Our Board

Martin Segal – President

After graduating from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2004, Martin worked to become the Vice President of Operations for Bradco Supply. Bradco Supply is the nation’s third largest distributor of commercial and residential building materials.

From 2008-2010, he served as the Vice President of Acquisitions negotiating numerous strategic and financially important acquisitions for Bradco Supply.

In 2010, Martin joined the Segal Family Foundation full-time as a managing director. Martin focuses the Foundation on making efficient investments in projects that will make a lasting difference to help improve lives in Africa.

In addition to his role with the Segal Family Foundation, Martin is a real estate investor and manager of several real estate partnerships.

When Martin is not working or spending time with his lovely wife Kristen, he enjoys fishing, skiing, playing tennis, and spending time with family and friends. Martin and Kristen reside in Summit, NJ.

Sharon Harrison – Vice President

Sharon earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology at Binghamton University. She began her career working for New York State division for youth in Binghamton, NY and later in Queens, NY. Her original plan was to study for a master’s in social work but after spending summers and spare time at Bradco, she joined her family business. Deciding to focus on Real Estate, she worked in commercial real estate as an agent then at Bradco. Sharon is also very active with the SEGAL Family Foundation and Focus Central America Foundation. She is active in her current Temple, as well as her past temples in fundraising, event planning and real estate decisions. Sharon resides in Randolph New Jersey. She and her husband have three children, one grandson and two dogs. Sharon enjoys hiking, playing tennis, art, puzzles and spending time with family and friends.

Richard Segal

Rich earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington in 1997. Since then, he has been a member of the research staff at IBM’s T. J. Watson Research Center, where he researches the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to real world business problems.

Rich and his wife Joanna are the parents of three girls. Rich is an avid bicyclist who has completed the 204-mile, Seattle-to-Portland bicycle classic eight times. He also enjoys skiing, softball, racquetball, archery, and is sometimes even seen on the tennis court. He is currently training for his first triathlon.

Rich’s charitable interests include Africa, epilepsy, children with special needs, and sustainable living. His oldest daughter has epilepsy. He is an active supporter of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, Blythedale Children’s Hospital, and the Miracle League of Westchester.

 Kristen Segal

Kristen Segal is a key figure in the leadership of the Segal Family Foundation, serving on its advisory committee and actively supporting its mission of championing local leadership and impactful philanthropy in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a background in business and interior design (having studied at Indiana University and Parsons The New School) she contributes a creative and relational dimension to the foundation’s work. Kristen has travelled to Africa alongside Martin Segal and her family to deepen her understanding of the foundation’s partners and values, and she has founded her own charity, Acing ALS, which harnesses tennis, paddle and pickleball tournaments to raise awareness and funds for ALS research. Her role reflects a commitment to building meaningful connections, both locally in New Jersey (supporting organizations like the Community Food Bank of New Jersey) and globally through the foundation’s work.  Kristen is also a member of Women Moving Millions.

 Janis Simon

Janis resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland and Vail Colorado.  She and her husband Ronny are blessed with five children and twelve grandchildren.

Janis earned her Master’s degree in art education in Connecticut.  She is retired from a career of teaching in the private and public sector.

Janis is a founding board member of Segal Family Foundation and has been on the board for sixteen years.   For eight years she was the Board Chair of Nyaka Global located in Uganda.

For many years, she taught Helping Babies Breathe and organized Helping Mother’s Survive trainings in East Africa.

Susan Davis

Susan Davis is an author, public speaker, consultant and expert on international development and social entrepreneurship. She is the Chairperson of Solutions Journalism Network, an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University Stern School of Business, a coach to social entrepreneurs and active on many boards and advisory councils.

She was the founding president and CEO of BRAC USA, an organization created in 2006 to support BRAC, a position she held until 2016. BRAC runs programs to alleviate poverty using microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services, community empowerment, and other methods.^[1]

She was educated Georgetown, Harvard and Oxford Universities.

Christine Cura

Christine joined the Focus for Health team as a volunteer in 2023, but she has been involved with the Segal Family Philanthropies since their inception. Christine has been working directly with Barry and Dolly to help with some of their personal giving initiatives, specifically donations to Philippines and Cuba.

Christine has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from St. Elizabeth University.

In addition to Christine’s various volunteer interests, she works as a real estate broker.

When Christine is not working or helping others, she can be found playing tennis, doing cross fit, cooking, and traveling.

Dolly Segal

Dolly, with 30 years in banking and accounting, pursued a second career in real estate. Dolly was awarded her Certification in Public Accounting (CPA) in 1966. She also served on the Middlesex County Association of Realtors’ Community Service Committee in 2000, where she helped raise funds and provide services for children with terminal illness, disabled college students, and many others in need. Learn more about our founders.
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