Board of Directors
Chris Hart, Vice Chair
Chris Hart first met Pat in 1992 through his wife, Gina, first cousin of Pat’s wife, Marie. Over the years they developed a friendship based on shared interests and a fondness for challenging debate. Chris joined the board in 2006 to honor Pat’s legacy.
A senior controller for NexTag in San Mateo, CA, Chris has a BA in English and philosophy from Emory University and an MBA with a finance focus from the University of San Francisco, where he graduated summa cum laude. Chris enjoys exploring the Bay Area’s many outdoor activities with his wife, Gina, and their daughters, Maya and Zoe.
Michael Bidwill, Director
Michael Bidwill, president of the Arizona Cardinals, joined the Pat Tillman Foundation board of directors in April 2010. After practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor, Michael joined the Cardinals organization in 1996 as vice president/general counsel. In that time, no one has been more influential in steering the organization on its path towards an eventual NFC Championship.
In addition to guiding the Cardinals, Michael has also taken on an ever-increasing role in the National Football League and the greater Phoenix business community. In 2007, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed Michael to the league’s Business Ventures Committee; one of the NFL’s most prominent. In September of 2008, he took over as Chair of the influential Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC). He is also a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), an organization composed of the region’s top business and civic leaders.
A licensed pilot and flying enthusiast, Michael also donates his time and resources as a volunteer for “Flying Samaritans,” a group of volunteers including doctors and other medical personnel who offer free medical clinics in Mexico.
Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from St. Louis University and a law degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
Joe Browne, Director
Joe Browne joined the Pat Tillman Foundation board of directors in September 2010. He is senior advisor to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, a role he assumed in April, 2010. Joe is focused on Congressional and political issues in Washington, D.C. as well as local legislation in NFL markets. He also manages the league’s philanthropic and youth football endeavors. Joe is the longest serving employee ever at NFL headquarters, a job he started full time after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Joe was born in New York City. His other current non-profit endeavors include being on both the board of directors of USA Football and the board of trustees of the NFL Youth Football Fund. He and his wife Karyn live on Long Island and have two sons.
Alex Garwood, Director
A board member since the Foundation was created in April 2004, Pat and Alex became friends as they courted (and later married) sisters Marie and Christine. Alex played football at Leland High School and at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he was named student athlete of the year following his senior season. At Cal Poly, Alex earned both his BS in marketing and MBA, graduating cum laude.
He worked for five years with a large high-tech company in various sales and management roles before leaving to establish and lead the Pat Tillman Foundation. Alex has since returned to for-profit work in Silicon Valley at a leading high-tech company. Alex lives in California, with his wife, Christine, and their sons, Ryan, Adam and Scott.
Rob Healy, Director
Rob Healy joined the Pat Tillman Foundation board of directors in February 2011. Rob is a founder and managing partner of Chicago Growth Partners. Prior to founding CGP, Rob was a managing director at William Blair Capital Partners and has been in various leadership positions at two other private equity firms, over the last 15 years, where he has been key in building numerous growth companies.
Earlier in his career, Rob served for nine years as an officer in the United States Army. His service was highlighted in Panama where he commanded Task Force Hawk in Operation Just Cause. For his actions, he was subsequently decorated for meritorious leadership in combat.
Mr. Healy serves on numerous boards, among which he is co-founder and board member for Operation Healing Freedom, a nonprofit foundation created to help wounded American veterans and their families. Rob graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he quarterbacked the Army Football team in its mid-1980s revival and helped lead the team to the first two bowl victories in the history of West Point. He was awarded the MVP award of the 1985 Peach Bowl. Mr. Healy holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Benjamin Hill, Director
Benjamin Hill had the fortune of being friends with Pat since kindergarten. As they grew older, their relationship became stronger. “Pat’s commitment to his friends and his genuine interest and care for us has always been admirable. Pat’s ability to engage others in meaningful conversation has caused us all to have better relationships. His discipline, focus, and ambition are some of the characteristics that I admire and will miss most about him.”
Benjamin is the president of Wealth Enhancement & Preservation Inc., a financial planning practice based in Westlake Village, California. He graduated with a BS in business administration, with concentration in finance from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He also holds three designations, the Certified Financial Planner (CFP), the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG) designation from the American Institute for Philanthropic Studies. Benjamin is an avid triathlete and golfer, but his favorite times are spent with friends, his wife, Jamie, who he has known since 2nd grade, and sons Camden Patrick, Parker Daniel and Gavin.
Sean Moriarty, Director
Sean Moriarty joined the Pat Tillman Foundation board of directors in April 2010. Sean is the former president and chief executive officer of Ticketmaster Entertainment, the world’s largest live entertainment ticketing and marketing company. Sean was responsible for all operational leadership aspects of Ticketmaster’s worldwide business, as well as global product and technology strategy and distribution channels. Prior to serving as president and CEO, Sean served Ticketmaster in several roles including chief operating officer and executive vice president of product and technology.
Sean was an early member of the original Citysearch technology team. He served as director of internet systems for Ticketmaster’s predecessor, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, and later became executive vice president of technology and vice president of internet systems.
In addition to his work with the Pat Tillman Foundation, Sean currently serves as a member of the board of directors for CoachArt.org, a Los Angeles-based charitable organization providing free lessons in the arts and athletics to children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.
Sean holds a BA from the University of South Carolina, was an exchange fellow at the University of Warwick in Britain and attended graduate school at Boston University and the University of South Carolina. A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Sean resides in California with his wife, Andrea, and their two daughters.
Ian Sacks, Director
Ian Sacks joined the Pat Tillman Foundation board of directors in April 2010. He is a managing director focusing on healthcare and business services related investments at TowerBrook Capital Partners in New York. Ian was chairman and CEO of HelpCare, a healthcare services business, which he sold in 2004.
Prior to that, he was a partner at MESA Partners, an investment and advisory firm in New York. Before his work with MESA, he was a consultant with APM, the largest healthcare management consulting firm in the U.S., which was sold to Computer Science Corporation.
Ian earned a Bachelor of Science in quantitative economics from Tufts University.
Staff
Marie Tillman, President & Co-Founder
In 2004 in response to the nationwide outpouring of support following Pat’s death, together with family and friends, Marie established the Pat Tillman Foundation. Actively involved since its inception, first as a member of the Foundation’s board of directors and now as President, Marie led the effort to redefine the Foundations’ mission in 2008 by developing a major initiative – the Tillman Military Scholars program. This program aims to create the next generation of leaders by helping a select group of veterans, active servicemembers and their spouses fulfill their academic dreams.
A native of San Jose, California, Marie graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara and early in her career worked in marketing and production at The Arizona Republic and ESPN before leaving to focus full time on philanthropy.
Marie is passionate about not only supporting veterans but shares her story to encourage all young people to get involved in serving their communities. She has been a featured speaker at the United States Air Force Academy Center for Character Development, University Of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Harvard Kennedy School and Clinton Global Initiative University.
Marie is also a writer and has contributed to a variety of projects. Her memoir about love, loss and life, entitled The Letter will be released in June 2012 by Grand Central Publishing.
Marcy Wojtulewicz, Deputy Director
Marcy Wojtulewicz joined the Pat Tillman Foundation in August 2009 as development manager. In March 2010 she was promoted to deputy director. Prior to joining the Pat Tillman Foundation, Marcy served as fund development program manager and senior public relations specialist, respectively, for Banner Health Foundation, where she was responsible for event fundraising, sponsorships and public relations programs.
Marcy has also held development and marketing roles with Special Olympics Arizona, spending five years with the organization overseeing event marketing and promotions, direct mail, grant acquisition, and other projects. Before arriving at Special Olympics Arizona, Marcy managed community relations programs for the Phoenix Coyotes Goals for Kids Foundation and worked in the ticket operations department for the Phoenix Coyotes Hockey Club.
Marcy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication at Arizona State University. As part of her studies, she completed a sports and news internship for KSAZ-TV FOX 10.
Suzanne Reddie, Operations Manager & Program Coordinator
Suzanne earned a BBA in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Arizona State University. After finance, control and operational roles at NCR, AT&T, Dial Corporation and Intel Corporation, she became involved in higher education development with the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU where she cultivated scholarship donors and built donor stewardship processes for endowed and annual gifts.
A veteran volunteer for Pat’s Run, Suzanne joined the Pat Tillman Foundation staff in September of 2007. As operations manager and program coordinator, Suzanne directs workflow planning, human resources, administrative processes, project management, special programming and insures fiscal responsibility and 501(c)(3) compliance.
Suzanne has worked with numerous nonprofit organizations as a volunteer including Junior Achievement, International Rescue Committee, Crisis Nursery, Save the Family, Valley Big Brothers Big Sisters and the YMCA.
Hunter I Riley, Director of Programs
Hunter I Riley joined the Pat Tillman Foundation staff in February 2009. In his role, he directs Scholar selection and engagement. He had previously supported the Foundation as a graduate student consultant starting in September 2008. Before joining the Pat Tillman Foundation, Hunter worked with several governmental and non-governmental organizations in Arkansas, Washington, D.C. and Cameroon.
Hunter is a graduate of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service with a Master of Public Service degree through which he focused on the fields of communication, leadership, data analysis and international development. Before his studies at the Clinton School, Hunter received two Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas in the fields of economics, political science, international relations and Spanish. Supplemental to his education, Hunter has spent countless weeks traveling through 38 countries on six continents and countless hours being outdoors.
Born and reared in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Hunter is a true Razorback, one of six children and an identical twin.
Tony Alba, Marketing Communications Manager
Tony brings more than 25 years experience in marketing, public relations and event management to the Pat Tillman Foundation. A native of Phoenix, he began his professional career as director of public relations at the Fiesta Bowl in 1985 after completing his studies as a journalism major at Arizona State University. While at the bowl, Tony coordinated all media activities for two national championship football games, Penn State-Miami in 1987 and Notre Dame-West Virginia in 1989.
Tony also has worked in marketing communications positions at the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau, the City of Phoenix, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley and several other Valley nonprofit organizations. He also owned Triple Crown Sports Baseball, an event-management company that stages youth baseball tournaments for club and travel teams. Under Tony’s leadership, Triple Crown Sports Baseball saw its Arizona revenues increase from $50,000 to more than $200,000 from 2004 to 2009. He sold the company in 2009 to return to the Fiesta Bowl, where he directed media operations for the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Insight Bowl and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.
He actively supports a variety of community projects and has filled volunteer roles as a member of the Super Bowl XXX Host Committee, the 1987 Papal Visit, five NCAA Basketball Regional Tournaments and has participated in Pat’s Run three times, becoming a member of “Team Tillman” in 2011 for his fundraising.
Sandy Flynn, Development Manager
Sandy joined the Pat Tillman Foundation in July 2010 as development coordinator. Prior to joining the Foundation, Sandy served as program coordinator for the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Prior to moving to Arizona, Sandy spent several years in Colorado where she worked for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a database marketing specialist and the Colorado Republican Party as finance director. Sandy’s political experience started in Washington, D.C. where she served as a legislative correspondent for United States Senator Jon Kyl. Sandy also worked with the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the development department planning events and managing donor databases.
Sandy earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from the University of Redlands in Redlands, California and a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Colorado.
Cara Hammer, Program Coordinator
Cara joined the Pat Tillman Foundation in May 2011 as program coordinator. Prior to joining the Pat Tillman Foundation, Cara worked for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of American in New York City serving as liaison to veterans and their families, helping them resolve problems related to housing, legal issues, employment, physical and mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence and financial planning.
Cara enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves in 1997 serving with the 348th Transportation Company based out of Phoenix, AZ and the 310th TACCOM in Ft. Belvoir, VA. In 2002, she joined the active Army, serving with the First Infantry Division in Kitzingen, Germany before deploying to Tikrit, Iraq from February 2004 to February 2005 with the 1st Infantry Division.
Cara is a graduate of Arizona State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in family and human development.
Kim Phillips, Administrative & Events Assistant
Kim became a member of the Pat Tillman Foundation team in October 2011. She joins the team with a wealth of nonprofit experience, including 11 years with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation where she specialized in special events fundraising, helping to raise awareness and funds to improve the quality of life for those affected by the disease and to support continued research. Kim also has extensive knowledge with regards to direct social service having worked with tenants of a low-income housing complex, teen’s living in foster care, adults learning to read and homeless families.
Originally from Pasadena, California, home of the famed Rose Bowl, Kim moved to Phoenix in 1998 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts inc ommunications from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. In 2010, Kim was selected to participate in the second class of the Generation Next Leadership Academy through the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation. Kim also has a Certification in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (formerly American Humanics) through California State University Los Angeles.
