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
- Emad Bibawi
- Peter Corsell
- Charlie Crew
Double H Ranch, NY - Joe Cronly
Over The Wall, UK - Margaret Crotty
- Matthew Denenberg
North Star Reach, MI - Eric Feldstein
- John Frascotti
- Andy Fry
Camp Korey, WA - Anne Heraty
Barretstown, Ireland - Fran Horowitz
- Nicholas Kabcenell
Bátor Tábor, Hungary
- Greg Kaiser
Camp Boggy Creek, FL - Eric Karp
- Somesh Khanna
- Michael Koenigs
- 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 - Serena Porcari
Dynamo Camp, Italy - Kingdar Prussien
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, CT - Kenichiro Sasaki
Solaputi Kids’ Camp, Japan - Sunil Suhas Solomon
- Matt Teeters
Roundup River Ranch, CO - Laura Tyson
- Carole Watkins
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
Alison Wilcox - Flying Horse Farms
Ohio
Nichole Dunn - The Painted Turtle
California
Chris Butler - Victory Junction
North Carolina
Chad Coltrane - North Star Reach
Michigan
David Leckey (interim) - Camp Korey
Washington
Jay Henningsen
- Solaputi Kids’ Camp
Japan
Kenichiro Sasaki - Roundup River Ranch
Colorado
Sarah Johnson - Barretstown
Ireland
Dee Ahearn - Bátor Tábor
Hungary
Erna Kindli - Dynamo Camp
Italy
Serena Porcari - 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 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 - Lisa Cornelissen
Office Assistant
- Michelle Cleary
Executive Assistant & Administrative Manager - Kevin Berean
Director, Human Resources - Jessalyn Griffin
Associate Director, Human Resources - 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 - Jessica Summers
Director, Major and Individual Giving - Meredith Lynch
Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships - Kate O’Connor
Associate Director, Institutional Giving
- Aline Kara
Senior Manager, Events - Stephanie Hartnett
Senior Manager, Development Support - Keena Hutchinson
Senior Manager, Development Operations
Program Services
- Samantha Clark
Associate Director, Learning & Education - Kate Manickas
Director, Learning & Education - Jacqueline Longo Bilotto
Associate Director, Learning & Education
- Tim Bethune
Chief Program Officer - Mary Silvia
Associate Director, Programs & Strategic Growth - Rebecca Egan
Senior Manager, Programs & Growth - Olga Duchniewska
Program Associate
Medical
- Laura Blaisdell MD/MPH, FAAP
Medical Advisor - Emo Castle BS, RN
Nursing Advisor
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