Founder, President

Becky Fawcett

Becky Fawcett is the founder and president of Helpusadopt.org, an equality based organization that seeks to reduce the financial burden of adoption by awarding large, life-changing, problem-solving grants.

After graduating from Franklin & Marshall College, Becky had a successful career in the magazine industry, first for Baltimore magazine, and then for Philadelphia magazine as the director of marketing. In 1999, she founded The Fawcett Group, a full-service public relations and marketing firm with offices in New York City and Philadelphia.

After adopting their first child in 2005 (and their second in 2009), Becky and Kipp were so grateful to have the financial means to adopt that they decided to make a donation to an organization that would help ease another family’s financial burden. Sadly, they could not find an adoption grant organization that was based on a mission of equality. To address this need and help all types of families, they founded Helpusadopt.org in 2007. Under Becky's leadership, Helpusadopt.org has grown from a kitchen-table organization into a strong, national presence with a full time staff of four, board of twenty two, hundreds of volunteers, and thousands of donors.

Founder

Kipp Fawcett

Kipp is a consultant at Accordion Partners. Accordion is the only consulting firm focused exclusively within the Office of the CFO. Accordion works alongside Private Equity sponsor management teams to support initiatives across the entire finance function. While engagements span all industries and sizes, the focus is consistent: flawless execution.

Kipp earned his B.A. degree in finance from Franklin & Marshall College in 1993, his MBA from Villanova University in 1996 and completed his CFA degree in 1999. The decision to launch Helpusadopt.org was almost immediate once he realized what the average adoption costs are, how many couples struggle financially and how others go childless.

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Veronica M. Beard

Veronica Miele Beard was raised in northern New Jersey. She graduated from Franklin & Marshall College and studied abroad in Florence, Italy. With a head for business and a heart for culture, she is inspired by myriad forms of art and has always enjoyed taking fashion risks. Her first job was on Wall Street in sales and trading. After a brief stint in the ‘90s working for Ron Galotti at Vogue, Veronica returned to the world of finance. She reached the pinnacle of her finance career when she helped Philippe Laffont launch Coatue Management, LLC, a premier technology hedge fund, where she was partner and COO. There she learned how to manage and organically build a business. Her quest to find and fill a void in the market led her to the fashion industry to create the perfect uniform for women; cool, sexy and chic. She believes in enhancing a woman’s personal strengths and features through her individual look. Veronica lives in Manhattan with her husband, Anson H. Beard, and their five children, Helaina, Scarlett, Anson Jr., India, and Matthew Rhett.

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Mary Ann Bond

Mary Ann Bond recently retired from a long time career in healthcare and senior living marketing. Her last positions were Marketing Director for Princeton Windows and Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing at New Seasons Assisted Living. She and her husband Jeff (recently deceased) adopted their son Roman in 1994 from Russia, he is the light of her life and she wanted to give back. She was introduced to the organization three years ago through an existing donor and immediately got involved on the committee of Faces of Adoption Philadelphia where she played an impactful role in sponsorship growth for the event. This year she served as event Co-chair for Faces of Adoption Philadelphia. She is joining the board of Helpusadopt.org to build more families and continue the work they started together in her husband’s memory.

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Ana Curi

Ana was drawn to Helpusadopt.org because she was adopted in Brazil as a baby and has a strong desire to support an organization which is close to her heart. Ana is a Brazilian and British national and has lived in three continents: South America, North America, and Europe. She has created an established international network through her business, educational and exploratory experiences in various countries and has learned four languages. She attained a BA in Social Communication and Journalism in Brazil and an Executive MBA from Cass Business School in London. Ana has had a distinguished career during her last 11 years at Bloomberg LP. She started her time at Bloomberg at the European headquarters in London. In 2016, she followed her dream and relocated to New York City. Ana currently manages business in New York, Southern Florida and the Caribbean for Bloomberg.

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Lisa Blair Davis

Lisa Blair Davis is currently Global Head of Human Resources, Medical Devices at Johnson & Johnson. She is responsible for global HR strategy for the Medical Device sector. Lisa is focused on driving long-term successful Leadership, Talent and Culture at J&J.

Lisa has been with Johnson & Johnson for over 25 years having served in each of the three business sectors. She was Head of Global Benefits & Health and International Total Rewards here the led the strategy, design and execution of Johnson & Johnson’s global benefits programs while providing oversight of the international Total Rewards functions. In this role, Lisa advanced industry-leading Workplace policies and programs including global parental leave, consistency of eligibility in policy harmonization, fertility and adoption. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of Florida. Lisa lives in New Hope, PA with her husband, Paul, and her son.

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Jeff Dorschuck

Jeff Dorschuck serves as the Vice President of Business and Professional Banking Regional Manager at M&T Bank where he has worked for over 16 years. Jeff was born and raised in Valley Stream, NY and is married to Danielle with whom he has a three month old named girl, Isabella Marie. He is a sports enthusiast being a big fan of the NY Mets, NY Jets, and Penn State football. He's an avid traveler who has visited over 36 countries and enjoys play golf on his downtime.

Jeff is passionate about Helpusadopt.org's mission and is very excited to help more kids who are in need of a loving, permanent home.

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Cara Kahn Fudemberg

Cara Kahn Fudemberg was born and raised outside of Boston Massachusetts. She attended Washington University in St. Louis where she was known for her wit, creativity, and style. After graduation, Cara joined the cast of MTV’s The Real World Chicago.

Since then, she has worked as a stylist in top stores in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. In addition, she was a co host at a local entertainment TV show in Kansas City. Cara continues to offer personal styling and consulting as well as sharing fashion trends on local TV segments. She can also be found on QVC presenting fabulous footwear and accessories.

Cara lives on the Main Line of Philadelphia with her husband Scott, their children Jack and Sloan, and their large lovable dog, Hank.

Vice Chair

Kimberly Reinhardt-Gonzales

Kimberly has two decades of leadership and management experience in hedge fund and middle management operations. She was recruited for her current role to help strategize future goals and objectives. In this capacity, she ensures that operational functions run smoothly across all business units. Her career has spanned from positions in, Telecommunication and Information Systems Recruiter, Middle Office Analyst, Cash Management Supervisor, Head of Cash Management, to her current role as Head of Strategic Initiatives. Most recently, she was recruited to Co-Manage the Derivatives Operations team. Kimberly is also responsible for the creation and management of her firm’s undergraduate intern program. She has mentored over 120 undergrads through the program. Kimberly also created and is responsible for all content of her firm’s Women’s Initiative Network. Kimberly is a trusted senior management liaise, regarded as essential within the company’s infrastructure.

Board Chair

Glenn Hill

Glenn Hill is the proud father of three adopted children. He is also a Managing Director with J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s Global Fund Structuring Team where he focuses on structuring and funds management for private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds. Mr. Hill serves as President of J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser that manages private client assets in J.P. Morgan multi-manager portfolios and feeder funds. Prior to joining the Private Bank in 2003, he worked for J.P. Morgan Partners and the J.P. Morgan Investment Bank, where he managed institutional private equity fundraisings for both internal and third-party fund managers. Mr. Hill received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and B.S. in Advertising from Florida State University.

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Kate Jenkins

Kate Jenkins is the Global Head of Recruiting for the Product and Client businesses at BlackRock Asset Management. She joined Blackrock from JPMorgan Chase where she led recruiting for US Investment Management, Marketing and Global Operations for Asset Management. She was also responsible for the Staffing, Operations and Analytics.

Kate has over 20 years of recruiting experience in financial services; she spent her earlier career with Morgan Stanley and Oak Hill Capital in New York. Kate earned a BA degree in Sociology from Gettysburg College in 2000. She is an active member of the Millbrook School alumni association.

Kate resides in Montclair, NJ with her husband Brady and their two children.

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Cooper Smith Koch

Cooper Koch is the founder of Cooper Smith Agency, a Dallas-based PR and social media firm focused on the building materials, commercial real estate and construction industries. He is also the founder and publisher of He Said magazine — an online source of things to do, see, buy, enjoy, etc., all from a witty gay perspective — and storyteller on his blog Cooped Up and Facebook Live. In 2012, Cooper and his family, including husband, Todd, and their two (adopted) children, Claire and Mason, were featured in a national Father's Day marketing campaign for JCPenney that triggered a boycott from the "Million Moms" and worldwide news coverage of the first-of-its-kind ad.

Cooper has been a vocal and financial supporter of Helpusadopt.org for many years, and has written about the organization's success for Huffington Post, dedicated his birthday as a fundraiser, and is always encouraging potential recipients to apply.

Having adopted two children himself, Cooper knows firsthand how expensive it can be. Like Helpusadopt.org's founders, he refuses to believe that any person's inability to come up with a lump sum of $40,000 should in any way be a measure of their ability to be a fantastic parent to a child who needs a home.

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Keith Lavitt

Keith Lavitt is President of Super Enterprises, the regional wholesale distributor for the Marvin family of window and door products in lower NY, NJ, DE, eastern PA, GA and southern NC. Keith received his BS from Cornell University and his MBA from New York University.

Keith is an active member of Vistage, an international CEO membership organization, and the Executive Council on Construction Supply. Keith resides in Long Island, NY with his wife Lisa and their two children, one of whom is adopted.

Treasurer

Michael Miller

Michael Miller is a founder and Vice President of Miller Bros., an energy services firm based in Conshohocken, PA that constructs and maintains electrical substation, transmission and distribution systems as well as natural gas transmission and distribution systems. Miller Bros. is a resource for large investor owned utilities and private power facility owners of renewable energy wind, solar and battery storage systems. Michael is part of the founding team at Miller Bros. Solar, a National operations and maintenance provider to owners of solar generating facilities.

Michael resides in Gladwyne, PA with his wife Jennifer and their two children. Michael spends as much time as possible raising, watching, laughing and learning with his family. Mike’s other interests include history, architecture and playing golf.

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Robert Nuzzo

Robert R. Nuzzo is the Chief Operating Officer for the Americas Fundamental Active Equities team at Blackrock Asset Management. In this role, he is responsible for helping to grow and manage the day to day operations of the business. Prior to this role, Robert spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs Investment Bank helping the firm build out into new businesses and restructure existing businesses. Robert received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. He was born in Brooklyn. Growing up with five siblings, and now having thirteen nieces and nephews, family is an important value to him. He and his husband Leif reside in the Union Square area of NY and are in the process of domestic adoption.

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Gregory Odle

Greg is Executive Vice President for OrthoPediatrics, a company focused exclusively on commercializing surgical devices for children with orthopedic conditions. Greg has spent his entire 26 year career in the orthopedic device industry, serving in a number of capacities from sales and sales management to executive leadership. He was part of the team that helped launch OrthoPediatrics in 2007, and has been involved in several capital raises throughout the company’s history. OrthoPediatrics completed a successful IPO in October, 2017, and is traded under ticker symbol KIDS.

Greg’s adoption story began in 2007, after years of trying to start a family, when he and his wife, Cindi, adopted Alexander at birth from Alexandria, Virginia. Three years later, they were blessed with Ryan, who was adopted at birth from Atlanta, Georgia. The Odle family currently lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

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Chad Punchard

Chad Punchard is the president of Comstar Supply, a national distributor of outside plant material for the broadband industry. A family-owned business, Comstar was founded by his father, Earl, 27 years ago. Chad has spent his entire 25-year career at the company serving in multiple positions, and spearheaded its growth as president since his father’s passing 12 years ago.

A graduate of Gwynedd-Mercy University, Chad is an Ambassador of the Corporate Council and a member of the Board of Visitors for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Being an adoptee himself, Chad’s mission of finding loving homes for children in need is personal. Chad lives in Villanova, PA with wife Kelly and their three children.

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Sindy Sagastume

Sindy was born in Guatemala and raised in Houston, TX. She graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University, focusing on International Business. She has worked on the business side of fashion for 15 years, and is currently Head of Operations of TonyMoly USA, the US subsidiary of South Korean-beauty company TonyMoly. She is also an avid CrossFitter and weightlifter. Sindy believes that family is not always the unit we are born into, but who we choose to let into our lives. Adoption allows people the fortuity to provide and accept family that we may otherwise not have known. It is a priceless opportunity that should happen based on factors other than financial ability to meet up-front costs.

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Jerry Slipakoff

Jerry Slipakoff graduated from the University of Miami School of Business and joined the family owned steel company. After running the company for 10 years Jerry decided to leave the steel business to join a friend to grow his start up real estate investment / management company. Starting with 200 apartment units, the Galman Group has grown over the past 30 years and now owns and manages approximately 10,000 apartment units.

In 2004, Jerry and his wife Donna adopted their daughter Sophia from an orphanage in Ukraine. They spent 3 weeks there while waiting for the adoption to be finalized. During that time, they met other families that were there for the same purpose, including many families that were struggling financially to complete their adoption.

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Carly Snyder, M.D.

Dr. Carly Snyder is a reproductive and perinatal psychiatrist with a unique approach that combines traditional psychiatry with integrative medicine-based treatments. Dr. Snyder received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and completed general psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center with additional reproductive psychiatry elective training at the Payne Whitney Women’s Program at NY Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. She maintains a private practice on the Upper East Side in NYC where she serves as Director of Women’s Health for Family Health Associates, and is voluntary faculty at NY-Presbyterian Weill Cornell and at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Centers. She is currently on the President’s Advisory Council and was the Research Chair and a Board Member for Postpartum Support International for several terms.

Dr. Snyder was named a ‘2019 New York Super Doctors Rising Star’ and is a frequent lecturer on the topic of women’s health and wellness. Her weekly radio show, “MD for Moms,” can be heard on TuneIn radio, iHeart Radio, the BBM Global Network or anytime on her website. Dr. Snyder’s HuffPost parenting blog shares the “MD for Moms” moniker. She also is a regular contributor to many popular websites such as Medium, Mommybites, Romper, and Wellrounded. Dr. Snyder resides in NYC and the North Fork with her husband and three awesome children. In her free time you can find Dr. Snyder training for a marathon, skiing or gardening.

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Karen Anisi Sperber

Karen grew up in Chicago and graduate from Loyola University of Chicago with a B.A in Finance. She began work immediately at The Northern Trust Chicago, as a Vice President. Karen was a Relationship Manager in the Trust Department for 16 years with clients nationwide including ERISA, Taft-Hartley and Insurance Pension Funds. Karen left Northern Trust to stay at home to care for her children full time.

Having championed many efforts in her school district and beyond for the rights of children with disabilities she became fully committed to helping children. She also sits on another Board which raises scholarship money to send kids to camp who financially could not attend.

Karen and her husband of 25 years, the Global Corporate Head of Mayer Brown, adopted their oldest son Jake, from Bulgaria 20 years ago. Two other children followed, Joseph now age 19 and Sophia now 16. Karen and her family live in a Northern Suburb of Chicago, Northbrook.