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Board Members

K.I.D.S. Board members come from a range of industries and sectors located all around the U.S. Board members determine policy, help in recruiting product and cash donors, monitor fiscal accountability and must visit at least one agency a year.

Board of Directors
Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.

Chairman
Rick Schaub*
Senior Vice President/General Manager
Mom, Infant & Toddler Group
RC2/Learning Curve Brands Inc.

Vice Chairman
Gary Simmons*
President
Gerber Childrenswear, Inc.

Secretary–Treasurer
Richard J. Miller*
President and CEO
5M Consulting, Inc.

Mark Adjmi
President
Adjmi Apparel Group

Nancy Aronson

Thomas D. Balliett
Partner
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

Darcy G. Bhatia
Partner
Highmount Capital

Karen Bromley*
Principal
The Bromley Group LLC

Ellen Brothers
President
American Girl

Kevin Burke*
President and CEO
American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)

David M. Coleman
Senior Vice President
Ogilvy Healthworld

Craig Currie
Vice President-My Twinn
My Twinn/Etoys Direct

Deb Derby
President
Babies"R"Us

Abbey Doneger
President
The Doneger Group

Allan Ellinger
Senior Managing Partner
MMG, Inc.

Ken Goore
President
Goore's for Babies to Teens

Jack Haddad
President
Haddad Brands

Michelle Jules
Philanthropic Advisor
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Andrew Kahn*
Chairman
Kahn Lucas Lancaster Inc.

Poppy King
CEO and President
Lipstick Queen

Thomas Koltun
President
Kolcraft Enterprises

Lauren Krueger
Vice President
D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

John W. Lee II
Chairman/Co-Founder
Ready-to-Learn Partnership

Renee Pepys Lowe*
President
CoCaLo, Inc.

William MacMillan
CEO and Partner
Association Headquarters, Inc.

Charles D. Mamiye
President
Mamiye Brothers Inc./JetSet

Richard L. Markee
Bear Stearns Merchant Bank

Meg Ostrom*
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Classic Residence by Hyatt

Joe Pacifico
President
The William Carter Company

Jason Rabin
President
Kids Headquarters

Debbie Ries*
Senior Vice President and General Manager
NCircle Entertainment

Connie Rishwain
President
Ugg Australia and Simple Shoes

Peter Rosenthal*
President
Rosenthal & Rosenthal

Pam Salkovitz
President
Stride Rite Children's Group, Inc.

Sam Schwab

Paul Shapiro
Senior Vice President, General Manager
Brown Shoe & Co.

Miriam Shark*
Senior Program Officer
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Richard Sutton*
Executive Vice President
LT Apparel Group

Nancy Ticktin

Robert Waller
President
Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association (JPMA)

Janice Weinman
President
Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.

* Member of the Executive Committee

Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. | 112 West 34th Street, Suite 1133 | New York, NY 10120 | 212.279.5493

K.I.D.S. is tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.