Board of Directors
Leslie M. Batterson, CSP
Senior Consultant, Aon Global Risk Consulting
Linda Ginzel, Ph.D
Clinical Professor of Managerial Psychology at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Shawn S. Kasserman, Esq.
Partner, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman
Boaz Keysar, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology at The University of Chicago
Kristina Paschall
IT Director of Corporate Systems & Strategy, Ingredion
Geoffrey Phillips
VP & General Manager, Service Delivery, GATX
Julius E. Rhodes, SPHR
Founder and Principal, mpr group
Judy Sage
Executive Beauty Director, Teen Vogue
Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital
Steven W. Swibel, Esq.
General Counsel, Mazzetta Company LLC
Robert R. Tanz, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital
Lisa Turano Solano, Esq.
VP, Legal Operations, Turano Baking Company
Advisory Board
Kristine Anderson
Of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago
Sonny Garg
Director, Exelon Corporation
Howard Haas
Chairman, Haas Associates; adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Danny’s Story
On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Daniel Keysar was strangled to death at his licensed childcare facility when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded rails.
Aiden’s Story
Aiden suffocated on the crib bumper pad in his crib. He was six months old. "My beloved grandson was literally the light of my life."
Ellie’s Story
Ellie died when the changing table attachment on a play yard came down on the back of her neck as she stood up. She was thirteen months old.
Liam’s Story
Liam died when he was entrapped by the defective drop-side of his crib. He was nine months old.
Jared’s Story
Jared was strangled when the top rails of his portable crib collapsed. He was eight months old.
Riley’s Story
Riley was strangled when the side rail of her portable crib collapsed around her neck. She was 10 months old.
Ethan’s Story
Ethan died just months after Riley when he was strangled in the same type portable crib. He was eight months old.