Pat Tillman - Board of Directors

Marie Tillman, Chairman
Alex Garwood, Director
Chris Hart, Director
Benjamin Hill, Director
Carolyn Pendergast, Director
Jared Schrieber, Director

Alex Garwood, Director

Alex Garwood A board member since the Foundation was created in April 2004, Pat and Alex became friends as they courted (and later married) sisters Marie and Christine. Alex played football at Leland High School and at Cal Poly, SLO where he was named Student Athlete of the Year following his senior season. At Cal Poly, Alex earned both his B.S. in Marketing and MBA, graduating Cum Laude. He worked for five years with a large hi-tech company in various sales and management roles before leaving to establish and lead the Pat Tillman Foundation following Pat's death. Alex lives in Los Gatos, California with his wife, Christine, and their sons Ryan, Adam and Scott.

Benjamin Hill, Director

Benjamin Hill had the fortune of being friends with Pat since kindergarten. As they grew older, their relationship became stronger. "Pat's commitment to his friends and his genuine interest and care for us has always been admirable. Pat's ability to engage others in meaningful conversation has caused us all to have better relationships. His discipline, focus and ambition are some of the characteristics that I admire and will miss most about him."

Benjamin is a founding Board Member and he is proud and honored with the opportunity to ensure Pat's values and legacy will be carried on.

Benjamin is the President of Wealth Enhancement & Preservation Inc. a financial planning practice based in Westlake Village, CA. Benjamin graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration, with concentration in Finance from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. He also holds three designations, the Certified Financial Planner (CFP), the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG) designation from American Institute for Philanthropic Studies. Benjamin is an avid Triathlete and golfer, but his favorite times are spent with friends and with his wife Jamie, who he has known since 2nd grade, along with their son, Camden Patrick Hill, born January 13th, 2005.

Chris Hart, Director

Chris Hart first met Pat in 1992 through his wife Gina, first cousin of Pat's wife, Marie. Over the years they developed a friendship based on shared interests and a fondness for challenging debate. Chris joined the board in 2006 to help spread Pat's legacy of engaged citizenship by supporting the foundation in its mission to inspire young people to create thoughtful change in the world around them.

A Financial Controller for a large manufacturer of broadcast and TV/film production equipment in Portland, OR, Chris has a BA in English and Philosophy from Emory University and an MBA with a Finance focus from the University of San Francisco, where he graduated summa cum laude. Chris enjoys exploring Portland's many outdoor activities with his wife Gina and their daughters Maya and Zoe.

Carolyn Pendergast, Director

Carolyn Pendergast brings more than 20 years of experience in marketing, communications and community relations to the Pat Tillman Foundation Board. A longtime Sun Devil and former director of special events at Arizona State University, Pendergast has been involved with the Foundation since its early days in 2004.

Currently managing Pendergast Marketing & Communications, Pendergast previously served as director of marketing for the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix.

She has worked in and around college sports throughout her career, including stints as director of marketing and promotions for Athletics at the University of California, Berkeley and director of communications for the Fiesta Bowl. She is currently a life member of the Fiesta Bowl Committee.

A fourth-generation Arizonan, Pendergast holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Arizona State University, where she was a Leadership Scholar.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Salt River Project, one of the nation's largest public power companies and one of Arizona's largest water suppliers, carrying forward a four-generation family legacy of involvement with SRP.

Her broad non-profit experience includes volunteering for Maricopa County Sports Commission, Tempe Sports Authority, Glendale First, Super Bowl XXX Special Events Committee and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. She is a member of ASU's Sun Angel Foundation and the ASU Alumni Association.

Jared Schrieber, Director

Jared Schrieber and his wife, Reka Cseresnyes, got to know Pat during their time together as Arizona State University student-athletes and classmates in the W.P. Carey School of Business. Over their years as friends, Pat, Reka and Jared enjoyed engaging in conversations on topics such as history, politics, religion and other social matters.

Jared chaired the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during his time at ASU and currently heads the Pat Tillman Foundation's Programs Committee. He is a long-time Junior Achievement volunteer, teaching principles of economics and entrepreneurship to high-school seniors. A former middle school teacher and coach, Jared is now a global supply chain consultant for a large software company. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from both ASU and MIT, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in supply chain management and logistics engineering, respectively. Jared, Reka and their two young children, Atila and Anna, currently reside in Mountain View, California.