April 2026 Carter Center Board of Councilors Meeting

The Board of Councilors was founded in 1987 at the initiative of President Carter and Ivan Allen III as a leadership advisory group that serves to advance understanding of and support for The Carter Center and its activities among private-sector opinion leaders in Atlanta and Georgia. Members attend quarterly meetings and act as informed advocates of The Carter Center in the circles in which they have influence.

Speakers

Jim Reed, chair, Carter Center Board of Councilors

Elana Aquino, director, Conflict Resolution Program

Nico Presley, associate director, Trachoma Control Program

Pallavi Kache, epidemiologist, Trachoma Control Program

Frank Richards, former director (retired), River Blindness Elimination Program

Jason Carter, chair, Carter Center Board of Trustees