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, CharlotteFather of camper Brent Sesler
Charitable 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 (Vice President)
RED Partners
Commercial Real Estate Broker, 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)
Bank of America
retired Senior Vice President, CharlotteFather of camper Mark Aulebach
Charitable 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)
OrthoCarolina-Hickory
Physical TherapistCharitable 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
City Attorney
City of Charlotte -
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
The Leon Levine Foundation
Director of Information Management, CharlotteSister of camper Adam Utterback
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;
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Dr. Tom Gavigan
Retired/Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology Gastroenterologist, Charlotte
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.
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Edward P. Imbrogno
Managing Director of PNFP Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Bank
Father of camper Eddie Imbrogno
Charitable and leadership roles: Philips Academy, 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
Land Steward, CharlotteCharitable 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
Mother of camper Lizzie Schwab
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
Domtar
Former President & CEO, 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
Human Services Professional
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.
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John Alexander (Emeritus)
Mallard Creek Capital Partners
President & Founder, 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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Tom Cox (Emeritus)
Cox & Company
President & CEO, 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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Phil Norwood (Emeritus)
Faison Enterprises, Senior Advisor
former President and CEO, 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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