Our Board of Directors collectively represent years of experience within the fields of business continuity, disaster recovery, risk and crisis management, and emergency management. We are proud that our board members embody the values, drive, and responsibility to fulfill our mission.
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board; Development: AnneMarie Staley, CBCP, MBCI, Head of BCP Americas, Credit Agricole CIB
Vice Chair of the Board; Veterans Outreach Program: Jerry Vevon, MBCP, CPSCP, Senior Manager, BDO United States
President and Treasurer: Alan Berman, MBCP, CBCLA, CCRP, Treasurer, DRI International
Director; Giving: Sheri Aghlara, MBCP, Manager IT Compliance
Director; Veterans Outreach Program: Duane Bygum, MBCP,CRMP,CEDP, MEMS Continuity Coordinator, Texas General Land Office
Director; Students in Higher Education Outreach Program: Bonnie Canal, MBCP, Business Continuity Manager, Tulane University
Director; Women in Business Continuity Management Executive Committee: Mitzi Harlor, CBCP, Enterprise Risk and Business Continuity Management Lead, Takeda
Director; Volunteerism: Michele Ostler, Senior Director of Operations and Conferences, DRI International
Director; Giving: Frank Perlmutter, MBCP
Secretary: Pascale Phelan, ABCP, Manager, DRI International
General Counsel: Jeffrey Berman
Committees
Development Committee
Chair: AnneMarie Staley, CBCP, Crédit Agricole CIB
Giving Committee
Co-Chair: Frank Perlmutter, MBCP
Co-Chair: Sheri Aghlara, MBCP
Al Berman, MBCP, CBCLA, CCRP, DRI International
Scholarship Committee
Rosemary McDonnell, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Steven Haynes, CBCP, The University of Texas at Dallas
Michael Lay, CBCP, Core Insights International
Donna Jacobs, CBCP, University of Pennsylvania
Veterans Outreach Program Committee
DRI Foundation President: Alan Berman, MBCP, CBCLA, CCRP
DRI Foundation Board Vice Chair: Jerry Vevon, LtCol, Army (Ret), MBCP, CPSCP, BDO United States
VOP Chair: Duane Bygum, Jr, MSgt, USAF (Ret), MBCP,CRMP,CEDP, MEMS, Texas General Land Office
Special Projects: Alan Lake, Col, USAF (Ret), CBCP, Independent Resilience Consultant
Deputy Director: Keith Pierson, MSgt, USAF (Ret), MBCP, BankUnited
Director, Mentorship Program: Daniel Lougee, SFC, Army (Ret), MBCP, Norfolk Southern
Manager, Mentorship Program: Beth Frasure, MBCP
Past Leadership:
Past Co-Chair: Catherine Cooper, MBCP
Women in Business Continuity Management Executive Committee
Chair: Mitzi Harlor, CBCP, Takeda
Vice-Chair, Mentorship: Robyn Kimbro, MBCP, CCRP, Walmart
Programs & Engagement Co-Lead: Aubrey Wade
Programs & Engagement Co-Lead: Melody Wen
Mentorship and Membership Lead, International Development Lead: Marsha Buehler, MBCP, Fidelity Investments
Advisors:
Past Chair and Advisor: Diane Doering, Takeda Pharmaceutical
Latin America and the Caribbean: Camila Pezzutti Domingues Ishikawa, ABCP, Morgan Stanley Brasil