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Our Parent & Patient Volunteers
Curious about what it’s like to travel to our clinic? Not sure what Remission and food freedom really look like? Reach out to any of our parent volunteers to ask them any questions and learn more about their own personal experience in the Tolerance Induction Program. If you have a specific question for a volunteer, please email us at volunteers@tpirc.org.
Beth Hischke
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: bhischke@tpirc.org
About:
- Wisconsin-based TIP Mom who has successfully led her daughter to Remission.
- Allergens include: Cashews, Pistachios, Tree Nuts, and Sunflowers.
- A great resource for those who second guess their ability to go through the program.
- Comfortable helping families with children from 6 to 21 years old.
Holly Leatherman
Mother Of TIP Graduates
Email: hleatherman@tpirc.org
About:
- Maryland-based TIP Mom who has successfully led her two children to Remission.
- Allergens include: Almond, Chestnut, Peanut, Seeds, Beans/Legumes, Coconut, Hazelnut, Pecan, Sesame, Walnut, Brazil Nut, Egg, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Cashew, Pistachio
- Great resource for substituting food in cooking and overcoming isolation and tough times
- Comfortable helping families with elementary-age children and below.
Katherine Rutigliano
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: krutigliano@tpirc.org
About:
- Washington-based Chef who is a passionate advocate for food safety
- Allergens include: Almond, Hazelnut, Sesame, Walnut, Egg, Pine Nut, Wheat, Fish, Milk.
- Great resource for recipes
- Comfortable helping parents with children from the age of 2-5.
Vicki Yee
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: vyee.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- California Bay Area-based registered nurse with a 7-year-old in active treatment
- Allergens include: Peanut, Wheat, Barley, Rye, Egg, Soy, Tree nuts, and Oats
- Best-equipped to talk to patients about the daily rigor and routine of the program
- Comfortable helping parents with children around 7 years old.
Lesley-Anne Stone
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: lesley-anne.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- California-based FAI Speaker that has a child that has been in remission for 5+ years
- Allergens include: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Milk, Eggs, Sesame, and Mustard Seeds
- Great resource to discuss dosing, maintenance, remission, perseverance, and more
- Comfortable helping parents with children under 10 years old.
Cindi Frenchette
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: cfrechette.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- New York-based TIP Mom and Therapist
- Allergens include: Peanuts, Eggs
- Excited to help parents march forward in the program, empower their children, help children advocate for themselves, and navigate the “outside world”! She is also amazing with hiding doses in food.
- Comfortable helping parents with children 6 to 11 years old.
Vicki Babulas
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: vbabulas.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- New York-based TIP mom
- Allergens include: Peanuts, All Tree Nuts, and All Seeds
- Excited to help patients craft strategic plans to incorporate TIP into their daily lives without burnout.
- Comfortable helping families with children 6-13 years old
Jenny Stackle
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: jstackle.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- Local TIP Mom
- Allergens include: Tree Nuts and Peanuts
- Has a teenager in the program that is active in sports
- Started November 2019
Michelle Pease
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: mpease.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- Local TIP Mom
- Has a child in Remission
- Comfortable discussing local travel and remission
Joy William
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: N/A
About:
- North Carolina-based TIP Mom with one child in the program
- Allergens include: Egg, Dairy, Wheat, Rye, Peanut, Shellfish, and Tree Nuts
- A valuable resource for school life, advocacy, 504 planning, accommodations, and travel. With prior OIT experience, she’s a Licensed School Counselor and food allergy specialist who also trains schools and organizations on food allergies and EpiPen administration.
- Experienced in working with all age groups
Melinda Kim
Mother Of TIP Patients
Email: mkim.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- East Coast-based mom with two children in TIP treatment, one in active treatment and one in remission.
- Allergens include egg, nuts, legumes, seeds, and shellfish
- Great resource to discuss prior OIT failure, SLIT, asthma, and eczema
- Comfortable helping families with children from 5 to 13 years old.
Hillary Schwartz
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: hschwartz.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- East Coast-based Mom with one child in remission
- Allergens include tree nuts
- A Good resource to answer questions regarding travel and remission
- Comfortable helping families with high school-aged children
Annabel Estevan
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: aestevan.volunteer@tpirc.org
About:
- Texas-based TIP Mom with an adult child in remission
- Allergens include: Peanut
- Comfortable helping high school/college-aged patients
Lou Dessart
Mother Of A TIP Graduates
Email: ldessart.volunteer@tpirc.org
- Florida-based TIP Mom with multiple teenagers in remission
- Allergens include: Peanut
- A great resource for those with anxiety from reactions.
- Does EMDR and therapy
- Comfortable helping high-school-aged children
Susan Baldner
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: sbaldner.volunteer@tpirc.org
- San Diego-based TIP-Mom with a
college-aged child in remission - Allergens include: Tree Nuts, Peanut
- A great resource to discuss TIP, severe environmental allergies, and local travel
- Comfortable helping families with high school and college-aged children
Karly Bignotti-Cook
Mother Of A TIP Graduate
Email: kbignotti-cook@tpirc.org
- Michigan-based TIP mom and Registered Nurse with one child in TIP treatment
- Allergens include: Peanut, Seeds, Egg, Fish, and Milk.
- A Great resource for patients in the launch phase of their Food Freedom Journey
- Comfortable helping patients from ages 0 to 5.
Melissa Mooney
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: mmooney@tpirc.org
- Australia-based TIP Mom
- A great resource for international families
Brittany Rosenbaum
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: brosenbaum.volunteer@tpirc.org
- New York-based TIP mom with a four-year-old son in the program
- Allergens include: Peanut, Tree Nuts, Seeds
- A great resource to offer support to anyone currently undergoing treatment
- Comfortable helping families with children under 10
Alexica Laye
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: alaye@tpirc.org
- Texas-based TIP Mom with a
teenage daughter in the program - Allergens Include: Almond, Chestnut, Peanut, Hazelnut, Pecan, Sesame, Walnut, Brazil Nut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Shellfish, Cashew, Pistachio
- A great resource to POC in the program and those searching for allergy-friendly cosmetics
- Comfortable assisting families from the ages of 14-17
Jessica Banta
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: jbanta.volunteer@tpirc.org
- Allergens include: Vegetables, Sesame, Egg, Wheat, Milk, Soy
- Passionate about helping others power through the program, fight burnout, and remain motivated
- Comfortable helping all parents with patients between 0-13 years old
Laura Miller
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: lmiller.volunteer@tpirc.org
- Washington, DC-based TIP mom
- Allergens include: Peanut, Egg, and Dairy
- Loves thinking through creative ways to get the treatment done with picky toddlers! Happy to share recipes or advice.
- Comfortable helping families with children 18 months – 4 years old
Brianna Crawford
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: bcrawford.volunteer@tpirc.org
- California-based parent of TIP graduate.
- Started treatment in 2018, achieved
Remission in 2020 - Allergens include: Egg, Peanut, and Tree Nuts
- A great resource to help with a wide range of questions about treatment dosing, maintenance, and life in remission
- Comfortable helping families with children 4-12 years old
Danielle Williams
Mother Of A TIP Patient
Email: dwilliams.volunteer@tpirc.org
- Texas-based TIP Mom with two patients in the program
- Pediatric Nurse and Former member of the Texas Children’s Hospital Food Allergy Program Advisory Board
- Allergens include Peanut, Egg, Pistachio
- A great resource to help parents and patients reduce anxiety, build
confidence, navigate TIP with multiple kids, track progress with charts, and understand the importance of a strong support system. She is also able to discuss EOE, asthma, SLIT, and cross-contamination clearance. - Comfortable helping families aged 10-17 years old
Shilpa Bansod
Mother Of A TIP Graduates
Email: N/A
- California-based TIP Mom with two daughters in remission since Oct. 2021
- Allergens Include: Peanut, Almond, Cashew, Pistachio, Hazelnut, Pecan, Walnut, Brazil Nut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Sesame, Fenugreek Seeds, Soy, Environmental allergens
- A great resource for understanding the difference between OIT and TIP—especially since both children initially tried OIT—and for insights on managing treatment for multiple kids
- Comfortable assisting families from the ages of 4-17