About Beacon Tree Foundation

Board Members

Board of Directors:

President

Thomas M. Leahy III, Mananging Partner, Leahy & Clair Financial Management, 15521 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 102, Midlothian, VA 23113 -- 804 794-1981

Vice President

Steven Genett, General Manager, WRLH-TV/DT, 1925 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA 23230 --804 358-3535

Executive Director - Richmond, VA

Peter B. Cleal, President & CEO, Cleal Consulting Group, LLC, 10340 Ashburn Road, Richmond, VA 23235 --804 399-7637

Executive Director - Atlanta, GA

Carol Brunstad, parent of an at-risk child, 4569 East Brookhaven Drivde, Atlanta, GA 30319 -- 404 264-4332

Secretary

Ron Tracey, Campus President, ECPI College of Technology, 800 Moorefield Park Drive, Richmond, VA 23236 -- 804 330-5533 x 237

Treasurer

Gail Howerton, CPA, Tax and Accounting Services,LLC,9011 Arboretum Pkwy, Ste 240, Richmond, VA 23236 -- 804 3779-6952

Doug Horton, Owenr/General Manager, TeamlogicIT, 13805 Village Mill Drive., Midlothian, VA 23114 -- 804 423-1412

Jane Samuel, Head of School, Auldern Academy, 990 Glovers Grove Church Road, Siler City, NC 27344 -- 919 837-2336

Melissa Jones, Director of Public Relations, Free Agents Marketing, 10124 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA 23060 -- 804 762-9400

Chris Demetrius, Director of Sales, Intergrated Technologies Division

Allen Corporation of America

16033 Continental Blvd

Ruffin Mill Center

Colonial Heights, VA 23834 -- 804 285 6904.

Joe Crowley, President, INUSSI Marketing, 1500 Chappell Ridge Place, Glen Allen, VA 23059 -- 804 307-1417

Advisory Board:

Marilyn Nicol, Program Director, Access Now, Inc., 2201 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220 -- 804 643-6631

Todd M. Parker, Todd Parker CPA, LLC, 812 Moorefield Park Drive, Ste 110, Richmond, VA 23236 -- 804 249-6700

Patrick W. Finnerty, Director, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, Suite 1300, 600 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 -- 804 786-8099

Dr. Martha Kolbe, PhD., Academic Advisors, 411 Libbie Ave, Ste 3, Richmond, VA 23226 -- 804 285-7087

Betty Hornick, Instruction Specialist –Guidance and Counseling, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA (retired), 8921 Waterfowl Flyway, Chesterfield, VA 23838 -- 804 717-5744

Catherine Hancock, APRN, BC, Mental Health Policy Analyst, Policy and Research Division, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, Suite 1300, 600 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 -- 804 225-4272

Rev. Pat Apuzzo, Pastor, Saint Gabriel Catholic Church, 8901 Winterpock Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832 -- 804 639-6712

William D. Brunstad, Principal, WB Law Group, PC, 5256 Peachtree Road, Ste 130, Atlanta, GA 30341 --- 404-881-5455

John B. Clair CFP®, Managing Partner, Leahy & Clair Financial Management, 15521 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 102, Midlothian, VA 23113

Dr. Robert Cohen, PhD., Executive Director, Virginia treatment Center for Children, PO Box 980489, Richmond, VA 23298

Christine Keogh, Account Executive, WRLH-TV/DT, 1925 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA 23230 -- 804 358-3535

Tracey Taylor, Marketing & Community Relations, WRLH-TV/DT, 1925 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA 23230 -- 804 358-3535

Jaclyn Witthoeft, Asstistant Vice President, Professional Client Manger,

C & F Bank, 12308 Patterson Ave., Richmond, VA 23238 -- 804 672-4077

Brad Cochran, Instrucor, ECPI College of Technology, 800 MoorefieldParkDrive, Richmond, VA 23236-- 804 469-3053

Debbie Stocks, Principal,Your BenefitsPartner,1151 Nuckols Road, Ste N., Glen Allen, VA 23059 -- 804 545-3540

Tom and Diana Leahy, the Founders of Beacon Tree Foundation

Beacon Tree Foundation is a nonprofit association dedicated to furthering education by providing

Financing and funding for families with at-risk teens, for the purpose of paying for private care/special educational facilities and programs, therapy and prescription drugs.

Beacon Tree accomplishes this goal by
- funding college scholarships and private high school grants for deserving teens struggling to overcome mental, emotional or drug/alcohol issues
- assisting in the arrangement of long-term, low-cost financing for pre-secondary educational and treatment purposes
Information and services to families that will best prepare children for a post-secondary school education and provide resources and assistance in paying for that education.

Beacon Tree accomplishes its goal by
- providing information and resources regarding the proper placement and payment for facilities, schools and programs for troubled teens. These include rehabilitative treatment facilities, therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness programs and camps
- sponsoring and presenting education, advocacy, research, and charitable service programs designed to assist parents and children in recognizing the skills and commitments needed to reach their educational goals
- providing information to parents about child development, early learning, youth sports, high school guidance, college admissions, and college life
- providing guidance regarding searching for and applying to colleges, universities, and trade schools
- providing information about cost-savings opportunities for education services, including early learning products, childcare, computer technology, school supplies and books, dormitory room furniture and college moving services, and travel services
- providing important educational information, including, emergency medical assistance, college saving plans, as well as education loans, internships, scholarships, and work study programs.