Treasurer
Kenneth C. Kaufman
Chairman
Dr. Wendy Chung
Julia Wynn, MS
Anna Rojas
Carlos DeJesus
Luis A. Ramirez has held various roles and responsibilities throughout the previous 10 years; stemming from serving with the U.S. Marine Corps, interning at various professional institutions, and engaging in the Automotive Remarketing Industry with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Representing Global CDH, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located, has been very exciting and important in order to place CDH on the global map as one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity of children under 5 worldwide. The necessity of awareness is very important to CDH patients considering that parents experience pain and hopelessness which may arise caused by having a child with a diaphragmatic hernia.
Luis is a proud father of Isabela Luna, born with a right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia on January 14, 2008. At the time of Isabela's birth, Luis mustered the essential resources which will begin to shape the path towards researching the nature of CDH. As such Isabela has been the main motivation behind the establishment of Global CDH.
Luis’ approach to life has been influenced by his experiences with different cultures and societies at various social-economic levels. His experience includes serving as a Marine Security Guard based at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia, and U.S. Embassy Sarajevo, Bosnia i Herzegovina. Following his honorary discharge, Luis earned a Masters of Arts from the Whitehead School of Diplomacy in Diplomacy and International Relations. His focus was on Economic Development as his main concentration for his master thesis--particularly rural economic development within India through technology.
Luis previously served on the Family Advisory Council administered by the New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. The Council is a group of 22 parents from the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) whose children have received care at Morgan. The Family Advisory Council is committed to "Family Centered Care" which is completed by working along with the families and staff, physicians and administration from the hospital. Family Centered Care is accomplished through Family led projects, having parents placed on committees within the hospital, and the parents develop and deliver resident education.
Benjamin Marsh is the Owner of Athena Global Solutions, LLC and a sponsor of Global CDH. As Owner and member of Athena Global Solutions, he operates a Private Investigations and Security Agency, providing the following: Private Investigations, Executive Protection (Advanced Bodyguard), Tactical Security Officers, Physical and Technical Surveillance, and Loss Prevention.
Benjamin is a consummate visionary, highly driven and exceptionally motivated executive with multifaceted skills obtained from both the Contractor and Military communities, with 9+ years of expertise in Physical Security Operations, Surveillance and Administration, along with 5 years expertise in Financial Management and Logistics. Benjamin has the proven ability to consult and work with key management and customers to ensure consistent success of all operational goals, seeks an opportunity within dynamic organization that welcomes focus, initiative, dedication, and outstanding experience. Proficiencies include familiarity with the National Security Standards and U.S. Department of State policies and procedures in executing projects on time, meeting and exceeding goals and building businesses. Offering an exceptional ability to work under pressure and deliver innovative improvement strategies to meet organizational objectives with minimal supervision. Currently holds an active Top Secret SSBI Clearance.
Sarah is a very motivated and driven business professional that excels at tackling challenges and creating growth through innovation. Her business experience includes a variety of disciplines because of her willingness to learn and succeed, including marketing communications, social media marketing, email and affiliate marketing, website content and optimization and event planning.Sarah graduated from the
In 2002, Sarah left the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to accept a position as Marketing Director for
In addition, Sarah showcased her innovation and leadership with the creation of an event marketing and communications consulting firm, Infiniti Events in 2004. Each year she plans and implements events from private parties to large-scale public events.
Sarah Morgan met her husband while involved at church and has been married for almost 6 years. Sarah has a 2 ½ year old son, Noah, born with a right-sided diaphragmatic hernia. At 31 weeks Sarah discovered that Noah was diagnosed with CDH, a condition that was missed on his 18 week ultrasound. Living in Jacksonville at the time, their high risk OB sent the Morgans to Shands Gainesville so Noah would be under the care of Dr. David Kays. Noah was on ECMO for 6 days, had his repair surgery at 9 days old, and after five weeks of being in NICU he was discharged, a miraculously short stay for a baby that had once been so sick, according to the medical staff.
Sarah Morgan grew up in Jacksonville, FL and attended the University of North Florida. She studied Communication/Journalism & wrote for the campus newspaper for a period of time. In 2003, she began working at the Florida Times Union as the obituary writer where she was then promoted to advertising sales assistant, then sales representative. It was there that she found that dealing one on one with people in that particular atmosphere was something she truly enjoyed & could be successful with at the same time.
Victor has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts, with a concentration in Graphic Design and a double minor in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Ramapo College of New Jersey. Victor held various executive board positions in collegiate, statewide and nationally recognized organizations. In addition, through his involvement with these organizations he has organized various events such as community services, step-shows, fundraisers, workshops.
Chairman
Kenneth Kaufman spent his career at Stanford University, first in Student Services and later as a Special Assistant to the President. He remains Emeritus at the university. Mr. Kaufman studied at Bethel College (Kansas), The University of Kansas, and Cornell University. Known as someone who receives his considerable energy from other people, his life-long passion has been to incubate visions. In 1993, students benefiting from his mentoring created The John Ernest Foundation, named after his father. The Foundation uses its considerable treillage to weigh into the growth process of fledging institutions by designing governing boards, colleges of mentors, pointing to resources. Mr. Kaufman is known for his charitable work, both for persons and institutions. He holds the prized German Officer’s Merit Cross, First Class. Mr. Kaufman has been married to Joyce Juhnke Kaufman for nearly 54 years, they reside in Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Wendy Chung
Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D. is a clinical and molecular
geneticist who directs the clinical genetics program at Columbia University and
is the principal investigator of DHREAMS.
She She received her B.A. in biochemistry and
economics from Cornell University, her M.D. from Cornell University Medical
College, and her Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University in genetics. She completed residencies in pediatrics and
medical genetics at Columbia University and a fellowship in Molecular Genetics
and is ABMG certified in clinical and molecular genetics. is the Herbert Irving
assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine at Columbia University.
Dr. Chung directs NIH funded research programs in human genetics of birth defects including congenital diaphragmatic hernia and congenital heart disease. She serves as the molecular genetics core for the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network studying spinal muscular atrophy, the New York Obesity Research Center, and the Diabetes and Endocrine Research Center. She was the recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Young Investigator Award, the Medical Achievement Award from Bonei Olam, and a career development award from Doris Duke. She has authored over 80 peer reviewed articles and 20 chapters and reviews and is renowned for her teaching. She is a member of the Glenda Garvey Teaching Academy and has won many awards for teaching including the Charles W. Bohmfalk Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching, American Medical Women’s Association Mentor Award, and Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Julia Wynn, MS
Julia Wynn, MS is the principal research coordination for
the Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Exploration and Advancement of Molecular
Science (DHREAMS) research study at
Julia received her Master’s degree in Genetic Counseling
from the University of Texas Health Science Center. She completed her
undergraduate studies at
As a genetic counselor, Julia endeavors to translate complex
genetic information into a comfortable understandable language for all
individuals.
Anna Rojas obtained her Master of Science in Organizational Psychology from Walden University, Baltimore, MD. She has five years of supervisory, leadership, and business development experience. Anna has previously recruited, interviewed, selected, assigned, and evaluated volunteers for patient service programs. Futhermore, she has supervised up to 200 volunteers, planned and coordinated event planning initiatives: galas, golf outings, marathons, holiday parties, toy, clothes, and blood drives. Anna is a critical thinker and proactive self-starter with solid decision-making, analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities. Her motivation is reflected through her high-energy, detail oriented, motivational team player perspective enabling her to be cultivating collaborative relationships with executives, senior managers, and internal/community members.
Carlos DeJesus background in organizing events and fundraising started when he volunteered his time to the U.S. Marine Corps “Toys 4 Tots” campaign in 2001. The campaign’s aim was to help needy children throughout the world experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable natural resources - our children. He also took pleasure in fundraising for and organizing the annual Marine Cops Birthday Ball, which hosted over 200 guests. His voluntary contribution to Global CDH has included structuring, enhancing, implementing, and increasing the communication and awareness of the organization. One of Carlos’ first projects was to reach out to public communities utilizing online social networks such as MySpace and Facebook. 
Romi Saleh graduated from Seton Hall University, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations with a Dual BS/MA Program. His interest revolved around international development, risk management, governance, and international economics. Romi has also worked as a litigation paralegal consultant Kramer, Levin, Neftalis, and Frankel, LLP, Bear, Sterns, & Co. Compliance and Corporate Governance,. Whippany, NJ.
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