Summit speakers
Learn more about the speakers you'll hear from at our 2025 Builder Summit.
Ike Anand
President and Chief Executive Officer
ALSAC
Ike Anand serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In 2020, Anand relocated his family from Seattle, Washington, to Memphis, Tennessee, to embrace a purpose-driven career as ALSAC’s Chief Operating Officer. His commitment to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude is unwavering. In March 2025, Anand was appointed interim CEO, and following an international search, he officially assumed the role of CEO in July 2025.
Leadership Speakers
Kera Getter
Chief Financial Officer
ALSAC
Kera Getter is Chief Financial Officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She has been with the organization for more than five years and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Kera currently leads a team that is responsible for driving financial planning, data analytics, accounting, tax and treasury, which enables St. Jude fundraising in excess of $2.7 billion annually, as well as multi-million dollars in cost savings opportunities through operational efficiencies year over year.
Samantha Maltin
Chief Marketing and Brand Officer
ALSAC
Samantha Maltin is the Chief Marketing and Brand Officer for ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In this role she oversees brand management, research, creative and content, communications, social media, community management, integrated marketing and marketing operations. With a deep passion for purpose-driven storytelling and innovation, Samantha brings extensive experience in brand transformation, digital strategy and consumer engagement.
Lyles Eddins
Senior Vice President, Relational Advancement
ALSAC
Lyles serves as a Senior Vice President for ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Through her leadership, Lyles develops and manages the strategy and execution teams for Relational Advancement — a team of fundraisers dedicated to the relationship-based work to support the unique mission of St. Jude. She is responsible for developing and driving the comprehensive vision, fundraising, awareness and growth strategy for the team. Her team is responsible for business lines that drive engagement across high-value and high-wealth donors, bequests and corporate, executive and employee awareness and fundraising initiatives, as well as cross-divisional collaboration for enterprise opportunities.
Guest Speakers
Dr. Daniel Stabley
PhD, Director, Neuroimaging Laboratory, St. Jude Childrean's Research Hospital
Daniel Stabley, PhD, grew up in the Metro Detroit area and attended Wayne State University where he obtained an honors college BS in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry. He then attended Emory University where he obtained his PhD under the mentorship of Khalid Salaita while working on novel biosensor development and microscopy methods. Stabley then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of David Solecki, PhD, at St. Jude where he studied neuronal cytoskeletal dynamics and force exertion during cerebellar development. In 2016 Stabley started the Neuroimaging Laboratory where he continues to pursue his passion for advanced microscopy and mentors users to equip the next generation of biologists at St. Jude and beyond with a firm foundation in advanced microscopy methods.
Chris Boysen
Senior Vice President, Experiential Programs
ALSAC
As Senior Vice President of Experiential Programs for ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Chris Boysen is a transformative and people-centered leader who excels in driving revenue and crafting meaningful opportunities for donor engagement. In his current role, Chris leads a team of nearly 80 fundraisers in developing brand-awareness and revenue producing programs and campaigns, including music and audio events, youth-focused events, galas, golf tournaments, fitness-focused events, community and organizational partnerships and the St. Jude Dream Home®. Under his leadership, the Experiential team currently raises more than $270 million annually.