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.
Board of Directors
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Richard Sesler (President)
Camp Blue Skies Foundation
Founder, CharlotteCharitable and leadership roles: InReach, Former President Board of Directors; The Horizons School, Birmingham, Former Chairman; Disabilities Council of United Way Charlotte, Former Chairman.
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Jon Beall <br>(Vice President)
Commercial Real Estate Broker
RED Partners, CharlotteCharitable and leadership roles: Camp Blue Skies, volunteer and founding member of Camp Blue Skies Boosters; Bruce Irons Camp Fund.
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Rob Aulebach (Treasurer)
Retired Senior Vice President
Bank of America, CharlotteCharitable and leadership roles: U.S. Air Force, Honorary Commander; NCR for Global Self-Service, Advisory Board; Special Olympics, Coach.
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Claire Bingham, DPT (Secretary)
Physical Therapist
OrthoCarolina-HickoryCharitable and leadership roles: Camp Blue Skies, longtime volunteer; Huntersville ARP Church, member and volunteer.
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Dr. Dalton Cox
Emergency Physician
Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center -

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

Brent Wolfe, PHD, CTRS, LRT, FDRT
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina-GreensboroCharitable 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.
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Sara Fedyna
Director of Information Management
The Leon Levine Foundation, CharlotteCharitable 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.
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Dr. Tom Gavigan
Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Retired Gastroenterologist
Charlotte, NCCharitable 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.
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Edward P. Imbrogno
Managing Director of PNFP Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Bank
Charlotte, NCCharitable 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.
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Andy Kane
Catawba Lands Conservancy, retired Land Stewardship Associate,
Charlotte, NCCharitable 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.
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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.
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John D. Williams
Former President & CEO
Domtar, Fort MillCharitable 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.
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Jessica Moore
Cansler Collaborative Resources
Senior Consultant
Concord, NCCharitable 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.
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Kris Fetter
Faison
President & CEO
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Terry Monkaba
Williams Syndrome Association
Executive Director, RetiredCharitable 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
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Stratford Kiger
Bank of America,
Private Client Advisor, Senior Vice President
Charlotte, NCCharitable 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.
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Tom Cox (Emeritus)
President & CEO
Cox & Company, CharlotteCharitable 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.
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John Alexander (Emeritus)
President & Founder
Mallard Creek Capital Partners, CharlotteCharitable 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.
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Phil Norwood (Emeritus)
Senior Advisor
former President and CEO
Faison Enterprises, CharlotteCharitable 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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