VILLANOVA, PA — Devereux has added four new members to its National Board of Trustees, expanding the leadership team overseeing one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disability, and special education services.
The organization said Catherine Kortlandt, Merritt Lutz and Susan Nofi were elected to the board in 2025, while Jon Mandel joined in 2026. Each will serve a three-year term.
The appointments bring legal, financial, technology and nonprofit leadership experience to Devereux’s governing board as the organization continues to provide services for children, adolescents and adults with emotional, behavioral and cognitive differences across multiple states.
Devereux President and CEO Carl E. Clark II said the new trustees will help guide the organization’s long-term strategy and support efforts to expand services and advocacy initiatives.
“Our new trustees bring a unique perspective and an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of children, adolescents and adults with emotional, behavioral and cognitive differences,” Clark said.
Kortlandt serves as associate general counsel at Linde Inc., a global industrial gases and engineering company. She also serves on Devereux New York’s Advisory Board and has spent more than 13 years on the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Connecticut.
Kortlandt cited her family’s personal experience with disability services as a motivating factor in accepting the role. “My sister, who has intellectual disabilities, lives in a group home and has benefited from the services available in her community,” she said.
Lutz, a retired technology executive and former managing director at Morgan Stanley, has been involved with Devereux New York since his son began receiving services through the organization in 1999. He currently serves on Devereux New York City’s Advisory Board.
Lutz pointed to both his family’s connection to the organization and his fundraising efforts on its behalf. He noted that a music therapy fundraiser he hosted featuring jazz musician Wynton Marsalis generated more than $110,000 for Devereux New York’s music therapy program.
Nofi serves as of counsel at Outside General Counsel Solutions LLC and as a legal consultant for Koki Holdings America Ltd. She is also a member of the Devereux Georgia Advisory Board.
“My relationship with Devereux Georgia and the children served by the organization make this opportunity especially meaningful,” Nofi said, adding that she intends to support the organization’s governance and advocacy efforts.
Mandel, a retired media and advertising executive, spent more than three decades at Grey Advertising, where he helped build MediaCom into a global media agency. He also founded Reisenbach Philanthropies, a nonprofit focused on public safety and quality-of-life initiatives in New York City.
Mandel said his experience leading large organizations could help Devereux broaden its reach and strengthen support for the individuals and families it serves.
The appointments were announced by Devereux, which operates behavioral healthcare, special education and support programs throughout the United States.
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