The Board of Directors for the Camp Blue Skies Foundation brings a wealth of professional expertise and invaluable experience to our mission of providing camps for adults with developmental disabilities.

From doctors to seasoned professionals to philanthropic leaders, our board members share a common commitment to our community of campers, parents/caregivers, and volunteers. The board works to ensure that Camp Blue Skies will provide life-enriching experiences for many years to come.

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Board of Directors

  • Richard Sesler (President)

    Richard Sesler (President)

    Camp Blue Skies Foundation
    Founder, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: InReach, Former President Board of Directors; The Horizons School, Birmingham, Former Chairman; Disabilities Council of United Way Charlotte, Former Chairman.

  • Jon Beall (Vice President)

    Jon Beall <br>(Vice President)

    Commercial Real Estate Broker
    RED Partners, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: Camp Blue Skies, volunteer and founding member of Camp Blue Skies Boosters; Bruce Irons Camp Fund.

  • ROB AULEBACH (TREASURER)

    Rob Aulebach (Treasurer)

    Retired Senior Vice President
    Bank of America, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: U.S. Air Force, Honorary Commander; NCR for Global Self-Service, Advisory Board; Special Olympics, Coach.

  • CLAIRE BINGHAM, DPT  (SECRETARY)

    Claire Bingham, DPT (Secretary)

    Physical Therapist
    OrthoCarolina-Hickory

    Charitable and leadership roles: Camp Blue Skies, longtime volunteer; Huntersville ARP Church, member and volunteer.

  • Dr. Dalton Cox

    Dr. Dalton Cox

    Emergency Physician
    Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center

  • Patrick Baker

    Patrick Baker

    Owner and CEO
    Patrick W. Baker Law, LLC 
    Charlotte, NC

  • Brent Wolfe, PHD, CTRS, LRT, FDRT

    Brent Wolfe, PHD, CTRS, LRT, FDRT

    Associate Professor
    University of North Carolina-Greensboro

    Charitable and leadership roles: Executive Director, American Therapeutic Recreation Association; Camp Blue Skies volunteer, Public Address announcer for Winston Salem Christian School, Board member for the Southeast Recreational Therapy Symposium.

  • SARA FEDYNA

    Sara Fedyna

    Director of Information Management
    The Leon Levine Foundation, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: Humane Society of Charlotte, Volunteer; former Sustain Charlotte, Executive Committee Member & Chair of External Affairs; former HEART Math Tutoring, Tutor & Young Professionals Member; former Special Olympics, Assistant Coach – Swimming.

  • DR. TOM GAVIGAN

    Dr. Tom Gavigan

    Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Retired Gastroenterologist

    Charlotte, NC

    Charitable and leadership roles: Presbyterian Hospital, Previous Chief of Staff; Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Volunteer; Camp Blue Skies, Volunteer; Participant in multiple medical mission trips to South America.

  • EDWARD P. IMBROGNO

    Edward P. Imbrogno

    Managing Director of PNFP Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Bank
    Charlotte, NC

    Charitable and leadership roles: Philips Academy, Current Board Chair; Charlotte Latin School, former Board Member; UMAR Services, Inc., former Board President; Davidson College (former Chair, Board of Visitors, former member Board of Trustees); Davidson Athletic Foundation, former Board Chairman; YMCA Camp Thunderbird, former Board member.

  • ANDY KANE

    Andy Kane

    Catawba Lands Conservancy, retired Land Stewardship Associate,
    Charlotte, NC

    Charitable and leadership roles: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Board Member; YMCA Camp Thunderbird and Camp Harrison, Former Executive Director; NC MDA hosted at Camp Thunderbird, Volunteer; Down Syndrome Camp hosted at Camp Harrison, Volunteer.

  • DEE SCHWAB

    Dee Schwab

    Attorney and Community Volunteer, Charlotte

    Charitable leadership roles: Children’s Scholarship Fund Charlotte, Founding Board Chair; Women’s Leadership Council at UNC Chapel Hill, Board member; Teach for America, Board member; Charlotte Ballet, Board member; Wing Haven, former Board President; Dancing with Stars of Charlotte for Breast Cancer.

  • JOHN D. WILLIAMS

    John D. Williams

    Former President & CEO
    Domtar, Fort Mill

    Charitable and leadership roles: Domtar, Board of Directors; Owens Corning, Board of Directors; Form Technologies, Inc., Board of Directors; Stern Center for Sustainable Business at New York University, Chairman; Palisade’s Episcopal School, Board of Directors.

  • Jessica Moore

    Cansler Collaborative Resources
    Senior Consultant

    Concord, NC

    Charitable and leadership roles: Camp Blue Skies, Former Chief Operations Officer at Monarch, Chief Executive Officer of UMAR Services, Inc., Director of I/DD Network Development at Vaya Health and Director of I/DD Care Coordination at Cardinal Innovations Healthcare. 

  • Kris Fetter

    Faison
    President & CEO
    Charlotte, NC

  • Terry Monkaba

    Williams Syndrome Association
    Executive Director, Retired

    Charitable and Leadership roles: Steps to HOPE, grant writer, volunteer; Berkshire Hills Music Academy, Professional Advisory Board member; Williams Syndrome Association, Former President, Board of Trustees, FAR Conservatory of Therapeutic & Performing Arts, Former Board of Trustees & Board Treasurer; VSA Arts-Michigan, Former Board of Directors & Board Treasurer

  • Stratford Kiger

    Bank of America, 
    Private Client Advisor, Senior Vice President
    Charlotte, NC

    Charitable and Leadership roles: Salem Academy and College Board Member, the Charlotte chapter of the Financial Planning Association Board Member, the US National Whitewater Center Board of Directors, Charlotte Junior Soccer, and the 24 Foundation. She is a member of the Women’s Impact Fund and Women Executives/WINGS.

  • TOM COX (EMERITUS)

    Tom Cox (Emeritus)

    President & CEO
    Cox & Company, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, Former Chair; Charlotte City Council, Former Member; Mint Museum of Art, Former Chair; Sugar Creek, Camp Blue Skies house band, Lead Singer.

  • JOHN ALEXANDER (EMERITUS)

    John Alexander (Emeritus)

    President & Founder
    Mallard Creek Capital Partners, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: University of North Carolina Medical Foundation, Chapel Hill, Chairman; Creative Learning Center, Dallas, Former Chairman; Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC, Board Member.

  • PHIL NORWOOD (EMERITUS)

    Phil Norwood (Emeritus)

    Senior Advisor
    former President and CEO

    Faison Enterprises, Charlotte

    Charitable and leadership roles: Opera Carolina, Former Board Chair; Washington and Lee University, Former Rector (chair) of the Board of Trustees; Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Former Director; Pacolet Milliken Enterprises and MAA, Director.

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