Meet Our Team
Guided by Heart. Driven by Mission
Behind every program, every event, and every story of impact is a team of dedicated people who make CC4C’s mission possible. Guided by faith, hope, love, and gratitude, our staff, board, and volunteers work tirelessly to surround families with the care and community they deserve. We are deeply thankful for their passion and commitment—their gifts of time, talent, and heart ensure that no family journeys rare and undiagnosed alone.
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Alicia Ahmann
Program Coordinator
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Brandi Speirs
Development Coordinator
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Talaya Frazier
Founder
Talaya founded CC4C after the long journey with her daughter Cheyanna.
While navigating through the unknown odyssey of trying to find diagnosis and healing, she turned to running to cope with the emotional turmoil. Talaya intended to run one marathon in Cheyanna’s honor symbolizing the hope of a finish line of healing.
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Joey Berger
Board Chair
Joey, a partner with Rigby Slack, currently handles real estate transactions in Texas and throughout the United States. He is experienced in representing clients in the acquisition, disposition, construction, development, financing, leasing and management of various property types - student housing, multi-family, hospitality, office, industrial, retail, restaurant and mixed-use.
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David Destefano
Board Treasurer
David is currently the Sr. Vice President/Bee Cave Market President for Texas Regional Bank with locations throughout the Hill Country, Rio Grande Valley, Houston, and Dallas with total assets of $2.7 billion and pride themselves in remaining a community bank where they bank one customer at a time.
Brandon Parrish
Board Member​
​Above all, Brandon is an ambassador for Christ, a devoted husband, and a proud father. Brandon began his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young, where he built a strong foundation in finance and strategy.
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Dr. Emily Gutierrez
Board Member
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​Dr. Emily Gutierrez, DNP, PNP-C, IFMCP is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner with doctoral training from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Texas at Austin.
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Akshay Pradeep
Advisory Board
Fundraising and Events
Akshay Pradeep has been involved with CC4C for the last 7 years in many different capacities and has raised over $29,000 for CC4C. He began with door-to-door fundraising in 7th grade and have volunteered at all the events and galas over the years.
Josh Gelinas
Advisory Board
Strategy & Technology
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​Josh Gelinas currently serves as a Product Lead at Luminary, a B2B vertical SaaS startup in the estate planning industry.
Jimmy Wolf
Advisory Board
Fundraising and Events
Jimmy Wolf is a Sr Consultant at Deloitte serving clients in the Healthcare Industry focusing on their Analytics & AI investments. He is experienced in partnering with clients in developing Analytic & AI strategies, implementations, and guidance.
