The Happy Hope Staff
Founder & CEO

Emi Burke
Executive Director







Wendy Webster
Director of Developement







Joy Jankowiak
Graphic Designer
Donna Rockwell
Sen Ace
Hospital Liaison
Sarah Rath
Event Coordinators
Brie Dunn
Marianne Birk
Team Leaders
Operations Coordinator







Kim Gilchrist
Volunteer Coordinator







Lisa Tischer
Systems Coordinator







Kristine Soderstrom
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
Andrea Piccarelli
Covanta
Peter Traianou
Agnovos Healthcare
350
Hope Factory events per month
560,000+
Children have received Hope bags
1 Million
Goal to help 1 million children by 2024