Our Board

  • Kari-Ann Ryan

    Kari-Ann lives in Medinah with her husband, Brandon, son, Carson and 4 cats and a dog. She is a Marketing Director who through creative thinking, produces valid ideas that can be acted on and produce results. She is highly organized and diligent and everything she engages in has an underlying focus on giving back, personally, professionally, and creatively.

    She is a long time, very involved advocate and fundraiser in the fight to END Alzheimer's.

  • Matthew Harrold

    Matt lives in Elk Grove Village with his wife, Alex, sons, Max & Jordan, and dog, Birdie. He owns and operates his American Family Insurance Agency in Elk Grove Village and has been in business since 2013. He is always available to help and educate his clients and connections.

    Matt started raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s Disease around 2013 when his mom became a victim. He is a true advocate in his mom’s memory.

  • Lori Urbaniec

    Lori and her husband live in Elk Grove Village. She is a highly organized and results driven professional with strong attention to detail in all aspects of strategic marketing and event planning. She works for the Daily Herald Media Group and volunteers in many capacities in the community.

    Lori started out as a support system to her friends affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and has grown to support the cause even deeper with some family members now afflicted.

Our Team Advocates

  • Betsy Skibinski

    Betsy is a jewelry designer and entrepreneur with a long history of leadership and success in business. She is a born giver, volunteer and a lector with the Catholic church. She has been an advocate for Alzheimer’s Disease for over 20 years and started when her mom was afflicted. She speaks on the topic to many professional groups and shares awareness through her talks.

  • Susan Brushaber

    Susan assists in her family Real estate Business, Patrick Real Estate Group of IL located in Elk Grove Village.

    Susan has a passion for Volunteering to help others. She is an avid Bike rider an advocate and supporter of Pediatric Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease in Memory of her Grandma who suffered from it.

  • Cathleen Cook

    Cathie is a long time entrepreneur and currently owns her own Pinot’s Palette franchise. But Cathie’s true passion comes in supporting others and causes that are very near and dear to her. She supports Alzheimer’s in the memory of both of her grandmother’s lost to this disease. She is known to be called an Earth Angel as she is a true giver and Alzheimer’s Disease is one she has been supporting for over 20 years.

  • Alex Harrold

    Alex works in hospitality sales and event planning for the past 10 years, putting together events of all sizes. She has been a part of the Lost Souls Team behind the scenes helping with many of the fundraisers and supporting the cause in so many ways. She is an important part of the success of the Golf to End Alz event and such a selfless giving person with a giant heart of gold.

  • James Urbaniec

    James resides in Elk Grove Village with his wife, Lori, who serves as LMJ’s Board Secretary. He owns and operates Regal Custom Painting, LLC serving the Chicagoland community for over 25 years.

    He has continued to support Lost Souls events over the years. But after his mom recently moved onto a Memory Care floor, James has been more involved because his mother’s battle with Dementia and having other relatives, who had Alzheimer's.

    James has a huge heart and wants to share stories and caregiving strategies with others. And ultimately, he wants to be a public figure in the community--assisting families, who are currently working through the beginning stages of a memory-loss diagnosis.

Our Junior Advocates

  • Sara Ryan

    Sara is 16 years old and already a very hard worker in all aspects of her life. Sara is a junior board member for the Grove Express Foundation. She has a long standing history of volunteering with Misericordia Home. Sara was recently inducted into the Downers Grove South Chapter of the National Honor Society. She wants to do more to give back and continue on her path of leadership.

  • Carson Ryan

    At 15 years old, Carson is a leader on the football field as the center of his team since he was 6 years old. He volunteers to teach the younger kids the game of football at camps and training sessions. He has volunteered for the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity and Feed My Starving Children. He is a long time advocate for Alzheimer’s Disease to support his NeeNa (great grandmother).

  • Aubriana Valley

    Aubriana has accomplished much at 10 years old. She is a bold, natural born leader with a heart for giving back. As a Girl Scout of Northern IL, she volunteered at Feed My Starving Children. the Aurora Food Pantry, and clean up efforts Phillips Zoo. She is currently the Vice President of Student Council and last year was her grade student representative.