Chondrosarcoma CS Foundation Board of Directors

President: Jeffrey T. Kramer, M.S. created the Chondrosarcoma Foundation to honor his daughter Shayna Kramer’s legacy. He combines his 24 years of experience in the substance abuse counseling, communication, and marketing with his experience in broadcasting to produce film and videos. In addition, for the past 24 years, Jeffrey has been a certified Emergency Medical Technician and a Volunteer Firefighter for the Prince George’s County Fire Department. Since October, 2000; Mr. Kramer operates his own multimedia production company called Kramer Communications.

Vice President: Ronald A. Karp, ESQ, Shayna’s uncle is the Managing Partner of Karp, Wigodsky, Norwind, Kudel & Gold, PA. He was selected by his peers as Top 100 lawyers in both Maryland and Washington, D.C.; A recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year award for DC. Past President, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Past President: American Board of Trial Advocates (DC region) and Past President: GW Inns of Court. Also, a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation.

Treasurer: Anne Wood, is a Tax Accountant with Pesante Close, LLC in LaPlata, MD. She prepares individual, corporate, estate, and trust returns. She consults for many of her business clients and often provides CFO advisory services. Anne received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland in Business/Accounting. She spent many years working for a large fortune 500 company running the business operations department in Washington DC where she earned many accolades. She currently carries the Enrolled Agent designation with the IRS and sits on two local boards in her hometown area. She hopes she can lead the treasury role which will allow others to focus on the foundation’s mission.

Secretary: Abby Snyder is a graduate from Towson University with a BS in Biology. She works as the Legislative Director for State Senator Cheryl Kagan in Maryland and works directly with the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee. In the hope of creating a better world for the next generation, she now sits on the board of the Chondrosarcoma Foundation to assist others so they may not have to go through the struggles and pain that her friend Shayna did prior to her passing. She believes this cancer needs more attention, and more people pushing for more doctors to understand proper treatments before it is too late.