leadership

WCTF Board Members

Mark Kroeker

Mark is Founder and Board Chairman of the World Children’s Transplant Fund. He is currently, Senior Partner of Kroeker Partners LLC., a company that offers a wide range of global and domestic services including justice, crisis management, rule of law and security sector development. Mark served for 32 years in the Los Angeles Police Department where he rose to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police, he later served as Deputy Police Commissioner of the UN’s Mission in Bosnia, Portland Oregon’s Police Chief, Police Commissioner for the UN Mission in Liberia, UN Senior Police Advisor, Walt Disney Company’s Vice President for Global Intelligence, Senior Vice President for Justice and Rule of Law at PAE and assistant Secretary General in the United Nations Mission in Liberia. He has served on numerous international committees such as the American Israeli-Palestinian Anti Incitement Committee. He holds a BS degree from California State University at Los Angeles and a MS in International Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

Steve Getzoff

Steve has been a partner in Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff since 2002.  Stephen was a principal member of his own firm for 29 years prior to joining CSSG. He has been  a Certified Public Accountant since 1972. Stephen is an instructor and has authored and co-authored several books relating to fraud  prevention, detection, investigation, reporting and forensic accounting throughout the western United States. He was an instructor at California State University Northridge where he taught accounting and taxation classes. Stephen is also a frequent lecturer for the Los Angeles Police  Department.

Louise Mardirosian Gill

Louise Mardirosian Gill is an active and  devoted philanthropist. She  is a member of numerous Boards and committees such as the The American Armenian Theatrical & Musical Society where she serves as President and the American National Committee To Aid Homeless Armenians where she formerly served as Secretary-Treasurer. Louise  is the host of the television program, Lights on LA. She is a graduate of the Glendale Police Department and Drug Enforcement Agency Academies. Louise and her family have been active in federal, state, county and local law enforcement support activities for many years Louise joined the Board of the World Children’s Transplant Fund in 2021.

He has practiced internal medicine and emergency medicine in California for 20 years – 10 of them concurrent to the Praxis development. He also serves as an advisor in emergency medicine to President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina 1996-98.

Richard Low

Richard has been the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Infor-Med Corporation of California for 31 years— makers of Praxis Praxis® Electronic Medical Records. He launched this state of the art medical software program, using artificial intelligence without any venture capital while working as a physician.

He has practiced internal medicine and emergency medicine in California for 20 years – 10 of them concurrent to the Praxis development. He also serves as an advisor in emergency medicine to President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina 1996-98.

Robert Mummey

Bob earned a BS degree in Biology and mathematics from San Diego State College. After graduating he worked for 3 years in the LA Juvenile Probation Department in their Family Treatment Program. He then moved to the fields of insurance and finances where he still participates. Currently he is an Ambassador for Onelegacy and co-leader in their Donor Family Support program.

Kathleen Sheehan

Kathleen is a Strategic Director for International Business opportunities.  She is a former Chief of Police of Port Hueneme, California and Bishop, California.  She previously served 25 years with the Los Angeles Police Department in Patrol, Vice, Gang and Narcotic Investigations.  She is an author of the West Point Leadership Program for Law Enforcement.

Kathleen has worked for the United States Department of Justice and for US Government contractors to train police officers in the United States, the former Soviet Union, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Christine Shintani

Christine Shintani is a third generation Japanese American, a “Sansei”, the only daughter of “Nisei”, Japanese American parents, with 4 siblings. Now retired, she had a 30+ year career as West Coast Office and Facilities Manager for Sidley Austin LLP, a top ten law firm worldwide. Christine worked closely with the firm’s architects, general contractors, attorneys and managing staff, providing yearly budgeting,  purchasing of beautiful artwork, and overseeing several projects.