Board of Directors

The Tourette Association of America Board of Directors are passionate about making life better for people impacted by Tourette Syndrome and other Tic Disorders.

Jasmine Tarkoff

Jasmine Tarkoff

Board Chair
San Francisco, CA

Daniel McGarvey

Daniel McGarvey

First Vice Chair
Investor, Integrum Holdings, LP
New York, NY

Stephen Barron

Stephen Barron

Vice Chair
President, Barron Development LLC
Chicago, IL

Marc Benson

Marc Benson

Vice Chair
Chairman, Hamlet Retirement Holdings, LLC

Shaker Heights, OH

Cheri David

Cheri David, CPA, CVA

Vice Chair
Co-Founder, Clarkson David CPA
Rockville, VA

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Karl Valentini

Vice Chair
The Blackstone Group
New York, NY

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Randi Zemsky

Vice Chair
Community Volunteer and Former Publishing Executive
Philadelphia, PA

Susan Courey

Susan Courey, Ph.D.

Department Chair of Early Childhood General and Special Education, Touro Graduate School
New York, NY

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Paul Devore

CEO, FMS Financial Partners, Inc. and President, Pacific Insurance Management Corporation
Encino, CA

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Alice Kane

Clifford Chance, US LLP
New York, NY

Jeffrey Kramer

Jeffrey Kramer

Producer, CBS Televisoin Network and President, Juniper Productions
Los Angeles, CA

Cindy Kurtz

Cindy Kurtz

President of The Marketing Performance Group
Boca Raton, FL

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Dash Mihok

Actor, Producer, Director
New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA

Bruce Ochsman

Bruce Ochsman

Senior Vice President-Wealth Advisor, UBS Financial Services
Bethesda, MD

Monte Redman

Monte Redman

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Astoria Bank
Garden City, NY

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Rovena Schirling

Community Volunteer and Former New York Stock Exchange Professional
Little Neck, NY

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David Schoenhaar

Partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
New York, NY

Ken Serota

Ken Serota

CEO, Young Innovations
Chicago, IL

John Walkup

John Walkup, M.D.

Margaret C. Osterman Professor of Psychiatry Chair, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago
Chicago, IL