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About Us: Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
As president of the The Marrow Foundation, Mitch provided the strategic vision and leadership necessary to strengthen the fundraising and recruitment potential of The National Marrow Donor Program, which maintains a registry of more than six million volunteers. Prior to that, Mitch served as the president and chief executive officer of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, where he was responsible for leading one of the fastest growing nonprofit organizations in the field of cancer survivorship. Among other things, Mitch implemented a paradigm-changing program in the nonprofit world by introducing the LiveSTRONG wristband campaign. In his role as president and chief executive officer of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, Mitch dramatically increased the funding and created the Dana and Christopher Reeve Quality of Life program, which has invested more than $2 million in the disability community every year. Mitch has a bachelor of science degree from Frostburg St ate College and a master of arts degree in philanthropy and development from Saint Marys University of Minnesota. He serves on the board of directors of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and The Players Development Academy. Chairman, Safe Kids Worldwide
As a pediatric surgeon and director of Emergency Trauma and Burn Services at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dr. Eichelberger sees more of children’s pain and distress than most people ever will. Stirred by his experiences as a surgeon and the soft spot he has for the kids he treats, Dr. Eichelberger has devoted his life to easing the pain and suffering of children. His lifelong quest to prevent childhood injuries has led to increased research, improved safety measures and significant change in awareness of child safety issues. His renowned expertise in the field of pediatric trauma care and injury control is a driving force behind Safe Kids Worldwide (formerly the National SAFE KIDS Campaign), a nonprofit he founded in 1988 to focus on childhood injury prevention. Dr. C. Everett Koop, former surgeon general of the United States, is his mentor. Dr. Eichelberger is leading the organization’s initiatives where injury prevention strategies have contributed to a nearly 40 percent decline in the child death rate from accidental injuries since its inception. This important and successful movement has expanded to 16 countries and has become Safe Kids Worldwide. Dr. Eichelberger’s pioneering efforts have led to changes in public policy such as child occupant protection laws, bicycle helmet requirements and playground safety guidelines. He has educated a generation of parents and helped translate injury prevention research into simple programs that have a real impact on the frequency of childhood injuries. Also, his vision has put millions of bike helmets, smoke alarms and child safety seats into the hands of families in need. His determination to save kids’ lives and protect them from unintentional injury — the number one killer of children under 14 — motivated him to become director of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network for children and medical director of the Emergency Medical Services for Children National Resource Center. Dr. Eichelberger’s research, advocacy and leadership are surpassed only by his love for children. Chief Advancement Officer
Previously, he was vice president of development for United Cerebral Palsy of America, one of the largest health-related nonprofits in the world. He spent eight years as director of the fundraising and corporate sponsorship group of Odell, Simms & Associates Inc., a Virginia-based nonprofit consulting firm founded more than 30 years ago. He led efforts to design and manage capital campaigns, secure major new corporate partners, grow annual fund programs, and build and manage boards of directors for clients including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Geographic Society, the United Nations World Food Programme and Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. Previously, he worked for two U.S. Senate campaigns as a finance director and for a national political party committee. Bennett is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Jim leads the teams responsible for finance, information technology, and human resources for Safe Kids Worldwide. Previously, Jim was the Chief Financial Officer for Way Station, Inc., an affiliate of the Sheppard Pratt Health System located in Towson, Md. Before that, he spent eight years in various positions with Jefferson Memorial Hospital, ultimately serving as Chief Financial Officer. Jim started his career with a certified public accounting firm in northern Virginia as a staff accountant for three years. He is a graduate of Shepherd University. Chief Program Officer and Director, Buckle Up
The Program, Research and Certification division is responsible for program development, research and evaluation of Safe Kids Worldwide global injury prevention programs. The program operations division works hand-in-hand with the network and the advancement division. Previously, Creppy worked for Safe Kids Worldwide as the organization's operations manager, and the Safe Kids Buckle Up operations manager, where she was responsible for the program operations and diversity initiatives. Creppy continues to serve as the director of Safe Kids Buckle Up, and is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating Safe Kids Buckle Up program strategy. Her previous experience prior to Safe Kids Worldwide was as operations manager for Radio-Television News Directors Association. In that role, she led efforts managing the association's day-to-day business operations and was the project lead for the Edward R. Murrow Award. Torine is a graduate of Morgan State University. |
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Mitch is a veteran nonprofit executive with 26 years of association management experience.
Dr. Martin R. Eichelberger is a professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine. He graduated from Princeton University and Hahnemann University Medical School and completed his surgical educations at the Case Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He holds visiting professorships in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as the United States.
David P. Bennett leads the team that raises money from corporations, individuals, foundations and government agencies in support of the Safe Kids mission around the world. 
Torine leads the teams responsible for programs, research, certification, and corporate program partnerships for Safe Kids Worldwide. 
