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Board of Directors

K.I.D.S. is governed by an active Board of Directors consisting of 37 leaders from organizations across the country from the retail, apparel, juvenile products, toy, shoe, accessories, entertainment, finance, marketing, and legal fields.

Our board members serve on a variety of teams including the Executive Committee, Marketing, and Development, as well as three industry-focused teams,Apparel and Footwear, Juvenile Products, and Books/Education Materials/Toys.

If you would like to speak with any of our board members about their work with K.I.D.S. and how you can help, please contact Janice Weinman, K.I.D.S. President, at jweinman@kidsdonations.org or 212-279-5493.

Kevin M. Burke - Chairman*
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

Debbie Ries - Vice Chair*
NCircle Entertainment

David M. Coleman - Treasurer*
DMC Consulting

Mark Adjmi
Adjmi Apparel Group

Nancy Aronson

Victor Azrak
American Marketing Enterprises, Inc.

Kenneth Baronoff
Peter J. Solomon Company

Laura Brevetti
K&L Gates LLP

Karen Bromley*
The Bromley Group LLC

Chris DeMoulin
MAGIC/Advanstar Communications, Inc.

Deb Derby
Toys “R” Us, Inc.

Abbey Doneger
The Doneger Group

Ken Goore
Goore’s for Babies to Teens

Milou Gwyn
Jockey International, Inc.

Jack Haddad
Haddad Brands

Laurel Hurd
Newell Rubbermaid

Debra Joester
The Joester Loria Group

Howard Kahn*
Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc.

Andy Keimach
Munchkin, Inc.

Thomas Koltun
Kolcraft Enterprises

John W. Lee II
Callaway Arts & Entertainment

Mark Levenfus
Marks Paneth & Shron LLP

Renee Pepys Lowe*

Brian Lynch
Carter’s, Inc.

Charles D. Mamiye
Mamiye Brothers, Inc./JetSet

Richard L. Markee
The Vitamin Shoppe

Susan S. McLain
The Baby Einstein Company

Christina Miller
Cartoon Network Enterprises/Turner Sports

Meg Ostrom*
Vi Living

Carole Postal*
CopCorp Licensing

Jason Rabin
KHQ Investment LLC

Connie Rishwain
UGG Australia and Simple Shoes

Peter Rosenthal
Rosenthal & Rosenthal

Richard F. Schaub Jr.*
Sassy, Inc.

Joe Shamie
Delta Children's Products

Gary F. Simmons*
Gerber Childrenswear LLC

Richard A. Sutton*
LT Apparel Group

Robert Waller
Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association (JPMA)

Janice Weinman*
Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.

* Executive Committee Member