Meet the Team

Our Board of Directors is passionate about helping patients and families through the cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Katie & Brian Vanderhorst

Meet The Founders

Katie Vanderhorst is a Doctor of Optometry and a practicing partner at Clarity Eyecare in Hilliard, Ohio.

Brian Vanderhorst is a Strategic Enterprise Account Executive at Databricks, a data and AI company.

Katie and her family feel blessed that she could receive treatment, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy protocols, at The James, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Katie and Brian reside in Central Ohio, and have three beautiful children: Wesley, Bennett, and Audra.

Our Board of Directors

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Katie Vanderhorst

Founder & Vice President

Our namesake and face of the franchise!

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Brian Vanderhorst

Founder & President

Keeps the wheels moving!

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Nate Ungerott

Treasurer & Board Member

The numbers guy

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Mike Giannatonio

Secretary & Board Member

Note taker

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Shayla Hensel

Board Member

Marketing

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Tara McKendry

Board Member

Events