Submitter:

Name:Owen Ambur

Email:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:Kettering Foundation

Acronym:KF

Description:
The Kettering Foundation is a nonprofit operating foundation rooted in the American tradition of cooperative research. Kettering's primary research question is, what does it take to make democracy work as it should? Kettering's research is distinctive because it is conducted from the perspective of citizens and focuses on what people can do collectively to address problems affecting their lives, their communities, and their nation... Established in 1927 by inventor Charles F. Kettering, the foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that does not make grants but engages in joint research with others. It is an operating foundation headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City.

Stakeholder(s):

• Charles F. Kettering: Founder


• Citizens: Responsible citizens who can make sound choices about their future


• Communities: Communities of citizens acting together to address common problems


• Institutions: Institutions with public legitimacy that contribute to strengthening society.


• Kettering Foundation Staff: The foundation's small staff and extensive network of associates collaborate with community organizations, government agencies, researchers, scholars, and citizens around the world. A monthly meeting series brings together Kettering staff, associates, researchers, and others with whom the foundation works to explore a tightly focused research question or area. Those working on related problems share what they are learning at the foundation's many meetings, which provide space for an ongoing exchange of ideas and stories in an effort to develop research interests.


• Community Organizations


• Government Agencies


• Researchers


• Scholars


• Kettering Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS


• Ed Dorn: Member of the Board of Directors


• Mary Futrell: Member of the Board of Directors


• Virginia Hodgkinson: Member of the Board of Directors


• Dr. Sandral Hullett: Member of the Board of Directors


• Les Ihara, Jr.: Member of the Board of Directors


• Peter Levine: Member of the Board of Directors


• David Mathews: Member of the Board of Directors


• Hank Meijer: Member of the Board of Directors


• Suzanne Morse: Chair of the Board of Directors


• Kettering Foundation OFFICERS


• David Mathews: President and CEO


• Brian T. Cobb: Vice President and Treasurer


• John R. Dedrick: Vice President and Program Director


• Maxine S. Thomas: Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel


• Kettering Foundation RESEARCH OFFICERS & SENIOR ASSOCIATES


• Derek Barker: Program Officer


• Constance Crockett: Program Officer


• Paloma Dallas: Program Officer and Writer/Editor


• Alice Diebel: Program Officer


• Carolyn Farrow-Garland: Program Officer


• Mindy Fogt: Director of Administrative Services, Program Officer


• Melinda Gilmore: Program Officer and Senior Writer/Editor


• David Holwerk: Director of Communications


• Kriss Gang: Program Officer


• Libby Kingseed: Program Officer, Archivist


• Amy Lee: Program Officer


• Phillip Lurie: Program Officer


• Ray Minor: Program Officer


• Ileana Marin: Program Officer


• Randall Nielsen: Program Officer


• Harold Saunders: Director of International Affairs


• Deborah Witte: Program Officer


• Kettering Foundation RESEARCHERS, FELLOWS & RESIDENT SCHOLARS


• Jack Becker: Research Assistant


• Afsaneh J. Haddadian: Research Assistant


• Elizabeth Hudson: Research Associate


• David McIvor: Research Associate


• Tim Shaffer: Research Associate


• Charles Wisoff: Research & Administrative Assistant


• Kettering Foundation RESEARCH SUPPORT Staff


• Val Breidenbach: Administrative Assistant


• Nellie Click: Accountant


• Angel George Cross: Executive Assistant to the President & CEO


• Sarah Dahm: Administrative Assistant


• Margaret Dixon: Executive Assistant to the President & CEO


• Nancy Dougherty: Receptionist


• Kathy Heil: Administrative Assistant


• Amelia Law: Administrative Assistant


• Terry Nichols: Facilities Manager


• Kelly Palmer: Administrative Assistant


• Glenda Rose: Administrative Assistant


• Rita Shanesy: Administrative Assistant to the Vice President & Program Director


• Marie Sims: Administrative Assistant to the Vice President & Treasurer


• Bettina Wright: Administrative Assistant to the Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel