Charles Moore, Executive Director
Margaret Coady, Director
Sara Appleyard Adams, Head of Communications and Marketing
Courtney King Murphy, Manager, Strategic Engagement
Cindy Chin, Senior Research Analyst, Standards and Measurement
Carmen Perez, Senior Research Analyst, Global Valuation
John Martz, Special Projects Associate
Alison Vultaggio, Executive Assistant
Rebecca Rutherford, Office Manager

Charles Moore
Executive Director

Charles Moore has served as executive director of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy since the organization's founding in 1999. From 1994-1999, he was Director of Athletics at Cornell University.  Prior to that, Charles was president and CEO of multinational manufacturing companies including Ransburg Corporation, Clevepak Corp., Allied Thermal (a subsidiary of Interpace Corporation), Lapp Insulator (a division of Interpace Corporation) and Lenape Forge (a division of Gulf+Western Industries). He also served as managing director of Peers & Co. (investment banking), CEO of Peers Management Resources, Inc. (management consulting) and vice chairman of Advisory Capital Partners, Inc. (investment advising).

Charles is currently Governor of the National Art Museum of Sport, a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and a National Board alumni member of the Smithsonian Institution. From 1992-2000, he was Public Sector Director of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and chairman of that organization's audit committee.  He has also served as chairman of the USOC's 2012 Bid City Evaluation Task Force.

Charles won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished second in Sullivan Award balloting for top U.S. amateur athlete in 1952, and was selected as one of "100 Golden Olympians" in 1996. In 1984, Charles received the Herbert Adams Memorial Award for Advancement of American Sculpture. In 2008, CRO magazine elected him as Nonprofit & Nongovernmental Organization "CEO of the Year". In 2010, Moore received the United Nation's MDG Award for Business Community Leadership in Corporate Philanthropy in honor of his work advancing Global Partnerships.

He is a 1947 graduate of Mercersburg Academy and a 1951 BME graduate of Cornell University. He is married to Judith M. Moore, director of the Music Library at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City. They have nine children and thirteen grandchildren.


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Margaret Coady
Director

As CECP's director, Margaret leads the organization's long-range strategic and operational planning, authors quantitative and qualitative research reports, runs the annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit and Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy selection process, and manages CECP's growing team of program specialists.

Margaret also directs the Committee's partnership initiatives including joint research and events such as the development of Principles of Social Investment with the United Nations Global Compact, the release of a dollar valuation for corporate pro bono service in collaboration with the Taproot Foundation, and the forward-looking research report "Shaping the Future: Solving Social Problems through Business Strategy" with McKinsey & Company.

Since joining the organization in early 2005, Margaret's close work with member companies, oversight of the Committee's proprietary Corporate Giving Standard online benchmarking system, and her authorship of four editions of the annual "Giving in Numbers" report have established her as a leading authority on emerging trends in the field of corporate giving.  She lectures for national and international audiences and has appeared on television and radio programs including BBC World Report, CNBC Morning Call, and CNBC Street Signs.

Prior to joining CECP, Margaret worked as a senior IT consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and played a key technical role in several global custom software implementation projects for Fortune 500 clients.

A native of New York City, Margaret graduated with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from Williams College and was Valedictorian of her class at Columbia Business School.

Follow Margaret on Twitter @MargaretCoady

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Sara Appleyard Adams
Head of Communications and Marketing

As CECP’s Head of Communications and Marketing, Sara provides strategic counsel on CECP’s outreach efforts and oversees interactions with its key audiences through a variety of mediums, including media, events and materials.  She builds awareness of CECP’s thought leadership by putting CECP’s spokespeople, research and convenings front and center.  Sara works directly with reporters, CECP members and like-minded partners to ensure that these stakeholders have access to CECP’s expertise.  The CECP communications channels she edits and creates content for include the website, social media tools, the monthly newsletter, and the blog, CECP Insights.

Prior to CECP, Sara was Vice President at Widmeyer Communications, an independent communications firm where she spent time in both their Washington, DC and New York, NY offices. For more than 10 years, Sara provided communications counsel on a wide variety of domestic policy issues to the nation’s leading foundations, nonprofits and corporations, as well as federal agencies. She brought to Widmeyer a background in federal policy through her work at the U.S. Department of Education and the Education and Workforce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Working in politics on both sides of the Atlantic, Sara logged experience with the Clinton-Gore Campaign in Florida and New Hampshire, and the Greater London Labor Party in England.

Sara has an M.A. in Public Administration from The George Washington University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire.

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Courtney King Murphy
Manager, Strategic Engagement

In June 2011, Courtney assumed the role of Manager, Strategic Engagement, serving as the primary liaison between CECP and its community of giving professionals. In this position, Courtney builds upon her years of experience as Manager, Communications, responsible for increasing the visibility of corporate philanthropy in print, online, and broadcast media and for spearheading the media platform of International Corporate Philanthropy Day. Courtney has been instrumental in setting the agenda for executive discussions at the Board of Boards CEO Conferences and the annual presentation of the Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy. Courtney has presented CECP’s research at leading industry conferences and, as editor of The Corporate Philanthropist, curated the views of thought leaders and authored articles about corporate engagement on important societal issues.

Prior to CECP, Courtney served as a press officer at Sotheby's Auction House. Previously, Courtney worked at ABC News in Washington, D.C. for the current affairs programs "Nightline" and "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." She graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English and earned an M.A. in Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London. Courtney has run seven marathons, raising funds for charities including Fred's Team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Cindy Chin
Senior Research Analyst, Standards and Measurement

As part of CECP's research and analysis team, Cindy manages the strategic direction of CECP's proprietary corporate philanthropy benchmarking initiative, the Corporate Giving Standard (CGS). She works one-on-one with Committee members and subscribers to collect data using a standardized measurement framework and helps corporate giving officers create compelling presentations for senior management that inform their budget decisions. Cindy's work includes identifying emerging trends on matching gift programs, international giving, staffing, employee volunteerism, and other aspects of corporate philanthropy.

Prior to CECP, Cindy was a Banker in the Private Bank at J.P. Morgan. Previously, she held multiple roles primarily focused on strategic planning and business management for the Private Bank. Cindy began her career at Citi in the Global Transaction Services business. She graduated with high honors from Stevens Institute of Technology earning both a B.S. in Business and Technology, minor in Economics and a M.S. in Management. Additionally, Cindy is currently the President of her alumni class at Stevens.

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Carmen Perez
Senior Research Analyst, Global Valuation

As part of CECP’s research and analysis team, Carmen manages CECP’s Global Corporate Giving Initiative.  This project includes coordinating the research, synthesis, and collaborative process of developing CECP’s global valuation guidance, publication of the Global Initiative’s report, and the engagement of an international stakeholder network.  This will ultimately lead to her implementation of the collection, analysis, and benchmarking of global giving data for a growing membership of multinational corporate firms from around the world. 

Carmen joins CECP from the community economic development sector. Most recently, she was the Organizer and then CEO of a newly opened federal credit union in Long Island City, Queens. Her background includes work in the microfinance and small business development fields, as well as experience in data analysis and project management for the City of New York. Carmen holds a Masters in Public Administration, Financial Management Specialization, from the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a triple major in International Studies, Political Science and French.  Carmen speaks French and conversational Spanish.

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John Martz
Special Projects Associate

In his role as Special Projects Associate, John oversees all elements of event management and execution for CECP, including International Corporate Philanthropy Day, the Board of Boards CEO Conference, the Corporate Philanthropy Summit, and the Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy. John also develops and maintains CECP’s relationships with the teams of local and national vendors responsible for producing the organization’s printed reports and marketing collateral throughout the year.

John comes to CECP with more than ten years of experience in production, having previously worked in Boston and Orlando where he held various events and communications positions with The Walt Disney Company, NBC-Universal and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A native of Central Florida, John attended Rollins College where he received a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Writing.

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Alison Vultaggio
Executive Assistant

Alison serves as the Executive Assistant, providing complete administrative support to the Executive Director, as well as assisting in the management of CECP's events and daily operations.  Alison brings over eight years of administrative assistant experience to CECP.  She holds a B.A. in corporate communications from Manhattan College. 

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Rebecca Rutherford
Office Manager

Rebecca serves as the Office Manager, directing all office operations as well as human resources and finance. Rebecca brings over seven years of office management experience from various industries including health care, designing and mobile advertising. Rebecca holds an Associates Degree in Applied Science as well as a Certification in Visual Communications from Gibbs College in Montclair, NJ.