Happy Hearts Fund

Board Of Directors

Advisory Members

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Happy Hearts Fund Board of Directors

Ben Benson: Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. Ben has had a special interest in helping children and animals. His accomplishments in this realm have included donating 1,800 acres of oceanfront property to establish a federal wildlife refuge, donating 600 acres of oceanfront property to a children's charity for education and working with poor, homeless and orphaned children in Russia, Ukraine and the Bahamas. His varied business activities have included timberland, marketing, real estate development and locating many famous sunken treasure ships with creative use of technology.

Preston Haskell: Entrepreneur and President of Haskell International, a company that runs the gamut in business facets including real estate, construction and property management, and restaurant ownership, Preston has supported Happy Hearts Fund and other philanthropic efforts for a greater portion of his professional career.

Michael Hirtenstein: CEO of Westcom, Michael has guided the growth of his company as a leader in connecting trading firms around the world. Westcom supports mission-critical and latency-sensitive applications for major North American and European financial institutions.

Faith Kates: President of Next Models, Faith is one of the most successful agents in the industry. In addition to her professional career, Faith is the President of The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF).

Jeffrey Levy: Legal Counsel for Happy Hearts Fund and Partner at Roberts & Ritholz LLP, Jeff has had an incredibly successful career as an attorney representing clients in the music and entertainment industry and executive corporations. He serves as Petra Nemcova’s chief attorney and dedicates a tremendous amount of his time and selfless efforts to the growth and success of Happy Hearts Fund.

Petra Nemcova: Founder and President of Happy Hearts Fund, Petra has had a booming career as a professional model and humanitarian. She created Happy Hearts Fund after surviving the Asian Tsunami of 2004 and has since made it her life’s mission to help children around the world who have suffered hardship as a result of natural, economic and health related disasters.

Glenn Nordlinger: Managing Director of the Nordlinger Group, a financial advisory and accounting firm serving high profile clients in various industries such as media, talent, finance, and executive operations, Glenn extends his invaluable advisory services to Happy Hearts Fund, serving as the foundation’s chief accounting officer.

Russell Simmons: President and CEO of Rush Communications and father of present day Hip Hop culture, Russell dedicates a tremendous amount of his time to several charitable organizations, including the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Foundation of Ethnic Understanding and Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, not for profit organizations focused on social tolerance and the success and empowerment of today’s youth.

Robin Solomon: As the Vice President of Trustee Services at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, Robin works tirelessly to generate funds for numerous medical departments such as emergency medicine, organ donation, and children’s cancer research.

Ken Sunshine: President and CEO of Sunshine, Sachs & Associates, one of the leading media relations agencies in the world, Ken began his amazing career by working for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), then moved into the political realm as the chief of staff to Dave Dinkins (one time Major of New York City). Having his hand in a plethora of intellectual arenas, Ken bestows incredible efforts to philanthropies such as the Foundation of Ethnic Understanding, and is committed to serving union organizations including the Transport Workers Union Local 100.