Board of Directors
Maryann Corey, CEO Chief Executive Officer
Maryann Corey is Co-founder CEO of The Portable Playhouse. Since conception of The Portable Playhouse, Maryann has worked with over 20,000 hospitalized children. Maryann served as coordinator of town recreation department for a number of years and coached various softball teams. Maryann chaired and was responsible for organizing an international fund raising event for 4 years to help benefit educational programs in her school district. She worked in a Learning-thru-the-Arts special education program at the high school level, for 6 years. She worked as fund developer for a non-profit organization, The National Council of Drug and Alcohol of Hudson County. Maryann has received numerous awards for her dedication and humanitarian services towards hospitalized children. Maryann has six children. Maryann is an active beader and enjoys many art mediums.
Mary Patricia McGeary, COO Chief Operating Officer
Mary Patricia McGeary is Co-founder COO of The Portable Playhouse. She began her career in the financial services sector almost 20 years ago. She continued to advance her career by obtaining management positions with brokerages firms and major banks in New York City. In late 1989, Patty began consulting for the financial services sector, specializing in operational efficiency analysis and systems implementations. In 2003, Patty moved into the healthcare sector and managed the implementations of e-commerce projects at GE Healthcare. Currently, Patty manages a group of business analysts for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates information technology organization. From the time Patty and her sister, Mary Ann Corey, co-founded The Portable Playhouse in 2001, Patty has held many roles in the organization, from volunteering at Massachusetts General Hospital to managing administrative functions. Patty sits on the Executive Council and is an active member in her church, Immanuel Lutheran in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Patty holds a Bachelor of Arts, Business Management degree from Franklin Pierce College.
Richard Goodman, CMO Chief Marketing Officer
Born 1958, raised in New York City and a Graduate of Stuyvesant High School. Graduated Boston University 1981, B.S. in Health Sciences, concentration in applied Physiology/Cardio-Pulmonary technology. President/COO of Associated/ACC International LTD., a national flooring contractor and commercial flooring distributor since 1993. Married since 1984, 2 sons age 13 and 17.
Mary Ann Cernak, Ph.D., LCSW, CCO, Grants and Development
Mary Ann Cernak is a licensed clinical social worker. She has over 20 years of experience providing a wide range of mental health services to youth and families. This includes: provision of screening; crisis intervention and stabilization; brief and long-term treatment to individuals, families and groups; consultation and training for a wide range of professionals, program development and evaluation. She has served in a wide range of leadership roles at several New Jersey mental health centers. Mary Ann has been a chair and member of numerous state and county committees charged with developing, modifying and changing policies related to youth and families. She has both volunteered and been recruited to serve in a number of community disasters that include: September 11, 2001, Hurricane Floyd and the Edison Pipeline explosion. Mary Ann also is Vice-Chairperson for the Friends of the Monmouth County Child Advocacy a non-profit organization raising funds to build a child-friendly facility for victims of child abuse. Last but not least, Mary Ann is also a very active beader; she has been designing and selling jewelry for over 10 years.
Christine Sacco, Treasurer
Christine Sacco, Treasurer, is currently the Director of Treasury at Alpharma Inc., a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company. She began her tenure at Alpharma in financial reporting where she was the Director, Financial Reporting. Prior to her career at Alpharma Christine held several management and senior accounting positions at Ernst & Young, LLP, in the Audit and Assurance practice from 1997 to 2002. She is a member of Alpharma Inc's Financial Disclosure Committee, a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Jeannie Rita Ryan, Secretary
Jeannie Ryan, Secretary, was born in New York and raised in New Jersey. She has 2 children, and comes from a family of five. Jeannie was a member of the Board of Recreation in her town for five years, organizing and maintaining the girl’s athletic programs. She also participated in many parish productions, on stage and behind the scenes. Currently Miss Ryan works in a private medical practice as a medical assistant and phlebotomists.
Sean Michael Corey, Creative Director
Sean holds a Bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Web Design from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. He has done work for various publicly traded fortune 500 companies. He has been designing and developing on the web for about 5 years now, and is currently the lead web developer for one of Pennsylvania's leading marketing agencies.
Advisory Board Members
Julie Sue Auslander
Julie earned her Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Columbia University, and her B.Sc. from New York's Pace University. She is currently founder and President of Corporate Subscriptions Management Services LLC. Julie is a member of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.
Carolyn Matfleur, M.D.
Carolyn is a Board Certified Psychiatrist. She is currently in private practice in Freehold. She has worked at a number of Mental Health facilities in New Jersey.
Monica Indart, Psy.D.
Monica is a psychologist. She is on the faculty of Rutgers University School of Applied Psychology.
Laurie Haggar, LCSW
Laurie is a licensed clinical social worker who is in charge of the School Based Mental Health service program for Catholic Charities in Mercer County.