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Mission
Mission

ACTEC Foundation Mission & Operations

The ACTEC Foundation promotes scholarship and education in trust, estate, tax, and related areas of the law by supporting scholarship to improve the law and by encouraging teaching, careers and life-long learning in the area. The Foundation also encourages civic engagement of individual Fellows of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel through programs and activities that serve the general community.

Operations

Articles and Bylaws

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation BYLAWS
(ACTEC Foundation Bylaws Approved June 2020 [PDF])

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation
901 15th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005
A Delaware Nonprofit Nonstock Corporation

Current ACTEC Foundation Bylaws as of June 2020 [PDF]

Foundation Policies, Practices, and Procedures Manual [PDF]

Documents Related to the Delaware Incorporation

Officers and Directors

President
John T. Rogers, Jr.
Los Angeles, California

Vice President, and Chair, Grant Committee
Lora G. Davis, Dallas, Texas

Treasurer
Randolph Harris, New York, New York

Secretary
Kendis Key Muscheid

Co-Chairs, Fundraising Committee
David F. Edwards, New Orleans, Louisiana
Robert K. Kirkland, Liberty, Missouri

Directors
Brad Bedingfield, Boston, Massachusetts
Todd A. Flubacher, Wilmington, Delaware
Keith Bradoc Gallant, New Haven, Connecticut
Peter S. Gordon, Wilmington, Delaware
Chasity Grice, Memphis, Tennessee
Shannon G. Guthrie, Dallas, Texas
Christopher R. Hoyt, Kansas City, Missouri
Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart, Birmingham, Alabama
William P. LaPiana, New York, New York
Judy Y. Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii
Hugh Magill, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cameron McCulloch, Houston, Texas
Michele A.W. McKinnon, Richmond, Virginia
Charles Ian Nash, Melbourne, Florida
Jeanne L. Newlon, Washington, District of Columbia
Benetta Y. Park, Palm Beach, Florida
Stephanie Perry, Bethesda, Maryland
Bruce S. Ross, Los Angeles, California
Alan F. Rothschild, Jr., Columbus, Georgia
Anita J. Siegel, Morristown, New Jersey

Foundation Committees

Foundation Audit Committee

  • Randolph Harris, New York, New York – Chair
  • Charles Ian Nash, Melbourne, Florida
  • Jeanne L. Newlon, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Bruce S. Ross, Los Angeles, California

Foundation Financial Management Committee

  • Shannon G. Guthrie, Dallas, Texas – Chair
  • Lora G. Davis, Dallas, Texas
  • Keith Bradoc Gallant, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Hugh Magill, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Alan F. Rothschild, Jr., Columbus, Georgia
  • Richard D. Woods, Overland Park, Kansas 

Foundation Fundraising Committee

  • David F. Edwards, New Orleans, Louisiana – Co-Chair
  • Robert K. Kirkland, Liberty, Missouri – Co-Chair
  • Keith Bradoc Gallant, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Shannon G. Guthrie, Dallas, Texas
  • Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Cameron McCulloch, Houston, Texas
  • Benetta Y. Park, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Stephanie Perry, Bethesda, Maryland

Foundation Grant Committee

  • Lora G. Davis, Dallas, Texas – Chair
  • Keith Bradoc Gallant, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Chasity Grice, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Shannon G. Guthrie, Dallas, Texas
  • Professor Christopher R. Hoyt, Kansas City, Missouri
  • William P. LaPiana, New York, New York
  • Kendis Key Muscheid, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Anita J. Siegel, Morristown, New Jersey

Planning and Governance Committee

  • Charles Ian Nash, Melbourne, Florida – Co-Chair
  • Randolph Harris, New York, New York – Co-Chair
  • Shannon G. Guthrie, Dallas, Texas
  • William P. LaPiana, New York, New York
  • Michele A.W. McKinnon, Richmond, Virginia
  • Kendis Key Muscheid, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Anita J. Siegel, Morristown, New Jersey

Foundation Marketing & Communications Committee

  • Benetta Y. Park, Palm Beach, Florida – Chair
  • Todd A. Flubacher, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Peter S. Gordon, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Judy Y. Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Cameron McCulloch, Houston, Texas
  • Jeanne L. Newlon, Washington, District of Columbia

Foundation Nominating Committee

  • John T. Rogers, Jr., Los Angeles, California – Chair
  • David F. Edwards, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Peter S. Gordon, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Bruce S. Ross, Los Angeles, California
Foundation Liaisons to ACTEC Committees and Task Forces

Asset Protection Committee
Charles Ian Nash

Business Planning Committee
Lora G. Davis

Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations Committee
Shannon G. Guthrie

Communications Committee
Charles Ian Nash

Digital Property Committee
Richard D. Woods

Diversity & Inclusivity Committee
Cynthia Lamar-Hart

Elder Law Committee
Keith Bradoc Gallant

Employee Benefits in Estate Planning Committee
Judy Y. Lee

Estate & Gift Tax Committee
Charles Ian Nash

Fiduciary Income Tax Committee
Randolph Harris

Fiduciary Litigation Committee
John T. Rogers, Jr.

International Estate Planning Committee
Joshua S. Rubenstein

Legal Education Committee
William P. LaPiana

Practice Committee
Stephanie Perry

Professional Responsibility Committee
John T. Rogers, Jr.

State Chairs Steering Committee
Judy Y. Lee

State Laws Committee
William P. LaPiana

Technology in the Practice Committee
John T. Rogers, Jr.

Tax Policy Study Committee
Peter S. Gordon

Washington Affairs Committee
Michele A.W. McKinnon

 

TASK FORCES

Family Law Task Force
Hugh Magill

FATF Task Force
David F. Edwards

Joint ACTEC/NCPJ Task Force
John T. Rogers, Jr.

Staff

President
John T. Rogers, Jr.
Rogers Trust Law
350 S Grand Ave Ste 3500
Los Angeles, California 90071-3475

Executive Director
Deborah O. McKinnon

Membership and Foundation Management Director
Amy Michaud
amy.michaud@actec.org
(202) 684-8453

Controller
Deborah Oberst, CPA
debbie.oberst@actec.org
(202) 684-8460

Director of Communication and Outreach
Rebecca Vandall
rebecca.vandall@actec.org
(202) 465-8270