Advisory Board
Barbara Bellafiore
Managing Director, Bell Media
Betsy Blankenbaker
Documentary Film Producer/Child Advocate
CEO, Figaro Films
Indianapolis, Id
Jon D. Kaplon, Esq.
Director
Associate General Counsel
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
New York, NY
Robert H. Klonoff
Dean and Professor of Law
Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, OR
Lavinia Lorch, PhD
Sr. Asst. Dean of Student Affairs
Director, Columbia Undergraduate Scholars Program
Columbia University
New York, NY
Lisa Sharkey
Sr. Vice-President and Director of Creative Development
Harper Collins Publishers
New York, NY
Jon Snyder, EdD
Dean of the College/Chief Academic Officer
Bank Street College of Education
Sybilla Sorondo
Fashion Designer/Social Activist
CEO, Sybilla
Madrid, Spain
David Streicher, Esq.
Black Helterline LLP
Portland, OR
Liz Stern
CEO, Global Giving Advisors
New York, NY
Amanda Weil
CEO, Weil Studio
Board Chair, Creative Time
New York, NY
Claire Wurtzel, M.S.
Educational Consultant
Faculty Member- American Museum of Natural History
Pamela Carter
Attorney, Philanthropic Activist
New York, NY
Scientific Advisory Board
J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Harvard Medical School/Mass. General Hospital
Boston, MA
Sigurd Ackerman, M.D.
President and Medical Director
Silver Hill Hospital
New Canaan, CT
Michael A. Jenike, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director of the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital
Ajit Jetmalani, M.D.
Director of Training/Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, OR
Owen Lewis, M.D.
Senior Vice President for Mental Health, External Relations and Public Policy
Turnaround for Children
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Columbia University
Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
The ChildTrauma Academy
Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Northwestern University
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, M.D.
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital
Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Board of Directors
Janine Francolini
Founder and Co – Chair of the Board
Portland, OR
Through the creation of The Flawless Foundation, Janine has found the perfect spot to combine her professional experience with her passion for children and service. Janine had a 15-year career in education as a teacher, administrator and consultant in private schools in New York City. In addition to being the Founder and Board Chair of Flawless, she serves on the board of ChristieCare and the advisory boards of Street Yoga, Lettuce Grows and The Nia Technique. She serves on the fundraising committee for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), NYC, is a development committee member at the Artz Center and is a committee member of the Oregon Korea Foundation. Janine has advanced training in Collaborative Problem Solving, the revolutionary and evidence-based method of working with children as described in the book, “Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach” co – authored by Ross Green, PhD and Stuart Ablon, PhD. Janine lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Dave, and their son, Ellis. When Janine can find some free time in between cross country commutes, she practices yoga, Nia (White Belt level) and skis and hikes with her family.
Greg Alcock
Co – Chair of the Board
New York, NY
Greg Alcock is an accomplished philanthropy and nonprofit management professional with over 12 years of experience in the field. Greg has provided strategic counsel and has led fund development and management initiatives for organizations including: 3 Generations; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; American Red Cross; Art Connects New York; Child Mind Institute; CCS Fundraising; Empire State Pride Agenda; The Flawless Foundation; Global Autism Project; Jewish Home Lifecare and the NYU Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center. In addition to his fundraising and nonprofit management experience, Greg also has an extensive background in program development, implementation and evaluation. He has served as the Programming and Public Relations Officer for the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University, Director of Education for the Chicago Humanities Festival and has lead school and community education outreach initiatives for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Greg is currently the Senior Director of Fund Development and Leadership Gifts for Westchester Medical Center. He continues to provide strategic counsel to a select clientele of nonprofits through Alcock Strategies, LLC, a firm he founded in 2010. Greg is a vocal advocate for the compassionate care of children living with brain differences and is delighted to share his experience with Flawless. He resides in New York City with his English Bulldog, Sir Pugsley.
Magnes Welsh
Secretary
Chicago, IL
Magnes Welsh has worked with global clients through her own communications and corporate social responsibility consultancy, Magnes Communications, since 1990. Prior to that, she served in senior communications and public relations positions for Kraft Foods and FedEx. She has a history of serving on charitable boards that support leadership for women and vulnerable children. Magnes currently is also a director of Evan’s Life Foundation and Gamma Phi Beta Foundation. Her passions include expanding consciousness, sharing and helping others share unconditional love, and traveling the world. She earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. It is a privilege to join the Flawless Board after serving on its Advisory Board for four years.
Amy Aho
New York, NY
Amy Aho is currently a Director at Credit Suisse in Investment Banking Support. She is a co-chair of the Networking subcommittee of Credit Suisse America’s Women’s Network. Amy has a long history of involvement in community service. She has been a classroom volunteer with Junior Achievement and has served as a mentor with iMentor. Amy holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Pierre Hauser
New York, NY
Pierre Hauser is a long-time philanthropic activist. Along with his wife, Abigail Disney, he is co-founder and co-president of the Daphne Foundation, which funds programs that confront the causes and consequences of poverty in New York City and West Africa. He is also on the board of the North Star Fund (a community foundation that supports community organizing in New York City) and the Roy Disney Family Foundation (which backs efforts to protect the oceans). Having previously worked as a reporter, editor, and author of history books for young adults, he currently writes fiction and invests in films. He has a BA from Yale, an MA from Columbia, and an MFA from the New School. He is proud to be involved in Flawless as it confronts the urgent need to improve care for children with brain differences.
Robin Janis
New York, NY
Robin has been a student and teacher of yoga in both the Iyengar and Anusara styles for nearly 25 years. She owns a studio, Sole to Soul Yoga in NYC. She is a single mother to her spirited son, Jackson whom she guided though recovery from autism with the help of early intervention, and the abiding power of unfaltering love. She is also interested in complementary forms of medicine and education. Robin has been a Montessori teacher, an avid supporter of Waldorf schooling, and a strong advocate for today’s children to be given the time, the space and the support to carve out for themselves a path that is balanced, genuine and inspired. She is a huge fan of the work of Flawless, and is so grateful and humbled to offer her guidance and resources to not only see the glorious perfection in every child, but the beauty and good will in us all.
Clelia Peters
London, UK
Clelia Peters is a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, currently
based in London. She has previously worked in private equity, and in the
non-profit sector as humanitarian worker focusing on the protection of
women and children during armed conflict. She is an avid reader, a
semi-avid cook, and loves to spend time with her inspiring community of
friends and family all over the world. In addition to working with
Flawless, Clelia sits on the board of the arts organization Moving
Theater. Clelia holds a B.A. from Yale and an M.B.A. from Columbia
Business School. She is proud to support Flawless in its mission to
improve awareness around mental illness and to provide support for
children struggling with behavioral challenges.
Joe Schmidt
Philadelphia, PA
Joe Schmidt is a project director with TechCaliber Consulting. Joe has over 25 years of global telecommunications experience working for TechCaliber, Andersen, Deloitte Consulting, and IBM, and has lived and worked in Singapore, Hong Kong, and London. In his spare time Joe enjoys travelling and is an avid cyclist. Since its founding, Joe has been inspired by the Flawless Foundation and its mission and is delighted to be joining the team.
Tyrrell Schmidt
Philadelphia, PA
Tyrrell Schmidt is currently Chief Marketing Officer at CIGNA International. Tyrrell has over 20 years of marketing and general management experience in both the financial services and healthcare industries, enabling her to live and work in markets across Europe and Asia. She counts traveling as one of her passions, visiting more than 45 countries on six continents. She is also an accomplished runner, having participated in dozens of marathons and half-marathons all over the world. Tyrrell is pleased to be able to bring her professional experience in marketing to helping Flawless in its inspiring mission.
Ex Officio
Vivina Boster
Founding Board Member
Janine and Vivina
Anne Nicholas
Founding Board Member
Mark Irgang
Friends of Flawless Committee
Chair
Alice Petzold
Honorary Co – Chair
Alice McCarney
Committee Friends
Barbara Tomasulo
Junior Volunteer Committee
Miles Dixon
Sebastian Gaddis
Phoebe Goldfein
Annabel Kady
Lauren Kady
Maggie Thomashauer
Samantha Weil
