Board Members & Staff - Wingmen Foundation

Chad Brown

President/CEO

Wingmen Foundation Inc.
321-236-0520
www.WingmenFoundation.org

Chad Brown has worked in the bleeding disorder community for 18 years and has Hemophilia A himself. He is passionate about staying active with hemophilia and advocates for an active life. He was a former competitive wakeboarder and wakesurfer as well as a professional coach, and he lives what he preaches in the ‘crawl-walk-run’ technique. Chad spent 10 years in the wakeboarding industry and directed nearly 30 competitive tournaments but decided to redirect his focus to where his passion grew in the bleeding disorder community. Chad has created multiple programs over the years focusing on exercises for people with bleeding disorders and recently has been focusing on golf as a low impact activity as well as water aerobic exercises. He currently resides in Winter Park, Florida, with his wife, 4-year-old son, and 2-year-old daughter and still enjoys wakesurfing, golf, woodworking, and hanging out with his family.

Don Regan

Vice President

Don Regan is a Small Business Consultant for Paychex Inc. and serves on their local Charity Committee for Central Florida. In the past, Don has worked for a non-profit pharmacy specializing in care for bleeding disorder patients and was the Director of Operations for Gainesville Restaurant Group for eight years. In 2005, he founded the Chippin’ for Children Charity Golf Tournament benefitting children with blood disorders and has served on various committees over the years for the American Cancer Society, PACE Center for Girls, Volusia Building Industry Association and the Preferred Business Group of Ormond Beach, FL. Don graduated from the University of Florida earning a B.S. in Accounting. Married to Kristin for three years, they have a 2 year-old daughter and a new baby girl. Don is very passionate about golf, exercise and supporting his community.

Dr. Mark E. Heiny

Director

Mark E. Heiny, M.D, PhD is a pediatric hematologist at the Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Heiny earned his medical degree and PhD in Biochemistry from Indiana University. He subsequently served in residencies at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, and completed his training with a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Clinical interests of Dr. Heiny include benign chronic hematologic disorders in children such as hemophilia and sickle cell disease, and blood clotting disorders including pediatric stroke. Dr. Heiny has been providing care for pediatric hemophilia patients in Indiana since 1996, and is currently a member of the pediatric team at the Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center (IHTC). IHTC provides clinical care for the majority of hemophilia patients in the state of Indiana, and their practice includes both pediatric and adult hematologists. IHTC physicians are physically located in the same building and clinic space, allowing for a smoother transition process for young adults with chronic diseases. Dr. Heiny has authored research in peer-reviewed publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, and the Journal of Pediatrics.

Mitch Heitsch

Director

Mitch Heitsch is currently the Head Golf Professional at Heathrow Country Club. He began his professional career in golf in 2010 at Twin Rivers Golf Club where he was the Head Golf Professional for over two years. He continued his experience at Heathrow Country Club in 2012 where he has been the Head Pro since. Through his experiences Mitch has had great success in multiple fields of the golf industry including running multiple successful golf tournaments, creating junior and adult programs as well as continuing to grow the game of golf through passion and determination.

At age 3, Mitch’s younger sister was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. He watched his younger sister grow up with this disease and was there to help in any way that he could, including helping the school nurses at elementary school with her daily shot routine. He watched his younger sister overcome and thrive with a disease that has inflicted many. This drive and determination is a daily motivator in his daily life.

Lauran Stevenson

Director

Lauran Stevenson is an attorney practicing in Chicago, IL. Lauran concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and private wealth management, business succession planning, non-profit, business transactions and federal taxation matters.

Lauran regularly counsels non-profits, business start-ups, small businesses, private companies and entrepreneurs on a wide range of transactional legal matters in a variety of industries. Additionally, Lauran has extensive experience in personal, non-profit and corporate tax matters and has worked on all facets of taxation, from controversy to transactions to planning.

Lauran graduated with a political science major from Hunter College in New York City and attended law school at New York Law School. Lauran then went on to receive a master’s degree in taxation from Chicago-Kent College of Law.