The Truman Council serves as a leadership advisory group that meets quarterly and assists on all fronts with the Foundation’s fundraising and communication efforts. The Truman Council is comprised of seasoned and experienced Truman Scholars.
Truman Council
Stacy Aldinger
Stacy Aldinger serves as CARE USA’s Chief of Staff to the President and CEO, where she drives global leadership team and board effectiveness.
Brooks Allen
Deputy Policy Director and Assistant Legal Counsel at California State Board of Education
Kent Bradley
Dr. Bradley currently serves as Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of OB/GYN for University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita at Wesley Medical Center and is in private practice with Associates in Women’s Health, P.A., Newton, Kans
Stacey Brandenburg
Stacey Brandenburg is a technology lawyer who advises entities of all sizes on privacy, data security, and emerging technology-related issues.
Cameron Brown
Cameron is a 1995 Truman Scholar from Idaho who has a deep passion for volunteerism and philanthropy, particularly in education.
Robert Burns
Director, Home Region Program at the Walton Family Foundation. In this role, he leads the foundation’s work advancing economic and cultural vibrancy, opportunity, and inclusion in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta.
Mary Ellen Callahan
Mary Ellen Callahan has unique and broad experience advising clients at the interface of privacy protection with cybersecurity and national security.
Mark Chalfant
Senior Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Marcia Chatelain
South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration, from Duke University Press (Mar 2015), by Dr. Marcia Chatelain, @DrMChatelain, [email protected]
Victoria Fimea
Victoria is an Attorney with over 30 years of insurance experience, including over 20 years in C-suite and senior-level positions. Ms. Fimea spent the bulk of her career in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for several advocacy efforts and mana
Venu Gupta
Venu Gupta is the Chief of Staff at She the People, an organization that elevates the political voice and leadership of women of color as part of a new progressive political and cultural era.
Joe Heyd
Director & Associate General Counsel, Global Litigation and Labor & Employment at Procter & Gamble
Andrew Klaber
Founder and CEO of Bedford Ridge Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm. Since 2002, Andrew has served as the founder, chairman, and chairman emeritus of Even Ground (www.evenground.org).
Preston Lee
Senior Director, Single Family Strategy and Business Management, Single Family Division
Josh Petersen
In 1996, Josh joined Amazon.com as the 65th employee. He now serves as a Director at Amazon, working on consumer cloud storage.
Andrew Rich
Dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and Former Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Anthony Shop
Anthony Shop is the cofounder and chief strategy officer at Social Driver and chairman of the National Digital Roundtable
Holly Teliska
Political and Policy Professional
