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Board of Trustees

We are thankful for the tireless effort of every member of our Board of Trustees in helping us support the programs and services for all the children and families we serve.

Ronald McDonald House Board Members

Jon Banner
Jon Banner Executive Vice President and Global Chief Impact Officer, McDonald's Corporation
Wendy Davidson
Wendy Davidson Former President & CEO, The Hain Celestial Group
Jeffrey M. Davis
Jeffrey M. Davis Retired, Chief Commercial Officer for Oracle, Deloitte Consulting
Alex Dimitrief
Alex Dimitrief Board Chair, Ronald McDonald House Charities; Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Sotera Health Company
Katie Fitzgerald, ex officio
Katie Fitzgerald, ex officio Global President & CEO, Ronald McDonald House
Ginger Hardage
Ginger Hardage Founder, Unstoppable Cultures
David C. Herman, M.D.
David C. Herman, M.D. Chief Executive Officer, Essentia Health
Chris Kempczinski, ex officio
Chris Kempczinski, ex officio President & CEO, McDonald's Corporation
Mats Lederhausen
Mats Lederhausen CEO and Co-founder of Andas Inc.
Jennifer Mann
Jennifer Mann Executive Vice President and President, North America Operating Unit, The Coca Cola Company
Janell Mason
Janell Mason CEO, Ronald McDonald House Arkansas & North Louisiana
Grace Fung Oei
Grace Fung Oei Retired, Vice Chairman, Corporate and Institutional Clients, Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Limited
Walter A. Orenstein, M.D.
Walter A. Orenstein, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Emory University; Director, Emory Program for Vaccine Policy and Development; Associate Director, Emory Vaccine Center; Affiliate Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington
Theodore F. Perlman
Theodore F. Perlman Founder, The HAVI Group, LP
Nicole Harper Rawlins
Nicole Harper Rawlins Licensee, McDonald's USA, LLC
J. Christopher Reyes
J. Christopher Reyes Co-Chairman, Reyes Holdings, LLC Chairman, The Martin-Brower Company, LLC
Barbara Ryan
Barbara Ryan CEO, Ronald McDonald House Australia
Eduardo Sanchez
Eduardo Sanchez Chairman, Lopez Dorada Foods
Laura Schumacher
Laura Schumacher Retired, Vice Chairman, External Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, AbbVie
Stuart E. Siegel, M.D.
Stuart E. Siegel, M.D. Pediatric Hematologist – Oncologist Former Director, Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disease and Center for Global Health, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Russ Smyth
Russ Smyth Chairman & General Partner, HAVI & tms
Woods Staton
Woods Staton Executive Chairman, Arcos Dorados
Michelle M. Stephenson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Michelle M. Stephenson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Retired, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Michael L. Thompson
Michael L. Thompson CEO, Fair Oaks Foods
James D. Watkins
James D. Watkins President, POPZ® Holding LLC.

Ronald McDonald House Officers


Alex Dimitrief, Board Chair
Eduardo Sanchez, Vice-Chair
Jeffrey Davis, Treasurer
Angela Steele, Secretary
Katie Fitzgerald, President and Chief Executive Officer
Stacey Bifero, Chief Financial Officer
Rodney Jordan, Chief Operating Officer
Joanna Sabato, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Life Trustees


Linda H. Dunham
Audrey E. Evans, MD
Alan A. Harris, MD
Sheldon Lavin
Don Lubin
Andrew J. McKenna
Michael R. Quinlan
Steven M. Ramirez
Edward Rensi
Paul D. Schrage
James A. Skinner