STAFF, BOARDS & COUNCILS
MEET OUR TEAM
Kirsten Stuart
Communications & Events Director
(805) 265-0634
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andrew Miller
Board Chair
Attorney - Miller & Berryhill
Father of a pediatric cancer survivor
Debby Mann
Vice Chair
Entrepreneur
Robyn Howard-Anderson
Secretary
Pediatric Oncology Social Worker - Retired
Andrew Arrastia
Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer - Carpe Data
Nathan Rogers
Immediate Past Chair
Attorney - Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLC
Sarai Anderson
Director
Financial Advisor - Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
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Taylor Fuller
Director
Attorney - Herring Law Firm
Jamie Hansen
Director
Relationship Banker - Pacific Premier Bank
Sofie Langhorne
Director
Real Estate Agent - Compass Realty
Joe McCorkell
Director
Real Estate Agent - Sotheby's Int'l Realty
Joseph Tasca
Director
Real Structural Engineer - Studio Engineers, inc.
Father of pediatric cancer survivor
Lacy Taylor
Director
Civil Litigator & Partner - Thyne, Taylor, Fox, Howard, LLP
Mother of pediatric cancer survivor
OTHER BOARDS & COUNSELS
EMERITUS BOARD
Donna Barranco Fisher
Nonprofit Executive Director (Ret)
Board Chair 2015-2016
Jim Bechtel
Independent Financial Consultant
Board Chair 2012-2014
Tina Fanucchi-Frontado
Executive Director, St. Francis Foundation
Board Chair 2015
J. Paul Gignac
Attorney, JPG Law APC
Board Chair 2020-2022
Wells Hughes
Partner, Arlington Financial Advisors
Board Chair 2005-2006
Michelle Pickett
Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP
Board Chair 2009-2012
Rich Schuette
Wealth Manager, Avalan Wealth
Board Chair 2017 - 2019
Rachael Steidl
Executive Director, YouthWell
Board Chair 2007–2009
ADVISORY
BOARD
Earl Armstrong
President, Armstrong Associates
Founding Member, Grizzly Club
Martin Bell
Angel Flight West
Dr. Francisco Bracho
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Ventura County Medical Center
Heather Hambleton
Sr. Territory Manager, Medtronic
Robyn Howard-Anderson
MSW, LICSW
TBCF Board Member
Susannah Rake
Past Board Member
Pat Snyder
Past Board Member
Lisa Solana
Past Board Member
PLANNED GIVING
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Sarai Anderson
Financial Advisor & Board member
Devyn Duex
Principal Financial Advisor
Joe Ferreira
Financial Advisor & Board Treasurer
Paul Graziano
Attorney
Sheela Hunt
Real Estate Agent
Sharon Jordano
Entrepreneur
Rebecca Koch
Estate Planning Attorney
Andrew Miller
Attorney & Board Chair
Nathan Rogers
Attorney & Former Board Chair
HONORARY
COUNCIL
Gary and Jennifer Caesar
Past Board Members
Tom and Janice Caesar
Hub International Insurance & Mission Linen
Morris and Irma Jurkowitz
Community Philanthropists
Nikki Katz
TBCF Founder
TBCF AMBASSADORS
The TBCF Ambassadors are a group of women who have served TBCF for over a decade and continue to make themselves available to staff and families when needed most. Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is the organization you know today because of the incredible work of these individuals.
Co-Chairs
Donna Barranco Fisher & Sheela Hunt
Carolyn Shepard Baham
Margo Barbakow
Lorena Cheverez
Lucia Engel
Nikki Greene
Mer James
Pati Kern
Kristi Marks
Kathy McCarthy
Adriana Mezic
Jo Landis Shields
Fiona Stone
Carla Tomson
VENTURA COUNTY AMBASSADORS
Ventura County Ambassadors are dedicated individuals in the Ventura County area who
contribute to TBCF by raising awareness, hosting events, fostering business partnerships,
and establishing shared connections.
Heather Binda
Victoria Izquierdo
Trini Hernandez
Danny Molina
Lisa Sanchez