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
- Maurice Pratt
Chair - Blake Maher
Chief Executive Officer - Donald J. Gogel
Vice Chair - Justin Fusaro
Treasurer - John M. Forester
Secretary
DIRECTORS
- Page Adler
The Painted Turtle, CA - Wale Akinwande
- Carolyn Bechtel
Victory Junction, NC - Michael Bender
- Cathie Bennett
Roundup River Ranch, CO - Emad Bibawi
- Peter Corsell
- Charlie Crew
Double H Ranch, NY - Joe Cronly
Over The Wall, UK - Margaret Crotty
- Eric Feldstein
- John Frascotti
- Andy Fry
Camp Korey, WA - Georgia Wall Gogel
- Fran Horowitz
- Greg Kaiser
Camp Boggy Creek, FL - Eric Karp
- Somesh Khanna
- Michael Koenigs
- Peter Külloi
Bátor Tábor, Hungary
- Sara Lahat
Jordan River Village, Israel - Kara Lewis
Flying Horse Farms, OH - Sue McDiarmid MD
- Jill Mullen
- Priya Narang
- Tatiana Nourissat-Rosenfeld
L’Envol, France - Donagh O’Sullivan
Barretstown - Serena Porcari
Dynamo Camp, Italy - Kingdar Prussien
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, CT - Liz Robbins
- Kenichiro Sasaki
Solaputi Kids’ Camp, Japan - Lisa Schwartz
North Star Reach, MI - Sunil Suhas Solomon
- Laura Tyson
- Carole Watkins
- Janet (Jan) Booth Zide
LIFETIME DIRECTOR
- Joanne Woodward
EMERITUS DIRECTORS
- David W. Horvitz
- Raymond Lamontagne
- John E. Marshall III
- Robert J. Rukeyser
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
Max Yurenda - Flying Horse Farms
Ohio
Nichole Dunn - The Painted Turtle
California
Chris Butler - Victory Junction
North Carolina
Chad Coltrane - North Star Reach
Michigan
Mitch Rosenwasser - Camp Korey
Washington
Jay Henningsen
- Solaputi Kids’ Camp
Japan
Kenichiro Sasaki - Roundup River Ranch
Colorado
Ruth Johnson - Barretstown
Ireland
Dee Ahearn - Bátor Tábor
Hungary
Erna Kindli - Dynamo Camp
Italy
Serena Porcari - L’Envol
France
Joanna Jammes - Jordan River Village
Israel
Yuval Halamish - 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 Westport, 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 Us
WE’VE MOVED!
SeriousFun Support Center
230 East Ave, Suite 107
Norwalk, CT 06855
203-562-1203 (phone)
203-341-8707 (fax)
info@seriousfun.org
Support Center Staff
Executive, Finance & Operations
- Blake Maher
Chief Executive Officer - Justin Fusaro
Chief Financial Officer - Kelly Elliott
Director, Operations & Strategy - Cori Maymin
Accounting Manager
- Michelle Cleary
Executive Assistant & Administrative Manager - Jessalyn Griffin
Senior Manager, Human Resources & Accounting - Patty Middlebrook
Controller - Jackie Mendoza
Finance Associate
Marketing
- Tara Fisher
Chief Marketing Officer - Ann Gillard PhD
Research and Evaluation Advisor
- Nicole Lyons
Senior Manager, Digital Engagement - Ralph Ruta
Senior Design Manager - Sarah Luft
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
Development
- Clea Newman-Soderlund
Ambassador - Sandra Hijikata
Chief Development Officer - Lauren Johnson
Director, Corporate Partnerships - Meredith Lynch
Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships - Kate O’Connor
Associate Director, Institutional Giving
- Julia Harris
Director, Donor Relations - Aline O’Connor
Development Manager, Events & Individual Giving - Stephanie Hartnett
Development Support Manager - Keena Hutchinson
Senior Manager, Development Operations
Program Services
- Samantha Clark
Associate Director, Learning & Education - Haley Fletcher Bethune
Director, Learning & Education - Kate Manickas
Senior Program Manager, Learning & Education - Jacqueline Longo Bilotto
Senior Program Manager, Learning & Education
- Tim Bethune
Director, Programs & Growth - Mary Silvia
Associate Director, Programs & Strategic Growth - Rebecca Egan
Senior Manager, Programs & Growth - Olga Duchniewska
Program Associate
Medical
- Wendy Cook MD
Medical Advisor - Emo Castle BS, RN
Nursing Advisor
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