Welcome to Dragonfly Cincinnati
Welcome to Dragonfly Cincinnati
The Dragonfly Foundation was founded in Cincinnati in 2010 with a mission to bring strength, comfort and joy to pediatric cancer patients and their families. Over the years, we have built strong partnerships with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the local community to provide critical support during the most challenging times.
We fulfill essential day-to-day needs brought to our attention by front-line staff, such as gas and grocery cards, household essentials, and toys. We create a sense of community by offering families special outings, holiday events, and unique experiences to provide a break from the realities of treatment. Our hospital programs also help clinical teams deliver compassionate, developmentally appropriate care, including our care bags and other resources.
Since our founding, we have supported thousands of families, providing them with strength, courage, and joy when they need it most. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we continue to grow and expand our impact. The demand for our services is ever-increasing, and we remain committed to making a lasting difference in the lives of pediatric cancer patients and their families.
We were founded in 2010 by Christine Neitzke when her ten-year-old son Matt was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Fortunately, Christine, Jim, Matt, and Sam, who was 12 at the time, had the support of family, friends, and the community. Many other inpatient families were not as fortunate. Stunned by the lack of support many of their peer families fighting cancer had, Christine was moved to create The Dragonfly Foundation with the intention of providing anything a pediatric cancer family needs and placing the family’s well-being at the center of all it does.
Today, Matt is Cancer Free.
Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Operations
Director of Events
Director of Marketing & Communications
Director of Patient and Family Relations
Director of Programs
Director of Patient and Family Events
Administrative Assistant
Data Analyst
Chair
Partner, Bricker Graydon
Vice Chair
CEO, 37th Parallel Advisors
Treasurer
Partner, Clark Schaefer Hackett
Secretary
Retired Business Executive, Kings Toyota
Principal Consultant, TiER1 Performance
Market President, ProMark
CEO, HealthPro Brands
Regional Product Manager, Beacon Building Supply
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Vice President, Horan
Vice President, Business Development, CenterGrid
Senior VP, Investments, Aurelius Family Partners of Raymond James
Vice President, Global Human Resources, Meridian Bioscience
Retired Business Executive
Director of the Center for Biobehavioral Health, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital & Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Director of Business Development, Relations and Philanthropic Endeavors, Pella
US CIO Commercial, BMO Bank and Sr. Pastor, Bread of Life Church
Senior Vice President, PNC Private Bank
Hall of Fame Broadcasting Legend, Voice of the Cincinnati Reds on Radio & Dragonfly Spokesman
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