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John Risner
President
Larchmont, New York
John W. Risner was named President of the Children's Tumor Foundation on July 1, 2005. Prior to assuming this role he had served as Executive Director from 2004-2005, and on the Foundation's Board of Directors and as Treasurer from 2002 - 2004. Mr. Risner has been actively involved with the Foundation since 1994, Co-Chairing the Harvest Dinner and Golf Tournaments among other activities.
Mr. Risner's previous career was in the investment field, specializing in fixed-income securities. His last position was Senior Vice-President at AIG/SunAmerica Global Investments, where he served as Portfolio Manager in the high-yield bond group from 1997-2002. Prior to that he was a Senior Vice-President at Value Line Asset Management, where he managed the high-yield and convertible bond funds. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, a Masters in Business Administration from Fordham University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
He is Chairman of the Integration Panel of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program - NF Research Program, and a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committees of NII Holdings and The Wornick Company. John lives in Larchmont, NY with his wife Sharon and their two sons. |
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 John Catsimatidis
New York, New York
John Catsimatidis is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Red Apple Group. The Red Apple Group has holdings in oil refining, retail petroleum products, convenience stores, supermarkets, real estate, and aviation.
Mr. Catsimatidis grew up in New York City. While studying engineering at the Bronx campus of New York University, Mr. Catsimatidis opened a small supermarket in 1968 on Manhattan’s Upper Westside. This supermarket evolved into Manhattan's largest, high quality supermarket chain, Gristedes’ Supermarkets. Mr. Catsimatidis took over this 114-year-old company, transforming it
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 Rachel B. Tiven
New York, New York
Rachel B. Tiven is the Executive Director of Immigration Equality, a national non-profit organization fighting for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive immigrants and their families, and winning asylum in the U.S. for those fleeing persecution due to sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. Under her leadership, Immigration Equality has tripled its staff and budget, quadrupled client services, created the Immigration Equality Action Fund, its lobbying arm, and opened an office in Washington, D.C. Ms. Tiven
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 Carolyn E. Setlow
New York, New York
Carolyn E. Setlow is an experienced business executive, market researcher, life and executive coach and not-for-profit volunteer. Until recently, she served as Executive Vice President of GfK Custom Research North America, a member of the GfK Group, one the five largest market research organizations in the world. She served previously in a senior executive role at the company’s predecessor firms, NOP World, RoperASW and Roper Starch Worldwide. In addition, she maintains a small private executive and life coaching practice and is also actively involved as a trustee of several not-for-profit organizations.
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 Linda Halliday Martin
Secretary
New Rochelle, New York
Linda Martin is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City where she specializes in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration, including the areas of bank and bankruptcy-related litigation, false advertising disputes, and other general commercial matters.
Ms. Martin’s professional experience includes representing clients such as UBS Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase and Accenture in a variety of commercial disputes. Most recently she represented UBS in litigation arising from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of LyondellBasell, the world’s third largest independent chemical company. Ms. Martin’s
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 Aram Fuchs
Irvington, New York
Mr. Fuchs has been the General Partner for Fertilemind Capital since he founded the company in 1999.
He has been featured or quoted in leading publications such as "The Wall Street Journal," "Forbes," "The Financial Times," "NBC," and "Businessweek."
Mr. Fuchs was the CEO of Fertilemind.net, a firm that came to prominence due to its emphasis on rational Internet business strategies, and has been a consultant for LabMorgan, the ebusiness incubator for J.P. Morgan. He was a Guest Lecturer at the Wharton School of Business, E-Business Fellowship program and a judge at the Columbia University Business Plan Competition.
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Daniel Graeff
Miami, Florida
 Daniel Graeff made his mark in the music business as Creative Director of Bugle Publishing Group – a music publishing company owned by music business impresario, Miles Copeland, founder of IRS Media, IRS Records and manager of acclaimed recording artist Sting. Mr. Graeff signed and developed recording artists, songwriters and oversaw the exploitation of their catalogues through film and television licensing deals. Along with Miles Copeland, Daniel created the now legendary international songwriter’s retreat, Printemps des Troubadours, held in Miles Copeland’s 14th century castle in Southwest France. Attendance at “The Castle” (as it came to be known) was by invitation only and strictly no family or media were allowed. Along the way, Daniel worked closely with artists ranging from superstar Cher to country music mega-star Keith Urban, Olivia Newton-John, Ted Nugent, Carole King, Difford & Tillbrook of Squeeze, Jars of Clay, Writer / Producer Mark Hudson, Gary Burr and Italian Superstar, Zucchero.
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 Bob Schaffer
Clarkston, Michigan
Bob has served as the President/CEO of IMS (Integrated Marketing Solutions, Ltd) – a business consulting/marketing services organization – since 1998. He has been a consultant and speaker on integrated marketing communications, marketing measurment, incentives and brand management. Prior corporate experience includes multiple sales and marketing positions at General Motors Corporation (18 Years – Oldsmobile/OnStar/GM Corporate). His responsibilities included marketing, national sales promotion, national merchandising, field sales, field marketing and dealer operations.
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 Denise Ogle
Homer, Alaska
Denise Ogle graduated from Kansas University with a bachelor of science degree in journalism. After serving in the Army as a medic and completing officer training she moved to Alaska where she owned and operated a sport fishing and adventure tourism lodge. Ms. Ogle also worked as a reporter for the Homer News, and wrote the Anchor Point feature article. She currently works for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. She has been an advocate for children who need early intervention and served on the board of Birth 2 Three in Homer, Alaska. She also held the position of vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in Anchor Point and currently sits on the Site Council for Homer High School.
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 Colin Bryar
Seattle, Washington
Colin Bryar began his career at Oracle Corporation designing and building software. After leaving Oracle in 1996, he co-founded Server Technologies Group to build e-commerce software for the, then nascent, World Wide Web. Later, the company was acquired by Amazon.com.
With Amazon.com, Mr. Bryar has spent the last twelve years in a number of technology leadership roles.
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 Laura Ganio Bona
Pelham Manor, New York
Laura Ganio Bona has dedicated her time, on a pro bono basis, to numerous charities and not-for-profits for over twenty five years. Currently, she is an active fundraiser for the Development Office at Fairfield University in Connecticut and is Chair of the Parents’ Committee for Annual Giving.
Ms. Bona has served as Executive Director of The Pelham Education Foundation and as a member of its Board of Directors. She is a past Trustee of the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in New York City and a past Treasurer of the Bartow-Pell Conservancy.
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 Nate Walker
Encino, California
Nate Walker is President of Investors Management Company, Inc, a firm specializing in the property management of multi-family living communities in North and West Los Angeles. Since 1984, Mr. Walker and his family have been involved in various aspects of real estate investments and finance.
Mr. Walker has been involved with the Children’s Tumor Foundation and its predecessor, The National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, since 1986.
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Tara Flanagan Skirzenski
Mendham, New Jersey
Tara Skirzenski enjoyed an active career in banking and brokerage focusing on marketing, community public relations, retail sales, and operations management at institutions including Wachovia, Merrill Lynch and NatWest Bank.
In 1999, she stepped away from corporate America and embraced a new venture as a stay-at-home mother and community volunteer. Actively engaged in the non-profit community during her years of corporate service, Mrs. Skirzenski now applies her time and experience to the Children’s Tumor Foundation where she has served on the National Board of Directors since 2006. She currently chairs the Government Affairs Committee in addition to serving on the Volunteer Relations, Personnel, and Public Awareness and Education committees. Tara has served as President and Vice President of the National Chapter and Affiliate Council, the volunteer leadership arm of the
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 Jason Matthew Daniel Pontin
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jason Matthew Daniel Pontin FRSA is an editor, journalist and publisher.
Mr. Pontin is the editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review, an independent publication owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which describes emerging technologies. As publisher and editor in chief, he is responsible for all the business and media of the world’s oldest technology publication.
From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Pontin was the editor of Red Herring, a business and technology publication which was popular during the dot-com boom. From 2002 to 2004, he was the editor and founder of The Acumen Journal, a now-defunct magazine about life sciences.
Mr. Pontin has written for many national and international magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Boston Globe, The Believer Magazine, and Wired, and is a frequent guest on broadcast, public, and cable television news. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Mr. Pontin has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation since 2004, and currently serves on the Public Awareness and Education, and Medical Liaison Committees.
Mr. Pontin was born in London, raised in Northern California, and educated in England, at Harrow School and Oxford University.
He has NF1.
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George Orfanakos
Past President
Whippany, New Jersey
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Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.
Director of Medical Affairs, Emeritus
New York, New York
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D., one of the Foundation's co-founders, assumed emeritus status on May 1, 2003 after having served the Foundation as its director of medical affairs for 25 years. During that period he provided invaluable guidance and leadership in the development of the organization, with dramatic impact on it's medical and research programs. His efforts have been a key element in the broader understanding of neurofibromatosis in the medical community. His insights have been, and continue to be, a significant catalyst in the remarkable achievements and successes that have characterized NF research sponsored by the Foundation and elsewhere.
Dr. Rubenstein founded the Mount Sinai Neurofibromatosis Research and Treatment Center. That center was the first interdisciplinary clinic devoted to neurofibromatosis in the world, and has been a model for over 50 other NF clinics in the U.S. and Europe.
Dr. Rubenstein attended Cornell University as an Undergraduate. His medical education started at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and was completed at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. His Neurology specialty training was done at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center - Neurological Institute in New York. He is certified by, and was an examiner for many years, for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Since completing his education he has distinguished himself broadly. He has been recognized in Who's Who in the East and Who's Who in Science and Technology. He has provided counsel to numerous research and governmental agencies, including the NINDS, the Neurogenetics Study Section of the National Cancer Institute, and the Department of Defense NF Research Program. He is a reviewer for several scientific publications and was a Contributing Editor of the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine for many years.
Dr. Rubenstein is presently Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at NYU Langone Medical Center and CEO of NexGenix Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused on drug development for neurofibromatosis and related sporadic tumors. He is also the Vice-Chairman and Lead Director of the Cooper Companies (COO, NYSE), a medical products company.
Dr. Rubenstein is married, the father of three and lives in New York City and Nova Scotia.
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 Edward M. Stern
Ex-Officio Counsel - Research
Newtonville, Massachusetts
Ed Stern is a private practice attorney in Newtonville, MA. A sole practitioner in association with nine other attorneys, his practice includes representation of major business interests in the public and private sectors, as well as administrative agency and court room representation. Other areas of practice include criminal, juvenile, corporate organization, real property, estate planning, and civil representation.
In addition to his private practice, Mr. Stern holds positions as an Assistant Dean for Prelaw Advising at Boston University and as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He has previously been President of the Massachusetts Funding Group, Inc., a Real Estate Developer at Triangle Development Corporation, an Environmental Engineer for the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, and a member of United States Army Reserve.
Mr. Stern earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Tufts University in 1968, and a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1972.
Mr. Stern lives in Waban, MA with his wife, Ann Swanson Stern, Ph.D. They have two children, Jared and Jordan Stern. He has been involved with the Children's Tumor Foundation since 1988 as Pro Bono Counsel to the Medical Advisory Committee.
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 Dan Gilbert
Livonia, Michigan
Dan Gilbert is chairman and founder of Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and a top-five retail home lender in the United States. Dan is also majority owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and operator of the Quicken Loans Arena (“The Q”) in Cleveland, Ohio.
Quicken Loans employs more than 4,500 people nationally and has ranked in the top 30 of FORTUNE Magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the past eight years. The company was also named highest in customer satisfaction among all U.S. home loan lenders in a benchmark study by J.D. Power and Associates. Quicken Loans recently moved its headquarters to downtown Detroit, where Dan and the company are helping lead a revitalization of the city’s core.
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Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D.
Chairman of the Medical Affairs Committee
Birmingham, Alabama
Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph D., is one of the leading clinical experts and clinical researchers in the field of NF and has worked with the Foundation for over 15 years. He has served as Chairman of the Foundation's Clinical Care Advisory Board and as Chairman of the Foundation's Medical Policy Committee. He currently serves as Chair of the newly created Department of Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Korf also holds the Wayne H. Finley and Sara Crews Finley Chair of Medical Genetics at UAB.
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 Richard Alan Horvitz
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Richard Horvitz is Chairman of Moreland Management Company, a closely-held private family investment office. An attorney by training, Mr. Horvitz worked at Baker & Hostetler’s Cleveland office before joining his family’s operating businesses which were sold in 1987.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation since 1993, was it’s former Chairman Emeritus and currently is an Honorary Director of the Board.
Richard was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in Economics from Princeton University in 1975 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 1978. He is a member of both the Florida and Ohio bars.
In addition to his work with the Children’s Tumor Foundation, Mr. Horvitz serves on the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Ohio; the Board of Trustees of University School (a private country day school in Cleveland) where he also serves as Co-Chair of the Investment Committee; and is a member of the Board of Directors of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, where he also serves as a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Horvitz also is a lifetime member of the Board of Visitors of Duke University School of Law.
Mr. Horvitz lives in Cleveland and is married to Erica Hartman-Horvitz. He has two children, Danielle and Matthew, from his marriage to his late wife, Marcy Rochelle Horvitz, who suffered from schwannomatosis. He also has a step-daughter, Ashley Hartman.
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 Daniel T. Altman
Board Vice-Chair
Jericho, New York
Daniel T. Altman is a Partner at Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman, LLP, an approximately 50 attorney real estate boutique law firm located on Madison Avenue in New York City. As Chair of the firm’s Transactional Department, he is a leading practitioner of transactional real estate law and has extensive experience in leasing, conveyancing, financing and cooperative and condominium matters. Mr. Altman has drafted and negotiated store, office, retail, restaurant, triple net, ground, telecommunications and loft leases on behalf of both owners and tenants, covering hundreds of thousands of square feet of leased space in office buildings, malls, strip centers and residential and commercial buildings. Mr. Altman also
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 John Golfinos, M.D.
New York, New York
John George Golfinos was born in New York, NY on July 2, 1962 of parents who had emigrated from Greece. His father was a cardiologist. John went to the Trinity School on the Upper West Side, which his children attend and where he now serves as a trustee. In high school, he was a National Merit Scholar and received awards in competitions in Latin translation as well as co-captaining the soccer and lacrosse teams. He went to Princeton University, majored in biology and played four years of rugby, serving as an officer in his final year. He continued to play rugby throughout medical school at Columbia. The team reached the national championship for graduate schools in his second year and there lost to Georgia Chiropractic College. With the encouragement of Dr. Bennett Stein, he accepted a residency position at the Barrow Neurological Institute under Robert Spetzler and completed his training in 1995. This included a year learning molecular biology in the glioma laboratories of Adrienne Scheck and Joan Shapiro.
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 JoAnne Pastel
Minneapolis, Minnesota
JoAnne Pastel is founder and president of Farmer’s Hat Productions®, which focuses on creating products for those under-served market segments by producing multicultural/medically enriched products that promote sports, active play, and outdoor exploration while embracing cultural and physical diversity and building self-esteem.
Ms. Pastel was inspired to fill what she saw as an un-met need when she was unable to find books and products for younger children that reflected our diverse world.
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Michie O’Day
Stonington, ME
Michie O’Day is an accomplished artist who lives and paints in Maine. After successful careers in retail management, then non-profit fundraising, she moved to Stonington in 2000 to devote her life to her art. She now resides in Portland.
NF2 runs in her family. Michie was diagnosed with it in 1983 and became a member of CTF in 1984. She served on the CTF Board of Directors from 1999-2005 and returned as an Honorary Board member in 2011. She has also testified before Congress in support of NF funding, served as a consumer peer reviewer on the Army Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program for NF, and has raised money for and donated her work to CTF.
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 David Viskochil
Salt Lake City, Utah
David Viskochil, MD, PhD, is professor of pediatrics and director of clinical services in the Division of Medical Genetics.
He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Arizona, and his doctorate in biochemistry and medical degree from the University of North Carolina in 1985. He completed his pediatric residency and clinical genetics fellowship at the University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals.
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 Steven McKenzie
Los Angeles, California
Steve McKenzie is the founder and managing partner of Channel West Group, a boutique real estate investment and advisory firm based in Santa Monica, California. Channel West focuses on commercial property investments in the Hawaii and West Coast markets, with an emphasis on hotel and resort properties. Prior to founding Channel West, Mr. McKenzie was a partner and managing director of the commercial real estate investment banking firm, Eastdil Secured. He has been active in commercial real estate finance and investments since 1986, and has arranged or participated in over $10 billion of transactions over the course of his career. Steve joined Eastdil Secured’s predecessor firm, Eastdil Realty, in 1996.
Significant clients Mr. McKenzie has represented in his commercial real estate career include Cerberus Capital Management, The Blackstone Group, JP Morgan Investment Management, Principal Financial, Prudential, MetLife, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Mr. McKenzie has been a member of the board of directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation since 2008 and currently serves on the Development and Fiscal Affairs, Audit, and Finance committees of the Board.
Mr. McKenzie is married to Alyson McKenzie and they reside in Malibu, California with their three children, Graham, Andrew, and Sarah Grace. Andrew McKenzie was diagnosed with NF1 as an infant in 1997, and both Steve and Alyson have been active with the Foundation for approximately ten years.
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 Suzanne Campbell Earle
Chairwoman Emeritus
St. Petersburg, Florida
Suzanne Earle is Owner and Vice President of Earle and Associates, a family owned real estate appraisal and brokerage firm in St. Petersburg, Florida since 1981.
Ms. Earle has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation since 2001, and currently serves as Chair Emeritus. She also chairs the Medical Liaison Committee and serves on the Executive and Leadership Development Committees. Past positions held with the Foundation include President, Florida Chapter 2001-2005; President, Chapter and Affiliate Council 2001-2005; Secretary, Board of Directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation 2004-2006; and Chairperson, Board of Directors of the Children’s Tumor Foundation 2006-2010.
In addition to her work with the Children’s Tumor Foundation, Ms. Earle has served as Chairperson and member of the Board of Directors for Canterbury School of Florida, Racquet Club of St. Petersburg, Community Health Charities of Florida, and the Junior League of St. Petersburg. She continues to serve her community through volunteer work with local agencies and foundations.
Ms. Earle is married to James T. Earle, II, and they have two daughters, Erin and Emily. All live in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her oldest daughter, Erin, was diagnosed with NF2 in 1990 at the age of 12. She and her family have also been actively involved with the Foundation’s NF Endurance Team for many years through Team Earle.
Ms. Earle has been involved with the Foundation in a variety of capacities since 1994. She considers it an honor and a privilege to help the organization accomplish its mission of ending neurofibromatosis through research.
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 William G. Brooks
Orlando, Florida
William G. Brooks, P.E. is Vice President and Florida / Caribbean Regional Manager for Wilbur Smith Associates, an international engineering, planning and economics consulting firm specializing in transportation. In Florida, he is assisting the Florida DOT as a consultant on the state’s High Speed Rail program, helping to implement the nation’s first system of trains from Orlando to Tampa.
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 Mark David Ebel
Denver, Colorado
Mark Ebel is Associate General Counsel at Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world’s largest producers of gold, and the only gold company included in the S&P 500 Index and Fortune 500. Newmont has significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico. In 2007, Newmont became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Ebel was the CFO and General Counsel of Eyeris, Inc., a Denver-based software company that builds profitability analysis applications for Fortune 500 telecommunications and transportation companies.
Prior to joining Eyeris, Mr. Ebel was a Partner in the Corporate and Securities Departments of Holland & Hart, LLP, a 350-lawyer firm that is the largest law firm based in the Rocky Mountain region. At Holland & Hart, Mr. Ebel represented both issuers and underwriters in domestic and international public and private stock offerings ranging in size from $1M to $250M. He also represented several venture capital firms, and numerous portfolio companies, in a variety of high-tech venture capital financings. His M&A practice included stock purchases, asset purchases, joint ventures, mergers, spin-offs, leveraged buy-outs and going private transactions ranging in size from $1M to over $1B. Mr. Ebel also has significant expertise in technology transfer transactions (licensing agreements, joint ventures, development agreements, etc.), lending transactions, real estate transactions, entity formation, corporate governance and Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust filings.
Mr. Ebel joined the Colorado Chapter of the Children's Tumor Foundation in 2000 after his son, Davis, was diagnosed with NF. He became President of the Colorado Chapter in 2001, a role that he still holds today. In addition, Mr. Ebel served as President of the Children's Tumor Foundation’s nationwide Chapter and Affiliate Network from 2006-2008. He joined the national Board of CTF in 2009, and currently chairs the Volunteer Relations Committee, in addition to serving on the Fiscal Affairs Committee.
Mr. Ebel received his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, and his Juris Doctor from Stanford. He is married to Catherine Laskey, and they have three sons, Davis, Garrison and Oliver.
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 Margaret (Peggy) Wallace, PhD
Gainesville, Florida
Dr. Wallace is a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at the University of Florida, where her laboratory performs research in NF1 and related conditions. She has been the Chair of the Children’s Tumor Foundation's Research Advisory Board since 2004, directing the Young Investigator Award grant program which provides scientists with two years of salary support plus a travel stipend to attend the NF Conference and other meetings. She is also a non-voting member of the Children'sTumor Foundation Board of Directors, since 2005, and is Chair of the recently formed BioBank Committee.
Dr. Wallace has been involved in NF research since 1987, focusing on genetics and cell biology of neurofibromas, and has contributed to the field through numerous publications and collaborations. She was also a member of the Children's Tumor Foundation's Florida Chapter Board of Directors from 1992 to 2006.
Dr. Wallace does not have any family members affected with NF, but she knows many patients and families through her work and the Children's Tumor Foundation. She is married to Dr. Wayne McCormack, also a former Children's Tumor Foundation Florida Chapter Board of Directors member, and they have two children who enjoy participating in Children's Tumor Foundation fundraising events.
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 John McCarthy
Treasurer
Holmdel, New Jersey
John McCarthy works in the structured finance division of Standard & Poor’s where he specializes in structured credit products. He has worked in products across the asset-backed securities, asset-backed commercial paper, and collateralized debt obligations businesses since 2000. His primary area of focus is in credit derivatives and other derivative products such as interest rate and currency swaps.
Prior to joining S&P, Mr. McCarthy worked at Merrill Lynch, at Smith Barney (Shearson Lehman Brothers is now part of Citigroup), and at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts in various compensation and human resources management roles. Mr. McCarthy has an MBA from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.
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Our Board members represent a wide spectrum of uniquely gifted individuals from all reaches of the country committed to ending NF.
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