A. Mark Getachew, Esq.
Chairman
Partner
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Independent voting member since 2009
Douglas T. Healy, CFA
Treasurer
Managing Director
Formerly Credit Suisse
Independent voting member since 2011
Joel I. Albarella
Senior Vice President
Head of New York Life Ventures
New York Life Insurance Company
Independent voting member since 2015
Chapin Bates
Executive Vice President
Citizens Bank / Retired Executive, Former JP Morgan Chase
Independent voting member since 2015
Will Boeckman
Head of Fixed Income Platform Sales
Citadel Securities
Independent voting member since 2025
Rob Brown
President
Founding Chapter One Hundred Black Men
Former VP/CFO NY Yankees
Independent voting member since 2024
Stephanie Burns
Vice President
Workforce Development and Engagement
Turner Construction
Independent voting member since 2024
Latif Elam
Senior Manager
American Express
Independent voting member since 2024
Teresa Evans, SHRM – SCP
Retired Executive, Consultant
Evans Consulting – Specialty Human Resources LLC
Independent voting member since 2012
Rainier C. Guanlao
Segment Leader, National HOA & Property Management Banking/Senior Managing Director, Webster Bank
Independent voting member since 2023
Monique L. Nelson
Chair & CEO
UniWorld Group
Independent voting member since 2018
Stephen Nordahl
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Independent voting member since 2012
Carra Wallace
Founder and CEO
Optimized Diversity Solutions
Independent voting member since 2004
Paul T. Williams, Jr.
Management Trustee
Ntozake Shange Trust
Former Chair, Independent voting member since 2004
Al Zollar
Tech Operating Executive
Public Board Director
Tech Investor
Independent voting member since 2020
Vicki Zubovic
Vice-President of Philanthropy
Khan Academy
Independent voting member since 2015
Donald M. Ruff, Jr. is the President & CEO of The Eagle Academy Foundation (EAF). As a charismatic visionary, Donald has spearheaded initiatives and organizations including the Eagles Soaring Beyond (ESB) initiative, focused on college readiness, workforce development, financial empowerment, and social-emotional learning. Donald made significant strides during his tenure at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), where he was progressively promoted from Tenth Grade Program Coordinator to Director of the Scholars Program. As a leader and director, Donald helped lay the foundation for the Scholars Program, a Saturday-based program assisting public school students in gaining admission to and graduating from the most selective colleges and universities nationwide.
As President and CEO at The Eagle Academy Foundation, Donald impacted over 40,250 young men of color across 65 cities nationally. His proven record includes supervising teams of postsecondary counselors across the Eagle network tasked with maintaining and enhancing the postsecondary readiness culture at their respective academies. He is the architect and driving force behind EAF’s “All-Male College Fair,” which has served over 3,000 young men of color across New York City.
In 2023, Donald was named to City & State’s Above and Beyond Innovators list, recognizing New Yorkers driving transformative change. He was also selected for Crain’s Notable Black Leaders list in 2022, honoring talented Black professionals bettering NYC.
Donald has been a featured speaker at Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Urban Education Symposium, the Black Male Initiative Conference (CUNY), Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC), Service Unites: Conference on Volunteering & Service, and the STEM Diversity Conference at SUNY Farmingdale. In 2024, Donald received an honorary Doctor of Public Service from St. Thomas Aquinas College. He is credited as Associate Producer on “The Infamous Future,” a documentary that tells the story of the Eagle Academy and one of its students.
Donald is a graduate of Oberlin College with a dual bachelor’s degree in History and African American Studies. He also earned two certificates from the Executive Education program for Nonprofit Professionals at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.