the support center

the hub of the network

The camps and programs that make up SeriousFun Children’s Network receive critical support services to help them positively impact the lives of children and families facing serious illness. Our Support Center in Westport, Connecticut raises awareness of the Network’s global mission and fundraises in support of our programs around the world. In addition, we foster the responsible development of new camps, administer a peer review process to ensure that high standards of programmatic and medical quality are met, and encourage the sharing of ideas across the Network.

 

2011 accomplishments

  • Supported three camps as they began serving children onsite for the first time.
  • Welcomed three new full member camps into the Network.
  • Seven camps went through the criteria process, a set of standards developed by the Network. These standards ensure that all member camps operate at the highest level of safety and mission-focused excellence.
  • Sponsored staff members to take a peer visit from their camp to another camp in the Network, where they learned new skills and gathered ideas to bring back and enhance their own program.
  • Hosted face-to-face and web conferences serving camp staff, building professional skills through training and camp quality through notable practice sharing.
  • Expended over $2.5 million in support of camps and programs around the world.
 

Contact Us

SeriousFun - Hartford, CT OfficeSeriousFun Support Center Office 
228 Saugatuck Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
203-562-1203 (phone)
203-341-8707 (fax)

SeriousFun - New York, NY OfficeSeriousFun Advancement Office
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10168
646-356-0270 (phone)
646-480-6192 (fax)

 

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Support Center Staff

Staff names are listed below organized by department. Department head(s) are listed first, with additional staff alphabetized by first name.

John C. Read

President and CEO

Laurie Fontana

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Human Resources Manager
Liaison to the Board of Directors 

Advancement

Clea Newman

Senior Director, External Affairs

Kira Christie

Senior Director, Advancement

Adam Guy

Director, Marketing & Communications

Rebecca Rosenbaum

Associate Director, Communications

Danielle Piazza

Director, Team SeriousFun

Jessica Upson-McPherron

Grants Manager

Jose Torres

Project Manager, Team SeriousFun

Julia Harris

Director, Events 

Priya Das

Development Associate

Sandi Petrulis

Associate Director, Development/Administration
Vicki Cain Associate Director, Database Management

Camp Support Services

Padraig Barry

Director, Camp Support Services

Kelly Elliott

Program Manager, Camp Support Services

Kelly O'Leary

Camp Leadership Horvitz Fellow

Lindsay Standish

Program Manager, Camp Support Services

   

Global Partnership Programs (GPP)

Alyson Fox

Director, GPP

Haley Fletcher

Senior Program Manager, GPP

Julie Wahl

Program Manager, GPP

Mary Silvia

Global Programs Horvitz Fellow

Michelle Levack

Administrative Assistant, GPP & Camp Support Services

Tim Bethune

Program Manager, GPP

Zac Gannett

Program Manager, GPP

Program Partnership & Evaluation (PIE)

Steve Nagler Director, PIE

Chetna Chandrasekaran

Newman's Own Foundation Fellow

Finance and Administration

Ingrid Milne

Chief Financial Officer

Jessalyn Griffin 

Accounting Manager

 

 

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