Connect America National Partners Council Announces New Members
The Connect America National Partners Council is the guiding entity for the Connect America Network, a network of diverse national organizations working together to leverage volunteering and other resources to increase individual and collective impact on communities.

Six new members were recently appointed to the Council. The Points of Light Foundations welcomes the newly elected Council members to the network, highlighted in yellow below:

David Chaney, Council Chair National Director, US Programs HOPE worldwide Debbie Breazeale Community Program Manager Shell Oil Company David Broussard Director of Development National Fatherhood Initiative LaVerne Campbell, Membership Committee Co-Chair National Director, Volunteer Programs Volunteers of America Mike Gormalley Senior Director Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation Rita Hennessy Outdoor Recreation Planner Appalachian National Scenic Trail Lynda Lancaster, Membership Committee Co-Chair Senior Vice President, National Outreach First Book John-Anthony Meza Associate Director, National Community Involvement KPMG LLP

Kris Minor Vice President, Alliance Partnerships America's Promise – The Alliance for Youth Carol Rieg National Director National Engineers Week Future City Competition Eliza Russell, Program Committee Chair ('07) National Senior Volunteer Manager National Wildlife Federation Ron Smith ('07) Chief of Corporate Partnerships Internal Revenue Service Bruce Summers Manager, Volunteer Resources Management American Red Cross Eileen Sweeney Director Motorola Foundation David Styers Senior Director, National Partnerships Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network John Throop Executive Director Association for Volunteer Administration