The Individuals Who Make It Work
The work of the Mastery Foundation is overseen by a Board of Trustees. Board members are volunteers who give generously of their time, their talent, and their resources to support and ensure the success of our programs and initiatives. Many of them are also program leaders.
The Mastery Foundation has a very small but talented, part-time staff. Executive Director Ann Overton is responsible for the overall work of the Foundation as well as its day-to-day management and administration. Administrative support is provided by Caroline Whittle and Carole Schurch.
Current and Emeritus Members of the Board of Trustees
The Reverend P. Gerard O'Rourke 1925-2020
Chairman of the Board
Retired Director of the Office of Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs,
Archdiocese of San Francisco, California
Ed Stroupe
President
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Rabbi Arnold Mark Belzer
Vice President
Savannah, Georgia,
Ann Overton
Executive Director and Vice President
San Francisco, California
Dan Brownell
Treasurer
New York, New York
Art Schreiber
Secretary
Ashland, Oregon
The Reverend Dr. Jim Bradley
Episcopal Priest
Cheshire, Connecticut
Brother Bill Cawley
New York, New York
Myrtle Gallow
Washington, D.C.
Lucinda Hanover
Ordained interfaith minister
Denver, Colorado
Nancy Juda
Former Steward, School for Leadership
Chicago, Illinois
Jim Kenefick
Steward, School for Leadership
Boston, Massachusetts
Michael Moran
Society of the Sons of St. Francis de Sales
London, England
The Rev. Shane Phelan
Companions of Mary the Apostle
West Park, New York
Doug Plette
Houston, Texas
Emeritus Members
The Reverend M. Basil Pennington
1931 - 2005
Founding Chairman of the Board
Cistercian priest and author
The Rt. Rev. Otis Charles 1926-2013
Episcopal Bishop
Jane Keydel
The Reverend Robert L. Shearer
Episcopal priest
Frances Travisano 1938 - 2011
The Reverend Edward Zogby,
SJ 1934 - 2011
Catholic priest