Before we’d even broken ground at camp, thousands of passionate people had rallied around Flying Horse Farms’ cause. Today, we are an ever-growing force with one shared focus: creating fun for the kids who need it most.
President/CEO, Nichole E. Dunn
OUR BOARD – 2019 (January – December)
Flying Horse Farms is a registered and tax exempt Ohio 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, governed by an elected board of outstanding business and community leaders from across the state of Ohio. *Denotes independent, voting members.
Kathleen Starkoff, Chair*
President & CEO
Orange Star Consulting
Kara Lewis, Chair-elect*
Director
AB Bernstein
Carole Watkins, Past Chair*
Former Chief Human Resource Officer
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Veronica Hawkins, Treasurer*
Vice President, Statewide Accounts
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Jaime O. Meek, Secretary*
Director, IT Programs & Project Management
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Jenni Belford*
Founder
Flying Horse Farms
Andrew Alexander*
President
Red Roof Inn
Juan Antunez*
President and Co-Owner, Northern/Central Ohio and Pittsburgh
California Closets
Michael Bonadies*
Community Advocate
Gerard Boyle, MD*
Medical Director, Pediatric Transplant and Heart Failure Program
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Samir Dahman*
Partner in Charge
Kohman Jackson Krantz LLP
Bill D’Onofrio*
Senior Director, Finance
Greif Inc.
John Gabrielli*
Chief Human Resource Officer
Abercrombie & Fitch, Co.
Kevin Hake*
SVP, Finance and Business Development
M/I Homes, Inc.
Francie Henry*
Market President
Fifth Third Bank
Nick Lashutka*
President & CEO
Ohio Children’s Hospital Association
John Lewis*
Senior Marketing Manager
Commercial Coatings
PPG Industries
Julie Namy*
Community Advocate
Joseph Ross, MD*
Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Mike Schlonsky*
Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Store Operations
Big Lots
Nate Tansky*
President
Tansky Sawmill Toyota
Charles E. Zebula*
Executive Vice President, Energy Supply
American Electric Power
BOARD EMERITUS
David Belford
Founder, Flying Horse Farms
Owner
Stage Capital
Chuck Fowler
Retired Director
Fairmount Santrol
OUR MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Gerard Boyle, MD – Chair
Medical Director, Pediatric Transplant and Heart Failure Program
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
James Cooper, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Jill A. Fitch, MD
Director of Sedation
Pediatric/Cardiac Intensive Care
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Karla Jones, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Sandra Kim, MD
Co-Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center,
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Stephen Knox, MD
Family Medicine
OhioHealth
Sharon M. McLeod, MS CCLS CTRS
Former Senior Clinical Director, Division of Child Life & Integrative Care
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Heather Minto, MD
Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist
Akron Children’s Hospital
Rachana Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Manager
St. John Medical Center
Joseph Ross, MD
Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Dayton Children’s
Sharon Ross, RN
Cardiology, Hematology-Oncology and Medical Imaging
Dayton Children’s
Justin Schreiber, DO MPH FAAP
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Mimi Dane is responsible for the overall direction and leadership of camp. She first began serving families and children affected by illness when she became a board member for Flying Horse Farms. Mimi was chosen to succeed Cindy Lazarus as the new CEO at the start of 2012, stepping away from a highly-successful career as an attorney/litigation partner. During her tenure at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Dane was listed as an Ohio Super Lawyer and was repeatedly ranked among the Best Lawyers in America.
