Our board of directors volunteers their time and valuable resources to make lasting contributions to the future of the Academic Distinction Fund. They ensure that the purpose and approved programs of the Fund are implemented and ADF operates independently of the public school system.

Carey Messina
Chair
Regina N. Hamilton
Vice Chair
Marsha Yarborough
Secretary
Steve Lousteau
Treasurer
Luke Guarisco
Development Chair
Murphy F. Bell, Jr.
Program Chair
Willie Johnson
Immediate Past Chair
Charles W. McCoy
Chair Emeritus
President William L. Jenkins
Honorary Board Member
Kwame I. Asante
William L. Benedetto                                                        Dennis Blunt                                                                                   Tee Brown
Mary Durusau                                                                    Jason El Koubi
Jamey Firnberg
Gwen Hamilton
Daniel D. Holliday III
Ernie Hughes
Pam D. Hutchinson
Peter A. Kopfinger                                                                                         Anna Kathryne Kronenberger
Jim Martin
Nell W. McAnelly
Charlotte D. Placide
Superintendent, EBRP Schools
Matthew Saurage                                                                           Jeff Wright

Past Chairs
Mary Kay Brown
Robert E. Wales
Charles L. Valluzzo
C. Kris Kirkpatrick
Kevin R. Lyle                                                                           Bobby Yarborough