NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The AACY National Advisory Council serves as a formal network of advisers who contribute their knowledge and insights to help develop and execute initiatives in the United States that support Caregiving Youth.
Ann Faraone EdD
With over four decades of experience in the field of education, Ann Faraone, EdD, began her career as a teacher in NYC. She has also been the Program Director for the NYS Department of Education, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School of Education & Human Services at St. John's University, and as a Principal in NY & FL.
When the School District of Palm Beach County created the Department of Student Intervention Services to provide programs and support for the most vulnerable students, Ann was appointed as Director.
This extra level of support targeted homeless, foster, Caregiving Youth, pregnant/parenting teens, and those in the juvenile justice and/or the alternative education system.
Ann continues advocating for the most vulnerable youth through consulting on educational issues for national and local non-profits, school districts & parent organizations.
Ann Faraone, EdD
Director of Education Services
AACY
Boston, MA
Brian Duke MHA MBE FCPP
Brian Duke is a consultant and advisor who works to improve the care of people who are older adults. He works with individuals, organizations and communities to apply person-centered approaches to help people age and live well.
He recently served as System Director, Senior Services with Main Line Health a multi hospital health system. In that position he provided strategic direction in creating and implementing population health strategies to improve the care of patients who are older adults.
Prior to this he served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. During his term he led the Pennsylvania's Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force to create a State Plan for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. He also cochaired the Pennsylvania Long Term Care Commission which produced a report (2015) sharing recommendations and a strategic approach for improving the state's long-term services and supports (LTSS) system for persons with disabilities and older adults.
Mr. Duke served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults which issued the Families Caring for an Aging America report (2016).
He is President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society, Chair of the American Society on Aging Legacy Corps and President ADvancing States Alumni Leadership Association.
Mr. Duke serves as a Board Member with Penn Asian Senior Services, Generations on Line, Together for West Philadelphia and the University of Scranton Alumni Advisory Board. He is a member of Task Force Movement Healthcare Profession Employment for Military, Veterans and Spouses.
He serves on the public policy committee of Pennsylvania Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and an Advisor to the Board of Senior Community Services. Mr. Duke served as Treasurer of the American Society on Aging (ASA) and is past chair of the nonprofit, Someone To Tell It To.
He is a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
His journey in aging includes work with passionate leaders and colleagues in academic medicine, health systems, post-acute care, public media, philanthropy, advocacy, caregiver support, innovation, area agencies on aging and public service.
He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Scranton, an MHA (Health Administration) from George Washington University and an MBE (Bioethics) from the University of Pennsylvania.
Brian Duke
Former Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Philadelphia, PA
Dale Bell
Dale Bell graduated from Princeton University with a BA with a major in Theater. He was a Producer of the Academy Award-winning film Woodstock (1970).
Bell has produced public television and multimedia for over 45 years. For 12 years (1976–1984), he was the Head of Production for WQED, Pittsburgh. With Harry Wiland, he founded the Media & Policy Center and developed its media model.
Since the broadcast of And Thou Shalt Honor in 2002, he has become a national spokesman for eldercare.
In 2006, he was elected an Ashoka Lifetime Fellow.
Wiland and Bell remain the only media professionals to be elected as Fellows.
Dale Bell
Co-CEO at Media Policy Center Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Look
After completing his education at Ohio Wesleyan University, Dan held positions in senior living as Dining Services Director, Regional Director, Regional Vice President, and Vice President of Marketing and Development.
He founded Dining Management Resources in 1984. He built DMR into an industry leader for development of self-directed dining programs, working with over 800 communities.
Most recently, Dan was the Chief Strategy Officer for National Lutheran Communities and Services (NLCS) in Rockville, MD. In this role he oversaw the strategic initiatives advancing the mission and vision of the organization. In doing so, he formed non-traditional partnerships to further NLCS' mission and fostered alignment of daily activities supporting those projects.
Dan has been a presenter at workshops and seminars nationally.
He is a founding faculty member of the National Certification Program for Retirement Housing Professionals (RHP) through the University of North Texas.
This work experience and network has prepared Dan to guide The Windshadow Group and develop its associated programs.
Daniel Look
The Windshadow Group CEO
Cary, NC
Diana Shulla Cose
Founding Executive Director, Lorenzo’s House
Over 30 years of experience in urban education, Diana co-founded Perspectives, a network of public charter schools in Chicago. What started with 40 students, herself and a colleague was scaled to five campuses, nearly 2000 students and over 250 staff. Serving as Co-founder & President at Perspectives for nearly 25 years, she co-created ‘A Disciplined Life’ – a curriculum that teaches social, emotional & ethical competencies. Perspectives received national attention, earning a U.S. Department of Education dissemination grant.
Diana served as lead fundraiser, attracting more than $50M over her years with Perspectives to support innovative education for students living in under-resourced communities. Leading galas that raised over $1M to capital campaigns at $25M, Diana drove strategy and built relationships with such partners as, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund, Crown Family Philanthropies, The Walton Family Foundation, EY, Exelon, AAR, Allstate and more.
A contributing columnist for publications including Smart Business, Medium, and various ‘ethical leadership’ articles – Diana is the Executive Producer of the “I Am For Peace” documentary, featuring the former US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and performer Jennifer Hudson. A speaker on social emotional learning panels at local and national conferences, including Chicago Innovation Lab and SXSW. Diana earned a Master’s Degree in Education Leadership from Loyola University-Chicago.
In 2021 Diana transitioned from Perspectives to launch a new venture that is close and personal called, Lorenzo’s House. After her husband was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s, she quickly learned about the gaping care gap in the memory care space and decided to make meaning of this dark and isolating diagnosis of the family by creating a place that builds community, delivers on innovation and brings light. Lorenzo’s House is a holistic care model for families navigating Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Diana Shulla Cose
Founding Executive Director, Lorenzo’s House
Chicago, IL
Dominique Renaud
Dominique Renaud has more than 25 years of healthcare knowledge and management experience.
She has held numerous leadership roles in a variety of settings including physician offices, Skilled nursing facilities, Assisted living facilities, hospice, and hospitals.
She joyfully joined Allegiance Home Health & Rehab in January of 2022 as the Director of Operations after working in hospice for over 15 years and currently serves as Director of Admissions, Southern Healthcare Management. She was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, grew up in New York City and made Florida her forever home in 1987.
She loves the AACY mission and is honored to serve on the board and serve as the board liaison for the AACY National Advisory Council.
Dominique Renaud
West Palm Beach, FL
Feylyn Lewis, PhD
Young Caregiver Researcher and Consultant | Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Dr. Lewis's Story: A native of Nashville, Tennessee and a Vanderbilt University alumna, I grew up as a young caregiver for my disabled mother. Caring for her since age 11, I was isolated, scared, and like many other young caregivers in the United States, I did not know that I was a "young caregiver". I was simply a loving daughter, helping my mother who needed me. My experience led me to want to change the world for other children with caring responsibilities.
In 2013, I moved from the United States to the United Kingdom to study under the world-renowned young carers researcher, Professor Saul Becker. My doctoral research at the University of Birmingham focused on the identity development of young adult caregivers living in the United Kingdom and United States; it is also the largest qualitative research project involving young adult caregivers undertaken in the United States and the only UK-USA comparative research project involving young caregivers.
I completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Sussex and during spring 2021, I served as the Hunt Research Director at the National Alliance for Caregiving.
In my latest work with young carers, I co-led the United Kingdom research activities of a nearly €4 million European Commission funded research project to investigate the mental health well-being of adolescent young caregivers in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Slovenia, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Prior to my research career, I was a nationally certified mental health counselor (USA). I presently sit on the Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research Advisory Panel of PCORI, the board of trustees for the Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove, the National Advisory Council for the American Association of Caregiving Youth, and numerous international research advisory committees.
I now serve as the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
My research with young caregivers has taken me around the world, presenting in places as diverse as Miami, Zurich, and Ljubljana, and in front of audiences as varied as schoolchildren in Nashville to academics in Sydney, Australia and policy makers in the European Parliament in Brussels.
I currently reside in Nashville where I continue to provide care for my mother.
Personal Website:
drfeylynlewis.com
TEDx Vanderbilt
Children, Society's Safety Net: A Youth Caregiving Story | Feylyn Lewis | TEDx Vanderbilt University
Caregiving Youth Research Collaborative
Feylyn is also a member of CYI's Caregiving Youth Research Collaborative
Feylyn Lewis, PhD
Nashville, TN
Marc Watrous, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @A3Access | Former Genentech Executive
Marc Watrous, Ph.D., has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry having held roles that span product development through commercialization.
He currently serves as a strategic advisor to life sciences companies in the areas of drug pricing, distribution, patient services and transformational commercial go-to-market strategies.
He spent nearly 23 years at Genentech. Prior to his retirement, he served as Senior Vice President for Managed Care and Customer Operations.
Marc Watrous, Ph.D.
Former Genentech Executive
Co-Founder & Managing Partner A3Access
Larkspur, CA
Martin Hunicutt
My personal and professional life experiences help shape me as a volunteer advisor and co-chair with the AACY National Advisory Council. These experiences include time as an adult caregiver to my now deceased parents, as well as caring for my brother who was once critically ill, 6 years as a middle and high school youth counselor in our church, several years as a board member and then COB for a local youth mentoring non-profit organization, a 45 year career as a senior marketing and business development executive in major pharmaceutical and clinical research organizations, as well as with several non-profit organizations (FHI 360 and the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)).
Martin Hunicutt
Co-Chair, AACY National Advisory Council
Durham, NC
Priscilla Ann Wallace-Boerger, EdD
Chair, Dept. of Education Program Director Regis College
With over 20 years of experience in the field of education, Dr. Priscilla Boerger has taught students between the ages of 6 – 50+ years from wealthy neighborhoods, innercity neighborhoods, varying races and diverse cultures, and differing learning abilities.
From elementary to college/university level she has witnessed, first hand, the inequalities amongst the advantaged and the disadvantaged. With a strong belief that education serves as an opportunity to not only better oneself but, to also become a citizen who positively contributes to society, she created a program to academically support the children of migrant workers in one of the wealthiest counties in the state of Florida.
While the national average for retention/completion in a doctoral program is under 50%, as Program Director of the Higher Education Leadership EdD program at Regis College, Priscilla prides herself on the 96% persistence rate within the program. She strives to embed a top down mentoring approach by having the doctoral students serve as role models to the educational Master’s level students who then serve as role models for the undergraduate students.
Most recently, Priscilla has focused her research and work on diversity, equity, and inclusion/social justice. She is a trained Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Instrument and works with organizations on their DEI initiatives. Dr. Boerger has lectured at regional, national, and international conferences for the past 14 years on various topics that promote the whole child – at all levels.
Dr. Boerger currently serves as the Department of Education Chair, EdD Program Director, and MEd Program Director at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts.
Priscilla Ann Wallace-Boerger, EdD
Chair, Dept. of Education Program Director Regis College
Boston, MA
Richard "Dick" Lindsay, M.D.
Dr. Lindsay is a Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at the UVA Health Sciences Center and founder of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UVA. He was one of the first seven academic awardees by the National Institute of Aging. As a practicing geriatrician for four decades, he has personally witnessed the effects of caregiving on his patients’ family members and has experienced it himself through caring for his mother.
Lindsay founded the Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving in 2013 to “preserve and improve the wellness of family caregivers, with a special focus on the Alzheimer’s caregiver.” He works as a project consultant for the institute.
Since retiring from the University of Virginia, where he founded and directed the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Lindsay continues to teach medical students.
Dr. Lindsay served as President of the American Geriatric Society and then Chairman of its Board, is an appointed member of the Commonwealth Council on Aging, and serves on the Board of Directors of a host of other health and aging-related organizations.
Additionally, he has had the honor of representing the state of Virginia at three White House Conferences on Aging.
Richard Lindsay, M.D.
Charlottesville, VA
Rita Solnet
Federal Education Lobbyist
President, Parents Across America
IBM - Retired
As a crisis management consultant, Ms. Solnet has over two decades of experience advising public and private sector clients in the resolution of complex issues. Her civic leadership roles make her uniquely knowledgeable on state and national education policy and thus sought after by elected officials and school districts.
She has successfully managed five campaigns for elected office in Florida. And frequently works on education policy issues in Washington, DC. Rita held many managerial positions throughout her 25 yrs in IBM with her last position as IBM Manager of Leadership Development and Workforce Diversity Training.
Ms. Solnet later opened her own successful organizational consulting firm which allowed time to do advocacy work for children. Pertinent Civic & National Organizations -- American Association of Caregiving Youth, National Advisory Board -- U.S. Dept of Ed, National Parent Outreach Council -- Board Appointee, Palm Beach Schools Budget Committee -- Board Appointee, Palm Beach Schools Academic Advisory Committee -- Chair, Academies Advisory Board -- Former PTA President, 4 years In 2010, Rita co founded Parents Across America - a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the highest quality education for every child. Two years later she became President of Parents Across Florida.
Some of her most coveted awards are those she received for her child advocacy work. In 2013 she received the Student Advocate award from the National Institute of Education Arts & Sciences in Washington, DC.
Locally, Ms. Solnet was named Best Grassroots Advocate by the Sun Sentinel in 2014, 2015 and consistently makes the Top 50 Political Tweeters chosen by the St. Petersburg Times.
Rita was named Parent Volunteer of the Year several times in her 18 years of volunteer work for Palm Beach County Schools.
Rita also received the ALS Foundation's Southeast Area Fundraising Advocacy Award and was previously named Executive of the Year by the National Association for Female Executives in Connecticut and in Florida.
Rita Solnet
Federal Education Lobbyist
President, Parents Across America
IBM – Retired
Palm Beach County, FL
Ronnette Smith, MSLE
Ronnette Smith currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Future Foundation, Inc. The Future Foundation started as an afterschool program in several of Atlanta's most underfunded schools. Now, it has grown into a paradigm-shifting network that changes the lives of South Fulton's 6th-12th graders—and the underserved communities in which they live—for the better. Established in 2001, Future Foundation was founded to level the playing field for youth in metro Atlanta by providing quality educational, health, and life skills programs. It has since expanded significantly, and today operates three core direct service programs. Each year, Future Foundation serves about 1,200 youth, where over 90% of the students live below the poverty level.
Ronnette is recognized for her leadership skills, corporate and community relations expertise, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and experience in facility management. She helps organizations improve their reputations, strengthen their brands, and drive business growth. Ronnette helps clients with customer care and issue management by developing integrated strategies that combine inspiring leadership, stakeholder management, media, and operations management.
Ronnette was previously the President and CEO of RRS Legacy Group in Atlanta, GA. RRS Legacy Group is a consultancy bringing over 35 years of experience from top Fortune 500 Companies in retail, communications, and technology to deliver bottom-line results for individuals, teams, entrepreneurs, organizations, and businesses.
The firm specializes in advocacy, customer care, facility operations, diversity, equity, and inclusion training, grassroots outreach, public affairs, strategic planning and communications, stakeholder relations, and tech recruiting.
An 11-year Walmart veteran, Ronnette spent nine years as a member of the Corporate Affairs team, where she helped build national and local relationships for Walmart with key influencers in all sectors, including politicians, suppliers, customers, communities, and employees.
Ronnette was involved in the company's efforts to hire veterans and bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. Walmart is the largest company in the United States, serving 140 million customers each week.
Career Highlights:
- Involved in the Global Women's Economic Empowerment Sourcing Initiative, which led to the company delivering upon its commitment to source $20 billion and double sourcing from women suppliers.
- Led a company collaborative alliance and recruited 170 emerging leaders in over 20 states, which led to Walmart Market entering the urban market, cross-sector partnerships with government and non-profit sectors, the acquisition of Walmart suppliers, and the recruitment of associates.
- Led Walmart External Diversity Relations with outreach to which partnership and rolling out of Walmart Humana Prescription Drug Medicare Part D Program nationwide, generating $1.25 million in sales in the first year.
- Led negotiation for AARP and Walmart Foundation to support workforce development program for 2,000 women over 40.
- Led collaborations with Cherokee Nation and Walmart in 37 Oklahoma counties, resulting in E-WIC purchase increase of over $11 million; helped revamp front-end operations to identify and accept tribal and Mexican Matricula Consular Identification card acceptance in 4,000 stores.
- Vendor Management of Customer Call Centers in the United States, Canada, India, and the Philippines.
- Led Chamber of Commerce Teams for nation-top fundraising efforts, breaking records and generating over 2.2 million dollars.
Ronnette Smith, MSLE
Future Foundation, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Sara (Pomakoy) Poole
Sara Poole has extensive experience in bringing innovations and ideas to life, solving complex challenges, fostering business growth, and pushing the boundaries of what's achievable in creative and constructive ways.
She began her career at UUNET Technologies, recognized as the first commercial Internet Service Provider. She was part of a three-person team that developed the first U.S. web-hosting service product from inception, building out the sales strategy and the team, driving revenue through defining product/service offerings, securing major sales opportunities and partnerships, helping design customer service/billing procedures, and launching new business development initiatives. Notable early clients included Dow Jones, Gannett, The Wall Street Journal, Marriott, Mercedes USA, Subaru, The Sci-Fi Channel, Comedy Central, The Motley Fool, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Disney, Time Warner, Value Jet, Sony PlayStation, Cotton Incorporated, The Securities Industry Association, America Online - AOL, and The Microsoft Network.
She also participated alongside the executive team, CEO, board, and early investors on pre-IPO Road Show presentations to help script, present, and refine the company's story for potential investors, analysts, national media, and stakeholders. She was lucky enough to experience the whole path of a start-up Unicorn. UUNET had twenty employees when she started; it grew to thousands of people and skyrocketed through several rounds of funding, the third most successful IPO the year it went public, and multiple acquisitions.
Subsequently, Sara joined the Founder of UUNET (a Forbes 400 individual) and other ex-UUNET executives to work with them as they invested independently in new companies and ideas. For over 20 years, Sara provided C-level oversight, owner representation, relationship building, and tactical support for private investment vehicles, new domestic and international business ventures, seven-figure charitable giving initiatives, and commercial real estate development totaling over $150 million. She was often deployed to portfolio companies to assess, assist, and coach company leadership teams to help them succeed or solve problems. Her support covered operations, product marketing, branding, culture building, HR, business development, deal negotiations, and M&A activities.
In her most recent role, Sara was an integral part of the leadership team, spearheading a transformation of external communications at Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT). As the operating non-profit under the Governor's Secretary of Commerce and Trade office, CIT's primary focus was promoting economic development in Virginia, particularly within the technology start-up, commercialization, and innovation sectors. Sara was tasked with overseeing all aspects of marketing, communications, and public relations related to commercialization, seed capital funding, market development, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), and Smart City initiatives throughout the state.
During her tenure at CIT, the marketing strategies and enhanced outreach tactics she executed significantly increased program engagement, state funding, and organizational recognition and elevated awareness of the mission, team, and purpose. With additional funding and attention, the Virginia Legislature voted to merge several organizations under CIT. It changed the name to Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation in 2021 to more succinctly reflect the broader mission.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Sara is also a caregiving veteran. As an only child, she cared for her dad during his unbearable battle with Cholangiocarcinoma and supported her mom as she faced Alzheimer's, including hospice care for both parents. Sara balanced her caregiving responsibilities with her career while raising two young boys.
Her caregiving experiences prompted her to explore caregiving's positive and negative effects on children, as observed through her own sons. Caring for her mother with Alzheimer's coincided with a crucial phase in her boys' development and social lives, presenting considerable challenges. Things could have been easier. Recognizing the need for support, she and her family established KidsAreCaregiversToo.com to share their personal journey of living with Alzheimer's and advocate and educate others on ways to cope with similar situations.
While developing this advocacy website, Sara's research and outreach regarding caregiving among youth and young carers led her to connect with prominent figures in the United States addressing these issues.
Thanks to the American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY), her boys have had numerous opportunities for media exposure and speaking engagements to share their experiences and raise awareness for all caregiving kids.
The more she learned about the issues, the scope of the problem, and the opportunity for positive change, the more determined she became to help. Her diverse professional and personal background has equipped her with a unique "out of the box" perspective and skill set to tactically and strategically accelerate opportunities to lead positive, tangible, meaningful change for Caregiving Youth in the United States.
Sara (Pomakoy) Poole
Co-Chair, AACY National Advisory Council
Washington, D.C.
Shannon Sullivan
Nonprofit Executive Leader: After five years of volunteering with the organization, Shannon Sullivan most recently served as Executive Director for Hope Loves Company, whose mission is to provide emotional and educational support to children and young adults who have or had a loved one battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. She has a history of working with a wide range of diverse and vulnerable populations across the hospital and healthcare industry. Shannon has spent the last ten years providing resources, services, and support to those living with ALS and their families and is a passionate advocate for the recognition and support of all Caregiving Youth in the United States.
Shannon Sullivan
Worcester, MA
Susan Lewis Calderazzo
Susan Lewis Calderazzo brings to the AACY National Advisory Council her background as a former Florida Certified Elementary (K-6) Teacher and Title 1 Tutor, working in private and public education for more than twelve years, including in a Title 1 Elementary School in Florida during seven academic years.
During this time, she saw first-hand the impacts of her students’ home circumstances on their educational outcomes. She is also personally familiar with caregiving, as she stepped away from teaching in 2019 to become a caregiver for her then middle school-aged daughter when she became severely injured during a sports activity and became hospital homebound for parts of 8th, 9th, and 10th grades.
Susan regularly interacts with a diverse population, as she volunteers at her church weekly as an English as Second Language (ESL) teacher for adults and as a Sunday School teacher for children. In addition, she is an active volunteer and pianist for a bi-monthly Nursing Home Ministry.
For the past 16 years to the present, Susan has also served as a part-time Music Director and Pianist for Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church of Destin, Florida, where her husband, James is the solo pastor.
Susan holds a BA from Duke University. She additionally studied voice and piano at Mississippi University for Women, and completed her educator training through the EPI Program at Gulf Coast State College. Recently, Susan became certified as a Musikgarten instructor and founded Susan C. Music, LLC, in 2022 to provide musical instruction to young children and to bring musical encouragement in nursing homes and assisted living centers along the Emerald Coast of Florida.
Susan now has more than 90 copyrighted songs, including “Let Everyone See,” a song that was written in 2021 to support AACY and Caregiving Youth.
A Tribute | Susan Lewis Calderazzo’s song “Let Everyone See” is a powerful tribute to her mother, AACY Founder Connie Siskowski, and the millions of youth caregivers who provide essential care to loved ones with disabilities, illnesses, or age-related needs.
Calderazzo’s lyrics are both poignant and inspiring: “Let everyone see, let everyone care, for the kids who give care. Let everyone support and recognize these young heroes for their sacrifice.”
Susan Lewis Calderazzo
Florida Certified Elementary Teacher, Title 1 Tutor, Singer/Songwriter
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Todd J. Keitz
Todd has been a lifelong social good evangelist! His personal ethos is “Paying It Forward” in a myriad of ways. He has woven community engagement and social impact into his life since he was a teenager volunteering in senior living centers.
Over decades, he has created inter-generational programs to build bridges within families and communities, volunteered as a strategist and “hugger” for Special Olympics, developed business curriculum for high schools, taught for Junior Achievement within intercity Philadelphia, and been a group mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Through all of this, Todd became even more driven to translate his personal ethos on a much larger scale within his professional life. In 2012, he co-founded and served as CEO of Stock4Good, to make the process infinity easier for individuals to donate stock of publicly held companies to 501(c)3 organizations. In 2018, he relocated to Florida to become caregiver and patient advocate for his mom and dad – each with life threatening diseases.
During those experiences, Todd saw first-hand the many challenges all caregivers and patient advocates face. That led him to create My Care Friends, a unique web app for caregivers and patient advocates to connect and support each other.
Additionally, Todd is Founder/CEO of 17 Commerce, which represents products at the crossroads of healthcare and technology. In addition to his role with AACY, he currently serves on the board of Say Ah! – a health literacy nonprofit changing the way people think about their health and healthcare, and the way the healthcare system interacts with the people who need it.
Todd earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
Todd J. Keitz
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carol Carol Goodheart, PhD
Ex-Officio – AACY National Advisory Council
Psychologist, Past president of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Carol D. Goodheart, EdD, is a scholar–practitioner in independent practice in Princeton, New Jersey. Her career integrates practice, research, and service to psychology. Dr. Goodheart works at the intersection of physical and mental health, practice and science, humanism and scholarship.
Before becoming a psychologist, Dr. Goodheart trained as a nurse. She worked in urban emergency medicine and intensive care, as well as rural public health on two Native American reservations. She earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from Rutgers University, and she specializes in the treatment of individuals, couples, and families coping with physical diseases or disabilities.
In addition to her practice, she has served at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology in a number of roles: clinical supervisor, contributing faculty, and committee on continuing education.
She is a founding partner of two organizations: PsychHealth, PA, a multi-specialty mental health practice offering treatment services, program design, and consultation, primarily in health psychology; and W2W, LLC, dedicated to the development and dissemination of materials designed to build strengths, promote health, and enhance quality of life for women. She has been a leader in APA for almost two decades.
Carol Goodheart, PhD
Ex-Officio – AACY Council
Psychologist, Past president of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Princeton, NJ
