Board of Governors & Life Trustees
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame BOARD of governors - OFFICERS
Jerry Colangelo, Chair
Julius Erving, Vice Chair
James Vinick, Treasurer
Kathy Behrens, Secretary
John L. Doleva, President & CEO
Hyperlink denotes Hall of Fame Member
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors
Bob Beaudine
President & CEO
Eastman & Beaudine
Kathy Behrens
President - NBA
Social Responsibility/Player Programs
Greg Butler
Executive Vice President
& General Counsel
Eversource Energy
Alvin Chun
President
Counterpointe Solutions, Inc.
Frank Colaccino
Founder & CEO
The Colvest Group, Ltd.
Jerry Colangelo
Partner
JDM Partners, LLC
Elected to the Hall of Fame 2004
John L. Doleva (Ex Officio)
President & CEO
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Cathy Engelbert
Commissioner
WNBA
Julius Erving
Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. J Enterprises
Elected to the Hall of Fame 1993
Dan Gavitt
Senior Vice President of Basketball
NCAA
Sheila Johnson
Founder & CEO Salamander Collection
Partner, Monumental Sports Entertainment
Rick Kelleher
Chairman and Former President & CEO
Pyramid Global Hospitality
Bill Koenig
President - NBA
Global Content & Media Distribution
Cynt Marshall
Founder & CEO
Marshalling Resources
Robert Naismith, MD (Ex Officio)
Great-grandson to Dr. James Naismith,
Inventor of the Game
Jim Puhala
Head of Product Solutions &
Regulatory Compliance
MassMutual
Byron Spruell
President - NBA
League Operations
Mark Tatum
Deputy Commissioner &
Chief Operating Officer - NBA
Jim Taubenfeld
President
Me Salve, Inc.
Thomas Tull
Managing Partner
TWG Global
Tara VanDerveer
Special Advisor to the Athletic Director
Stanford University
Rick Welts
CEO, Dallas Mavericks
Elected to the Hall of Fame 2018
James Vinick
Managing Director-Investments
Moors & Cabot, Inc.
NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME LIFE TRUSTEES
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Life Trustees is a distinguished group of long-serving and effective Board Members dating back to 1959. Life Trustees have consistently provided an extraordinary level of service and dedication to the Hall of Fame. Being named a “Life Trustee” is the highest honor a Hall of Fame Board member can receive reflecting a long term and passionate commitment to the organization.
Joe LoBello*
James Vinick*
(*Deceased)