Laurie Kelley - President

Laureen A. Kelley was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and received her bachelor's degree in child psychology and development from Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. She worked as a psychologist with handicapped children for four years before earning her master's degree in international economics and business from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She worked for six years as an economic consultant at DRI/McGraw-Hill in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Laurie is the mother of a child with hemophilia, and founded LA Kelley Communications, Inc. in 1990 to provide practical educational materials for families. She is the author of ten books on bleeding disorders, including Raising a Child With Hemophilia and A Guide to Living With von Willebrand Disease. Laurie is the founder and editor of the quarterly hemophilia magazine Parent Empowerment Newsletter. She also founded Project SHARE, a humanitarian program that donates millions of dollars worth of blood-clotting medicine annually to impoverished patients in developing countries.

Laurie is also founder and chair of Save One Life, a nonprofit child sponsorship agency for children with bleeding disorders in developing countries. She lives in Georgetown, Massachusetts, with her husband Kevin, manager of quality control for New England BioLabs, and their three children: 22-year-old Tommy, who has hemophilia A, 19-year-old Tara, and 16-year-old Mary. Laurie is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys traveling, rock climbing, biographies, and playing classical piano. She can be reached at Laurie@kelleycom.com.

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Kathryn Ondek - Marketing Director
Program Director, Project SHARE

Kathryn Ondek grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and also spent part of her early years in Boca Raton, Florida. She received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with a dual concentration in Marketing & International Business from Northeastern University in Boston. Prior to joining the team at LA Kelley Communications, she worked as a Marketing Manager for a large non-woven manufacturing company in southern New Hampshire. Before that, she worked at a fundraising consultant firm in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Kathryn lives in Georgetown with her children. She enjoys traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

She can be reached at: Kathryn@kelleycom.com for marketing related information regarding LA Kelley Communications, and she can be reached at: share@kelleycom.com for Project SHARE related information.

Zoraida Rosado - Manager, Projects & Production

Zoraida Rosado grew up in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and has a degree in business administration from Northern Essex Community College. Before joining LA Kelley Communications, Zoraida worked as an executive assistant for Starensier, Inc., where she supported the CEO and vice president of sales. Prior to that, she was an executive assistant for seven years for the financial and information systems departments at Ferraz Shawmut. Zoraida now maintains our extensive mailing lists, assists with Project SHARE, manages our book translations and fulfillment, and coordinates travel plans. Zoraida is fluent in Spanish, and handles all Spanish correspondence and translations.

Zoraida enjoys salsa dancing, working out and reading. She lives in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and can be reached at Zoraida@kelleycom.com.

Sara Prisland Evangelos - Editor, Writer

Sara Prisland Evangelos is a freelance writer and editor. She is a partner in JAS Group Writing and Editorial Services, addressing the communication needs of clients in the area of human services. Sara edits, writes and contributes to books, journals, newsletters, brochures, grant proposals and reports. She is also a published poet. Sara earned her bachelor’s degree in writing and psychology from the University of Illinois, and received advanced training in technical writing and editing from Northeastern University. She has worked for LA Kelley Communications since 1995.

Sara and her family enjoy hiking, canoeing, nature and music. Contact her at Sara@kelleycom.com. Or contact JAS Group at spedit@verizon.net.

Amanda Wendt - Webmaster

Amanda Wendt is the owner of Mandalin Design, a multimedia production company focusing on web design. Amanda earned her bachelor's degree in communications/ journalism from the University of Connecticut. Prior to opening Mandalin Design, she headed up executive communications for Bayer Pharmaceutical, supporting the video and staging needs of Bayer's president and senior staff. Amanda has produced events for audiences as large as 1,200 and as small as 20. She began working with LA Kelley Communications in 2002.

Amanda lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children. You can contact her at webmaster@kelleycom.com.