Board of Trustees

Board Chair Laura Kohler
Laura E. Kohler
Chair

Laura Kohler serves as Global Business Ambassador for Kohler Co. after serving as Chief Sustainable Living Officer and holding executive roles in human resources and communications. She has been with Kohler for 35 years and has served on the Kohler Board of Directors since 1999, where she is a member of both the Executive Committee and Pension Investment Committee. Additionally, Laura serves as the Chair for Kohler’s three Trusts: Clean Water, Arts and Education, and Preservation. 

Laura joined the African Wildlife Foundation’s board in August 2022 and was elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees in March 2026. In addition to her role with AWF, she is the Chair-Elect of the National Housing Endowment and is on the boards of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler Foundation, the 50L Home Coalition, and the KB Home Sustainability Advisory Board. Laura previously served on the board of Bank First National for four years, Outward Bound USA for 12 years, including over three years as Board Chair and two years as Safety Chair, and she continues to serve as an Outward Bound International Global Ambassador.

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Board Members

Stephen Golden

Vice Chair

Mark Burstein

Payson Coleman

H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe

former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Lynn Dolnick

Mary Glasser

Donald Gray

Rt. Hon. Lord Chris Grayling

Larry Green

Marleen Groen

Heather Sturt Haaga

Gilles Harerimana

Christine Hemrick

Catherine Herring

H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou

former President of Niger

Stephen Juelsgaard

Andrew Malk

Charles Mbire

Veronica Meinhard

H.E. Festus Mogae

former President of Botswana

Christopher Murray

Shingai Mutasa

Phoebe Reaumond

Emery Rubagenga

Kaddu Sebunya

Chief Executive Officer

Craig Sholley

Fred Steiner

Christopher Tower

Pierre Trapanese

Maria Wilhelm

Trustees Emeriti

Heather Sturt Haaga

Chair Emerita

Leila S. Green

Dennis J. Keller

Robert King

Victoria Leslie

Janet & William E. James

David E. Thomson

Charles R. Wall

Country Boards

Canada

Catherine Herring

Chair

Sheena Chandaria

Colin Chapman

Alain-Désiré Nimubona 

Kenya

Dr. Mohanjeet Brar

Chair

Kaddu Sebunya

Secretary

Judy Gona

Ali Kaka

Mutuma Marangu

United Kingdom

Gilles Harerimana

Chair

Rt. Hon. Lord Chris Grayling

Marleen Groen

Heather Sturt Haaga

Christopher Murray

Junko Sheehan

Marcel Stötzel