leadership

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