Meet the Board

Steve Reifenberg – President, serves as the Director of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. In the early 1980s, he lived and worked for two years at the Hogar Domingo Savio in Santiago and has published a book on his adventures titled Santiago’s Children: What I learned about Life at an Orphanage in Santiago, Chile .
sreifenb@nd.edu

Kelly O’Rourke – Secretary, is a Chilean American who is working on a Ph.D. in Social Work at FSU, and worked as a volunteer at Domingo Savio. She is also the Director of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and a Research Associate at the Florida State University Institute for Family Violence Studies.

kes2523@my.fsu.edu

Daniel Saver – Treasurer, lived and worked as a volunteer in Mi Club Domingo Savio, as well as served as director of Volunteers for VE Global in Santiago. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School.

daniel.saver@gmail.com

Karen Bloom – a lawyer, lived and volunteered at Fundacion Hogar Domingo Savio in Santiago, Chile in the early 1990s. Over the years, she has kept in touch with, and assisted, the foundation and some of the children.

BOARD HONOREES

Julie Hersh – an experienced business and technology manager, has been actively involved in philanthropic initiatives in Dallas, Texas, particularly initiatives involving children. She spent time with her family volunteering at Domingo Savio.

Terry Coonan – Terry is the Director of the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. He is a former volunteer with Domingo Savio Chile and original founder and Board President of the Institute.