Direct Selling Education Foundation
Donations deductibleDirect Selling Education Foundation's network
24 people1 organisationi24 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
24 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 23 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Guest Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Adolfo Franco | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alfredo Bala | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Allyson Sellers | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andrew Schmidt | Vice-Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ben Riley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Calvin Jolley | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Connie Tang | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Moore | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David R Merriman (also filed as David Merriman) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Deborah Heisz | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Gordon Hester | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Helen Brown | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joni Rogers-Kante | Vice-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joseph N Mariano (also filed as Joseph Mariano) | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kim Drabik | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Linda Ferrell PhD (also filed as Linda Ferrell) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marc Ashley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mark Stastny | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Collins (also filed as Mike Collins) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Cavitt (also filed as Rob Cavitt) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rod Anderson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ryan Reigle | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ursula Dudley Oglesby | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adolfo Franco | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Deborah T Ashford | Outside Counsel | since 2018 |
| Gary Huggins | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Joseph N Mariano | President | since 2018 |
| Kimberly Harris Bliton | Sr Dir,, Academic Initiatives | since 2020 |
| Kimblery Harris Bliton | Senior Director, Academic Initiatives | since 2018 |
| Nancy Laichas | Chief Marketing Officer | since 2018 |
| Tamara A Ingram | Program Manager | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Huggins | Executive Director | 37.5 | $244k | $78k | |
| Kimblery Harris Bliton | Senior Director, Academic | 37.5 | $153k | $14k | |
| Tamara Ingram | Program Manager | 37.5 | $114k | $24k | |
| Joseph N Mariano | President | 1 | $0 | $678k | $72k |
| Adolfo Franco | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $340k | $45k |
| Kevin Guest | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joni Rogers-Kante | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Schmidt | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| David R Merriman | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rod Anderson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marc Ashley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alfredo Bala | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Helen Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Cavitt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Collins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Drabik | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Ferrell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Heisz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gordon Hester | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Calvin Jolley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Moore | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ursula Dudley Oglesby | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Reigle | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Riley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allyson Sellers | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Stastny | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Connie Tang | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
34 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20223005965). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Ryan Napierski | Director |
| Kimberly Harris Bliton | Sr Dir, Academic Initiatives |
| Dan Moore | Director |
| Helen Brown | Director |
| Britney C. Vickery | Director |
| Jeffrey Reigle | Chair |
| Dan Chard | Director |
| Jennifer Dunleavey | Vice President, Administration and Operations |
| Angela Loehr Chrysler | Immediate Past Chair |
| Tamara Ingram | Program Manager |
| Deborah T. Ashford | Outside Counsel |
| Dr. Linda Ferrell | Director |
| Joseph N. Mariano | President |
| Marjorie L. Fine | Director |
| Erik S. Johnson | Director |
| Connie Tang | Director |
| Robert Cavitt | Director |
| Asma Ishaq | Director |
| Pamela Jones Harbour | Director |
| Dr. Victoria L. Crittenden | Director |
| Kevin Guest | Director |
| Jennifer Dunleavey | |
| Calvin Jolley | Director |
| David Merriman | Treasurer (Former) |
| Justin Rose | Director |
| Adolfo Franco | Treasurer |
| John P. Parker | Past Chair |
| Gordon Hester | Director |
| Orville Thompson | Director |
| Nancy Laichas | Chief Marketing Officer |
| John Wyckoff | Director |
| Joni Rogers-Kante | Director |
| Gary M. Huggins | Executive Director |
| Konrad Mayr | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Direct Selling Education Foundation
- EIN
- 237335899
- Address
- 1667 K St Nw Ste 1100, Washington, DC, 20006-1660
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To serve the public interest by advancing the direct selling industry's support of consumer rights and protection, education about the industry, ethical leadership, and individual economic empowerment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1973
- Principal officer
- Gary Huggins (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKevin Guest
≥8years on the filingsCalvin Jolley
≥8years on the filingsConnie Tang
≥8years on the filingsDavid R Merriman
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.5m
- Total liabilities
- $314k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $311k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2k
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 25
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $663k | $1.2m | Deficit $521k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.DIRECT SELLING EDUCATION Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Revoked
- Formed
- 3 October 1973
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc. (city and state not held)