Our People

The Jack Kent Cooke team comprises a diverse group of professionals dedicated to achieving the organization’s mission.  Please click on the links below to view short biographies of the Foundation’s executives and staff.

Dr. Lawrence Kutner Executive Director Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D. is an internationally known psychologist and journalist who brings a broad array of professional and personal experiences to his work at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

Dr. Matthew Quinn Founding Executive Director Emeritus Dr. Quinn became the founding Executive Director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in August 2000. Prior to working for the Foundation, Dr. Quinn served as President of Carroll College, Helena, Montana, for eleven years.

Mark Birmingham Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer Mark Birmingham is responsible for managing the $600 million investment portfolio and the financial and administrative functions of the Foundation.

Arlene Bergner
Executive/Operations Administrator

Bob Bancroft
Financial Analyst

Jennifer Bockman
Educational Adviser

Berkeley Burgess
Events Associate

Yu-Fen Chang-Pett
Grants Accounting and Payroll Manager

Beth Conrad
Program Coordinator

Alysia Decker-Majeran
Educational Adviser

June Folliard
Educational Adviser

Patty Fraizer
Receptionist

Emily Froimson
Director, Higher Education Programs

Lauren Grossman
Program Coordinator

Tanisha Holland
Program Manager

Kelly Hoover
Educational Adviser

Julene Jarnot
Educational Adviser

Shelly Jefferson
Educational Adviser

Justin Leak
Educational Adviser

Adrianne Lewis
Program Coordinator

Jodi Miller
Program Coordinator

Elizabeth Morgan
Director, Youth Programs

Dana O'Neill
Program Manager

Natalie Rodriguez Jansorn
Program Manager

Colleen Rogan
Director of Human Resources and Operations

Richard Rowley
Grants Manager

Dyan Rucks
Educational Adviser

Cheryl Scott-Mouzon
Educational Adviser

Sharon Shoham
Associate Grants Manager

Wes Spence
Educational Adviser

Jim Spiros
Information Systems Manager

Nancy Sutton
Program Coordinator

Marianne Stanley
Controller

Rebecca Stover
Program Manager, Young Scholars Program

Allison Taylor
Program Coordinator

Astrik Tenney
Program Coordinator

Patricia Thomas
Educational Adviser

Dori Witt
Educational Adviser

LeeAnn Yang
Accounting Manager