundation for the Mid South — Jackson, Mississippi
 * Overtis Hicks Brantley - Mediator, Henning Mediation and Arbitration Service — Atlanta, Georgia; President, Clara Ford Foundation — Atlanta, Georgia
 * William J. Bynum - Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta / Hope Community Credit Union — Jackson MS
 * Ralph D. Christy - J. Thomas Clark Professor of Emerging Markets, Cornell University — Ithaca, New York
 * Mark C. Doramus - Chief Financial Officer, Stephens Inc. — Little Rock, Arkansas
 * Cynthia East - Owner, Cynthia East Fabrics — Little Rock AR
 * Greg Hartz - Principal, Foundation Resource Management — Little Rock, Arkansas
 * Al Lopez - School/Community Liaison, Springdale School District — Springdale, Arkansas
 * Daniel V. Rainey - Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas — Fayetteville, Arkansas
 * Lisenne Rockefeller - Little Rock, AR
 * Mary Sanchez - Hispanic Education Coordinator, Credit Counseling of Arkansas — Fayetteville, Arkansas
 * J. Baxter Sharp - Attorney at Law, Sharp & Sharp, P.A. — Brinkley, AR; Chairman of the Board — Merchants & Planters Bank — Clarendon, AR, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney For the 1st Judicial District
 * Lori Villarosa - Executive Director, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity, Washington, DC

Foundation Staff

 * Kimberly B. Arbeene, Receptionist
 * Andrea M. Dobson, Chief Financial and Operations Officer
 * Pamela Hamm, Executive Assistant to the President
 * Lori E. Kindy, Grants Manager
 * William F. Rahn, Senior Program Manager
 * April D. Steward, Administrative Assistant
 * Nao Ueda, Program Assistant
 * Sherece Y. West, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer

Contact

 * Web: http://www.wrfoundation.org

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Kay K. Arnold - former board member