Our Mission…
The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) is the only independent, nonprofit 501c3 organization devoted solely to providing emergency financial assistance and scholarships to our dedicated civilian federal and postal public servants and their families. FEEA also has a for-profit subsidiary, FEEA Childcare Services, which administers childcare subsidy programs on behalf of a number of federal agencies.
Our Vision…
FEEA is building a community where federal public servants can support each other during personal and family emergencies and also invest in higher education scholarships for those most deserving. We envision an effective charitable safety net for and by federal employees and our partner organizations – protecting feds and giving them peace of mind so they can do what they do best and serve our fellow Americans.
Our History…
FEEA was founded in 1986. Over our thirty year history we have supported more than 55,000 families with emergency hardship loans, disaster relief grants, scholarships, and childcare subsidies all across the United States and from almost every federal department and agency.
Our Board of Directors:
Robert Tobias
President
Robert M. Tobias is currently teaching at American University where he has been a Distinguished Adjunct Professor in Residence since August 1999.
Chad Hooper
Treasurer
Chad Hooper is employed by the Internal Revenue Service in Philadelphia, PA, and is concurrently serving as National President of the Professional Managers Association.
Todd Wells
Secretary
Todd Wells is Executive Director of the Federal Managers Association and has been with FMA since 2007.
Jason Briefel
Jason Briefel (he/him/his) is a partner* (non-attorney) at Shaw Bransford & Roth, where he has worked in the firm’s government affairs practice since 2012.
Cory Bythrow
Cory Bythrow is the Chief of Staff of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation’s largest federal employee union representing 670,000 federal employees in 1,000 local chapters across the U.S. and abroad.
Doreen Greenwald
Doreen Greenwald became National Executive Vice President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) in January 2022.
Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones began serving as the 15th National President of the national organization of Blacks In Government (BIG) on January 1, 2021.
Jerry Nelson
With over 31 years of public service, Jerry Nelson recently retired (September 2019) as the Manager of the Waterloo, Iowa Social Security Field Office.
Pamela H. Richards
Pamela H. Richards began serving as the 25th National President of the national organization of Federally Employed Women’s (FEW) on July 22, 2022.
Debra L. Roth
Debra L. Roth is a partner at Shaw Bransford & Roth, where she has practiced since 1989.
Ken Thomas
Ken Thomas is the National President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE).
Our Senior Staff:
Cynthia R. Robinson
Cynthia Robinson has more than 25 years of experience leading organizations, programs, and communications across nonprofit, government, academic, and philanthropic sectors in the U.S. and internationally.
Robyn Kehoe
Robyn Kehoe is FEEA’s Deputy Director. With FEEA since 2000, Robyn has experienced first-hand many of the major events in FEEA’s history.
Niki Gleason
Niki Gleason has been with FEEA since 2001. As Senior Program and Operations Manager, she handles many aspects of FEEA’s day-to-day business.
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