leadership & staff

2016 Board of Directors

Officers
Kenny Slaught, Chair
Santa Barbara, CA
Founding Principal & President,
Investec, Real Estate Companies

 

Hollye Harrington Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW, Vice Chair
Santa Barbara, CA

 

Vince Griffin, Treasurer
Alexandria, VA
Senior Director, CEB Finance, CEB Global

 

Carol Brown
Green Valley, AZ
Retired, Dream Foundation

 

Troy Cox
Cambridge, MA
CEO, Foundation Medicine

 

Mark A. DePaco
Santa Barbara, CA
Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery,
Granet & Raney, LLP

 

 

Luke Ebbin
Santa Barbara, CA
Record Producer, Real Estate Professional

 

David Glickman
Beverly Hills, CA
President & Managing Director
Glickman Capital

 

Christopher Lincoln
Los Angeles/Santa Barbara, CA
Flying Fish Productions

 

David Nygren, PhD
Santa Barbara, CA
Nygren Consulting

 

Justine Roddick
Santa Barbara, CA
Roddick Foundation

 

Jeff Shaner
Nashville, TN
Chief Operating Officer,
Pediatric Services of America

2017 Board of Directors

Officers
Kenny Slaught, Chair
Santa Barbara, CA
Founding Principal & President
Investec, Real Estate Companies

 

Luke Ebbin, Vice Chair
Santa Barbara, CA
Record Producer, Real Estate Professional

 

Vince Griffin, Treasurer
Alexandria, VA
Senior Director, CEB Finance, CEB Global

 

Carol Brown
Green Valley, AZ
Retired, Dream Foundation

 

Troy Cox
Cambridge, MA
CEO, Foundation Medicine

 

Mark A. DePaco
Santa Barbara, CA
Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery,
Granet & Raney, LLP

 

 

Paul Kusserow
Nashville, TN
President and CEO,
Amedisys Home Health and Hospice

 

Virginia McFerran
Boston, MA
President, Optum Analytics

 

Carol Nygren
Los Angeles, CA
Vice President, Worldwide Live
Entertainment for NBC Universal
Brand Development

 

David Nygren, PhD
Santa Barbara, CA
Nygren Consulting

 

Justine Roddick
Santa Barbara, CA
Roddick Foundation

 

Jeff Shaner
Nashville, TN
Chief Operating Officer,
Pediatric Services of America

 

Medical Advisory Council

James Berenson, MD
David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA
Sam Ho, MD
Stephen Hosea, MD
Frederic Kass, MD
Tamara Stockero, RN
Owen Stormo, MD
Tianna Swede-Laskin, MSW
Michael A. Tome, MD

 

Honorary Medical Chair
B.J. Miller, MD

 

Founder
Thomas Rollerson

Dream Foundation Staff

Office of CEO

Kisa Heyer – Chief Executive Officer
Birgit Gutscher – Chief of Staff

 

Corporate Partnerships, Marketing & Communications

Tristan Layton – Director of Corporate Partnerships & Marketing
Chris Lisi – Marketing & Communications Consultant
Lara Kline – Marketing & Communications Consultant
Amber Wallace – Marketing & Digital Media Consultant
Dani Cordaro – PR Consultant
Kris Rothman – Social Media Consultant

 

Development

Jackie Waddill – Donor Relations Manager
Stefani Canin-Mullen – Part-time Events & Project Director
Julia Brisco – Part-time Grant Manager
Nani Oesterle – Part-time Grant Manager
Amy Royce – Event & Volunteer Coordinator

 

Finance & Administration
Cindy Hellriegel – Director of Finance & Human Resources
Jessica Nobbe – Part-time Receptionist
Gaylee Nuttman – Part-time Receptionist

Programs

Barbara Schoch – Vice President of Programs
Trish Cantillon – Part-time Special Projects Manager
Sonia Salazar – Data Entry Manager
Emily Wheatley – Manager of Programs
Megan Turley – Senior Program Coordinator
Emily Myrick – Dream Coordinator
Elana Nelson – Dream Coordinator
Melissa Axell – Dream Coordinator
Janelle Ramirez – Dream Coordinator
Leanna Annunziato – Dream Coordinator
Pauline Nelson – Outreach Coordinator
Valerie Banks – Flower Empower Coordinator
April Medina-Watson – Part-time Program Assistant