Our Team and Leaders
Emi Burke - Founder & CEO
Wendy Webster - Executive Director
Brie Dunn
Events Coordinator
Carissa Gonsalves
Graphic Designer
Joy Jankowiak
Director of Development
Sarah Rath
Hospital Liaison
Wendy Rod
Events Coordinator
Krisi Soderstrom
Administrative Support
Suzanne Sullivan
Events Coordinator
Our Board of Directors
Joy Howard, Chair
UPS, retired
Emi Burke, President
Happy Hope Foundation
Carolyn Dias, Treasurer
LMA Associates
Charles Stromeyer, Secretary
Entrepreneur
Sumia Hussain
Vertex
Kelley Medeiros
Ipsen Pharmaceuticals
Brenda Nagle
Merrill Lynch
Stuart Paap
Wells Fargo
Andrea Piccarelli
Covanta
Peter Traianou
Agnovos Healthcare
350
Hope Factory events per month
470,000+
Children have received Hope bags
1 Million
Goal to help 1 million children by 2021