About Us

Jerry Frenz has over 30 years of experience in accounting, budgeting, and forecasting at large multi-billion-dollar corporations, small corporations, and nonprofit organizations. He has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and began his career as a CPA and auditor for one of the “Big 8” accounting firms. In 1992, he became a certified professional consultant and continues to provide consulting services to numerous nonprofit organizations. He conducted training to over 170 nonprofit organizations in South Florida.

His prior corporate experience includes multi-billion-dollar companies involved in strategic planning and helped implement $600 million acquisitions and divestitures. He conducted international budget reviews for operations in Brazil, Australia, South Africa and throughout Europe. He was the Controller of a retail chain of stores in South Florida and was instrumental in taking the company public.

Jerry’s nonprofit experience includes positions as the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer of several 501(c)3 organizations in diverse areas to include regenerative medicine, senior living, youth programs, homeless programs, drug and abuse, and family counseling. 

He was nominated and became a finalist in the CFO Awards for the South Florida Business Journal in the tri-county area. He was an active member of Toastmasters and won several speaking awards.

Jerry is currently the Chairman of the Board for a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, a Founding Board Member of Collective Impact Group and recently became the CFO of Healthspan Action Coalition.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-frenz-30830618/

Sabrina Cohen is the Founder / President of the Sabrina Cohen Foundation. Born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, Sabrina endured a severe C3-5 spinal cord injury in 1992 at the age of 14 from a car accident. In an instant, Sabrina’s life changed. Despite her injury, Sabrina worked diligently to graduate high school on time with the rest of her class and visited schools to talk about her new life with paralysis, urging and inspiring young students to drive carefully. In 1999, Sabrina graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Communications, double majoring in Advertising and Psychology and also holds a post-graduate degree in Copywriting from the Miami Ad School.

In April 2004, Sabrina discovered the world of stem cell research through Bernard Siegel, the founder of the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a legal framework to advance regenerative medicins. She soon became the Director of Public Relations for GPI, traveling nationwide with the organization to attend educational and scientific conferences, including the World Stem Cell Summit at the University of Wisconsin, Harvard University, Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine at the University of Texas, University of Michigan and at the United Nations.

In 2006, the Sabrina Cohen Foundation (SCF) was established to educate the public about the cause and raise funds for research. In 2012, SCF introduced quality of life initiatives focused on adaptive fitness and recreation programs to its mission. Today, the Sabrina Cohen Foundation is building our nation’s first of a kind Adaptive Recreation Center to provide year-round beach access and fitness programs to the disabled community, designed by Kobi Karp Architects in partnership with the City of Miami Beach.

Sabrina’s media coverage as the Foundation’s spokesperson advocating extensively for research and quality of life health initiatives includes interviews with CNN, NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC, CNN Headline News, Good Morning America, Deco Drive, NPR, Jim Defede Show, WebMD Magazine (nominated a 2009 American Health Hero), The Miami Herald, Ocean Drive Magazine, Self Magazine, Sun-Sentinel and the Wall Street Journal. She has been linked to many political figures, including fellow stem cell advocate Michael J. Fox as well.

As a Professional Life Coach, Motivational Speaker and Disability / Healthy Lifestyle Advocate, Sabrina continuously enjoys taking the time to talk one-on-one with individuals, businesses, community groups, and students at schools and universities. In 2016, Sabrina got her Real Estate license and joined Coldwell Banker Residential to assist clients with special accommodations and accessibility needs. She created Sabrina Cohen Living to further develop the need for more inclusive living spaces and building more inclusive communities by drawing attention to this important niche market.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-cohen-22a06819/

Partner and Chair of Hogan Lovells’ Cell, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Industry Group

Mike Druckman leverages his prior experience at the FDA – and what he has learned since then while extricating companies from a full range of regulatory challenges – to anticipate and prevent life science clients from getting into trouble in the first place. Mike works closely with companies developing stem cells, cord blood, placental tissues, gene therapies, proteins, and other cellular products to help people with serious health problems.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-druckman/

Alan L. Jakimo advises companies in the life science and information technology sectors. These companies range in size from start-up to multinational. In life science, he advises companies along a spectrum that includes both pharmaceuticals and medical devices. In the information technology sector, he has been involved in many transactions lying in that sector’s intersection with life science and health care, with growing attention on the application to life science and health care of various types of artificial intelligence. From 2017 through 2022, he served as an investment banker; and prior to that, he spent three decades as a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and one of its predecessors, where his practice covered a range of transaction-oriented disciplines, including securities and venture capital finance, mergers and acquisitions, collaborative development of novel technologies, licensing and intellectual property, and pharmaceutical and health care regulation. He has authored and co-authored several articles relating to stem cell-based regenerative medicine and served as director of the Regenerative Medicine Foundation, where he has played various roles in connection with the annual World Stem Cell Summit. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he teaches courses on health care and how law affects the discovery, development, and commercialization of regulated medical products.

Joseph Dawson has an almost twenty year career in communications, advertising and marketing working for both brands and agencies alike. Since 2013, he has held the role of Director of Communications for the Regenerative Medicine Foundation and its flagship event, the annual World Stem Cell Summit, in which he has overseen all communications, media relations, policy and sponsor support. His work has built an incredibly engaged and rapidly growing global audience that is among one of the field’s largest. Additionally, he is a noted advisor and brand consultant for a wide spectrum of companies looking to enhance their digital & social media presence, content strategies, visibility and more.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dawson-46b98b84/

Kevin McMahon is a website developer, graphic designer and multimedia producer for Healthspan Action Coalition.  Kevin is known for his development of visible and content-rich websites, and also his art direction and creative media campaigns. He has a passion for online publications, and loves new challenges related to working for organizations interested in providing education and helpful information about new technology and cutting edge medical innovations that have the potential to help people live longer healthier lives. Over the past several years, he has helped in the publication and production of websites and video content for the Regenerative Medicine Foundation, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the World Stem Cell Summit events.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lkmcmahon/