Leadership Role: BoD Member

Becky Delghiaccio

Becky DelGhiaccio has been a Neonatal ICU nurse for 25 years, working at three different Pheonix/Scottsdale hospitals over the course of her career, as well as being the mother of two children. She has extensive involvement with adoption and a deep commitment to creating loving families. She holds experience as a certified childbirth educator, teaching […]

Kevin Nelson

Kevin Nelson is the Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Better Health of New York (ABHNY), a CVS Health company. He has extensive experience in leadership, management, policy and business development for health care and humanitarian organizations serving underserved populations. Kevin’s entrée into healthcare management began with community health centers and public hospitals more than 30 […]

Sammy Chadwick

Sammy is a long-standing supporter of Spence Chapin. After living in the UK and Asia, she now resides in NY, where she raised her two sons. Sammy has a UK degree in textiles and international experience working in fashion and sportswear.   She has also produced documentary films and events focused on culturally significant issues.  Her films for BYkids.org have appeared on PBS and portray various social issues through the eyes of teenagers.   In addition to Spence Chapin, Sammy is a board member of BYkids.org, and also Fabretto Children’s Foundation, focused on child welfare and education  in Central America.    Board member since 2008 and served as Board President from 2015- 2017.    Spence-Chapin […]

Michael J Mellody

Michael is a Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch. He joined Merrill Lynch in 2005 and earned his CFP designation in 2008. Michael graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Economics and remains involved in the Rutgers University scholarship program to help lower barriers for students in financial need. He […]

Siya Madikane

Siya Madikane is a philanthropist dedicated to helping disadvantaged children, particularly in the fields of education and health. Siya attended Pepperdine University and received his B.S. in History in 2007. Upon graduation he worked for IMG’s Consulting group in New York, then transitioned to the IMG Events and Sponsorship group in London and India until 2015 when he […]

Laura Schlesinger

Laura Schlesinger currently volunteers as an Interim Care Provider at Spence Chapin. Laura has been caring for these babies since 2016 and to date has loved more than 35 little ones. She describes this very important work as her true joy, both in nurturing the babies and in providing the time and space for birth […]

Mitchell R. Semel

Mitch is the Chief Flight Instructor at Take Flight Aviation in New York, training professional and recreational pilots in all levels of FAA certification. He is also Founder and Executive Producer at Semel Media, where he has produced for CBS, NBC, CNN, PBS, National Geographic, TIME, HuffPost, and the US Department of Defense. Mitch is […]

Elise Caballero Wallace

Elise Knight Wallace has been the owner of Hands-on Homes Done, a home organization business, since 2018. With a BA in Psychology from Wheaton College and extensive experience in healthcare administration, including roles as Session Assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Senior Aftercare Clinical Assistant at CityMD, Elise brings a deep understanding of […]

Catherine Rocco Goodwin

Catherine Rocco Goodwin is the Executive Director of the Parkinson’s Wellness Foundation and a Children’s Advocacy Advisor working with non-profit organizations focused on children’s welfareIn her early career, Catherine worked in children’s entertainment at Jim Henson and Marvel Comics and for the past ten years, she was CEO of a fitness company that she founded […]

Zach Boisi

Zach works for Cellebrite as their SVP of Customer Service, overseeing a handful of functions, working with their 1000’s of global customers and tens of thousands of end users. He is the former Vice President of Customer Success for LeagueApps. He holds a BA in American Studies from Yale University, as well as an MBA […]