SeriousFun Team

Our Leadership

Meet the “Makers of Fun”.
Seriously dedicated.
Seriously determined.

Fun doesn’t just happen, it takes a large group of hardworking, committed people to make sure things run smoothly. Below is the list of our dedicated leadership and support teams that help keep the smiles coming!

OFFICERS

  • John Frascotti
    Chair
  • Blake Maher
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Maurice Pratt
    Vice Chair
  • Justin Fusaro
    Treasurer
  • John M. Forester
    Secretary

DIRECTORS

  • Page Adler
    The Painted Turtle, CA
  • Wale Akinwande
  • Neha Aujla
  • Carolyn Bechtel
    Victory Junction, NC
  • Michael Bender
  • Emad Bibawi
  • Charlie Crew
    Double H Ranch, NY
  • Joe Cronly
    Over The Wall, UK
  • Margaret Crotty
  • Matthew Denenberg
    North Star Reach, MI
  • Bill D’Onofrio
    Flying Horse Farms, OH
  • Joy Errico
  • Eric Feldstein
  • Andy Fry
    Camp Korey, WA
  • Anne Heraty
    Barretstown, Ireland
  • Shelley Isaacson
  • Nicholas Kabcenell
    Bátor Tábor, Hungary
  • Greg Kaiser
    Camp Boggy Creek, FL
  • Eric Karp
  • Michael Koenigs
  • Sara Lahat
    Jordan River Village, Israel
  • Emily Lamont
  • Sue McDiarmid MD
  • Jill Mullen
  • Priya Narang
  • Cameron Read
  • Tatiana Nourissat-Rosenfeld
    L’Envol, France
  • Serena Porcari
    Dynamo Camp, Italy
  • Kingdar Prussien
    The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, CT
  • Kenichiro Sasaki
    Solaputi Kids’ Camp, Japan
  • Sheri Sobrato
  • Sunil Suhas Solomon
  • Matt Teeters
    Roundup River Ranch, CO
  • Carole Watkins

LIFETIME DIRECTOR

  • Joanne Woodward

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

  • David W. Horvitz
  • Raymond Lamontagne
  • John E. Marshall III
  • Robert J. Rukeyser
  • Donald J. Gogel

Camp CEOs

  • The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
    Connecticut
    James Canton
  • Camp Boggy Creek
    Florida

    Dr. Dan Jurman, DMin
  • Double H Ranch
    New York

    Alison Wilcox
  • Flying Horse Farms
    Ohio

    Nichole Dunn 
  • The Painted Turtle
    California

    April Tani
  • Victory Junction
    North Carolina

    Chad Coltrane
  • North Star Reach
    Michigan

    J.J. Lewis
  • Camp Korey
    Washington

    Dan Worra
  • Solaputi Kids’ Camp
    Japan

    Kenichiro Sasaki
  • Roundup River Ranch
    Colorado

    Sarah Johnson
  • Barretstown
    Ireland

    Dee Ahearn
  • Bátor Tábor
    Hungary

    Detti Simon
  • Dynamo Camp
    Italy

    Anna Kroymann
  • L’Envol
    France

    Joanna Jammes
  • Jordan River Village
    Israel

    Shalom Ashkenazi
  • Over the Wall
    United Kingdom

    Kevin Mathieson

Our Team

The Support Center: The Hub of The Network

The camps and programs that make up SeriousFun Children’s Network receive critical support services to help them positively impact the lives of children and families facing serious illness. Our Support Center in Norwalk, CT raises awareness of the Network’s global mission and fundraises in support of our camps and programs around the world. In addition, we foster the responsible development of new camps, administer a peer review process to ensure that high standards of programmatic and medical quality are met, and encourage the sharing of ideas across the Network.

Contact Info

SeriousFun Children’s Network
230 East Ave, Suite 107
Norwalk, CT 06855

203-562-1203 (phone)
203-341-8707 (fax)

We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization​ – Federal Identification Number (EIN): 31-1794455​

Support Center Staff

Executive, Finance & Operations

  • Blake Maher 
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Justin Fusaro
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Rachel Mackson
    Associate Director of Operations
  • Olga Duchniewska
    Network Operations Manager
  • Zamiera Lawson
    Administrative Associate
  • Michelle Cleary
    Executive Assistant
  • Jessalyn Griffin
    Associate Director, Human Resources
  • Patty Middlebrook
    Director, Finance & Accounting
  • Cori Maymin
    Senior Manager, Accounting
  • Jackie Mendoza
    Accounting Associate Intern

Marketing

  • Helen McDermott
    Chief Marketing Officer
  • Ann Gillard PhD
    Director, Research & Evaluation
  • Nicole DeVito
    Marketing Manager, Marketing & Communications
  • Nicole Lyons
    Senior Manager, Digital Engagement
  • Sarah Luft
    Associate Director, Marketing & Communications
  • Ralph Ruta
    Associate Director, Marketing & Communications

Development

  • Clea Newman-Soderlund
    SeriousFun Ambassador
  • Sandra Hijikata
    Chief Development Officer
  • Jessica Summers
    Director, Major and Individual Giving
  • Meredith Lynch
    Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships
  • Kate O’Connor
    Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships
  • Aline Kara
    Associate Director, Individual Giving
  • Stephanie Hartnett
    Senior Manager, Development Support
  • Keena Hutchinson
    Senior Manager, Development Operations

Program Services

  • Tim Bethune
    Chief Program Officer
  • Kate Manickas
    Director, Learning & Education
  • Samantha Clark
    Associate Director, Learning & Education
  • Jacqueline Longo Bilotto
    Associate Director, Learning & Education
  • Mary Silvia
    Associate Director, Partner Programs

  • Rebecca Egan
    Program Manager, Partner Programs
  • Josh Simon
    Program Manager, Partner Programs
  • Mike Parker
    Program Manager, Learning & Education

Medical

  • Laura Blaisdell MD/MPH, FAAP
    Medical Advisor
  • Emo Castle BS, RN
    Nursing Advisor

Interested in working with SeriousFun?  View our open positions and apply today.

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