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CPE is governed by a nineteen member Board of Directors which meets four times per year. Led by Board President, Praveen Jeyarajah, members of the board contribute significantly to CPE’s fundraising efforts, either through personal donations or donor solicitations. The CPE board is also responsible for community outreach and for making initial contacts with influential DC-area individuals who become involved in various aspects of the program.

Board of Directors

Ambassador Henry D. Owen Smith Barney, Inc. (retired) Co-Chairman & Co-founder	Wanda Hill Project Match Students/Schools Committee Chair
Theodore A. Schwab Smith Barney, Inc. Co-Chairman & Co-founder	Margaret Hoffmann
Praveen Jeyarajah Cypress Group, LLC President, Board of Directors	Kent Killelea Jones Day
Donald P. Smith ARIA Cancer Treatment Centers Secretary & Treasurer	Bruce McNamer TechnoServe Mentor Committee Co-Chair
Carol Adelman, PhD Hudson Institute	Sandy Meredith There Meredith Group Mentor Committee Co-Chair
Ken S. Bajaj, PhD Systems Net	Dora Richardson
John A. Bates Arlington Capital Partners Finance & Administration Committee Chair	Charles Rossotti The Carlyle Group Development Committee Chair
Mary Cheney DC Navigators, LLC	Charlie Thomas Razorsight
Lovida Coleman	Jim Welch USA Today
J. Warren Gorrell, Jr. Hogan & Hartson, LLP

Board of Advisors

Eric F. Billings Co-founder & Co-CEO Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.	Eric Holder, Jr., Esq. Partner Covington & Burling
Stuart E. Eizenstat Partner Covington & Burling	Dr. Carlotta Miles Child psychiatrist
Peter Flanigan Founder Student Sponsor Partnership	Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering Head of International Relations The Boeing Company
Antoine M. Garibaldi, PhD President Gannon University	Jane Smith Executive Director Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement- Spelman College
Newman Thor Halvorson Partner Covington & Burling	Robert Strauss Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP