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 and CEO, Nichole E. Dunn
OUR BOARD – 2020 (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.
Kara Lewis, Chair*
Director
AB Bernstein
Samir Dahman, Vice Chair*
Partner in Charge
Kohrman Jackson Krantz LLP
Kathleen Starkoff, Past Chair*
President & CEO
Orange Star Consulting
Veronica Hawkins, Treasurer*
Vice President, Individual and Retiree Health Solutions
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Francie Henry, Secretary*
Market President
Fifth Third Bank
Jenni Belford*
Founder
Flying Horse Farms
Andrew Alexander*
CEO
Green Courte Residential Holdings
Juan Antunez*
President and Co-Owner
California Closets, serving Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh
Habiba Bankston*
Senior Community Relations Specialist
L Brands
Michael Bonadies*
Community Advocate
Gerard Boyle, MD*
Medical Director, Pediatric Transplant and Heart Failure Program
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Bill D’Onofrio*
Vice President, Finance
Greif Inc.
John Gabrielli*
Community Advocate
Kevin Hake*
Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Development
M/I Homes, Inc.
Greg B. Hall*
President, AEP Energy Partners
American Electric Power
Scott Hauptman*
Vice President, Chief Claims Officer
Grange Insurance
Jaime O. Meek*
Director, Technical Solutions
American Electric Power
Patricia Raimer, MD*
Pediatric Intensive Care Physician
Akron Children’s Hospital
Renee C. Romano, PhD*
Professor of History and Professor of Comparative American Studies and Africana Studies
Oberlin College
Joseph Ross, MD*
Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Mike Schlonsky*
Executive Vice President of Human Resources & Store Operations
Big Lots
Ola Snow*
Chief Human Resources Officer
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Joseph Vandermark*
Principal, Advisory Services
Ernst & Young
BOARD EMERITUS
David Belford
Founder, Flying Horse Farms
Owner
Stage Capital
Chuck Fowler
Retired Director
Fairmount Santrol
OUR MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Joseph Ross, MD – Chair
Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Dayton Children’s
Gerard Boyle, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Transplant and Heart Failure Program
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Scott Coven, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine
Riley Hospital for Children
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
Heather Minto, MD
Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist
Akron Children’s Hospital
Rachana Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Manager
St. John Medical Center
Patricia Raimer, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Akron Children’s Hospital
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
Shannon Sonnhalter, CCLS
Senior Manager, Child Life
Cleveland Clinic
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.
