Board President
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
LISA KAHN-ALLEN
Bio
Interior designer Lisa Kahn-Allen started her award-winning firm, Lisa Kahn Designs, in 2000. She offers interior design expertise for luxury residential and commercial clients across the United States and Europe. Lisa lives in Naples with her husband, Philip, and has two grown children. Their daughter, Chloe, has used many of our compassionate and life-altering services. Passionate about creating opportunities for children and adults with disabilities, Lisa became our Board President in 2018. She also enjoys writing her blog findingsanctuary.com, painting, gardening, cooking and listening to music that Philip has composed and recorded.
LAURA GEORGELOS
Vice President
Bio
Laura Georgelos joined our Board of Directors in July 2020. As a real estate broker with more than $200 million in sales over her many years in the business, Laura prides herself on her experience and knowledge to help her clients in all aspects of their move: strategically, financially as well as emotionally. Illinois transplants, Laura and her husband, Lou, live in Naples with their daughter, Tori, who participates in our Trailblazer Academy program. Laura has committed herself to her Illinois and Florida communities by volunteering for various organizations. Laura co-chaired our signature event, the STAR Gala, twice and helped raise almost $2 million. In 2020, she was named a Distinguished Volunteer by the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Collier-Lee Chapter.
KEN GILMAN
Treasurer
Bio
Ken Gilman joined our Board of Directors in 2017. An Ohio native, Ken owned a beauty supply distribution business in the mid-Atlantic. He served on the Board of Directors for the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes. He lives in Naples with his wife, Judy.
KELLY MOYNIHAN, Ph.D.
Secretary
Bio
Kelly Moynihan, Ph.D., was ExxonMobil’s senior environmental, regulatory and socioeconomic consultant. He retired in 2016 and moved to Naples with his wife, Kathy, and daughter, Nicki. Kelly continues to offer environmental and social consulting services. Nicki joined the Trailblazer Academy in 2018. The family enjoys spending their summers in Canada.
ANNE FLEMING
Director
Bio
Anne Fleming, General Manager of Waterside Shops, has over 30 years of luxury retail experience. Prior to joining Waterside Shops in 2013, Anne worked at Neiman Marcus, Tiffany & Co. and Estée Lauder. She has lived and worked in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, New York City, Dallas, Detroit and Miami.
Anne is passionate about volunteering in our community and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Women’s Foundation of Collier County, and is a graduate of Greater Naples Leadership Class XXIV. Recently, she has served on the boards of Champions for Learning, the Greater Naples Chamber, and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. In her role at Waterside Shops, Anne hosts charity events that give back over $300,000 annually to local nonprofits.
A graduate of UCLA, Anne’s interests include gardening, entertaining, and advocating for people with developmental disabilities. She lives in Naples full time with her son, Sasha.
JEFFREY MACONAGHY
Director
Bio
Jeff Maconaghy is the president of AssuredPartners Transportation, a national transportation-specific insurance and risk management company. Jeff and his team created this division of AssuredPartners in 2016, and it has grown to over $1.25 billion in premium under his management. He was awarded National Power Broker of the Year in 2019. Additionally, Jeff is a Division I football official currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He has worked over 250 Division I football games and 14 bowl games, having started in 2002. Jeff is married to his beautiful wife, Maureen. He has two children, Tyler and Camryn, and lives in Naples.
JERRY SCHOENFELD, Ph.D.
Director
Bio
Jerry Schoenfeld, Ph.D., is a founding faculty member and professor of management in the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has served as FGCU’s chair of the Management Department and director of the M.B.A. program. Prior to joining FGCU, Jerry was on the faculty at James Madison University in Virginia. Jerry is proud to serve on the our Board of Directors. Volunteering with us has enabled him to see the world through a different set of eyes and to recognize the value and need for the programs and activities that help the growth and well-being of STAR participants who otherwise are underserved in our community.
JOE SMALLWOOD
Director
Bio
Joe founded BCB Homes Inc. in 1993 as the President. Since then, Joe has led the company through a significant period of growth establishing BCB Homes Inc. as one of the leading contractors in Southwest Florida. In 2007, Joe became the President and Chief Executive Officer of BCB Homes Inc., and in 2018 Greg Brisson took on the role of President of BCB Homes to work with Joe to run the 150+ person company.
A Naples native, Joe attended and graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. Joe returned to Naples where he worked at Boran Craig Barber Engle Construction for approximately six years and was promoted to become an owner of the commercial construction company before founding BCB Homes Inc.
In Joe’s free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Mary, and their two boys. He also enjoys hunting, boating and family vacations.
CARRIE COONEY
Director
Bio
Carrie Cooney is a proud mother of three children, ages 28, 26 and 24, and is married to John Cooney of Stofft Cooney Architects. John and Carrie have lived in Naples since 1990. Their son Brett, 26, has autism and epilepsy. Carrie has volunteered in the community for many years. She helped us launch our signature program, the Trailblazer Academy, in 2016. In 2019, Carrie was named a Distinguished Volunteer by the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Collier-Lee Chapter.
MELANIE MILLER
Director
Bio
Melanie Miller, Pelican Bay Foundation Vice President, has over 20 years of non-profit business and financial leadership experience. Prior to joining Pelican Bay Foundation, Melanie served in leadership roles for non-profits in Tulsa, Oklahoma with national recognition and international operations. She is a graduate of Leadership Tulsa and has previously served in board roles for multiple non-profits. Melanie’s husband, Robert, previously resided in Naples and they returned in 2019 bringing children Anna and Zane to Florida. Anna is a BCBA who works with individuals and families impacted by autism and Zane attends USF Tampa, both residing in St. Petersburg. Melanie and Robert enjoy spending time with family, fishing, boating, traveling, beaches, and gardening. Melanie and Robert share their home with dogs Dieter and Dixie, and cat Gusty. Melanie lives in Naples full-time and is committed to being involved in our community. She holds licenses as Certified Public Accountant and Community Association Manager with degrees in Accounting and Business Administration. Melanie is an advocate for women in leadership.
*July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023
Contact Us
Main Office
5125 Castello Drive
Naples, FL 34103
Phone: 239.594.9007
Email: info@STARability.org
STAR Store
106 10th St. N.
Naples, FL 34102
Phone: 239.263.1894
Email: starstore@STARability.org
