AARON SOURY – PRESIDENT
Aaron is a seasoned marketing and management executive with 30 years of experience in banking and small business advisory services. His background in numerous industries and in working with small businesses, including founding a non-profit scholarship foundation, has prepared him as a strong strategic manager with solid organizational and planning skills. Aaron is a member of the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He lives in Westchester County.
KIM TOUZEAU – VICE PRESIDENT
Kim’s association with CCC began over 20 years ago when her children attended CCC from infancy at The Farm through the middle school afterschool program. Her daughter Caroline (22) has been a camp counselor at the CCC Camp, and both Caroline and her brother Ashton (20) did their Scouting Gold Award and Eagle Scout projects with CCC as the beneficiary. Kim co-owns Hummingbird Media Inc with her husband Jeff, and she is President of Byron A. Carlson, Inc, a family food ingredient company she runs with her father. Kim is eager to bring her small business experience and enthusiasm to the board as a new member because she would not have been able to pursue a multifaceted career without the solid childcare provided to her family by the Country Childrens Center.
JOSEPH MARRA – TREASURER
Joe’s professional experience includes 40 years of working in both Pubic and Corporate accounting
positions at such firms such as Deloitte, Montefiore Medical Center, and SUNY Westchester Community
College. He retired a few years ago from SUNY Rockland Community College as its Chief Financial Officer.
Currently he is Consulting as a Part Time Controller/ CFO for small for profit and non-for-profit
companies.
He and his wife, Mary, are residents of Yorktown Heights for almost 35 years and have been happily
married for 45 years. They have 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren.
Joe is an avid NY Yankees and football Giant fan and spends as much time as possible on the golf
course.
BRIDGET BALI – SECRETARY
Bridget has held a variety of roles within the fashion industry throughout her career, and currently works in sales as a an account manager for Burt’s Bees Baby. She and her family have been part of the CCC community since 2017 when her eldest daughter Nellie started in the infant room at The Farm. Her younger daughter Miriam started attending The Farm in January 2020. Bridget lives with her husband and two children in Katonah and is passionate about being an involved member of her community.
MIKE SURDEJ
Mike is a retired medical and pharmaceutical salesman who has devoted countless hours to local nature and sustainability programs. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Westchester Land Trust and is a member of the Local Open Space and Preserves Advisory Committee. In addition, Mike has served as the construction advisor for several Boy Scout Eagle projects where CCC was the beneficiary recipient. He is active in Lewisboro and was the construction advisor on the John Jay Cross Country trail development project. He loves working with young people and the outdoors.
CAROLINE TOUZEAU
Caroline grew up in Katonah and attended Country Children’s Center from infancy through middle school, later returning as a summer camp counselor before completing her Girl Scout Gold Award project in 2017 with CCC as the beneficiary. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in Developmental Psychology and a passion for working with children and adolescents. In addition to her educational background, Caroline volunteered abroad in Latin America as an elementary ESL teacher and worked in a Child Development research laboratory during her time at Michigan. She currently works as a Research Assistant at the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders in Manhattan. Caroline is eager to contribute to the Board and is passionate about giving back to the CCC community after the many years of support it provided her.
DIANE SWERTFAGER
I am a former teacher and coach of 41 years, proud mom and grandmother. I am the owner of the Prodigy Athletic Center. Our facility includes Pickleball, 26 volleyball teams, adult volleyball, youth clinics as well as a state-of-the-art fitness center. We are located on route 100 in Somers. We hots over 300 athletes, both boys and girls. We also offer martial arts, bootcamp, yoga and just opened a state of the art fitness center. A very exciting time for me!
NINA PATTON
THOMAS MCSHANE