Michael Capponi
Michael Capponi is known as one of the key pioneers instrumental in shaping the image, popularity, and growth of Miami Beach. Over the past 30 years, Michael has been a leading force in the hospitality and entertainment industries and one of the most accomplished residential real estate developers in South Florida. Michael’s humanitarian and philanthropic missions started in 1999. He is now fully retired from the private sector and focuses 100% of his time and efforts on GEM. He now brings the skills of his prior endeavors to his philanthropic work with GEM.
He has built an international organization that’s disrupting the disaster sector through its innovative, efficient and modernized systems. Unlike many non profit executives, Michael is hands on, boots on the ground, on the field and the offices. He oversees the management of 6 international branches on multiple continents. Read More
Team
USA, Caribbean, Latin America
Emily Fullmer
Acting COO/VP of Operations US
Patrick Lynch
Chief Development Officer
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Elvira Aedo
Office Manager
Donor Relations
Tracy Kamen
Director of Institutional Giving
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Mila Gonzalez
Director of Donor Relations
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Sue Cushman
International Supply Chain Director
Beti Vere
Director of Global Partnerships
Shira Kastan-Goldstein
Director of Government Affairs
Vivien Dude
Director of Volunteers
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Antonio Misuraca
Strategic Partnerships
Finance
René Dago Sr.
Chief Financial Officer
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Rene Dago III
Director of Finance
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Ana Diaz
Finance Manager
Santiago Neira
Finance Coordinator
Operations
Kimberley Bentley
Director of Field Missions, USA and Caribbean
Luis Velasquez
Chief Operations Office, Latin America
Charles A. Forbin
Director of Ground Operations, Haiti
Danoushka Capponi
Director of Haiti Programs
Elizabeth Jernberg
Director of Operations, USA West
Yougains Fils
Program Manager, Haiti
U.S. Warehouse Operations
Kathy Calderon
Global Logistics Manager
Jason Jernberg
Warehouse Manager, USA West
Public Relations
Bianca Bucaram
Public Relations
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Clif Loftin
Marketing
Spencer Taylor
Director of Video and Imaging
Europe
Majel Wilson
Chief Operations Officer, Europe
Andriy Negrych
Director of Operations, Ukraine
Finance
Wiktor Nguyen Van
Chief Financial Officer, Europe
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Misha Kinash
Chief Financial Officer, Ukraine
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Field Operations
Wiktoria Maciejewicz
Director of Field Missions, Europe
Ayça Aydın
Field Missions, Turkey & Syria
Filip Skrzypczak
Field Missions, Europe
Warehouse Operations
Gürhan Çevik
Warehouse Manager, Turkey
Roman Andriychuk
Director of Road Transport, Europe
Grezgorz Swiatek
Warehouse Inventory Manager, Europe
Vira Negrych
Warehouse Inventory Manager, Ukraine
Tonia Kinash
Inventory Coordinator, Ukraine
International and Public Relations
Kaj Larsen
USA & Ukraine Affairs Lead
Katazyna Merrett
Public Relations
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Our Board
Advisory Board
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GEM is on a mission to deliver the most amount of aid, to the most amount of people in need, in the shortest amount of time and with the least amount of costs to our donors. We are a fast-paced team passionate about disrupting disaster relief with a complete 360-degree response. Ready to get started?
