Board of Directors and Personnel

Tim McCarty

Tim is currently the Managing Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Chicago, IL. He has significant financial and operational management experience and has been an active member of our Board of Directors for the last two years. He has been a member of the ASF since shortly after his daughter Meghan, who is now six, was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome three years ago.

Greg Dohrmann

Mitchell Caspert

The Caspert Family joined the ASF in 1998 and have been regular participants at ASF Biennial Conferences in Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, Anaheim and St. Louis.

In 2005 Mitchell was elected to serve on the ASF Board of Directors. As a board member he has served on several committees: Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, Chairperson; Conference Scholarship Committee; Nomination Committee; Executive Committee; and Marketing Committee, Chairperson. In 2007, Mitchell was a St. Louis conference speaker at the “Just For Dad’s Session” and was elected a Vice President of ASF. In addition, Mitchell has volunteered as the Finance Director for the Philadelphia Walk-A-Thon site for the past three years.

Mitchell resides in North Caldwell, New Jersey with his wife, Shari, and their two sons, Jason (14) and Matthew (12/deletion positive). Matthew was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome at age two.

Mitchell also engages in other philanthropic activities while serving various children’s charitable organizations in his home state of New Jersey such as Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey. Mitchell is also most proud to be a founding member of Project Bright Future.

Frank McCullough

Frank is a corporate executive in an oil and natural gas company; currently engaged in providing natural gas related financial and engineering services to engaged clients; owns and operates a surface coal mine in West Virginia.

He holds a BA, a MBA, and a MSBA. Frank has served in the U. S. Navy—LCDR, USNR-Retired. Frank is married to Kathy. They have 4 daughters—Lesley, now married; Meredith—anticipating graduate school; Kristin—Junior, University of Colorado; Kate-19 AS, attends public high school in Charleston, WV. His AS Activities include being a former member of the Board of Directors, and prior President of ASF.

Steven Katz

Steve Katz served as an officer or director of the ASF organization since 1997. He has served as President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and Immediate Past-President as well as serving as a director. Steve has served on numerous Foundation committees, represents the ASF as one of two ASF representatives on the Coalition of Patient Advocacy Groups for the Rare Disease Clinical Research Network, co-chaired the ASF Biennial Conference in Philadelphia in 1998; has volunteered for countless ASF projects and has coordinated the ASF walk-a-thon in Philadelphia for four years. Steve was awarded the 2007 Harry and Audrey Angelman Award.

Susan Ravellette

Susan is an attorney who was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1995. She attended the University of San Diego School of Law, the USD Institute on International and Comparative Law in Dublin, Ireland, and the University of California, Irvine. She holds a B.A., Political Science and a B.A., Sociology. Susan currently is a Pro Se Staff Attorney for the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California where she handles civil rights and ADA cases filed by prisoners. Prior to her career in the Federal Courts, Susan was a Senior Associate in firms specializing in civil litigation. Susan has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Angelman Syndrome Foundtation since 2005. Susan is married to Steve, a San Diego County Deputy Sheriff and has two children, Ryan (diagnosed with AS in 2003) and Sarah.

John Sugden

John Sugden is a director in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Department. He has been with S&P since 2002, covering state and local credits along the east coast. John is the lead analyst for Washington, DC and the states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, and New Jersey. In addition to rating bonds, he is a sector leader of Standard & Poor’s State Revolving Fund/Pool Sector, and serves as a member of Standard & Poor’s Water and Sewer, Special Assessment and Financial Management Assessment sector teams.

John grew up in Puerto Rico and attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC. In 2002, he received his M.B.A. from NYU’s Stern School of Business with a concentration in finance and management. Prior to NYU, John worked for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Chicago and also worked for a non-profit organization developing housing for the homeless in Puerto Rico. He is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and its local affiliate the Municipal Analyst Group of New York.

Robert Schiller

Mr. Schiller and his wife, Debby, have three sons, Jonah, Samuel and Ethan. The Schiller’s youngest son, Ethan, born April 17, 2000, was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome when he was three years old. The Schillers reside in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Schiller is the former President of Armor Holdings, a New York Stock Exchange listed company which manufactured a wide range of protective products for the United States military and for law enforcement officers worldwide. During Mr. Schiller’s tenure as President, the Company grew dramatically and was sold to BAE Systems, Inc., a large British defense contractor, in July 2007. Mr. Schiller earned a BA in Economics from Emory University in 1985 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1991.

Charles Williams

Charles A. Williams, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida. He is a board-certified pediatrician and clinical geneticist and has a special interest in neurogenetic disorders. He is a past recipient of the Harry and Audrey Angelman Award for Meritorious Service. The main focus of his research career has been in the study of Angelman syndrome. Since 1982 he has published many papers on the genetic and medical aspects of Angelman syndrome. He is also the head of the ASF Scientific Advisory Committee.

Mary Wagstaff

Eileen Braun

Eileen Braun is a graduate of Mayo School of Health Related Sciences, Rochester, MN. Prior to her career with ASF Eileen worked at the Mayo Clinic, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo, MI) and Loyola University Medical Center. She began her fundraising career with ASF in 1998 and has worked for the ASF since 2001.

Eileen has been the Executive Director of the ASF since 2003. She and her husband, Tom, have four children, the oldest, 20-year-old Kaitlin), has Angelman Syndrome.

Eloise Crabb

Eloise Crabb is a graduate of Benedictine University with a bachelor degree in leadership and masters in management and organizational behavior. Prior to joining ASF Eloise worked in academic fundraising. She has over 20 years experience in business, management, administration and fundraising. She and her husband, Ron, have two daughters and three step-grandchildren.

Sheila Wenger

Sheila Wenger is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree in psychology. Prior to joining the staff at ASF she worked as a meeting planner and member service coordinator for the National Propane Gas Association. Sheila and her husband, James, live in Fitchburg, WI with their two children.

John Uremovic

John Uremovic is a graduate of Western Illinois University with a bachelor degree in Political Science and Minor in Public Administration. Prior to joining the ASF staff John was a Finance Assistant for a U.S. House of Representative. He also spent four years working for the Marketing Department at Harrah’s Casino Joliet. John joined the Angelman Syndrome Foundation in October of 2010 as the Prospect Researcher.

Kevin Wick

Kevin Wick is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University and Northern Illinois University, with degrees in Communication. While taking classes at NIU, he served as a graduate assistant, teaching an introductory public speaking course. Kevin joined ASF in December 2010, taking over the website maintenance duties, along with overseeing ASF's social media.