THE BOARD OF VISITORS

Linda Powell, New Chair of BOC This past November, Linda Powell stepped into the role of Board Chair, following the untimely death of her father, General Colin L. Powell. Linda began her relationship with City College serving alongside General Powell in the early days of the Colin Powell Center; and she has been a member of the Colin Powell School’s Board of Visitors since its founding. As board chair, she is proud to carry on General Powell’s commitment to providing an excellent education and professional development opportunities to the school’s unique student body. After graduating from the College of William and Mary, Ms. Powell moved to New York to work as an actress. She appears regularly on New York stages on Broadway and off and has appeared in high profile television projects such as Dopesick, House of Cards, and Modern Love. She is a national board member of SAG-AFTRA, is the current first Vice President of its NY local, and has been active in efforts to negotiate fair wages and benefits for members amidst the shifting digital landscape. Ms. Powell dedicates her volunteer and philanthropic energy to public education and social justice initiatives. Margaret “Peggy” Haberstroh Cifrino For almost thirty years, beginning in 1993, Margaret “Peggy” Haberstroh Cifrino was one of General Colin Powell’s closest and longtime aides. She joined General Powell on every visit to our campus. Raised in Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cifrino graduated from West Virginia University and dedicated her career to public service, first on Capitol Hill and later in the Department of Defense and Department of State, where she began her almost three decade tenure as a principal aide to General Colin Powell. She was the primary liaison between the General and the government, corporate and non-profit sectors, and she assisted him in researching and editing his best-selling books, “My American Journey” and “It Worked for Me.”

“Having been involved with the Powell School since its inception, I am honored to be a part of the Powell School community to carry on

General Powell’s legacy. There was nothing more important to General Powell than educating our next generation of leaders, especially those of diverse backgrounds who, in many cases, are the first in their families to go to college.”