DONATE TODAY HOME ABOUT PROGRAMS TAKE ACTION EVENTS GOLD RIBBON CAMPAIGN PLANNED GIFTS CONTACT US Staff, Board & Councils TBCF Staff Corey Pahanish, Ph.D. Executive Director (805) 563-4740 corey@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Brittany Avila Wazny, M.A. Senior Development Director (805) 563-4723 brittany@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Kirsten Stuart Communications & Events Director (805) 308-9943 kirsten@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Becca Solodon Program Director (805) 563-4785 becca@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Tessa Boyce Community Outreach Manager (805) 617-0847 tessa@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Gisselle Madrigal, M.A. Family Resource Specialist (805) 308-9941 gisselle@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Stephen Watson, Ph.D. Family Care Associate (805) 456-2349 stephen@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Amanda Vargas Administrative Associate (805) 962-7466 amanda@teddybearcancerfoundation.org Board of Directors J. Paul Gignac Board Chair Email the Board Chair Nathan Rogers Vice Chair Joe Ferreira Treasurer Carolyn Shepard Baham Secretary Matthew Fish Director Tom Fisher Director Jamie Hansen Director Sheela Hunt Director Rebecca Koch Director Sofie Langhorne Director Joe McCorkell Director Dr. Jonathan Tammela Director Joey Tasca Director Maria Wilson Director Rich Schuette Immediate Past Board Chair BOARDS & COUNCILS Emeritus Board Donna Barranco Fisher Former Board Chair: 2015-2016 Jim Bechtel Alamar Capital Management, Managing Director Chair: 2012-2014 Tina Fanucchi-Frontado SB Philanthropy, Founder & President Chair 2015 Wells Hughes Partner, Arlington Financial Advisors Former Board Chair, 2005-2006 Michelle Pickett Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP Former Board Chair, 2009-2012 Rachael Steidl Former Board Chair, 2007–2009 Honorary Council Gary and Jennifer Caesar Past Board Members Tom and Janice Caesar Hub International Insurance & Mission Linen Luncheon Honorees 2008 Morris and Irma Jurkowitz Community Philanthropists Nikki Katz TBCF Founder Planned Giving Advisory Council Sarai Anderson - Financial Advisor Joe Ferreira - Financial Advisor Paul Graziano- Attorney Sheela Hunt - Real Estate Agent Rebecca Koch - Estate Planning Attorney Sharon Martin - Entrepreneur Justin Redmond - Professional Fiduciary Nathan Rogers - Attorney Del Rudeen - Trust Officer Advisory Council 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 Robyn Howard-Anderson, MSW, LICSW Susannah Rake Past Board Member Pat Snyder Past Board Member Lisa Solana Vice President, Past Board Member Ventura County Advisory Council Heather Binda Director of Data Strategy, Amgen Inc. Summaer Cole TBCF Volunteer & mother of two Melanie Ely Attorney, Beach Cowdrey Jenkins LLP John Fraser Sr. Management Analyst for the City of Camarillo Melinda Gudino, MA Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Lisa Macias Business Development Manager, Document Systems Rich Schuette, CFP Owner of Avalan Wealth Past Board Chair Lisa Smithson Real Estate Agent, Berkshire Hathaway Bonny Trejos TBCF Recipient Parent Ambassadors Donna Barranco Fisher, Co-Chair Sheela Hunt, Co-Chair Carolyn Shepard Baham Margo Barbakow Lorena Cheverez Lucia Engel Nikki Greene Mer James Pati Kern Kristi Marks Kathy McCarthy Adriana Mezic Christina Rottman Jo Landis Shields Fiona Stone Carla Tomson > About Us > History > Contact Us > Get Involved > Volunteer > Donate > Employment > Board of Directors > Board Application > Events > 2020 Annual Report Mission Statement: Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation advocates for families living in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties that have a child with cancer by providing financial, educational, and emotional support. Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation 3892 State St., Ste. 220 | Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805.962.7466 Monday - Thursday 8:30AM - 5:30PM Friday 8:30AM - 1:00PM TBCF's Donor Privacy Policy | TBCF's 2018 Audited Financials © 2020 by Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation