Our Board

  • Michele Packard-Milam, CAE is a popular facilitator, strategic planner and public speaker. Michele brings 30 years of association management (American Heart Association, Promotional Products Association International, Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association) and marketing/brand management (Sara Lee, Tracy-Locke, The Bloom Agency) experience to her work.

    She has worked with dozens of organizations (American Association of Poison Control Centers, American Mensa, Retail Gift Card Association, National Dental Association, Dallas-Fort Worth Association Executives, Parker University, Optical Women’s Association, Operation Kindness) on board optimization, knowledge-based governance, strategic planning and member engagement. She received her Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives in 2006, and has helped others achieve this distinction. Michele is a cum laude graduate of the University of North Texas and lives in Dallas with her husband of 33 years, their three children, and numerous flora and fauna.

  • Patricio Delgado is a dynamic nonprofit leader with more than 15 years of experience, Pat has worked both on the ground and in the boardroom in support of our underserved communities. In Pat’s role as Senior Director, he develops funding and engagement strategies for All Stars Project’s largest corporate partners, ensuring mission alignment and prioritizing relationship building. By partnering closely with key board- and executive-level champions, Pat has helped develop some of All Stars Project’s largest national partnerships, including RBC Capital Markets, MetLife, Gilead Sciences and JPMorgan Chase. Pat also oversees foundation partnerships nationally by leading our grant application process, as well as managing sales for the All Stars National Gala, resulting in $2 million in private support every year.

    Pat has worked in both NYC, partnering with supporters, and NJ, where he helped found the Development School for Youth program in Jersey City by recruiting young people from local high schools, connecting with city leaders and partnering with key corporate partners such as Goya Foods and Fidelity in support of this expansion.

    Pat received his degree in psychology from Dartmouth College. He enjoys rock climbing and scuba diving and is just one short of visiting all seven continents.

    Patricio “Pat” Delgado is the Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations of All Stars Project, Inc. A dynamic nonprofit leader with more than 15 years of experience, Pat has worked both on the ground and in the boardroom in support of our underserved communities. In Pat’s role as Senior Director, he develops funding and engagement strategies for All Stars Project’s largest corporate partners, ensuring mission alignment and prioritizing relationship building. By partnering closely with key board- and executive-level champions, Pat has helped develop some of All Stars Project’s largest national partnerships, including RBC Capital Markets, MetLife, Gilead Sciences and JPMorgan Chase. Pat also oversees foundation partnerships nationally by leading our grant application process, as well as managing sales for the All Stars National Gala, resulting in $2 million in private support every year.

    Pat has worked in both NYC, partnering with supporters, and NJ, where he helped found the Development School for Youth program in Jersey City by recruiting young people from local high schools, connecting with city leaders and partnering with key corporate partners such as Goya Foods and Fidelity in support of this expansion.

    Pat received his degree in psychology from Dartmouth College. He enjoys rock climbing and scuba diving and is just one short of visiting all seven continents.

  • Michele Blair is an executive with experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

    As CEO for non-profits for the last 20 years, Ms. Blair has managed all aspects of the business including finances and fundraising, day-to-day operations and staff, meeting planning and special events and advocacy. Ms. Blair provides the overarching vision, direction, and leadership for the organizations for which she has worked. She has successfully led turnarounds for the operations and financial position in her last two positions for non-profits.

    Ms. Blair has worked as an advocate and policy expert in the state legislature and the private sector. She has developed and implemented strategic plans, government relations, communications programs, community outreach, media relations, and fundraising initiatives.

    She has managed team efforts on high-profile projects and campaigns, including the successful grassroots and media outreach campaign for the National Tobacco Settlement for healthcare in Orange County (Measure H). Her leadership secured nearly $40 million annually for healthcare services. 

    Until recently, Ms. Blair served as the Executive Director and CEO of the Orange County Medical Association, an organization that includes over 2300 physicians and residents in Southern California. Ms. Blair oversaw the association's activities including promoting the science and art of medicine, and advocating for the protection of public health.

  • Hawk is an experienced nonprofit administrator with a proven track record in strategic leadership, operations management, public, veteran, and military health affairs. As the current Chief Operating Officer of NAVREF, Hawk oversee’s the organization's day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of programs and services to our members who administer $313 million in extramural research activities and maximize the research capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Prior to his current role at NAVREF, he served as Interim CEO of NAVREF, demonstrating his ability to drive organizational growth and success. His past experience includes a distinguished career in military healthcare and public health, where I specialized in epidemiology, disease investigation, and program development.

  • Kelsey Kephart has 10 years of finance experience across finance & fintech managing investment, data, and operations teams at Bridgewater, MUFG, Better, and now Revere Partners. She currently serves as the Head of Business Operations leading fund strategy while supporting fundraising, and investments. Previous to that role, Kelsey served as an Admissions Committee member at Columbia Business School. 

    Kelsey holds a B.A. in Archaeology from Columbia University.