Our People

Board

Julia Craighill

Immediate Past Chair

President, Ensight Consulting

Nancy Bargar

Director

Fmr Chautauqua County Legislator

Matt Ewalt

Director

Senior Director of Live Events and Journalism, Texas Tribune

Phillip Nalbone

Chair

Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations, Imperative Care

Marney Cheek

Director

Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Sam Morgante

Vice Chair

Consultant Government Relations Advisory Services

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Andrew Neyman, CPA

Treasurer

Partner, Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner

Lana Benatovitch

Director

Former President, National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York

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Katherine Burgeson

Secretary

Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ingevity Corporation

Charles H. Gustafson

Director

Professor Emeritus Georgetown Law

Michael E. Hill

Director

President, Randolph-Macon College

Kristin Lee Yaw

Director

Partner at Hall & Lee Yaw, LLP

Christopher T. Olsen, Esq.

Director

Partner Olsen & Brueggemann, APC

Shannon Rozner

Director

Financial Consultant

Donald Wertman

Director

Retired COO Seedway, LLC

Staff

David Niles

dniles@roberthjackson.org

Director of Development

David is responsible for planning and directing the Center’s fundraising, including the Center’s Annual Fund, major... Read More

Elizabeth Hosier

ehosier@roberthjackson.org

Director of Programs

Elizabeth Hosier, as the Center's inaugural Director of Programs, is responsible for designing and curating educational... Read More

Kristan McMahon

kmcmahon@roberthjackson.org

President

Kristan McMahon has served as President of the Robert H. Jackson Center since April 2019. McMahon... Read More

Sheryl "Sherry" Schutter

sschutter@roberthjackson.org

Office Manager

Sherry is a Jamestown native, who spent a long stretch in New England. She is excited... Read More

Kenny Macdonald

Communications Support

Kenny Macdonald grew up on the Gulf Coast of Texas and has a background as a... Read More

Co-Founders

Carl Cappa

Co-Founder

In Memoriam

Gregory L. Peterson, Esq.

Co-Founder, Former Director

Elizabeth Lenna

Co-Founder, Former Director

In Memoriam

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