North Shore MA
SBC NS
Board of Directors
Sang Park
Board Member
Sang is a Thermal Systems Engineer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, a member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, designing NASA funded space-borne telescopes. He lives in Swampscott enjoying his life on and near the water.
Sang is an avid sailor, accomplished skier, and a dad always motivating his two daughters to be active and creative. He also creates amazing meals for the family, dear friends, and a very special person in his life.
Sang is actively involved and has contributed to many other community services as a tireless volunteer for most of his life.
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Rick Haigis
Board Secretary
Captain
Rick is a lifelong sailor and lover of anything on the water. Rick and his partner Amy VanDoren are supporters and involved with the City of Salem resiliency program. He is a captain and Board Secretary for Sail Beyond Cancer® North Shore as well as recent President of Sail Salem Community Sailing. He’s also Salem’s Ambassador for USA Pickleball.
Rick is recently retired from Mass General where he was a neurology nurse and managed the marketing for the orthopedics, urology and cardiac programs. Before that, he had a career in marketing and strategic planning in Boston and New York. He’s originally from Vermont where he learned how to paddle and sail on Lake Champlain.
Donna Scopa
Board Member
Donna brings a lifelong career in Sales and Marketing within the hotel management industry, where she honed her skills in hospitality, client engagement, and leadership. Since retiring, she has devoted herself to volunteer work with numerous nonprofit organizations, most notably the Pan-Mass Challenge, which raises critical funds for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A breast cancer survivor who has also lost two siblings to the disease, Donna is deeply committed to giving back in gratitude for the exceptional care and positive outcome she received.
A resident of Salem, Donna has always felt a strong connection to the sea. She learned to sail as an adult and continues to embrace the peacefulness and beauty that sailing brings. For the past three years, she has been an active volunteer with Sailing Beyond Cancer, recently joining the Board of Directors. She finds great joy in supporting Mission Sails, where she engages with patients and families, helping them experience the healing power of nature and the ocean.
Kevin Neumann
Board Member
Kevin is an avid sailor who has enjoyed boating his entire life. He sails his own boat out of Marblehead and is seen on many friends boats as well. A prostate cancer survivor, Kevin wants to give back and pay forward to those who are who are on their
cancer journey with friends and family who support them. His professional experience as a Healthcare Architect allowed him intensive interaction with Cancer providers and patient advocacy groups in the design of cancer centers.
He became involved with Sail Beyond Cancer® North Shore in 2024 as crew, skipper, and volunteer. He not only brings with
him his positive outlook and enthusiasm for sailing and caring, but also his experience on other non-profit boards including a local sailing school and local yacht clubs.
Recently retired, Kevin is typically on the water in the summer and on the snow in the winter. Kevin also enjoys bicycling and skiing . He continues to teach skiing to share one of his other joys with others.
Betsy Fermano
Board Chair
Betsy had a long career as a fundraising and development executive at a number of non-profit organizations. Before retiring in 2015, she was a consultant with two firms providing strategic planning, resource development, capital campaign and major gifts counsel, and grant writing services to non-profits and charitable organizations. Betsy has also served as a volunteer and board member with various local and regional non-profits.
Betsy has sailed since the age of 6 with her family, racing small boats and cruising all over Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. She has raced “big boats” as well as cruising throughout the waters of New England, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. She also has been an instructor for the National Women’s Sailing Association Conferences and is a member of the Boston Yacht Club, Jubilee Yacht Club and Blue Water Sailing Club.
Christine Goodyear
Board Treasurer
Chris Goodyear has spent more than 40 years in Health Care in various roles as a physical therapist primarily in the Mass General Brigham system as a direct care giver, research study manager, and most recently as a clinical liaison. She has been a volunteer and Board member at several of her children’s schools and continues to be an active member of the Winchester Tennis Association. In addition to tennis, Chris loves to ski and spent many years actively crewing on sailboats in and around New England.
She is currently the Treasurer and a crew member for Sail Beyond Cancer® North Shore.
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Pat Dieselman
Board Member
Lead Captain
Pat has been on the Sail Beyond Cancer® North Shore Board since the start of the Chapter. She is a retired Medical Technologist/Cytotechnologist and has been sailing on the North Shore for over 30 years. She was previously involved in another sailing program that utilized owners' boats to provide a day of sailing for cancer patients and their caretakers. Upon selling her boat, she felt a loss but was lucky enough to meet Suzanne Johnson, the founder of Sail Beyond Cancer®, at a sailing regatta in Marblehead. Suzanne was hoping to start a chapter on the North Shore in Salem. “I jumped right in. It has been an unbelievable rewarding experience for me to provide the respite for those going though their battle with cancer and sharing those few hours with their family and friends away from it all”