Meet the Board
Alex Baxter | Chair
Senior Vice President Operations (Retired). North Division PepsiCo Beverages North America
A thirty year veteran of PepsiCo, Alex Baxter was most recently Senior Vice President, Supply Chain of the White Plains, NY based Pepsi Beverages North Division. In this role, Alex had direct accountability for all supply chain operations in support of $4B in revenue. Alex’s responsibilities included leading 15 manufacturing plants, transportation, logistics and planning. Alex was a key architect of the current supply chain sector and division structure.
Prior to his SVP role, Alex served as the Vice President, Supply Chain Planning, North American Nutrition and Beverages. In this role, Alex was accountable for supply and demand planning over 1.5B cases of food and beverages in the U.S. and Canada. He successfully modernized planning capability and integrated PepsiCo’s two largest bottling operations with the Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade planning teams. Alex also developed the Planning and Logistics Campus Program which now sources over 40 interns and 40 full time recruits from the nation’s leading Supply Chain University programs.
Beginning in 2007, Alex served as the Senior Director, Manufacturing & Logistics for the Pepsi Bottling Group’s Northeast Region. In this role, Alex drove savings by optimizing the sourcing network and vertically integrated the supply chain by self-manufacturing PET bottles. For his outstanding contributions, Alex was awarded the CEO Circle of Excellence Award.
Alex previously held numerous staff and field positions including Plant Director in Baltimore, MD and Johnstown, PA. He has a strong track record of delivering superior service and quality results. Alex also built a reputation for building high performing work teams and exporting talent.
Alex began his career with PepsiCo in 1991, after serving four years in the United States Navy. Alex earned a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary.
Alex Othmer | Vice Chair
Alex attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nautical Science and his U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage License. Upon graduation, Alex was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Navy where he served as a SEAL. Alex also holds a master’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in leadership from Penn State University. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, Alex served as the executive director of organizational development at a biotechnology company and is currently a lead instructor at O2X Human Performance where he trains first responders, the military, and federal agencies on maximizing mental and physical performance.
Terry Roth | Treasurer
Terry is a Certified Public Accountant with an advanced degree in Public Accounting and Corporate Finance. He started his career at the accounting firm Ernst & Young, LLP. Terry is currently the Head of Regulatory Affairs and Global Patient Safety Business Operations at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown, NY.
Terry became passionate about horses as a young man in Colorado, helping his father manage the herd packing Elk out of a high-altitude camp each fall. During one hunt it snowed over 4 feet overnight, making the trip out almost impossible. Had it not been for the amazing pack horses breaking trail and lending their tails to pull the hunting party up steep ridges, the pack out would have taken days if not longer.
Terry is committed to championing the incredible mission at the core of Lucky Orphan’s Horse Rescue. “People Helping Horses Heal People”!
Morgen C. Rappa, LCSW, CHHC | Board Member
Morgen is a New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Managing Partner of Compass Wellness Associates, LCSWS, PLLC (CWA), a mental health agency in Poughkeepsie, New York. With the help of her amazing team, Morgen supported the growth of CWA from three part-time clinicians in 2019 serving a small number of clients, to supervising a team of 16 clinicians now supporting hundreds of community members. Morgen is an adjunct instructor at both Marist College and Dutchess Community College, supporting the undergraduate development of students interested in the social sciences. Additionally, Morgen is also a Board Certified Holistic Health Coach and believes in creating overall wellness through many health practices, including the unparalleled healing and growth experienced through equine assisted programs at Lucky Orphans. She is honored to be a new member of the LOHR Board and excited to support the growth and accessibility of programming to the surrounding communities.
Eric Sutherland | Board Member
Eric is a managing director and President of PIMCO Investments LLC. He currently serves as a co-head of the New York office. He is also a member of Pimco’s Global Wealth Management Operating Committee, Funds Oversight Committee, New Products Business Review Committee, and Chairman of the Intermediary Payments Committee.
Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, Eric headed the U.S. Advisory distribution group and national accounts teams for all distribution at Allianz Global Investors. Previously, he was with Nuveen Investments for 15 years, Binswanger & Co. and Bankers Trust Company. He has 30 years of investment and financial services experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University. He was an executive board member of the Money Management Institute and has served on its board for 10 years. Eric is also a member of the ICI’s sales force marketing committee.
In 2006, Eric and his wife Celia were founding members of Providence Englewood Charter school in Chicago, IL. Eric has also been on the Hopes and Heroes annual dinner committee for three years, and regularly volunteers with Henry Street Settlement & Rooms to Read.
In 2018 Eric attended Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue’s 10 year anniversary gala, quickly became aligned with their mission, and became a board member in 2019.
