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Government Oversight and Self-Regulation

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This group considered issues such as the enforcement of existing legal standards, improvements to those laws, and areas that are best enforced through self-regulation. Its co-conveners were John E. Marshall, III, president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation in Michigan and Valerie S. Lies, president and CEO of the Donors Forum of Chicago.

Members:

  • Jeff Benz, General Counsel, United States Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Peter Berns, Chief Executive Officer, Standards for Excellence Institute, Baltimore, MD
  • Joel Carp, Senior Vice President, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • Todd Chasteen, Vice President of Administration, Human Resources and General Counsel, Samaritan’s Purse, Boone, NC
  • Robert Collier, President, Council of Michigan Foundations, Grand Haven, MI
  • Robert Desiderio, President, Con Alma Health Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
  • Scott Harshbarger, Senior Counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Boston, MA
  • James Hasson, Jr., Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, GA
  • Irv Katz, Chief Executive Officer, National Human Services Assembly, Washington, DC
  • Rushworth Kidder, President and CEO, Institute for Global Ethics, Camden, ME
  • Terry Knowles, Registrar of Charitable Trusts, Department of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH
  • Carol Larson, President and CEO, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA
  • Jennifer Leonard, President and Executive Director, Rochester Area Community Foundation, Rochester, NY
  • Valerie Lies, President and CEO, Donors Forum of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • Ira Machowsky, Resources Officer, FEGS Health and Human Services System, New York, NY
  • Paulette Maehara, President and CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Alexandria, VA
  • John Marshall, III, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation, Troy, MI
  • Christine Milliken, Former Executive Director, National Association of Attorneys General, Arlington, VA
  • Jane Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, Columbus, GA
  • David Ormstedt, Counsel, Wiggin and Dana LLP, Hartford, CT
  • Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
  • Art Taylor, President and CEO, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Arlington, VA
  • Myrl Weinberg, President, National Health Council, Washington, DC
  • Rand Wentworth, President, Land Trust Alliance, Washington, DC
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The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector is an independent effort by charities and foundations to ensure that the nonprofit community remains a vibrant and healthy part of American society.