Nichole is the mother of three children and serves on their school’s two boards, is a member of her church’s Stewardship Council and volunteers for several non-profit organizations. She joined Beth Simonton in founding ICU baby after the loss of her second baby. Because of her traumatic experience in the NICU, she wants to help other families navigate their journeys in the hospital. Specifically, Nichole wants to enable families to overcome any hurdles in visiting their babies and to make those visits more meaningful.

Ana’s work in the non-profit world allows her a unique perspective as a participant on the Board of Directors of ICU baby. It is her professional experience as a funder, and her personal experience as a mother that inspires her to want to support families with children in the NICU. She believes strongly in family centered care for all, and leaving no family unsupported in this most challenging journey.

Shayna is the Assistant Director of Workplace Learning at Broward College. She has over ten years of higher education experience in student services, technology, accessibility and inclusion, and professional development. Her “why” is to connect people to the resources that enrich their lives, so they are empowered to serve.

Shayna is married to her high school sweetheart Alex and together they have one daughter Mahalia. Mahalia was born at 25 weeks and 3 days.

Ana is the proud mother of her son, Cash, who had an extended NICU stay at South Miami Hospital. She and her husband experienced first-hand what ICU baby offers during a difficult time. She is honored to join the ICB baby Board of Directors and is excited to help other NICU families overcome the hardships and battles that naturally arise during hospital stays.

This work has focused on implementation of large-scale transformation initiatives, assessing processes and methodologies, risk and performance metrics, and reporting frameworks for major financial institutions and insurance companies.

Born and raised in New York, Prakash holds degrees in finance and accounting from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He relocated to Miami with his wife in early 2019 and welcomed their first child shortly thereafter. Prakash has witnessed the impact of the NICU experience for a handful of close family and friends. He is acutely aware of the range of emotions parents experience with the birth of a child and empathizes with those enduring challenges associated with a NICU stay. He is passionate about ICU Baby’s mission and is focused on assisting the organization strategically grow and reach more families.

She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia with a major in Industrial Engineering and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School.

Carolina is the proud mother of two boys. She has been a strong supporter of ICU baby and as a board member, she brings her wealth of experience to advise ICU baby on operations and expansion in order to reach more South Florida NICU families.

She was also honored as a Top 20 Professional Under 40 by Brickell Magazine.

Stephanie is an active member of Beaux Arts Miami and volunteers for Give Back for Special Equestrians, which supports therapeutic horseback riding for children with disabilities. Stephanie studied marketing & communications at Instituto Marangoni in Paris and at the University of Miami in her hometown.

Stephanie spends her leisure time with her family, husband, Carlos Sr., and their son, Carlos Jr., who was born 28 weeks early at South Miami Hospital and spent months in the NICU. Her family was touched by their personal experience with ICU baby through a troubling time, therefore she is naturally proud to serve on the board of directors to extend a helping hand to others going through a similar ordeal.

Elizabeth serves on the 2020-2021 Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative Committee, was named a 2019 Miami Leader by the Miami Foundation and is a graduate of Radical Partners’ Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp’s Cohort 6. Elizabeth is also a member of Leadership Miami’s Cohort 42 and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

Elizabeth is the proud mother of 3 children, the youngest of which is her NICU baby. Elizabeth believes that every parent should have the opportunity to be at their baby’s hospital bedside and she is passionate about removing barriers for NICU parents to be able to accomplish that.

Gloria is a proud mother of two children and resides in the Coconut Grove area with her husband, City of Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez.

Drew graduated from the University of Virginia Medical School and completed his residency in pediatrics at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was also selected to serve as Chief Resident.

Since residency, he has been involved in the care of babies in the NICU and has a deep understanding of the medical complexities faced by these special patients, as well as the emotional and personal challenges faced by their families. He first learned about ICU baby and the organization’s amazing programs from the positive experiences many of his own patients had with the organization. Believing that helping NICU patients also requires assisting their families, he became an ardent supporter of ICU baby and a board member after discovering that co-founder Beth Simonton and her children are long-time members of the Gables Pediatrics family.