This is our team.
Passionate, effective people working to create a better reality for kids fighting cancer.
Beat Childhood Cancer is led by parents, each who formerly founded and ran unique nonprofits with shared visions. Pat Lacey serves as our Board President; Kyle Matthews serves as our Executive Director, and Sarah Bartosz is our National Director of Strategic Partnerships.
This dedicated team has driven over $7m in research dollars, changing the childhood cancer story with novel treatments and innovative options. We work closely with doctors, researchers, families, and advocates across the world to Beat Childhood Cancer.
AJ Hurley, Creative Director.
AJ creates the videos and photographs Beat Childhood Cancer releases. A storyteller at heart, AJ introduces you to kids fighting cancer, those fighting alongside them, and more.
Yvette Pullara, Operations Manager.
If it can be described using the word "data" - Yvette's on it. If you've supported our mission through a donation, you've received a handwritten letter from Yvette saying thanks!
Board of Directors
Our board is an incredible group of talented people with a passion for seeing neuroblastoma and other solid-mass childhood cancers cured.
Advisory Board
Our Senior Advisors are fiercely committed to assisting Beat Childhood Cancer in moving forward our mission of beating neuroblastoma.
Previous Board Members
Directors serve 2 year terms at Beat Childhood Cancer. We are grateful for our past Directors’ service, and proud of this team.
| Erica Copeland | Copeland Family | |
| Kevin Dyer | Owner, AP Insurance Group | |
| Marissa Devins | Partner, United Talent Agency | |
| Joseph Driscoll | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Government Affairs, South Shore Health | |
| Xuan “Sing” Hurt | Proprietor, Anise Global Gastrobar | |
| Bryan Jamele | Senior Director, Government Affairs, Care.com | |
| Kate Jaspon | CFO, Dunkin’ Brands | |
| Rick Lockhart | Director of Environmental Services and Property Management, Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health | |
| Jen Lynch | Trademark Paralegal, Boston Office, Fish & Richardson P.C. | |
| Melissa Mikulak | Max's Mom / Co-founder, Max's Ring of Fire | |
| Robyn Matthews | Ezra's Mom / Co-founder, Because of Ezra | |
| Ryan Negri | Technology & Innovation Consultant | |
| Lisa Riniolo | Director, Beat Childhood Cancer NY | |
| Ryan McGee | Attorney, Morgan & Morgan | |
| Amy McHugh | Director of Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | |
| Tom Secaur | COO, Citisoft, Inc. |