2018 Board of Directors
Officers
Kenny Slaught, Chair
Santa Barbara, CA
Founding Principal & President,
Investec, Real Estate Companies
Luke Ebbin, Vice Chair
Santa Barbara, CA
Real Estate Professional
Vince Griffin, Treasurer
Alexandria, VA
Principal Executive Advisor, Gartner
Troy Cox
Boston, MA
Mark A. DePaco
Santa Barbara, CA
Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery,
Granet & Raney, LLP
David Nygren, PhD
Santa Barbara, CA
Nygren Consulting
Jeff Shaner
Nashville, TN
COO, Aveanna Healthcare
Virginia McFerran
Palo Alto, CA
Carol Nygren
Los Angeles, CA
VP Worldwide Live Entertainment, NBC Universal
Daryl Stegall
Santa Barbara, CA
Marketing Consultant
New York Advisory Council
Mario Muredda, Council Co-Chair
New York, NY
CEO, Harrison and Star
Peter Siegel, Council Co-Chair
New York, NY
Principal & Founder, Reussi Capital
Jacqueline Indelicato, Council Vice Chair
New York, NY
Vice President, Innovation & Development, DAS
Adeo Alday
Boston, MA
Artist and arts management
Christine R. Coyne
King of Prussia, PA
Vice President, Marketing, Paratek Pharmaceuticals
Mark Friedman
New York, NY
EVP, Chief Creative Officer, Harrison and Star
Jason Kra
New York, NY
President, FRC
Daryl Nanes
New York, NY
General Partner & Co-Founder, Nanes Balkany Partners
Lindsay Ornstein
New York, NY
Partner, Transwestern
Len Paolillo
Bedminster, NJ
President, U.S., Kyowa Kirin
Kari Siegel
New York, NY
Former Senior Director of Distinguished Events for the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society
Lindy Snider
Bryn Mawr, PA
Founder & CEO, Lindi Skin LLC
Blair Stearns
New York, NY
Associate Director, Facilities & Corporate Services, Apollo Global Management LLC
Cyndy Villano
Brooklyn, NY
Vice President, Gold Village Entertainment
Honorary Medical Chair
Dr. B.J. Miller, MD
San Francisco, CA
Founder Zen Hospice, Palliative Care Specialist
UCSF Medical Center, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Advisory Council
James Berenson, MD
West Hollywood, CA
Founder, President & Medical Scientific Director
Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research and President of Oncotherapeutics
David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA
Danville, PA
President & CEO, Geisinger Health System
Sam Ho, MD
Cypress, CA
EVP & Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare
Stephen Hosea, MD
Santa Barbara, CA
Infectious Disease Specialist, Cottage Health
Frederic Kass, MD
Santa Barbara, CA
Medical Director of Oncology & Director of Research and Wellness, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center
Tamara Stockero, RN
Santa Barbara, CA
RN, BSN, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center
Owen Stormo, MD
Santa Barbara, CA
Emergency Medicine, Cottage Health
Tianna Swede-Laskin, MSW
Santa Barbara, CA
MSW, ASW, Patient Care Services Manager, Hospice of Santa Barbara
Michael A. Tome, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Area Medical Director, Los Angeles Medical Center
Founder
Thomas Rollerson
Dream Foundation Staff
Office of CEO
Kisa Heyer – Chief Executive Officer
Programs
Barbara Schoch – Vice President of Programs
Valerie Banks – Flower Empower Coordinator
Trish Cantillon – Part-time Special Projects Manager
Sonia Salazar – Data Entry Manager
Leanna Annunziato – In-kind Manager
Alex Braun – Part-time Dream Coordinator
Megan Higgins – Part-time Dream Coordinator
Gwendolyn Kilfoyle – Part-time Dream Coordinator
April Medina Watson – Part-time Program Assistant
Elana Nelson – Senior Dream Coordinator
Janelle Ramirez – Dream Coordinator
Marketing & Communications
Amber Wallace – Marketing & Digital Media Consultant
Dani Cordaro – PR Consultant
Tracey Middleton – Marketing & Communications Consultant
Development
Anais Pelligrini – Director of Development
Jackie Waddill – Donor Relations Manager
Stefani Canin-Mullen – Part-time Events & Project Director
Nani Oesterle – Part-time Grant Manager
Finance & Administration
Cindy Hellriegel – Director of Finance & Human Resources
Jessica Nobbe – Part-time Receptionist
Gaylee Nuttman – Part-time Receptionist