Meet the Governing Board
Joe Bridy
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Joe is Partner and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Hamlin Capital Management in New York. He is a 1998 graduate of Bucknell University and holds an MBA in Finance with High Distinction from Cornell University. Joe is also a trustee of Berea College and a member of the Geisinger Health Board of Directors.
Denise Chaykun
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Denise is a serial entrepreneur, including roles as the co-founder of Magical Mystery Tours—an innovative travel firm lauded by Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, and Vogue and as executive director of Mission First Operations, which has deep experience in nonprofit governance and operations. She is a 2004 graduate of Bucknell University.
Susan Crawford, Board Chair
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Susan is a senior federal judge, who served for over 30 years in the justice system, including roles as the Convening Authority and Director of the Office of Military Commissions, and as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. She is a 1969 Bucknell graduate and earned her J.D. cum laude at the New England School of Law. A former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Bucknell University, she currently serves as an Emerita Trustee at her alma mater. She is a Guide for Blind Skiers and has two Labrador Retrievers, both of whom are certified therapy dogs with Therapy Dogs International.
Joe Quintilian
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Joe is a 2003 graduate of Bucknell with a degree in management. Joe began his career as a futures trader at Pioneer Futures. He co-founded Axiom Markets, a proprietary energy trading firm, and co-founded Distributed Capital, Oasis Pro, and Etherindex, a cryptocurrency ETF. Joe also runs the proprietary trading desk LPL for MakerDao. Joe has been a member of the board of Bucknell’s Student Managed Investment Fund for 15 years and has also been running fundraisers for the Archdiocese of New York.
Allison Kasic
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Allison is Senior Vice President of Grantmaking and Investments at the Stand Together Trust where she oversees a national portfolio of grants to strategic partners, including academic programs at colleges and universities. She started her career working on higher education policy and later joined an academic research center focused on fiscal and regulatory analysis, before shifting her career to the philanthropic sector. Allison is a 2005 graduate of Bucknell University, with a bison tattoo to prove it, and also holds an MA in economics from George Mason University. She lives in Northern Virginia with her wife, Laura.
