{"id":22,"date":"2014-02-07T04:26:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T04:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:11:52","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Officers<\/h1>\n<p><!--Kathy Ochenrider--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12BDBB7C-935F-4452-993B-1ABD0D9F66B9.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-71067 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12BDBB7C-935F-4452-993B-1ABD0D9F66B9-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12BDBB7C-935F-4452-993B-1ABD0D9F66B9-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12BDBB7C-935F-4452-993B-1ABD0D9F66B9-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Judee Greenspan, President<br \/>\n<\/strong>Judee is originally from the Los Angeles area. \u00a0She started flying with United in 1976. \u00a0She has spent most of her career based in Newark. \u00a0She joined The CAUSE Foundation in 1995 and in October of 2022, she became President of The CAUSE Foundation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jgreenspan0509@gmail.com\">E-MAIL ME<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--Judee Beyer--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/22CC2649-33A4-4265-AB35-0E7B575C14B8-e1667083021288.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71162 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/22CC2649-33A4-4265-AB35-0E7B575C14B8-159x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Patrice Pineda, Vice President<br \/>\n<\/strong>Patrice started flying with United in 1979. \u00a0She is based in Los Angeles. She became a volunteer with The CAUSE Foundation in 2005. In October of 2022, she became Vice President of The CAUSE Foundation\u00ae.<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:poparis@aol.com\">E-MAIL ME<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--Katie George--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6660D52D-A2CF-42A5-85E6-6FD129848929.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-73404 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6660D52D-A2CF-42A5-85E6-6FD129848929-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6660D52D-A2CF-42A5-85E6-6FD129848929-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6660D52D-A2CF-42A5-85E6-6FD129848929-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Debi Trainer,\u00a0Secretary<br \/>\n<\/strong>Debi is based in San Francisco. \u00a0In October of 2022, she became Secretary of The CAUSE Foundation<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:debratrainer@aol.com\">E-MAIL ME<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--Denise Brode--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83841\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-213x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-213x300.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-726x1024.jpeg 726w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-768x1083.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-1089x1536.jpeg 1089w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-1200x1693.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211-400x564.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3211.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 85vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Quinton Hardy, Treasurer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Quinton is based in Newark and has been flying for United for 2 years. In October 2025, he became the Treasurer of The CAUSE Foundation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"Mailto:quintonhardyewr@outlook.com\">E-MAIL ME<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--Patrice Pineda--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3837 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lisa_dow-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lisa_dow-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lisa_dow-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/lisa_dow.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Lisa Dow, Chief Information Officer <\/strong>Lisa is originally from Minnesota and began her career with United in 1995. She has been based in JFK and London and is now based in ORD. Lisa has been a volunteer with CAUSE since 2010 and became the CIO in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:lisadow100@gmail.com\">E-MAIL ME<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--Bev Van Zandt--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E1F603EA-DADC-4456-86FF-05365946E6C1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E1F603EA-DADC-4456-86FF-05365946E6C1-254x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E1F603EA-DADC-4456-86FF-05365946E6C1-254x300.jpeg 254w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E1F603EA-DADC-4456-86FF-05365946E6C1-300x354.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E1F603EA-DADC-4456-86FF-05365946E6C1.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 85vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Bev Van Zandt,\u00a0Staff Administrator<br \/>\n<\/strong>Bev graduated from UCLA. She worked for Consumer Credit Counseling Service as their Internal Accounting Director until March of 1999, when she became the first (and only) paid employee of The CAUSE Foundation\u00ae.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--Monica Leonard--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3789 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/monica_Leonard-150x150.png\" alt=\"monica_leonard\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/monica_Leonard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/monica_Leonard-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/monica_Leonard-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/monica_Leonard-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/monica_Leonard-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Monica Leonard, Founder\/Advisor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Monica started The CAUSE Foundation\u00ae in 1994. Although she retired in 2002, she has stayed on in an advisory role.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--BOARD--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sally Brosonski &#8211; EWR (Retired)<\/p>\n<p>Janice Cinko &#8211; LAS\/LAX (Retired)<\/p>\n<p>Karen Kirk &#8211; DEN<\/p>\n<p>Karen Lumsden &#8211; IAD<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Merchant -DEN<\/p>\n<p>Carol Patrone &#8211; ORD (Retired)<\/p>\n<p>Krista Rhea &#8211; LAX<\/p>\n<p>Jacque Vincent &#8211; IAD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers Judee Greenspan, President Judee is originally from the Los Angeles area. \u00a0She started flying with United in 1976. \u00a0She has spent most of her career based in Newark. \u00a0She joined The CAUSE Foundation in 1995 and in October of 2022, she became President of The CAUSE Foundation. E-MAIL ME Patrice Pineda, Vice President Patrice &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/board-of-directors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Our Board&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83842,"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/83842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecausefoundation.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}