Staff & Advisors
Ashley Giasone
Executive Director
Ashley is a true Florida native, born in St. Petersburg, Florida. Growing up under the Wells household, she was a loving, older sister to Ryan and was very dedicated to…
Mike Wells
President
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mike moved to Seminole, Florida in the spring of 1970 where his family resided for 20 years. In 1977 he graduated from Seminole High and enrolled…
Carrie Wells
Secretary / Treasurer
Carrie Wells was born in Indiana but spent most of my life in Florida in Pinellas County. The oldest of a family of five children, it was only natural that…
Tim Dinsmore
Tim Dinsmore was born and raised in Tampa Florida. After graduating from Leto High School he moved to Pinellas County where he attended Clearwater Christian Collage on a basketball scholarship…
Chef Chris Ponte
Christopher Ponte began his culinary career at Clearwater’s Pepper Mill Restaurant in 1991 after graduating from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Most chefs will tell you…
Laura Pearson
Former restaurant manager in the NYC area. Laura previously owned a high volume restaurant in St. Petersburg, FL. The operation necessitated 100 employees with 7 full time cooks and 2…
Michael Giasone
Board Member
Mike was raised in Sarasota, FL where his family relocated to in 1979. He attended the University of Florida where he graduated with a Business Administration degree…
Melissa Nordbeck
After many years in the airline industry, some soul searching made it clear to Melissa that a career change was her new mission. Following a lifelong passion for all things culinary…
Pam Preseau
It was Pam’s daughter Aubrey that eventually led her to support the Ryan Wells Foundation. Pam grew up in Jamaica, New York and attended college at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania…