ANNUIT COEPTIS
"HE HAS SMILED ON OUR UNDERTAKINGS"
THE GEORGE AND MARY KREMER FOUNDATION ADVISORY BOARD
The Foundation moved into its present offices at 1100 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 411, Naples, FL in May, 1998. At that time, Mary Goddard, founding board member and long-time Kremer family accountant, was named the Foundation’s Executive Director. Sister Trinita Balbach, OSF, founding board member and past elementary school principal and teacher, was appointed Assistant Director in August, 1998. Sr. Trinita retired to Aston, PA in June, 2011, and entered into Eternal Life on March 13, 2016. Linda Hayes was appointed successor Assistant Director in April, 2016.
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ADVISORY BOARD
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The Trust Agreement for the George and Mary Kremer Foundation, founded in 1985, provides for a five-member Advisory Board to select the Catholic elementary schools that receive funding and to distribute the net income of the trust.
As of March 2023, the following individuals are the members and officers of the Advisory Board:
Top left to right:
Fr. Bryan Garcia...........................................................Board Member
Dr. Karen Ristau...........................................................Board Member, past president NCEA
Mr. Jeffrey Hoffman......................................................Board Counsel, Wilson & Johnson
Mr. John George.......................................................... Chair, Financial Advisor
Bottom left to right:
Mary Anderson-Goddard..............................................Vice Chair, Exec Director
Sr. Kevin Berdis, OSF...................................................Board Member
In October, 2010, the Advisory Board chose Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, PA as the successor
Trustee of the Foundation. The Trustee holds and manages the principal and income of the Foundation's Trust.
Nina L. Cohen of Glenmede is the managing director of the Foundation.
Glenmede, Kremer Foundation Trustee
Left to Right: Chip Wilson, Adam Conish, Nina Cohen, Gordon Fowler