Our Team
Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers are integral to ensuring that we continue to raise awareness, funds, and share our message of hope with people around the world. They bring passion to everything they do.
Board of Directors
Founder & President
Denise Bebenek
Director
Alicia Markson
Director
Matthew Bebenek
Director
Huw Thomas
Director
Sebastien Piller-Tahy
Director
Philippe Dauphin
Chair of Board
James Wilson
Director
Michael Smith
Director
Lynda DiProspero
Director
Areej Muzaffar
Director
Mike Venton
Our Staff
"I love being a part of a community that is founded on hope, love and compassion for others. The feeling of giving back and helping to spread a message of hope is very rewarding. Being able to take the skills that I have developed in a corporate setting and apply them to MBF to help them grow and help society is very fulfilling."
Kara Simpson
Director of Operations
Laura joined the organization in 2008 as a volunteer for the Events Team, eventually becoming the lead of the team in 2015. At the end of 2020 Laura joined the staff and took on the role as Office Manager for the organization.
“Meagan Bebenek Foundation represents hope and love. We are a big community that feels more like family and gives so much heart and soul in what we do for these amazing children and their families.
Laura Kelland
Office Manager
"I have been involved with MBF since the beginning days, when the first volunteers assembled and no one had planned an event like this before.
Many words describe MBF but I think of "community". It is because we band together that we can create the Hug- one hand, another, another.
Each of us chooses to be part of this and our actions matter. Being part of this community - you are reminded to be grateful, to count blessings."
Elizabeth Becker
Office Support
Devon Halfyard
Engagement & Communications Manager
"It has been so rewarding to be a part of the community behind MBF. The dedication that everyone involved brings is incredibly inspiring and I am grateful to be able to witness it!"
Ashley Collins
School
Program
Coordinator
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Our Volunteer Leads
Community matters. Community provides strength and support through troubling times. Meagan Bebenek Foundation is a strong and loyal, volunteer-driven community. Our volunteers play a critical role in the success of Meagan Bebenek Foundation. Our team is enthusiastic and dedicated to making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families affected by paediatric brain tumours. We have several lead volunteers who help within key areas of Meagan Bebenek Foundation’s organization.
Emma DeTommaso
School Team Lead
Beth Hardcastle
Arts Committee Lead
Hannah Wilson
Digital Strategy Advisor