Board of Directors

  • Executive Committee

    CEO/President: Kathleen A. Casey, Founder, Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation

    Vice President: Susan A. Hallen, IBM Global Services    

    Treasurer: Joy L. Larisey, Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     

    Secretary: Wendy N. Enerson, SNR Denton US, LLP     

    Medical Advisory Liaison:
    Kelly Kramer, RN, MSN, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital                                                        

  • Board of Directors

    Fredrick H. Bates, Esq., Bates Legal Group    

    Dennis Culloton, Culloton Strategies, LLC

    George Houlihan, Caherciveen Partners     

    Eric Lundstrom, Focus Capital Advisors    

    Tim Mauery, Cramer-Krasselt     

    Pamela Mikulec, The Parthenon Group         

    Christopher B. Noon, Builtech Construction, Inc.

    Eric L. Nygard, Independant Consultant

    Judy Nygard, Deloitte

    David Proctor, Next Wave Logistics   

    Bradley A. Stephens, Mayor, Village of Rosemont 

    Tammy H. Vance    

     

  • Legacy Board

    Michael Curran, Curran Group    

    Elizabeth Neuhoff

    Russell Scurto, Jr., Triumph Development

    Tracy Scurto

    Ralph Wakerly, Wakerly Partners, Inc.    

    Fr. Paul White, Pastor, St. Joseph

     

  • Honorary Members

    Tony and Laurie Amonte    

    Gary and Sandy Fencik    

    Jay Levine and Mary Ann Childers    

    Mike and Kim Singletary

Scientific and Bear Empowerment Committees

  • Scientific Committee

    Chair: John M. Cunningham, MD, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital    

    Co-Chair: Anne E. Hagey, MD, Hana Biosciences    

    Eric C. Beyer, MD, PhD, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital          

    Paul M. Kent, MD, Rush University Medical Center    

    Danielle M. Kerkovich, PhD, Rehab Institute of Chicago       

    Susan F. Sencer, MD, Children's Hospitals and Clinics 

    Stephen Skapek, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center    

    Marcelo Bento Soares, PhD, Children's Memorial Hospital    

    James Whitlock, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

     

  • Bear Empowerment Committee

    Gina Baldacci, L.C.S.W.    

    Meg Crum, L.C.S.W.    

    Julie Jones, C.C.L.S., M.Ed.    

    Jennifer Loewy, L.S.W, C.C.L.S.    

    Nicole Lennie, MS, CCLS    

    Heather Moore, R.N., M.S.N    

    Lisa Mulvaney, C.C.L.S.    

    Allison Parise, R.N., B.S.N.    

    Lucy Ramirez, LCSW    

    Jean E. Schwab, L.C.S.W.    

    Jenneh Scott, BSCCLS

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