Executive & Administration Staff
Program Team
Child & Family Support Groups
Linda Garcia
Hortencia Rojas Hernandez
Maria Tome
L.A. Troupe Safety Smart
Nick Dalton-Pawle
Koni McCurdy
Teen Program Manager
Marc Osadchey
Emily Frank
Careful, That’s Hot! Program Educator
Debbie Karaman
Program Volunteers
Patricia Betancourt, Shanna Hart
Board of Trustees
Children’s Burn Foundation is governed by a dedicated Board of Trustees comprised of business and community leaders, philanthropists and child advocates.
Board leadership, professional expertise and generous support make it possible for the Foundation to sustain and expand services to meet the needs of the children and families we serve.
Kathleen Toppino (Chair)
Community Leader
Douglas Mancino (Chair Emeritus)
Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw
Lynda Fadel (Vice Chair)
Attorney, Community Leader
Barbara Pratt (Secretary)
Community Leader
Members
Dennis Alfieri
Senior Real Estate Investment Consultant
Adriana Balaban
Community Leader
Chief William R. Bamattre
Fire Chief LA City, Retired
Debra Barbanel
Managing Director
Russell Reynolds, Global Real Estate
Canard Barnes
Managing Principal
Barnes and Company Investment Council
William Barrett, Jr.
Chairman, retired
Fiduciary Trust International of California
Chief Gregory Barton
Beverly Hills Fire Department
Karen Dodge
Attorney, Butler and Dodge, LLP
Sam Elliott
Actor
Kate Freeman
Managing Director
Fiduciary Trust International
Richard Frey
Attorney, Epstein, Becker & Green
Brindell Gottlieb
Community Leader
Dana Kraft Kitaj
The Council President
Michael Koch
Southern California Counseling Center
Interim Executive Director
Kara Lew Larew
Vice President of Investments Community
Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc.
Carol Mancino
Community Leader
Pedro Marti
Managing Director, Private Wealth Management Advisor
The Marti Group
Rockefeller Capital Management
Ann Marie Mortimer
Managing Partner, Hunton & Williams
Michael Palmer
Managing Director & Co Founder
California Real Estate Regional Center “CaRE”
John F. Nickoll
Retired CEO
Charles A. Pratt, Jr.
Writer, Television Producer
Eric Reimer
Attorney
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP
Matt Ruderman
Morgan Stanley
Senior Vice President
Committees
Governance
Carol Mancino, Chair
Finance
Pedro Marti, Chair
Development
Kate Freeman, Co-Chair
Carol Mancino, Co-Chair
Marketing
Michael Koch, Co-Chair
Barbara Pratt, Co-Chair
Prevention & Education
Chief William Bamattre,Co-Chair
Chief Greg Barton, Co-Chair
Full Recovery
Lynda Fadel, Chair
Karen Dodge, Vice Chair
Audit
Michael Palmer, Chair
Executive
Kathy Toppino, Chair
The Council
The mission of Children’s Burn Foundation is furthered by the efforts of The Council, a dynamic volunteer group of 73 dedicated members who work to support the Foundation’s fundraising and community outreach initiatives.
Founded in 1996, The Council hosts the annual Giving New Hope Benefit, where they bestow the Giving New Hope Award to a community leader who has demonstrated significant commitment to improving the lives of children. Through the Giving New Hope Benefit, The Council has raised more than $18 million since 1996.
One of The Council’s annual activities is the Holiday Party, where Council Members invite our CBF families to come together for a day of festivities at Fire Station 84. This day is filled with music, treats, games, gifts and of course community.
Members of The Council of the Children’s Burn Foundation
2020-21 President
Dana Kraft Kitaj*
Founding President
Carol Mancino*
Members
Gwen Aldridge
Adriana Balaban*
Leanna Balaban
Fay Bass
Marjorie Bender
Catherine Berger
Suzanne Bonafede
Alexandra Brand
Shawna Clark
Lily Fukuda Crummy
Ellen Danna*
Barbara Deming
Lexi Fadel
Lynda Fadel*
Pamela Fluor
Barbara Fodor
Kate Freeman*
Ruth Gilliam
Lindsey Gordon
Brindell Gottlieb
Mary Hambric
Betty Hollingsworth
Celia Kahn
Sally Kanin
Lauren Katz
Mary Nguyen Kayne
Kate Kennedy
Dana Kraft Kitaj
Sandra Krause
Beth Lane
Lisa LaPorta
Janet Leahy
Tracey Letteau
Tamara Lowensohn
Susan Lynch
Carol Mancino*
Joan Mangum
Adria Marti
Patty Nickoll
Barbara Nicola
Christine Ofiesh
Nina O’Hern
Mara Palmer
Lianne Pinder
Judy Piro
Sandra Post
Barbara Pratt*
Annette Rasmussen
Deena Regan
Sandra Rosenbaum
Ellie Salamat
Jennifer Shpilsky
Minoo Simantob
Kandus Simpson
Rebeka Sinclair
Laurie Sischo
Yvonne Skillings
Tracy Berliner Smith
Jill Stein
Robin Swartz
Ginny Sydorick
Susan Tivoli
Kathleen Toppino*
Amanda Tunnell
Sherry Tunnell
Elinor Turner
Alexis Vourvoulis
Lynelle Wagner
Heidi Widelitz
*Board Members of The Council