The Phamile Foundation now has a few volunteers supervising its direction and administration.
All of us are professionals donating our time and our own money, which is the core of the foundation’s funding. Collectively, we help ensure a transparent and accountable charity foundation.
Tom Love – CEO and Founder
Tom Love started The Phamile Foundation for a few basic reasons: he never really knew where his charitable contributions went or how much actually went where he intended them to go. Additionally, his business travels took him to areas of extreme poverty and he saw abandoned children that desperately needed help! He wanted to do something more than simply write a check without knowing if he was changing their lives in some meaningful way. So after consulting mentors and friends he began with basic criteria that he thought most donors could relate to including that 100% of all donations going to the project that the donor personally selects with accountability at the core of any project we fund.
Prior to founding The Phamile Foundation he was ZenithOptimedia (Publicics Groupe) Executive Vice President of Strategic Resources & Insights overseeing North American Operations with a prestigious roster of clients including: 20th Century Fox, Toyota, Hewlett-Packard Worldwide, Ubisoft, Nestle USA, Purina, General Mills, Verizon, JP Morgan Chase, Gucci, Harrah’s Entertainment, Schering Plough/Merck, Reckitt Benkeiser, L’Oreal etc.
He has led corporate and agency Research & Insights teams for Iconic brands (Roku, Apple, Discovery Communications, Walt Disney Internet Group, LVMH, SEGA and more).
Love graduated with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration (Major)/Organizational Management (Minor) and History respectfully from the University of Colorado in 1984. He also has completed post-graduate studies in Leadership at Oxford (2004),and with coursework in progress at MIT in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence.
He now resides in Scotts Valley, CA with his family.
Mike Ditzler – Chief Financial Officer
Current employment: Managing Partner of Bodyworks Fitness & Spa, Consultant to Forester Capital Management
When Mr. Ditzler heard about the goals and ideals of the Phamile Foundation, he was very excited with the opportunity to give back to those born into less fortunate circumstances. When he found out that 100% of the funds donated will go to selected charities and not salaries or marketing, he was more than happy to donate his time and energy to help support children in other parts of the world.
Mr Ditzler is the managing partner of Bodyworks Fitness & Spa in Libertyville, IL. He is responsible for all the financial and accounting activities of the company as well as the day to day operations. In additon, Mr Ditzler is a consultant to Forester Capital Management which runs the Forester Value Fund.
Priviously, he was a managing partner for Pacific Research & Trading. PRT was an options trading firm on the Pacific Options Exchange. He was the CFO as well as being a floor trader.
Mr Ditzler recevied a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado in 1984.
Paul-Richard McCullough – Secretary & Administrator
Current employment: President of MACRO Consulting, Inc.
Paul Richard McCullough is President of MACRO Consulting, Inc. and provides research methodology and applied statistical consulting to clients in a variety of industries. Mr. McCullough’s areas of expertise include applied quantitative methods in new products research, pricing strategy, market segmentation, marketing mix models and brand positioning.
He has been published more than 20 times in numerous magazines and journals. He frequently presents papers on topics in advanced statistical methods at leading conferences throughout North America. In addition, he writes a regular column covering a wide range of research issues for Marketing Research Magazine.
He now lives in Hawaii with his wife, Christine. He has four grown children, Katie, Paul, Kelly and Daphne. In addition to loving his family, his passions include wine and hockey. He speaks English, Spanish and very poor French. His wife, being Québécoise, is fluent in both English and French.
Christine McCullough – Head of Design & Administration
Current employment: Director Communications and Administration
Christine McCullough is currently the Director of Web and Administrative Services at MACRO Consulting, Inc. Her responsibilities include website maintenance, design and implementation of the quarterly email newsletter, web survey programming and office management.
Prior to joining MACRO, Mrs. McCullough contributed for many years to the continued growth of Canada’s sport community. She provided administrative services and program support to the CanoeKayak Canada National Office and its constituents as their Administrative Coordinator. She also previously worked for the Canadian Cycling Association, initially as the Sport and Administrative Assistant and later as the Cycling Development Coordinator for all of Canada.
Christine is a native of Buckingham, Quebec and is fluent in both French and English. She has three beautiful daughters, four wonderful grand-kids.