Leadership

Over the past 6 years Ukandu has grown from one full-time employee to six full-time staff members. We are thankful to have over 200 dedicated and committed volunteers who work closely with our full time staff to plan and execute year-round programming for families impacted by childhood and adolescent cancer.

Ukandu Employees

Over the past 6 years Ukandu has grown from one full-time employee to six full-time staff members who work year-round to serve our community.

Jason Hickox

CEO

Robin Emerick

Program Director

Johnna Loreen

Development Director

Sage Palmer

Communications Director

Joanna Miu

Program Coordinator

Kendall Dunn

Operations Manager

Board of Directors

Our board is comprised of impassioned leaders with diverse skills and experiences committed to the mission of providing hope, joy, and connection to the families of Ukandu.

Mark McGraw

Chair

Chris Schwab

Vice Chair

Marcie Walsh

Treasurer

Lisa Kolve

Secretary , DEI Committee Chair

Luis Cardenas

Director

Cecil Swamidoss

Director, DEI Committee

Brandon Rochon

Director, DEI Committee

Iraida B Hermann

Director

Chris Renfro

Director, Development Committee

Rob Grassmyer

Director, Development Committee

Rebecca Frinell

Development Committee Chair

Margot Swanson

Director

Medical Committee

Our Medical Committee is comprised of professionals who work closely with our program staff to support and advise our full suite of medically-informed programs.

Dr. Jason Glover, MD

Medical Director

Katie Allender, RN

Medical Committee

Leadership Team

These dedicated volunteers work closely with our Program Director all year long to plan and execute our two week-long residential summer camp programs each year.

Nick ‘Muddy’ Sherbo

Camp Ukandu

Andrea ‘Yahtzee’ Lauer

Camp Ukandu

Jeff ‘Juicebox’ Christenson

Camp Ukandu

Kay ‘Snickerdoodle’ Yancey

Ukandu Family Camp

Ed ‘Yogi’ Burke

Ukandu Family Camp