ABOUT

How we got started...

Northern Nevada native and Real Estate CEO, Tyler Cornu founded the non profit organization for youth during the summer of 2021. After personally adopting families for Christmas for the last several years, she was moved to action when she began to recognize just how profound the issues really are for our communities struggling youth. With the need greater than ever after the impact of Covid-19 and the affordable housing crisis, Tyler joined forces with Executive Director Kallie Todaro and together they brought to life a new foundation that supports our youth and will have a greater impact by helping to fill the gaps and needs of our local communities, not just for the holidays but throughout the entire year.

Meet The Team:

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Executive Director
Kallie Todaro
July 2021 - Present

As a 4th generation Nevadan, born and raised in the Reno/ Sparks area, Kallie attended McQueen High School and TMCC. She has a strong background in office management & event planning and has also spent the last several years as a Client Services Specialist for a local finance & wealth management firm.
Kallie is a devoted wife & mother of two rambunctious boys and loves spending time with her family.
She is excited to shift her focus into the nonprofit world and is thrilled to have had the opportunity to help build the Nevada Kids Foundation from the ground up. She is a team player who is compassionate, creative and driven by her empathy for others. Her outstanding attention to detail and strong desire to make a difference for the youth in our community makes her a perfect fit for the role of Director.

Project Manager
Lauren Czarnecki-Baros
October 2023- Present

Lauren is a married mother of three who originally hails from the East Coast. She moved to Sparks, NV when she was 16 and never looked back. She always knew from a young age she wanted to be doing something in life where she was helping people; which lead her to receive her Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and minors in Substance Abuse Treatment and Political Science. She worked for the State of Nevada for 8 years with mentally-disordered offenders, but realized she wanted to be in a capacity where she was able to make more of a hands-on difference. After working with adults for 8 years, she realized it all starts with childhood. If a difference can be made in a child’s life in a positive way, it can truly help shape them for years to come.

In her free time she attends lots of soccer practices, games and travel softball tournaments rooting her kids on!