Staff
Office of CEO
Kisa Heyer – Chief Executive Officer
Lorrie Hayes-Harris – Executive Assistant
Programs
Barbara Schoch – Vice President of Programs
Valerie Banks – Flower Empower Coordinator
Trish Cantillon – Part-time Special Projects Manager
Sonia Salazar – Data Entry Manager
Alex Braun – Dream Coordinator
Janelle Ramirez – Dream Coordinator
Jordan Williams – Dream Coordinator
Megan Higgins – Part-time Dream Coordinator
April Medina-Watson – Part-time Program Assistant
Marketing & Communications
Amber Wallace – Marketing & Digital Media Consultant
Dani Cordaro – PR Consultant
Tracey Middleton – Marketing & Communications Consultant
Development & Corporate Partnerships
Lorna Boyd – 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
Gaylee Nuttman – Part-time Receptionist
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
Vincent P. 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
Wells Hughes
Santa Barbara, CA
Partner, Arlington Financial Advisors
Mario Muredda
New York, NY
CEO, Harrison and Star
Carol Nygren
Los Angeles, CA
SVP Strategic Business Development, Victory Hill Exhibitions Cityneon
David Nygren, PhD
Santa Barbara, CA
Nygren Consulting
Jeff Shaner
Nashville, TN
COO, Aveanna Healthcare
Daryl Stegall
Santa Barbara, CA
Marketing Consultant
Volunteer Advisors
Honorary Medical Chair
Dr. BJ Miller, MD
San Francisco, CA
Founder Zen Hospice, Palliative Care Specialist
UCSF Medical Center, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ambassador
Priscilla Presley
Board of Directors, CKX Corporation, which oversees Graceland
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, Vice Chair, Events
New York, NY
Vice President, Innovation & Development, DAS
Lindsay Ornstein, Vice Chair, Business Development
New York, NY
Partner, Transwestern
Christine R. Coyne
King of Prussia, PA
Vice President, Marketing, Paratek Pharmaceuticals
Jason Kra
New York, NY
President, FRC
Daryl Nanes
New York, NY
General Partner & Co-Founder, Nanes Balkany Partners
Len Paolillo
Bedminster, NJ
President, U.S., Kyowa Kirin
Jennifer Razor
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 C. Stearns
New York, NY
Senior Office Services Manager, US Region, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Medical Advisory Board
James Berenson, MD
West Hollywood, CA
Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research and President of Oncotherapeutics
David T. Feinberg, MD
Los Altos, CA
Google Heath
Sam Ho, MD
Cypress, CA
UnitedHealthcare
Stephen Hosea, MD
Santa Barbara, CA
Cottage Health
Frederic Kass, MD
Santa Barbara, CA
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center
Tamara Stockero, RN
Santa Barbara, CA
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center
Owen Stormo, MD
Santa Barbara, CA
Cottage Health
Tianna Swede-Laskin, MSW
Santa Barbara, CA
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Michael A. Tome, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Medical Center