Foundation Board of Trustees
The Goal of the IFA Foundation Board of Trustees is to provide governance and sets strategy for the IFA Foundation. Board members serve as benefactors for the Foundation as well as liaisons to other foundation donors. They also provide additional support for all Foundation programs (ICFE, VetFran, Diversity, NextGen, Franchising Gives Back, and Scholarships). The Foundation, founded in 1983, is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. The Foundation is supported through the generous contributions of IFA members and others. All contributions are tax deductible.
William Hall, CFE
Treasurer
Treats Investments, LLCJames Mowery, CFE
Chair, Institute of Certified Franchise Executives
SMB Franchise AdvisorsEarsa Jackson, CFE
Chairman of the Diversity Institute Board
Strasburger & Price, LLPSteve White, CFE
Chairman, VetFran Committee
PuroClean, Inc.David McKinnon, CFE
Chairman, NextGen in Franchising Committee
Sola Franchise LLCBret Lowell, CFE
General Counsel (Non-voting)
DLA Piper LLP (US)Rikki Amos, CFE
Executive Director (Ex Officio)
IFA FoundationRobert Cresanti, CFE
President, IFA (Ex Officio)
International Franchise AssociationMichael Isakson, CFE
Immediate Past Chair
MerryMaids of Edgemont, AR/Insight to ExecutionChris Dull, CFE
Global Franchise Group, LLC
Tariq Farid, CFE
Edible Arrangements, LLC
Stan Friedman, CFE
FRM Solutions
Rankin Gasaway
7-Eleven, Inc.
Jo Kirchner
Primrose School Franchising Company
Mark Liston, CFE
Neighborly
Gordon Logan
Sport Clips, Inc.
Matt Murphy, CFE
Griswold Home Care, Inc.
Tabbassum Mumtaz
Apex Restaurant Management, Inc.
Steve Siegel
Brookside Consulting
Omar Simmons
Exaltare Capital Partners/Planet Fitness
J.J. Sorrenti
Safeguard Franchise Systems, Inc.
Jim Squire, CFE
President & CEO
Franchise Marketing AdvisorsR. Scott Sutton, CFE
Safeguard Franchise Systems, Inc.
John Teza, CFE
Jersey Mike's Subs
Gregory Vojnovic, CFE
Vickery Creek, LLC
Edith Wiseman, CFE
FRANdata