Cindy Whittaker

Volunteer

Terri Jones

President & Founder

Terri Jones: B.A.S.E. Camp Children's Cancer Foundation President & Founder

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, the 5th of Five children
Graduated High School in 1975 from Jackson Central
Attended College from 1975-1976 at Jackson State University
Completed Pharmacy Technician training at the V.A. Hospital in San Francisco, CA in 1976
Continues Education at Valencia Community College, Winter Park
Moved to Orlando in May of 1980.
Started volunteering for Leukemia Society in 1981
Was on staff of Leukemia Society, Central Florida from '82-'92
Left Leukemia Society in 1992 to help found B.A.S.E. Camp Children's Cancer Foundation with Laurie and Ben Dillard

Terri is currently one of 6 part-time staff members of B.A.S.E. Camp. Numerous volunteers make B.A.S.E. Camp a reality each month. She is happily married for 13 years to a Designer at a Civil Engineering Firm in Oviedo, and is the mother of a 9 year old son and an 11 year old daughter. Terri's motto is "Life is Full!". Terri's philosophy is "What goes around comes around, so ALWAYS be nice!".

Jackie Ellis

Executive Director

Jackie Ellis is the Executive Director of B.A.S.E. CAMP Children’s Cancer Foundation. As the parent of child with cancer she is intimately aware of the special needs of a child affected with cancer. Her daughter Simone was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the age of 9. Simone is now 21 years old and currently on b-iweekly chemotherapy.

Jackie became a volunteer for the B.A.S.E. Camp organization when she saw the remarkable change that they made in her daughter’s life through the once-a month activities that they provide for children and families in crisis with cancer.

With the life changing experience that Jackie saw take place in her daughter, Jackie is committed to the two-fold goal of B.A.S.E. Camp Children’s Foundation:

Making sure that every child affected with cancer in the greater Orlando area is made aware of B.A.S.E. Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation and participates in the program

Raising the much- needed funds to support this monthly, year-round, local program.

Carine Aguiar

Former Volunteer

My name is Carine Aguiar. I am a senior at University of Central Florida majoring in Marketing with a minor in Mass Communications. I was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I love to travel. I began my work with B.A.S.E. Camp as a volunteer for a class project. My passion is to plan fun events for the B.A.S.E. Camp kids. I also can't wait for the cure for cancer!

Dann ODonnell

Web-site Producer

Mike Rainaldi, my partner for exactly 10 years, was responsible for introducing me to B.A.S.E. Camp. Mike was a camper in Starlighters, the ancestor or B.A.S.E. Camp, and later chaperoned with B.C.. The disorder called Autoimmune Hepatitis ended his life in 2003.

Mike took me out with him to chaperone starting in 1992. The fond memories of my weekend outings with the B.A.S.E. Camp kids is etched in my brain. I thank Terri for her dedication to the group, which has produced so many wonderful experiences over the year. I offered to build a little website for B.A.S.E. Camp in the late 90's. My knowledge of all things web site was budding, and I was eager to learn. The construction, maintenance, and subsequent recreations of the site have given me knowledge and experience to build sites for other people as well. I now live in Austin Texas, so I no longer chaperone the weekend outings, but I still donate production of the website for B.A.S.E. Camp. For more about me, navigate the web to 'http://mooboo.net'.

Cheryl and Terry Hill

Volunteer Food-Basket Coordinators

Cheryl: Born in Tampa ,Florida; Graduated Seminole Community College Floral Design; Work in Floral for 15 years as manager and owner; One son and two granddaughters; Started Volunteering with husband for Base Camp 14 yrs ago.; Cancer survivor; Believes no child should fight cancer or hunger alone!
Terry: Born in Orlando, Fl; Graduated from Lakeview High School; Served in the Army; Has worked for the US Postal Service for 40 years; Has volunteered with Cheryl for 14 years for Base Camp; Believes volunteering is a labor of love.

Tom Nestor

Tom Nestor has over 19 years of experience in residential Real Estate, with over 800 transaction sides and $70 million sales volume this far in my career. For the past 14 years he has been a Top 10 agent at Weichert, Realtors -- Hallmark Properties and has consistently been in the Top 1% of all Weichert Real Estate Affiliates in North America. In 2004 he was the top agent for units sold and in 2006 he was the number 4 agent in gross commissions earned at Weichert, Realtors -- Hallmark Properties.

In June of 2009, Tom moved to Keller Williams Advantage II Realty, an alliance that has helped to refocus my career and more ably respond to the changing real estate market. Tom serves as co-chair for the KW Cares Committee for the Waterford Market Center. KW Cares is a charity that helps Keller Williams agents in times of need. He is on the Agent Leadership Council for Keller Williams and is one of the top 10 agents for his Market Center.

Quality service is his most important goal for all his customers. To that end he continuously attends seminars and conventions to increase his knowledge about current trends and technologies and to stay on the cutting edge in Real Estate. He is an Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), a Graduate of Realtor Institute (GRI) and a Residential Marketing Master (RMM). Marketing on the Internet is his forte. To that end he has earned my e-certified and e-pro designations. He has also been a company trainer, teaching new agents how to succeed in Real Estate.

Tom has three awesome children: Andrew, Nicolas and Gabriel. He is also very active in the community, where he attends St. Isaac Jogues Church, is Treasurer and Past President of the Greater Orlando Business Network, a graduate of Bishop Moore High School and the University of Central Florida. Currently I am serving on the Board of Directors for BASE Camp for kids, a local charity that serves kids with cancer in the Orlando area and was that charity's Man of the Year. I am also fluent in Spanish and conduct a large amount of business in Spanish.