Volunteer Leadership
The George Mason University Foundation was established in 1966 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation organized and operated exclusively to assist the Mason in generating private support and managing, investing, and administering private gifts, including endowment and real property. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. Learn more about the Foundation.
Mason Foundation Board of Trustees
Terri Cofer Beirne, '88
Marc Q. Broderick
Robert E. Buchanan
George C. Cabalu, '92
Antonio Calabrese
W. Jeffrey Carlton
Kendal E. Carson, '78
Vikas Chandhoke
Dennis J. Cotter, '80
R. Rebecca Donatelli
John D. Fa, Director of Real Estate
Dorothy S. Gray
R. Paul Gray
James W. Harvey
James W. Hazel, JD '84
Najaf Husain
Jeffery M. Johnson, '75
Jay W. Khim
James J. Laychak, '83
Kay W. Lewis
Mark C. Lowham
Edwin W. Lynch, Jr.
The Honorable Edwin Meese, III
James A. Meriwether
Alan G. Merten
Timothy H. Meyers, '83, Chair
John R. Muha, II, '81
J.D. Myers, II
Louise C. Nelson
John T. Niehoff, '84
John J. Norman, Jr.
Dolly C. Oberoi
Joseph J. O’Brien
Dale B. Peck
John Paul Phaup, MBA '91
Leonard M. Pomata
William J. Ridenour
David A. Roe, '89, MBA '96, President
Donna P. Shafer
Samuel R. Strickland
Michael R. Vanderpool
Ernst Volgenau
Michael R. Waple, '85
Thomas G. Woolston
Trustees Emeriti
Michael G. Anzilotti
K. David Boyer, Jr.
Harriet F. Bradley
Giuseppe Cecchi
Randolph W. Church, Jr.
Otis D. Coston, Jr.
Sidney O. Dewberry
Albert J. Dwoskin
Barbara J. Fried
Walter J. Gander, Jr.
Richard F. Gibbons
Lovey L. Hammel
John T. Hazel, Jr.
George W. Johnson
Paul E. Kyle
Roger Machanic
Joseph J. Mathy*
Coleman Raphael
John M. Toups
Earle C. Williams
You Make A Better Mason

Your support is essential in building a strong future for George Mason University. While gifts to all areas of the university are needed and welcomed, there are a few areas where you as a donor can make a significant and immediate impact:
- Scholarship support for Mason students
- Faculty and staff excellence
- Maintaining and creating outstanding facilities
When you click below, you can designate your gift to the area that is most meaningful to you. Thank you for Supporting Mason!