Governing Board

GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Usha R. Balakrishnan, (CARTHA Founder, CEO, and Board Chair since 2006), Iowa City, Iowa, bio

Linda Harrar, (Board member since 2012), Boston, Massachusetts, USA bio

Luke Juran, (Board member since 2019; 2007 CARTHA Fellow), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA bio

Judith Leavitt, (Board member since 2016), Coralville, Iowa, USA bio

Roger Williamson, (Board member since 2016), Iowa City, Iowa

For their service on CARTHA’s Governing Board of Directors, we thank the following individuals, some of whom continue to provide ongoing counsel and encouragement to our volunteer teams from time to time:

Paddy Puthige of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Board Member, 2024-2026
Nancy Halder of Iowa City, Iowa; Board Member, 2022-2026
Lois Bartelme of Crawfordsville, Iowa; Board Member, 2019-2025
Anu Subramanian of Iowa City, Iowa; Board Member, 2016-2018
Assata Caldwell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Board Member, 2016-2018
Horacio Olivo of Iowa City, Iowa; Board Member, 2016-2018
George Krull of Wheaton, Illinois; Board Member, 2006-2016
Anahita Vasudevan of Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Board Member, 2011-2016
Neil Shulman of Decatur, Georgia, USA; Board Member, 2011-2016 (deceased, 2023)
Michael A. Apicella of Santa Rosa, California, USA; Board Member, 2010-2016 (deceased, 2026)
Policarpio Antonio Soberanis of Burlington, Massachusetts-USA; Board Member, 2010-2014
Julie Rajagopal of San Francisco, California-USA: Board Member, 2010-2012
Thomas J. Mercolino of Chapel Hill, North Carolina-USA: Board Member, 2008-2011
Joan E. Sieber of Hayward, California-USA: Board Member, 2009-2010
Chris Hillier of Glasgow, UK: CARTHA Board Member, 2008-2009
D. Balasubramanian of Hyderabad-India: Founding Board Member, 2006-2009
Charles A. Gardner of Westchester, New York-USA: Founding Board Member, 2006-2009
Adhiambo Yvonne Owuor of Nairobi-Kenya: Founding Board Member, 2006-2009
Mark Sidel of Iowa City, Iowa-USA: Founding Board Member, 2006-2008
David B. Audretsch of Jena, Germany: Founding Board Member, 2006-2007