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PURPOSE OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD Our advisory board of volunteers will make recommendations to our organization for recipient organizations to receive funds raised by our organization. These individuals are not directors of our organization, and they are not a true committee of our organization. Instead, these individuals have diverse backgrounds and life expierences and each individual will provide his or her unique viewpoint in advising our organization to select recipient organizations which will benefit a more diverse segment of the population effected by cancer than our organization might benefit if these individuals were not involved. We are pleased and honored to welcome them. Meghan Steinberg, President and Founder
We Welcome to our Advisory Board: Mary Casey Mary Casey shares the passion of Meghan's Mountain mission as she lost her father to cancer when she was a small child. She is a long time friend of the Steinberg family, and after attending her first fundraiser for Meghan's Mountain offered her assistance. Mary is a Senior Associate at Kentucky Financial Group, where she assists clients with retirement, estate and insurance needs. She serves as the Vice President of The Shamrock Pet Foundation. During the 15 years she has been with Shamrock she was instrumental in the development of Art for the Animals, the primary fund raising vehicle for the foundation. Mary is committed to making positive changes in her adopted hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Mary and her husband Joe Perkowski live in Crescent Hill. Mary Casey
Coach Denny Crum & Susan Sweeney Crum Coach Crum was head basketball coach of the University of Louisville Cardinals from 1971 until his retirement in 2001. Coach took the Cardinals to two NCAA Championships in 1980 and 1986 and is a membe of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Susan Sweeney Crum is the news anchor for WFPL radio, Public Radio Partnership. Prior to going to WFPL, Susan was news anchor at WHAS TV and WDRB TV. Coach Crum has been by Meghan’s side since she was diagnosed with leukemia and has been Meghan’s inspiration to reach out to those that need us the most. Their mutual love and respect for each other continues. Both Coach and Susan spend considerable time helping charitable organizations and are fully aware of the needs of this community and nationally. What better advisor’s than Coach and Susan. Coach Denny Crum
Dr. Roger Herzig Dr. Herzig is the the Chief and Director of the Blood & Marrow Transplant Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville. Dr. Herzig will also direct the Wendell Cherry Institute for Clinical Trials. We are honored and privileged to have Dr. Hertzig on our advisory board. Dr. Hertzig brings an enormous amount of knowledge into the needs of funding research and the needs of individuals and their families who have been affected by this disease. Dr. Roger Herzig
David Klein David is a cancer survivor and long time Steinberg family friend. "I believe that I was lucky to have suffered. Some people don't realize that in suffering there is great potential, because if you are deprived for any reason...and if you set your mind in the right direction, you will find that the only way to survive is for you to excel. So I am a survivor of a blood cancer, CLL. I had the support of my two daughters, Erin and Kathryn, my former spouses, Jodi and Jill, and my family and friends. Elchonon Reizes is a young man who gave me the "gift of life" by donating his blood cells for a successful bone marrow transplant. I donate my time and energy to assist in the cancer cause... to help provide a better quality of life for all dealing with cancer." David was Chief Operating Officer for Bank of Louisville from 1978 to 2002. He currently serves as Board Chair for the Jewish Community of Louisville, is a Board Member of Gilda's Club Louisville, and was a Founding Board Chair of Metro Parks Foundation (2005). David Klein
Shelley Trager Kusman Shelley is a lifelong resident of Louisville and a graduate of Atherton High School (Louisville, Ky.) and Stephens College (Columbia, MO). Until recently she was the owner and operator of Kstylecompany.com, an on-line boutique. Her passion for helping others has taken a higher priority. Shelley and her family are deeply involved in many community activities including Jewish Hospital, Children's Hospital, the University of Louisville and Animal Causes, to name a few. Shelley is most passionate about working and helping cancer patients and their families. Shelley and her three son's, Michael (27), Andrew (24), and Brett (20), as well as her entire family, are committed to supporting our community. Shelley joined our board shortly before our 2010 fund raiser, and her hard work and dedication showed in our sell out crowd and the amount of money we raised. We are honored to have her on our board of advisors.
In Memoriam Kentucky Supreme Court Justice William McAnulty Entered into life 1947, Entered into rest 2007 Justice McAnulty was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, recieved his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and his masters and Jurist Doctor from the University of Louisville. Justice McAnulty served in all four levels of the state court system. In 1997, the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys named Justice McAnulty the Henry V. Pennington Outstanding Judge of the Year. in 1997, Justice MacAnulty recieved the Thomas C. Simons Distinguished Leadership Award by the Leadership Louisville Foundation. Justice McAnulty has been involved in numerous charitable causes and brought valuable insight to the needs of cancer patients. In memory of the love and service that Justice McAnulty brought to our advisory board, to remind us of the struggles that those with cancer endure, and to remember that our job is not done till there is a cure, we shall retain his name as an everlasting reminder of our reason for existence.
Dr. Julio Melo Dr. Melo graduated from the University of Antioquia School of Medicine, Medellin, Columbia. He did his internship at Ohio Valley Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio and the Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, with his residency at the University of Louisville Affliated Hospitals. His fellowship in infectious diseases was at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals. Dr. Melo was ranked number one in the infectious diseases category by Greater Louisville Medical Society members in Louisville Magazine's 2005 Top Doctors survey. In the words of renowned hand surgeon, Dr. Joseph Kutz, “...he is probably one of the top infectious disease specialists in the country. What makes Dr. Melo special is his compassion for those he treats, which is why he was awarded the Compassionate Physician Award for 2006.” We are honored to have such a respected and loving human being as Dr. Julio Melo on our advisory board. Dr. Julio Melo
Ashley Morrill, RN, BSN, BA Ashley serves as the Quality Coordinator for the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. She has been a nurse since 1997 and previously worked as an ICU staff nurse, as a nurse educator, and as a regional recruiter for the National Marrow Donor Program. Ashley is passionate about continually improving the health care experience for patients and families and works closely with administrators, nursing leadership, physicians, and allied health professionals to promote safe, high-quality, evidence-based care at her facility. James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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