Brandi Jurecek, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked as a social work professional for over fifteen years with extensive experience providing psychosocial oncology care.  

Catherine connected with the Tony Foundation in 2018 and has been an avid supporter of the cause ever since. She works in Healthcare staffing connecting medical professionals with Hospitals and Healthcare companies across the country. Catherine resides in Austin with Sam, her Husband of 5 years and their 16 year old pug, Darla. 

Daniel is a resident of the DFW area and for the past 5 years has been in Medical Sales and covered hospitals in Northeast and Northwest Texas. He has a young son and is also a brain cancer survivor

Gary has over 30 years in sales and marketing Gary is excited and honored to be part of the team. Having grown up with both parents who were diagnosed with cancer, TF and the impact it’s having are very near and dear to him.

Dr. Childers practices Urgent Care Medicine at Austin Regional Clinic and serves as Medical Director of NormanMD, also serves as a EMR Physician Lead for Austin Regional Clinic. He has a wife of 25 years and two sons. In 2017, Dr. Childers lost his father to pancreatic cancer, and he is honored now to embrace this exciting opportunity to help pay forward some of the many kindnesses his family received throughout his father’s battle. 

Jennifer Hayes, CMP, HMCC, is currently Director of Event Operations at GLG, where she has been working since 2007. She provides global support for cross functional teams that oversee In Person and Virtual Events, which provides her the opportunity to work closely with a wide group of diverse teams with different products and roles within the company.

Jody Nash is a Registered Nurse, owned and managed her own health care company, and presently works as a consultant to businesses needing guidance with strategic planning, marketing, sales and business development. Jody is a breast cancer survivor and thriver.

John Vezina is CRO for Carium. He is a technology professional with an entrepreneurial mentality with years of experience. He has a proven track record building, leading, and directly contributing to the company's revenue, partnerships and overall strategy.

Justin connected with the Tony Foundation in 2019, and immediately felt compelled to support the cause.  He works in corporate sales working for companies like Salesforce, Splunk and Sonatype.  He met his wife Katherine at Baylor University, they have been married for 11 years and are parents to Phil, Melvin and Ruth, two cats and a dog. 

Katie has 25+ years in brand marketing for healthcare organizations and foundations, as well as start-up and F50 companies. As the daughter, niece and friend of cancer fighters she misses every day, she deeply supports the TF mission and its big impact.

Kristine Laudadio Devine is a partner with the law firm of Harris Wiltshire & Grannis where she provides regulatory and transactional counseling for telecommunications and technology companies.

Rhett currently serves as the Director of Accounting & Finance for Fifth Generation, Inc., maker of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, in Austin, Texas.  Tito’s Handmade Vodka has been a supporter of The Tony Foundation for several years. He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and a Master of Science degree in Taxation from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Texas. Rhett is married with 3 children.

Scott’s career in public relations and marketing started at the Special Olympics Texas. He also led PR efforts at the world’s largest anti-fraud association before starting his own PR firm.

Shane is a Management and Technology consultant with SEI Dallas. Shane became involved with the Tony Foundation as a participant in the Tee Off On Cancer event in 2020. He has been a regular participant and secured SEI as an event Sponsor. He is passionate about the support that the Tony Foundation provides to families with a cancer diagnosis. Shane joined the Board in 2024 and lives in Plano with his wife and two sons.

Shay went to TCU and earned a degree in child studies. She has worked with local nonprofits, several start-ups, and healthcare IT companies. Sharing the patient’s prospective has always been important for her. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, do-it-yourself projects, interior decorating, cooking and walking her dog George.

Tim L. Laudadio is Chairman of Bell Environmental, Inc. He founded the company in the early 90's after serving as an officer of three divisions of Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) and was Senior Vice President of Texas Gulf Industries.