Board Members

Mattew Thornton

Matthew Thornton (SHS ‘06) is a 2010 graduate of The Penn State Smeal College of Business with a Bachelors of Science in Finance.

He currently works for J.P. Morgan Chase in the Wealth Management line of business as a Trust Portfolio Manager. He has been with the company since 2011 and previously worked in the Investment Bank operations department.

Matthew recently relocated to Pennsylvania from Wilmington, Delaware, where he was active in environmental cleanups, financial education classes (Teach Children to Save), and local recreational sports leagues.  He is also a 3 gallon Red Cross blood donor.

Personal:
I hope to bring my financial and volunteer experience to the board, while aiming to provide additional resources both personally and through corporate philanthropy opportunities. Casey and our story continues to be a guiding force in my life, through efforts to help others drive without distraction, to foster cooperation among diverse groups, and to put the best foot forward in helping others who are less fortunate.

Kelsey Butler

Kelsey Butler is a reporter and editor living in New Jersey. Her work has appeared in a number of outlets, including NBC News, Women’s Health, Brides and Prevention.

Kelsey’s journalism career began in earnest at The Observer, the college newspaper at Fordham University where she worked with Casey. A love of news was something that bonded Casey and Kelsey, who were also roommates in college.

Kelsey is committed to making the world a better place, like her friend Casey always aimed to do — and is dedicated to educating on the dangers of distracted driving. She also supports a number of causes including refugee and immigrant rights and advocating for sexual assault survivors.

Janine Repka

Janine is currently the Assistant Director of Leadership Giving at Saint Peter’s University. She and Casey met as freshman roommates at Fordham University and quickly became close friends. Janine is grateful to put her background in non-profit to good use honoring Casey’s memory as part of the Casey Feldman Foundation board.

Brett Feldman

Brett is a graduate of The University of Colorado Boulder where he earned a bachelor’s degree magna cum in astronomy and astrophysics as well as a bachelor’s degree in physics. He works as a data scientist in Boulder, CO at Uplight. As Casey’s brother, he is committed to carrying on the legacy of his sister and the mission of the Casey Feldman Foundation.

Dianne Anderson

Casey’s mother, Dianne is a 1980 graduate of Villanova Law School and practiced law for over 25 years before co-founding the Casey Feldman Foundation in 2009. She works through the Foundation’s many sponsored projects to make this world a better place in memory of Casey.

Joel Feldman

Joel Feldman is the father of the late Casey Feldman and founder of the Casey Feldman Foundation and its sponsored project, EndDD.org. He has been a practicing attorney for 38 years and a shareholder in the law firm of Anapol Weiss in Philadelphia. He received a masters in counseling in 2013 and speaks throughout the U.S. and Canada to teens and adults, changing attitudes and behaviors through the science based, End Distracted Driving program.

John Bair

John holds over 20 years of experience in the civil justice community. He is the founder and CEO of Seventh Amendment Holdings, a company that provides comprehensive, plaintiff-focused settlement planning, as well as co-founder of the Bairs Foundation, a 501C3 Public Charity providing emergency capital to litigants. Most recently, John co-founded CrowFly, an online exchange that connects buyers and sellers of annuities. John is proud to serve on the board of the Casey Feldman Foundation and has given EndDD presentations to thousands of students around Western New York.