Meet Our Leadership

The Children’s Inn is led by a senior management team with broad non-profit experience. In addition, The Inn has a diverse Board of Directors and active Trustees who provide feedback, guidance, and support to the leadership team.

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Jennie Lucca

Chief Executive Officer


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Tammy Pinson

Chief Operating Officer


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Cathy Morales

Chief Program and Services Officer


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Fern Stone

Chief Philanthropy & Communications Officer


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Donald Rodrick

Chief Financial Officer


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Amir Bahmani

Senior Director of Information Technology


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Brian Schmoyer

Senior Director of Facilities and Construction Management


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Melissa Dell’Omo

Chief of Staff


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Zilly

Chief of Emotional Support and Engagement




Meet Our Senior Staff

Aisha Campbell, Director of Resident Services and Family Programs

Liza Cole, Sr. Director of Leadership and Legacy Giving

Liz Gouldman, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communications

Peter Spring, Director of Development Operations

Joan Wisner-Carlson, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations


Meet Our Board of Directors

Liz Wurster, Board Chair 
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Scott Royal, Ph.D., Board Vice Chair
President and CEO, Westat

Philipia Hillman, Ph.D., Board Secretary
Founder, The October Group

Kamal Narang, Board Treasurer
Sr. Vice President for Federal Health, GDIT

Lois Alperstein
Business Owner and Philanthropist

Diana Araoz-Fraser
Vice President, HKS, Inc.

Milad Bahrami
Sr. Vice President, Health Solutions at Leidos, Inc. 

Kelly Brame

Anton Cohen, CPA
Partner, Renewable Energy Industry and Project Finance and Consulting Practice Leader, CohnReznick LLP

William L. Dahut, M.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, American Cancer Society

Erin Darling J.D.
Associate Vice President and Counsel, Federal Policy, Merck & Co. Inc.

Prachee J. Devadas
President and CEO, Synergy Enterprises, Inc.

Jamie Gentille, MPH, CCLS
System Director of Child Life Services and Community Engagement

Christine Grady, MSN, Ph.D.

Kavita Kalatur
Founder and Chairperson at NetImpact Strategies Inc.

Roman Salasznyk
Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Zoe Sharp, CPA, J.D.
General Counsel, Lendbuzz

Michelle Taylor
President and CEO, BETAH Associates, Inc.

Ken Wojdon
Principal and Lead Client Service Partner for NIH, Deloitte Consulting

Juan Zavala, CFA, CAIA
Partner, New Markets Venture Partners

Faizan Zia
Founder and CEO, Connsci

Brian Kelly, Board Ex Officio
Editor at Large and Executive Vice President, US News and World Report


Meet Our Trustees

Dale A. Adams

Timothy J. Atkin

Diane Baker

Matthew Bell, Ph.D.

Abigail Blunt

Sandra Davis

Congresswoman Deborah I. Dingell 

Pepe Figueroa

Edward Greissing

Robert (Rob) Guerra 

Lee J. Helman, M.D.

Molly Mahoney Matthews

Beth Maloney

Beth Meagher

Edward Orton, Ph.D.

Todd Pantezzi

Holly Cobb Parker

Susan Penfield

Philip A. Pizzo, M.D.

Jay C. Planalp

Mark J. Raabe

Kristine Ribas

Ryan A. Riel

Kathy L. Russell 

Randy Schools

Porter Shifflett

Sandeep Somaiya

Constantine Stratakis, M.D.

Robert J. Vogel

Dennis Webster

Lori Wiener, Ph.D.

Lauren V. Wood, M.D.