Primary Function of the Board of Trustees
The McGodfred Foundation is governed by a 5-member Board of Trustees whose experience and commitment to philanthropic work run deep into the years of their collective service. Having been sourced and selected from diverse backgrounds to form a strong and cohesive policy-formulating and advisory body for the McGodfred Foundation, each of these five members of the Board of Trustees assumes fiduciary responsibility for the stewardship of the Foundation's resources
The board is composed of one chairperson and four associate board members. Their primary functions are to formulate and/or revise the Foundation's policies; provide expert advice to the Foundation's management team; approve the Foundation's annual operating budgets; and authorize funding for the implementation of the Foundation's charity investment initiatives.
DR. BEVERLY CRAWFORD, Board Chairperson
Dr. Beverly Crawford, MD serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the McGodfred Foundation. Having served on other boards of charitable institutions, Dr. Crawford brings her wealth of experience and wisdom to the boardroom of McGodfred Foundation where she focuses her passion on advancing the Foundation's mission of supporting and providing funding for the advancement of education in medical sciences.
As a well-respected medical scientist and an accomplished physician, Dr. Crawford's membership on the board of the McGodfred Foundation has made a significant positive impact on the Foundation's Charity Investment Initiatives.
Associate Board Members
Jeremy Estiverne is an associate member of the Board of Trustees of the McGodfred Foundation. He serves on other boards of charitable organizations here in the United States.
Jeremy is one of the success stories of immigrants in the United States who worked their way from poverty through scholarship into becoming the realities of their dreams. He is the CEO of the tech company Klik'd, a company he co-founded with his wife.
Jeremy's dedication and commitment to the charity investment initiatives of the McGodfred Foundation are highly commendable.
Dr. Oye Sholawale is a highly esteemed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, whose contributions in mental health research is widely acclaimed in the mental health professionals' community.
Oye serves on the Board of Trustees of the McGodfred Foundation, bringing her stock of experience and expertise in enriching the advisory role that the members of the board play in the overall execution of the objectives of the Foundation.
Evelyn Wilberforce, an organizational leadership development expert of over two decades lends her expertise and professional counsel to the members of the board of trustees regarding one of the key objects of the Foundation - organizational leadership development training for students, start-up entrepreneurs, and young professionals from under-privileged communities.
Dr. Brennan Smith brings his passion for medical science research and education into the boardroom of the McGodfred Foundation. With his storied career as a Neurosurgeon and a member of Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Smith brings his deep insight and experience in medical science to the boardroom of the McGodfred Foundation. His profound commitment to medical humanitarianism around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, South America and the Middle East makes his advisory role on the Board of Trustees of the McGodfred Foundation functionally unique.
A Motivational Quote
"A healthy heart is a prized possession of all living; the unbequeathed wealth of a departing soul."
___ Quame McGodfred
