Currently, twelve individuals make up the board of directors for Sun Devil Family Charities. These individuals have spent countless hours giving back to the ASU community. Please click on the names below to read more about these individuals.
Joe Cajic has called Phoenix, Arizona home for more than 30 years. He is a product of Shadow Mountain High School where he was a two time state discus and shot put champion, as well as, a Super Prep High School All-American offensive tackle. In 1990 Joe Cajic, admittingly, made the largest mistake of his life by committing to USC. Realizing his folly he returned to “the place where he belonged“ in 1991 to finish his football career at ASU.
Three short years after his college days, Joe was diagnosed with leukemia (CML) and required a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, a donor was not found in the National Marrow Donor Programs registry of donors. With only a one in one million chance of finding a donor, Joe was in a position of needing a donor and needing one fast.
With such an overwhelming task in front of him Joe looked to his teachings as an athlete and realized to find a donor required a team effort. With that in mind Joe started the Save Joe foundation, whose purpose was to educate, recruit and fund bone marrow testing, one donor at a time, and one Joe at a time.
With a team comprised of former ASU athletes, coaches, alumni, families and students a donor was found in 1999, and Joe began the bone marrow transplant process. The transplant was a success and Joe is now celebrating a cancer free life. Currently he works as a Senior Corporate Finance Consultant and resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
“Getting involved with Sun Devil Family Charities is a way for me to give back to ASU and families that supported me during the toughest battle of my life. This is what families do, they help each other in a time of need."
Todd Hanley is an original founding member of Sun Devil Family Charities. Todd is an Arizona native, growing up in Florence. Todd attended Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University, earning a B.S. in Education from the latter.
Todd has worked with United Blood Services, Special Olympics, Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, and Save Joe Foundation.
Todd has been a Phoenix Police Officer for 16 years, is married to Sonia and has a son and daughter. Todd has coached high school football in the valley for several years and is currently a varsity assistant coach at Seton Catholic High School in Chandler.
JP Patchett is an original founding board member of Sun Devil Family Charities. JP originally came to Arizona State University after receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from Bowling Green State University in 1992. He worked as a Graduate Assistant within the Department of Recreation from 1992 to 1994 and graduated with his Master’s Degree in Recreation Administration in 1995.
JP has worked with several charities in Arizona including United Blood Services, City of Hope, Special Olympics, Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, and the Save Joe Foundation.
JP has worked for Sara Lee Food and Beverage since 1998 and currently is the Team Performance Manager for the Western Region Sales Team. JP is married and has two sons. He is actively involved in coaching his sons’ football teams. He is a long time Sun Devil fan and looks forward to being able to help those Sun Devil families that are in need.
Tom Idczak is as retired Certified Healthcare Business Consultant and Certified Financial Planner. He has volunteered with Valley of the Sun Habitat for Humanity and has help complete the building of 7 homes since his retirement in 2002. He currently serves on many committees with the Rio Verde Community Association, and is current chair of the audit committee. His 32 years of experience in the financial and healthcare fields has been an asset to SDFC.
Scott Holland is an Arizona native and was raised in both in Phoenix and Taylor, Arizona. Scott attended Arizona State University and received his Bachelors Degree in Finance in 1991.
Although Scott has participated in various charity raising efforts such as Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes for the American Diabetes Association and the holiday food drive for St. Vincent de Paul, serving on the board for Sun Devil Family Charities will be his first board position with a charity organization.
Scott has been in the commercial finance industry for 19 years and is currently co-managing partner with Keystone Commercial Capital, a boutique commercial mortgage banking firm located in Phoenix. Scott resides in Scottsdale with his wife and daughter.
Rob Gramhill has been part of the Phoenix Business Community since 1992, mainly in the banking business. Rob currently works in the Commercial Lending Group at Alliance Bank of Arizona. Education includes a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from Arizona State University. He has served on the boards of several non profits and has been very active in other community service in the Phoenix area since arriving.
Anne Resnick, MSW, LCSW is a Clinical Resource Social Worker for Hospice of the Valley providing advocacy, counseling, health care education, community networking and team leadership.
Jenny Brooks-Stang originally came out to Arizona State University in the early 90’s from Northern New Jersey and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing in 1995. She dove into the advertising field immediately after graduation and in 1999 she founded her own advertising agency, Brooks Advertising, Inc, which is currently based in Mesa, Arizona. She has over 13 years of advertising experience providing clients with specialized media planning, placement and award winning design solutions.
Jenny is lucky enough to be the mother of two beautiful children, a daughter and a son. She feels that she leads a truly blessed life and is looking forward to helping fellow Sun Devil families get the assistance they need in order to get back to the life they so deserve to enjoy.
Ben Van Horn attended Arizona State and received his Bachelors Degree in Finance in 1996. Ben is an avid fan of ASU athletics and has been a season ticket holder for Football, Basketball, and Baseball since graduation.
Ben has utilized his ASU Finance Degree working in the finance sector since graduation. He has worked at National Bank of Arizona and California Bank in Trust in San Diego. He moved back to Phoenix in 2002 to work for 1st National Bank of Arizona. In 2008, he accepted a position at Keystone Commercial Capital as a commercial mortgage banker.
Ben currently lives in Phoenix with his wife Kelli and two sons, Teagan & Rylan.
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Brian joined the Board of Directors of Sun Devil Family Charities in 2010. Brian was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 1997 with a B.A. in Economics. He also attended the University of Notre Dame Law School, graduating with a J.D. in 2000.
Brian is a shareholder at Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., focusing his practice in corporate and real estate transactions. Brian is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Maricopa County Bar Association Real Estate Division and the Arizona Chapter of Real Estate Investment Advisory Council.
Brian is married to an ASU graduate and he and his wife are committed to helping those Sun Devil families in need of charitable support.
Jonas was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and graduated with a B.S. in Accountancy and Finance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 2006. He currently works in the Commercial Banking Risk & Portfolio Management division at BBVA Compass.
Jonas has volunteered for various non-profit programs in the past, particularly with the Andre House of Hospitality during his time attending St. Mary's High School. Serving on Sun Devil Family Charities' Board of Directors, which he joined in 2010, is his first board position with a charity organization.
