MEET THE BOARD
Frank Nightingale
PRESIDENT
Frank is a First Vice President/ Investments with Stifel Financial in Scottsdale, Arizona. He joined the LFAC Board in 2001 and has served as President since 2005. He is also on the board of the Civitan Foundation of Arizona, an organization that serves the special needs community in Phoenix, Arizona.
Aleda Richter-West
VICE-PRESIDENT
Aleda is a licensed clinical social worker. She is a charter member of the board which was founded in 1972. She has been in private psychotherapy practice since 1987. Prior to that she was a medical social worker / supervisor at St. Joseph’s Hospital and has held various officer and board positions with Hospice of the Valley, Arizona Society for Clinical Social Work and Psychotherapy, and the Southwest Psychoanalytic Society.
Alan R. Boeck
TREASURER
Al has been on the LFAC board since 2003. He has been the board Treasurer since 2006. Al is retired from Honeywell Corporation where he was in an Information Technology Management position for 24 years. He is active in Lions where he is a former club president and former president of the Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation.
Lynne Weatherly
VICE-PRESIDENT, PATIENT ASSISTANCE LIAISON
Lynne has held management roles in healthcare and professional services organizations including Chesapeake Research Review, Inc.; The National Institutes of Health, Systems Architects, Government Services Division; and Maricopa Medical Center. She has served as adjunct faculty at Arizona State University’s Graduate School of Public Programs. A Master’s prepared Social Worker, she has managed a private clinical practice and an independent counseling and consulting services firm. She has served on numerous professional advisory boards for national non-profit organizations and has been an Executive Board Member of the Arizona Leukemia Foundation since 1982.
Hannelore Stoebbe
SECRETARY
Hanne has been a director on the LFAC board since 2010. She brings to the board her considerable general management experience. She is an accomplished information technology leader with 25+ years of international experience in IT management. She held IT Executive positions at Spansion, AMD & Honeywell. She holds a strong passion for helping families with children in need.
Kirstin Ryan
DIRECTOR
Kirstin is one of the newest members of the LFAC Board, having joined in August of 2019. She works in admissions for The American College of the Mediterranean, a college located in Aix-en-Provence, France, and has worked in the field of international education for over 12 years. Kirstin is a native of Arizona and graduated from the University of Arizona with a BFA – Interdisciplinary Studies: Journalism, Media Arts, and Photography. She is grateful to have the opportunity to serve children and their families through the work of LFAC.
George Eastlick
DIRECTOR
George is a new member as of 2019. He worked as a Social Services Worker for 37 years in various capacities as a Supervisor and before retirement worked for the Salvation Army Tempe Corps and was the Director for the Cities of Tempe, Scottsdale and Guadalupe.
Sylvia McLaughlin (on sabbatical)
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Sylvia joined the LFAC Board soon after retiring from Banner Health as a Pediatric Oncology Social Worker in 2016. Sylvia is a Licensed Bilingual Social Worker in Arizona with vast experience working in mental health, school social work, and with special needs families. Educated at UT Knoxville and a graduate of ASU she has worked throughout Maricopa County and the AZ Indian Reservations. The highlight of Sylvia’s career was linking her work experiences into leading and improving the Interpreting Program at Banner Thunderbird Hospital over a 10-year period. Sylvia brings a passion for helping families in need and holds a special place in her heart for children.