In addition to carrying out donor-advised grantmaking, the Community Foundation engages in activities to meet the most pressing needs of vulnerable children, adults and seniors in Indian River County, Vero Beach, Florida. Currently, the Community Foundation supports policy, proven programs, promising practices and ideas for collaborative innovation to advance Education and Non Profit Strengthening and Sustainability

Member, Board of Directors- Governance and Nominating, Chairman ; Research and Public Health Committee; Communications Advisory CommitteeFounded in 1948, Fountain House addresses the impact of serious mental illness through the belief that people living with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression can be active participants in their own and each other’s recovery. Each year over 1,300 members come to Fountain House to contribute their talents, learn skills, access opportunities and forge new friendships. Members hold jobs, graduate from schools, develop social networks and experience fewer hospitalizations and improved overall health. Increased fulfillment, sense of purpose, and stability inevitably follow. Fountain House, which a budget in excess of $20 million, has inspired the creation of hundreds of similar programs in 34 countries that serve more than 100,000 people annually. In 2014, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation recognized the global reach and the efficacy our evidence-based community health model with the prestigious Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. www.fountainhouse.org

Created corporate philanthropy program, established foundation, elected president of board of directors. Managed Foundation budget and CSR budget in excess of $ 8 million, supervised global staff, directed grant making of $50 million.Created signature project-Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, an applied math competition introduced in 2005, now national in scope which received Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy [CECP] Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award in 2007. Created employee volunteer program in 2008, now open to 10,000 employees in 36 countries, honored annually by New York City Mayoral Service Recognition Program for participation rate over 50% of employees in New York.Launched volunteer program in India in 2016 to include 3,000 new employees contributing to successful integration of acquisition and introduction of Moody’s culture and corporate values. Led repositioning and rebranding of volunteer program in 2015. Designed, created and implemented the company’s first nonprofit board placement program, placing 30 senior leaders on nonprofit boards in the US, UK, Asia and Latin America. Recognized in CECP’s 2016 Giving In Numbers Report on Trends in Action: Skills Based Volunteering and Board Service. Designed, created and implemented Moody’s first Corporate Social Responsibility report in 2010 highlighting the work of The Moody’s Foundation and Moody’s contribution to the greater good through new product development, stakeholder engagement and commitment to environmental, social and governance practices. Introduced Standard Disclosures from the GRI/Sustainability Reporting Standards. Championed increased level of disclosure of KPIs resulting in Moody’s being named as a top corporate citizen in Corporate Reputation Magazine’s annual rankings for 2015 and 2016.

Elected corporate officer of Moody's Corporation upon listing on NYSE|Responsible on the corporate level for the firm's public relations|media relations|employee communications|corporate branding|advertisingServed as company spokesman through a number of intense periods of media scrutiny from Enron to the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 and the financial crisis of 2007