Board of Directors

William (Bill) G. McKendree

Westerly, RI

Bill McKendree joined Eastern National’s Board of Directors in 2018 and became Chair in 2021. Founder of the Clarion Group, Mr. McKendree is an expert in areas of organizational design, strategy development and implementation, management process development, and creating executive alignment. During a career spanning over 30 years, Mr. McKendree has had diverse experience as a line executive managing large complex businesses and working as a strategic internal consultant. Until recently, he served as chair of The Westerly Hospital (Westerly, RI), Trustee of The Westerly Land Trust, and Chair of The Ocean Community United Theatre. He was also Vice Chair of Outward Bound USA. He is currently on the Board of The Daily Gazette and serves as a trustee of The Living Supplies Closet. He holds a B.S. in geology from Skidmore College and an MBA, M.Ed., and Masters in Organization Behavior from the University of Vermont.

Susan Schroeder

Flagstaff, AZ

Susan Schroeder became Vice Chair of the Eastern National Board of Directors in 2021. She recently retired from Grand Canyon Conservancy as the Chief Executive Officer, a position she held since 2008. Her knowledge and experience in organizational development, fundraising, strategic planning, and nonprofit governance led to significant organizational growth and transformation. Prior to that, she spent 18 years at Northern Arizona University (NAU) where she held leadership positions in the Center for Sustainable Environments, University Advancement and the NAU Foundation. Previously she was a partner in a research consulting firm that specialized in tourism and outdoor recreation consumer research. Recent board positions include the Northern Arizona Leadership Alliance, Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff, and the steering committee of the National Friends Alliance.

Kristie Paskvan

Chicago, IL

Kristie Paskvan is an Associate Director in the Magelli Office of Experiential Learning at the University of Illinois Gies College of Business. Previously she was the CFO and COO at Mesirow Financial, a global financial services company. Ms. Paskvan has extensive experience in corporate governance, enterprise-wide transformation, and business development strategy. Her present board involvement includes SmithBucklin, First Women’s Bank, the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois and an executive MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Daniel J. Song

New York Metro

Daniel J. Song is the Vice President of Digital Solutions at Epsilon Data Management, a Publicis Group company. With a distinguished 20-year record of delivering enterprise-wide transformation strategies, solution frameworks, and transformational technologies, Mr. Song holds a unique blend of consulting, business, design, and engineering expertise focused on realizing consumer delight and advocacy, product and service innovation, and optimal collaboration. Prior to Epsilon, Mr. Song served in leadership roles at HealthRede, EPAM Systems, Accenture, and IBM. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Columbia University.

Raymond David Vela

Bryan, TX

David Vela retired from the National Park Service in September 2020 after 30 years with the agency, most recently serving as Deputy Director, Exercising the Authority of the Director. During his tenure, Mr. Vela championed “NPS NEXT, A Second Century of Service,” an initiative designed to modernize the agency’s business practices, and engage a new, diverse generation of resource conservation stewards to the NPS mission. Mr. Vela’s previous assignments include Superintendent of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Regional Director of the NPS Southeast Region, Superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Superintendent of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, and Superintendent of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. In addition, he served as Director of the Texas Child Support program under the Attorney General of Texas. Mr. Vela is an alumnus of Texas A&M University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in recreation and parks.

Bob Vogel

Fernandina Beach, FL

Bob Vogel retired from the National Park Service in 2020 after a 40-year career. Most recently, Mr. Vogel was the Regional Director of the Southeast Region, where he oversaw 73 national parks and multiple programs in 11 states and territories. Prior to this assignment he served as Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks. He has also lent his expertise to the NPS National Leadership Council, the NPS Development Advisory Board, and the EN National Park Service Advisory Group. Mr. Vogel is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he earned his B.S. in natural resource management.

Jennifer Wofford

Fort Smith, AR

Jennifer Wofford began her career at ArcBest in the transportation and logistics industry in 2015. She currently serves as an employee experience trainer in which she designs and facilitates leadership development opportunities for current and emerging leaders of her organization to create a more skilled and knowledgeable workforce. Previously, she has held multiple roles within the ArcBest organization that have allowed her to provide logistics management to global customers to unify their supply chains through a holistic approach. She has also had the opportunity to serve as the project manager for the succession planning process to identify future successors for critical organizational roles. Prior to beginning her career in transportation and logistics, she spent 14 years in law enforcement. She holds a B.S. in Organizational Leadership from Northeastern State University and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership with a certification in Executive and Workplace Coaching from Harding University.

Stan Austin

Atlanta, GA

Stan Austin retired as the regional director of the South Atlantic-Gulf, America’s most visited region of the National Park Service (NPS) in July of 2021. Over his career, Austin lead 73 parks spanning 4 million acres and multiple programs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has guided NPS units through many complex and high-profile issues including restoration of the Everglades, response and recovery following devastating oil spills, and a volcanic eruption among others. In addition, he lead efforts for commemorations including National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the 75th Anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster and the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. Austin also managed nationally coordinated environmental volunteer efforts in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of NPS Founders Day and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, each of which brought over 100,000 volunteers to parks to clean up plastic waste and other debris from green spaces, urban landscapes, beaches, and waterways.