Founder and CEO
Board Chair
Prior to founding Here to Serve in 2011, Kathleen designed and managed fundraising programs for over 100 nonprofits through her work with major marketing agencies.
Kathleen Quintas designed and managed the local, national and international fundraising programs of over 100 nonprofits through her work with two of the largest marketing/communications and fundraising agencies in North America. She has served in nonprofit fundraising, marketing and communications since 2000.
Kathleen is also a mother and wife who has been through life-threatening medical events. Both her son and husband were diagnosed with cancer six months apart; her son with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and her husband with leukemia. This personal crisis allowed Kathleen to experience the physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional toll it takes.
Board Treasurer
Experienced public company executive and accomplished CFO with 25 years in commercial real estate and other industries.
Adeel Khan is recognized for his expertise in commercial real estate, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, financial & operational strategies, acquisitions and development, capital and debt markets, enterprise risk management, and leadership development.
Adeel's goal is to extend the mission by further developing the organization's structure and to help elevate every facet of the organization ultimately leading to support for additional families. Hopefully this will allow the organization to go from a best-kept secret to a household name.
Technology Committee Chair
Technology leader with over 25 years in Technology and Engineering, having led organizations within both enterprises and startups.
He has led Engineering organizations within both enterprises and startups looking to scale. Within the enterprise space, he spent 10 years at Sony PlayStation spanning the PS3-PS4 generations, and 2 years for the NFL.
His breadth of experience spans virtually every technology domain including Full-stack development, Mobile App, Infrastructure/DevOps, CorpIT, CyberSecurity, Data Engineering, and Live/VOD streaming video. Jon is excited to serve on the board and hopes to have a positive impact in helping to build, integrate, and stabilize their various technology platforms.
Marketing Committee Chair
Chief Marketing & Communications officer at Solidigm, responsible for overall marketing strategy, brand development, and campaigns.
Throughout his career, Obsitnik has held a number of leadership positions, including leading large-scale teams in sales, marketing, and product management at companies including Maxim Integrated, Juniper Networks, ONI Systems and 3Com.
Paul holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Paul joined Here to Serve because he feels he is filling a role that is vitally needed for children and their families who are battling cancer.
Board Member
Seasoned marketing leader who has supported both Fortune 100 category-leading brands and high-growth startups to connect with consumers.
Throughout her career, she's helped brand new companies, made legacy brands relevant, and helped to turn businesses around through insights-driven strategy, multichannel marketing campaigns including paid, owned, shared, and earned media, and product innovation.
When I was younger, I wanted to become a pediatric oncologist, because no child deserves to go through cancer without an ally. My goal is to bring broader awareness to the needs that families have, encouraging and securing more widespread support.