BOARD MEMBERS
Jack I. Dinaburg – President
Jack I. Dinaburg has over 35 years of leadership experience in both private and non-profit sectors. He was the founder and first president of the Upstate Kidney Association and the National Kidney Association of Upstate New York. Jack has served on the boards of the Jewish Community Center, Temple Sinai, and Big Brother/Big Sister.
Robert Crandall - Vice President
Currently Vice-President of Fireproof Children / Prevention First and a recently retired, 30-year veteran of the fire service, Bob was named Firefighter of the Year 2000 for his community-based prevention and education efforts and career achievement.
Stewart R. Moscov , CLU, ChFC - Vice President
He is president of Heritage Financial Services, past president of the Estate Planning Council of Rochester, past president of the Rochester Life Underwriters Association, and a life and qualifying member of the Million Dollar Roundtable.
Robert Cole , Ph.D. - Treasurer
Robert Cole is President of Fireproof Children/Prevention First and one of the nation's leading experts in fire safety education. He is a research psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center School Of Nursing.
Carolyn Kourofsky - Secretary
Carolyn is a writer and President of Excelsior Editorial Consulting. She has 20 years of experience raising money for major hospitals, universities and museums in the Rochester area. She is author of Mikey Makes a Mess.
Iris Banister - Ms. Banister is a longtime child advocate and Executive Director of the Rochester Surround Care Community Corporation (formerly the Rochester Children’s Zone).She has previously been Executive Director of the Wilson Commencement Park, head of the City School District's Senior High Alternative Program for Education, and principal of the Charter School of Science and Technology.
Joan Roby-Davison - For more than a decade Ms. Roby-Davison was Executive Director of Group 14621 Community Association, serving more than 13,000 households in northeast Rochester and working to improve life in this neighborhood, including household hazard reduction and safety. Since 2008 Ms. Roby-Davison has been Coordinator of the Empire State Housing Alliance.
Jane L. Glazer - Founder and president of Home Trends, Picket Fence and Sleep Solutions, mail order catalog businesses for more than 20 years. She serves on the Board of Trustees of WXXI, and as President of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Center.
Frank McGarry - President of Francis A. McGarry Associates and project manager for the National Association of State Fire Marshals. Mr. McGarry has more than 20 years of service as New York State’s first State Fire Administrator and head of the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control
Jennifer Glanton-Ralph - Currently a stay-at-home mom, Jen most recently served as Director of Programs for Fireproof Children. She is an illustrator and created the illustrations for Fireproof children’s book Mikey Makes a Mess.
Sharon P. Stiller - A Partner with Boylan, Brown Code, Vigdor & Wilson LLP, Ms. Stiller is also co-chair of the United Way Campaign for Justice and has served on the Monroe County United Way Board of Directors. She is a Board Member of Mercy Outreach and the National Women’s Hall of Fame, and an Advisory Board Member of Habitat for Humanity.
Prevention1st Foundation Staff
Ellie Stauffer - Program Director -Ellie holds a Master's degree in Organizational Development, Training and Human Resources Development and a BS degree in elementary education. Ellie developed Prevention First/play safe! be safe! - Fire Safety Education for Preschool Children and Families and prepared trainers across the country to present this train the trainer program to early childhood educators, reaching thousands of children and families across our nation.
Advisory Board
Chief John D. Caufield - Chief Caufield rose to the leadership of the Rochester Fire Department over 22 years of service, including as Executive Deputy Chief, Deputy Chief, Director of Training and as the Department’s Emergency Management and Special Operations Coordinator.
Maria Figueroa - As Regional Manager of the National Fire Protection Association's Fire Prevention Field Office, Captain Figueroa is an NFPA ambassador to the fire prevention community and promotes fire prevention initiatives nationwide. Prior to her current position, she was a firefighter for 19 years, served as Public Education Bureau OIC of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, and founded the firesetter intervention coalition in Miami-Dade County.
Sr. Seraphine Herbst - Sr. Seraphine is Executive Director of School of the Holy Childhood,
a non-denominational, non-profit agency that has enriched the lives of people with developmental disabilities for more than 60 years.
Harriet J. Kitzman, Ph.D. - Dr. Kitzman is Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Nursing & Pediatrics at the University Of Rochester School Of Nursing. She has led several research studies related to the health and well-being of economically disadvantaged families with young children and youth.
Gaylord Lopez, Ph.D. - Dr. Lopez has been Director of the Georgia Poison Center (GPC) for the past 19 years. He holds Diplomat status with the American Board of Applied Toxicology and is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Mercer University School of Pharmacy.
Chief Floyd A. Madison -Chief Madison has headed the Rochester Fire Department for eight years, following 30 years in the Washington (D.C.) Fire Department. He implemented the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Rochester, which has been noted for its success by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Mary Louise Musler - Ms. Musler is Executive Director of 292 Baby, a community collaboration administered by Monroe Community College which develops and administers programs to all early childhood educators in Greater Rochester.
Jimmy Parks, R.N. - Mr. Parks is outreach coordinator of the Burn Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, which treats more than 200 severely burned children and adults from around the state each year.
R. Wayne Powell - Mr. Powell is Life Safety Specialist for Marriott International and former Chief of Citizen and Community Preparedness of the United States Fire Administration (USFA). He has been involved in fire protection and training for more than 30 years, including USFA programmatic activities and National Fire Academy training.
Linda Southward, Ph.D . - Dr. Southward is a research scientist with the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University. Her experience in public health social work, undergraduate teaching and research have centered on promoting children’s health and well being.
Renee Tembeckjian, Ph.D. - Dr. Tembeckjian is a clinical psychologist. She is a regular consultant to public and private schools, clinical supervisor for Onondaga-Madison BOCES and a frequent presenter/keynote speaker on topics in child development, family mental health, and educational systems interventions with children.
