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LEADERSHIP

2008 Board of Directors
Tom Coughlin – President
Ernie Bono – Vice President and Secretary
Judy Coughlin- Vice President
Lamar Wheeler- Treasurer
Dr. Michael Joyce –Medical Director
Gary Chartrand
John Crawford
Leslie Hodnett
Tom Rackley
Marcy Sandler
Ken Tonning
Lamar Wheeler
Barry Zeidwig
Fran Foley- Honorary Director
Keli Coughlin- Executive Director

2008 Advisory Board
Tim Coughlin
Dennis Kayser
Jon Miller
Sandy Montag
Tom Scerbo
Allison Stangeby
Bob Weinmann

STAFF BIOS

Keli Coughlin
Executive Director
keli@tcjayfund.org

Keli began in a volunteer capacity with the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund in 1998 primarily focusing on the planning of the Celebrity Golf Classic under the tutelage of Fran Foley. Keli became passionate about the cause when she had the opportunity to meet some of the families helped by the Jay Fund. She gradually expanded her role in the Foundation and increased the services provided to families in need. Keli was named Executive Director for the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation August 1, 2004.

Keli earned an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Auburn University and received her Masters of Science in Athletic Training from Michigan State University. Keli has been a resident of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, since 1998 and served as the Head Athletic Trainer at the University of North Florida prior to joining the Jay Fund full time.

Rita Malie
Program Manager
rita@tcjayfund.org

Rita is the newest addition to the Jay Fund family, and began working with us in 2008. Her primary responsibility is to serve as liaison between the social workers, the hospitals, the families, and the Jay Fund. She facilitates all programming for our beneficiaries. This includes processing requests for financial assistance, coordinating and planning the special parities the Jay Fund hosts throughout the year and the Remembrance Weekend for the patient’s families.

Rita received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio. She moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1993 and resides in Atlantic Beach with her husband and two daughters. She has chaired many school fundraisers and has been a school Volunteer Coordinator for several years. She continues to be heavily involved with her two daughter’s school and outside activities.

Julie Walther
Special Projects Manager
julieqw@comcast.net

Julie began working with the Jay Fund in 2002. She assists Keli Coughlin implementing special events, coordinating volunteers and creating the Jay Fund newsletter. Julie’s background is in tennis where she served as the Head Tennis Professional and Camp Director at Oakbridge Racquet Club in Ponte Vedra for many years before moving into the non-profit world. She feels honored to be a part of such a wonderful organization. “I have the privilege of seeing up close the difference the Jay Fund is making in these brave, appreciative families.”

Julie graduated from University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations. She has lived in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, since 1993.

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