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, Treasurer, DRI International
Director; Giving: Sheri Aghlara, MBCP, Manager IT Compliance, Teranet Inc.
Director; Volunteerism: 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: Michele Ostler, Senior Director of Operations and Conferences, DRI International
Director; Giving: Frank Perlmutter, MBCP
Director: Buffy Rojas Leach, Senior Director of Communications and Product Delivery, DRI International
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, Teranet Inc.
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
Board Vice Chair: Jerry Vevon, LtCol, Army (Ret), MBCP, CPSCP, BDO United States
VOP Co-Chair: Duane Bygum, Jr, MSgt, USAF (Ret), MBCP
VOP Co-Chair: Catherine Cooper, MBCP, AdvocateAurora Health
VOP Special Projects: Alan Lake, Col, USAF (Ret), CBCP, Independent Resilience Consultant
VOP Mentorship Program Lead: Keith Pierson, MSgt, USAF (Ret), CBCP, BankUnited
VOP Mentorship: Daniel Lougee, SFC, Army (Ret), CBCP, Norfolk Southern
VOP Mentorship: Louis Abrams, MSgt, USMC (Ret), CBCP, Citi Bank
Volunteer Committee
Chair: Bonnie Canal, Tulane University
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 Lead, International Development Lead: Marsha Buehler, MBCP
Advisors:
Past Chair and Advisor: Diane Doering, Takeda Pharmaceutical
Latin America and the Caribbean: Camila Pezzutti Domingues Ishikawa, ABCP, Morgan Stanley Brasil