Members of The Lemelson Foundation's
Board of Directors

In addition to Board Chairman Dorothy Lemelson, the Foundation's Board of Directors includes her sons, Eric and Robert, and their wives, Jennifer and Susan.

Eric Lemelson and Jennifer Bruml Lemelson

Eric Lemelson is co-Vice President and Treasurer of The Lemelson Foundation. A winemaker, he has always followed in the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of his family. During a year off from law school, Eric followed his intuition and purchased a small farm bordering the wine growing region in Yamhill County. One afternoon, he met noted winemaker Dick Ponzi, who offered to buy grapes if Eric would plant a vineyard on his property. He spent the spring and summer of 1995 tending his two-acre vineyard and loving the work. By the next summer, he was out in the fields preparing to plant another thirty acres of Pinot Noir, and Lemelson Vineyards was on its way. Prior to attending law school, Eric worked as a campaign staffer on local, state, and national political campaigns, and as a legislative aide. He received his J.D. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, with a special focus on Western water law. Following law school, he directed a research center focused on Pacific Northwest water policy and aquatic biodiversity issues. Eric is also a board member of several Pacific Northwest environmental organizations.

Jennifer Bruml Lemelson is a member of the Board of Directors of the Lemelson Foundation. She is currently coordinating a school garden program at a public elementary in Oregon, while participating in the first Farm to School initiative in the state. Jennifer received her BA from Boston University, and continues to pursue her artistic focus in pottery. Jennifer married Eric Lemelson in 1999. They have a son, Jeremiah.

Dr. Robert Lemelson and Susan Morse

Robert Lemelson, Ph.D., is co-Vice President and Secretary of The Lemelson Foundation. Rob is an anthropologist who received his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology, UCLA. He is currently a lecturer in the departments of anthropology and psychology at UCLA. He was a Fulbright scholar in Indonesia in 1996-1997, has conducted research for the World Health Organization, and is additionally trained as a clinical psychologist. His area of specialty is Southeast-Asian Studies, psychological anthropology and transcultural psychiatry. He is also the president and founder of The Foundation for Psychocultural Research, a non-profit research foundation supporting research and training in the neurosciences and social sciences.

Susan Morse is an architect, painter, and founding member of the Foundation's Board of Directors. Susan received her M.A. from the University of Chicago, Division of Social Sciences, with a focus on public policy. She worked in the field of educational policy before turning to architecture. She earned her Masters in Architecture (M.Arch) from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) and is currently the design principal of SML Design Studio. Susan married Robert Lemelson in 1987. They have two children, Noah and Zoe.