Our Purpose
The SMCM Foundation helps ensure that the College has the resources to foster the excellence that the National Public Honors College requires and to prepare the next generation of engaged, global leaders.
Vision
Our vision is to attract significant resources to foster excellence at St. Mary’s College of Maryland through leadership in fundraising, prudent investing and stewardship.
Mission
Our mission is to initiate, cultivate and maintain strong lifelong relationships with alumni, friends and partners by creating a culture of giving, volunteer leadership and exemplary fiduciary responsibility toward the goal of a bright future as a preferred public liberal arts honors institution.
Values
◈ Integrity
◈ Collaboration
◈ Stewardship
◈ Leadership
Goals
1. Ensure the work of the Foundation is aligned with the strategic priorities of the College.
2. Increase the College’s capacity to fundraise.
3. Maintain the Foundation’s fiscal integrity and provide financial oversight to inspire confidence among donors and prospects.
Foundation Board of Directors
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Jack Saum '89
President
Jack is president and CEO of Beltway Companies, where he has spent much of the past two decades building it into the largest commercial truck dealership in Maryland. He was chairman of the board for Idealease Inc. (a truck leasing affiliate), and is currently a board member of the Maryland Auto Dealers Association, and treasurer of Maryland Motor Truck Political Action Committee. Jack with his wife, Jeanne Brady Saum ‘88, have generously supported and sponsored an annual charity golf tournament in support of the Beltway Companies Endowed Scholarship Fund that makes annual scholarship awards to students with demonstrated financial need, as well as internship opportunities for scholarship recipients. Jack graduated St. Mary’s College in 1989 with a B.A. in Economics and also graduated from the UCLA-Anderson School of Business Executive Dealership Program.
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Chris Holt '86
Vice President
Chris is the Maryland Market President of Orrstown Bank and has more than 30 years of commercial banking experience. He joined Orrstown in July 2019 after the bank expanded its Maryland market through a merger in the Spring 2019. Prior to joining Orrstown, Chris was the Regional President of BB&T Bank, which came by way of the organization’s acquisition of Susquehanna Bank. Chris was with Susquehanna for 17+years in various leadership positions including Chief Credit officer, Regional President, and Leader of the Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Line of Business. He formerly served on the Alumni Council and co-chaired the Baltimore Business Initiative in 2013. Chris graduated from St. Mary’s College in 1986 with a B.A. in Economics, and went on to earn his Masters in Real Estate Finance from Johns Hopkins.
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Susan Paul
Secretary
Susan is the Director and Proprietor of Creative Beginnings, an early childhood education center that has served the Southern Maryland community for over 30 years. With an entrepreneurial spirit and recognizing a need for high quality childcare and education, Susan founded Creative Beginnings in 1982 to attend to the area’s burgeoning population of young families. Susan has long been an active member of the College community along with her husband and Professor Emeritus of Biology, Dr. Robert “Bob” Paul. In addition to running her business, Susan enjoys kayaking, swimming, biking and spending time with her grandchildren. Susan earned her undergraduate degree at William Woods University and her M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT).
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Tim Broas
Member
Ambassador Tim Broas recently joined the DC office of law firm Holland & Hart after concluding his service as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands where he served from March 2014 to February 2016. At Holland & Hart, his practice builds upon a decades-long focus on white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigation, representing clients from a wide range of industries. Prior to serving as an ambassador, he spent nearly 20 years as a partner in the DC office of Winston & Strawn where he practiced as a litigation and white-collar criminal defense attorney. Tim began his private practice career as an associate at two New York City law firms: Conboy, Hewitt, O’Brien & Boardman from 1980 to 1983 and Whitman & Ransom from 1983 to 1985. Upon relocating to Washington, DC, Tim was a partner at Anderson, Hibey & Blair from 1986 to 1995. Tim earned an A.B. in Economics and History at Boston College in 1976 and a J.D. from the College of William and Mary in 1979.
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Tom Daugherty '65
Member
Tom is a Trustee Emeritus and has served as a trustee and Foundation Board member since 1989. He was the President of Maryland Bankcorp and Maryland Bank & Trust from 2001 through 2011 when they merged into Old Line Bancshares, Inc. and Old Line Bank, respectively. From 1977 to 2001, he was an attorney specializing in real estate and business law, and is a member of the Maryland Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association. Tom holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore, a B.A. from the College of William and Mary, and an A.A. from St. Mary’s College.
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Bonnie Green ’74
Member
Bonnie Green has served the Board of Trustees or the College’s Foundation Board for more than 20 years. Bonnie completed her most recent Foundation Board term as vice president in September 2018. As executive director of the Patuxent Partnership, she provides a critical link between the College, the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and its contracting community, in particular regarding the College’s efforts in the STEM fields. She is a 1974 alumna of the College, and since then has actively engaged students, including the creation of a summer internship program at the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation and American President Companies, Ltd. After St. Mary’s, Bonnie earned a M.B.A. from George Washington University. Reflecting decades of service to the institution, Bonnie is a recipient of the College’s prestigious Order of the Ark and Dove.
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Don McDougall '83
Member
Don is a retired business executive and entrepreneur. He began his career at VEDA Corporation, a forerunner to Wyle Labs, and then partnered with fellow alumnus Joe Szymanski ’84 to form their own company, NLX Corporation. Its primary product offering was flight simulation software for the Pentagon to train pilots in a variety of aircraft. In 2003, Rockwell Collins purchased NLX in 2003 and Don stayed with Rockwell Collins for two years before retiring in 2006. Don graduated from St. Mary’s College in 1983 with a B.A. in Mathematics and Natural Science.
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Mike O'Brien '69
Member
Mike is a longtime supporter of the College and a former member of the Board of Trustees. In February of 2010, his contributions were recognized with the naming of the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center. Mike is president and owner of O’Brien Realty, a top realty firm nationally. He is a past director of Southern Maryland Association of Realtors, First Federal Savings & Loan of Annapolis, Maryland Bankcorp, Inc., and one of the organizing “Plank Holder” members of the Patuxent chapter of the Navy League of the United States. Mike earned an A.A. from St. Mary’s College and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland with degrees in economics and accounting.
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Candace Osunsade
Member
Candace is the SVP, Chief Administrative Officer of the National Aquarium in Baltimore. She oversees the operation of one of Maryland’s largest public attractions and helps sustain an organization that welcomes more than 1 million annual visitors. Prior to managing the aquarium’s administration, Candace served as Vice President of Human Resources for 11 years. In addition, Candace has strong ties to Baltimore’s philanthropic community, including experience on the board of the Building Steps program, a board member and gala chair with Associated Black Charities, and a board member with the R.W. Coleman Elementary School. Candace brings the perspective of a parent to the Foundation Board; her daughter Kezia-Alean Osunsade is a 2018 graduate of St. Mary’s College. Candace earned a B.A. in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1987.
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Brian Porto '92
Member
Brian is vice-president at Tri-State Stone and Building Supply (a.k.a. Carderock Quarries), a family owned and operated business that was founded by Brian’s great-grandfather in 1926. The company extracts and processes building grade stone products from its Bethesda quarry, and is one of the DC-metro area’s leading suppliers. Brian served on the Alumni Council for many years. Brian graduated St. Mary’s College in 1992 with a B.A. in Economics and went on went on to earn a M.B.A. from Georgetown University.
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Paul Schultheis '98
Member
Paul is the Golf Sales Manager/Corporate Sales Manager at Finch Services, a John Deere sales and service operation out of Westminster, MD. Paul brokers equipment sales and leasing arrangements to major professional sports franchises within the NFL and MLB. He is also a former Alumni Council president (2008-2012) and, as Alumni Council president, held a concurrent appointment to the Board of Trustees. Paul graduated St. Mary’s College in 1998 with a B.A. in Economics.
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Nicole Lewis West
Member
Nicole is President of West Advisory, an executive advisory and specialized consulting firm working with early stage, middle market, and larger firms to grow impactful global businesses. Nicole’s career is diverse and includes cofounding the Luminous Group, a global professional services company, and heading both Global Student Financial Services and Digital Products at Laureate International Universities. Additionally, she enjoyed a distinguished career in the finance industry including former managing director in the Office of the Chairman and CEO at Legg Mason, former chief of staff for Global Financial Services and COO of Capital One Federal Savings Bank, and former managing director of Freddie Mac. Nicole earned a Bachelors degree in Computer Science at University of South Carolina and holds executive certificates in finance and leadership from the Wharton School and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
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SMCM Foundation Board of Directors Emeriti
Joint Investment Advisory Committee
To effectively manage its investment responsibilities, the Foundation Board of Directors created the Joint Investment Advisory Committee (JIAC) as an advisory committee to the Foundation Board. The JIAC coordinates the activities of the investment manager(s) and other independent firms or people engaged to provide investment services; coordinates investment activity with the College Board; facilitates communication between the Foundation Board and College Board regarding anticipated needs and available funding; and reports and makes recommendations to the Foundation Board as necessary. The JIAC includes five voting members: the President of the College, two members of the College Board of Trustees, and two members of the Foundation Board of Directors.
JIAC Members
*As of August 2020
Michael O'Brien, Foundation director and chair
President Tuajuanda Jordan
Nicole West, Foundation director
Nick Abrams, Board of Trustees
Sven Holmes, Board of Trustees
Financial Reports
The SMCM Foundation is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization that supports the College through sound fiscal management of a growing endowment portfolio. It is governed by a Board of Directors that gives its expertise and time in service to the College without compensation.
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