Center for Excellence in Education
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31 people6 organisationsi31 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (31). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
31 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 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Chaskin Chair (also filed as Mel Chaskin) | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Arvind Parthasarathi | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Betty J Dranow | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Clarine Nardi Riddle | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cynthia Pickett | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Douglas E Himberger | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Feng Zhang PHD (also filed as Feng Zhang PhD) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Frederick Y Chen | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gilbert T Bland | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| J Michael McQuade | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Josie Haspel | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathy Sherman | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Kantrowitz | Director of RSI MIT Program | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Sipser | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Munir Javeri | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nader M Hariri | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Noreen A Hynes | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Pranav Adani | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rasheed Sabar | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Raymond C Kubacki | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert ZOU (also filed as Robert Zou) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Roger Pellegrini | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ronald W Simms | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ross Grossman | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Songrong HOU (also filed as Songrong Hou) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steven P Strong | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Lee KO (also filed as Susan Lee Ko) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Thomas R Pickering | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tom Leighton (also filed as Tom Leighton) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William A Owens USN RET (also filed as William A Owens USN Ret) | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wolfgang Ketterle | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles M Farmer | Director of Development | since 2022 |
| Christopher Sedlock | VP for Communication & Advancement | since 2018 |
| Joann P Digennaro | President | since 2022 |
| Maite Ballestero | Executive VP of Programs | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joann P DiGennaro | President | 40 | $251k | $39k | |
| Christopher Sedlock | VP for Communication & Adv | 40 | $183k | $11k | |
| Maite Ballestero | Executive VP of Programs | 40 | $176k | $12k | |
| Mark Kantrowitz | Director of RSI MIT Progra | 40 | $170k | ||
| Mel Chaskin | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Steven P Strong | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pranav Adani | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gilbert T Bland | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frederick Y Chen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betty J Dranow | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ross Grossman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nader M Hariri | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josie Haspel | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Douglas E Himberger | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Songrong Hou | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Noreen A Hynes | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Munir Javeri | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wolfgang Ketterle | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Lee Ko | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raymond C Kubacki | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Leighton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| J Michael McQuade | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William A Owens USN Ret | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arvind Parthasarathi | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roger Pellegrini | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas R Pickering | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Pickett | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Clarine Nardi Riddle | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rasheed Sabar | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Sherman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald W Simms | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Sipser | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Feng Zhang PhD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Zou | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Excellence in Education
- EIN
- 521256563
- Address
- 7918 Jones Branch Dr Ste 700, McLean, VA, 22102-3319
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Through its programs, the Center seeks high achieving high school and university students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds to further develop their mathematical and scientific skills. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U34Z Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1982
- Principal officer
- Joann DiGennaro (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1983
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsFeng Zhang PHD
≥4years on the filingsMel Chaskin
≥4years on the filingsArvind Parthasarathi
≥4years on the filingsBetty J Dranow
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
- $11.9m
- Total liabilities
- $315k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $11.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.1m
- Program service revenue
- $887k
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 35