About Us

Cole M. Hamels

     Colbert Michael Hamels (Cole) was born December 27, 1983 in San Diego California and attended Rancho Bernardo High School.

      In 2002, he was picked as the number one starter for the Rancho Bernardo Varsity Team.

     Hamels was drafted in the first round of the 2002 baseball draft by the Phillies (17^th overall) then called up to the Phillies in May 2006.

     In 2008, Hamels led the Phillies throughout the first month of the season in most pitching categories, including wins (3), ERA (2.70) and innings pitched (43 1/3).

     Hamels pitched in Game 1 of the National League Division Series contributing to the Phillies clinching the series on October 16 and earning him MVP of the National League Championship Series.

     Hamels was named Most Valuable Player of the 2008 World Series, making him only the fifth player to win two post-season MVP awards in the same year.

Heidi K. Hamels

      Heidi K. Strobel Hamels was born on October 29, 1978 in Maryland and grew up in the small farming town of Buffalo, Missouri.

    Heidi attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri where she received a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Exercise Physiology, Physical Education and Secondary Education. Heidi became a middle school teacher in Missouri.

     In 2002, Heidi left teaching to join the cast of season six of the wildly popular reality TV show Survivor: The Amazon, where she finished in fifth place. After the show, Heidi returned to school at West Chester University in Pennsylvania and obtained a Master’s degree in Education with a specialty degree in International Education.

     Two years later, they married on December 31, 2006 and spent their honeymoon traveling Africa.

The Hamels Foundation was created and co-founded by Cole and Heidi in 2008.

Kathy has over 25 years experience in business management including financial analysis and planning. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri State University in accounting and is currently working on her Master of Arts degree in Non Profit Management.

Dr. Hughes is Harvard trained, and among the most experienced and highly educated facial cosmetic surgeons in New Jersey. She has consistently been selected by her peers as a “Top Doc” in eyelid plastic surgery and facial cosmetic surgery in Philadelphia and New Jersey.

Dr. Hughes has taught in the Oculoplastic Department at Wills Eye Hospital for 24 years. Dr. Hughes performs surgical facelift procedures, eyelid surgery, endoscopic eyebrow and mid facelifts, microfat tranfers, skin resurfacing. Noninvasive services are also performed and include Botox, facial injectable fillers like Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse, Sculptra and numerous skin treatments with intense pulse light treatments (IPL), Gentle Wave light treatments, chemical peels, skin care products and epilite hair removal.

Dr. Hughes is board certified in both Facial Cosmetic Surgery and Ophthalmology, is a fellow of both the American Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American College of Surgeons.

Peter Madden, a nationally recognized marketing expert, founded AgileCat in 2001as a branding agency specializing in advertising, design and public relations. At the heart and soul of AgileCat’s services is Brand Therapy, a research and discovery tool that Madden invented to effectively discover and define a company’s brand promise, characteristics, values, and aspirations. AgileCat was named Innovative Business of the Year in Philadelphia by the Center City Proprietors Association for branding and design. In 2006, at age 35, Madden was named by The Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the 40 most influential businesspeople in Philadelphia under the age of 40 and the previous year, he was recognized as a Vanguard by Philadelphia Style. AgileCat is one the most-awarded agencies in the Philadelphia Region. He lives with his wife Celeste and their 3-year old son Gavin in Newtown Square, PA.

Justin B. Wineburgh, head of Cozen O’Connor’s Media, Entertainment and Sports Law practice, has years of extensive experience counseling clients and litigating cases in the media, entertainment and sports industries throughout the United States and abroad. Justin’s experience includes serving as film and television production counsel, negotiating and drafting complex agreements designed to support and advance his clients’ business objectives, and litigating many high profile cases. Justin regularly lectures on issues affecting the entertainment industry, and is currently  an adjunct professor, teaching entertainment law, at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University, where he is also on the Advisory Board. Justin has been named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” each year since 2007, a “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” a recipient of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 under 40” award, included in Philadelphia Magazine’s “Faces of the New Philly,” and a member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Leadership Class. Justin sits on the Executive Board of the Philadelphia Film Society, the Pennsylvania Film Industry Association, and the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

G-N Kang graduated from The University of Arizona with a major in Media Arts and minor in Journalism. Throughout her career as executive producer and co-host for a number of morning radio shows, she's always given back to the community through charitable work. Now, she's the Director of Operations for The Hamels Foundation and her goal is to utilize her resources to raise the most money for schools in the U.S. and help AIDS/HIV victims in Malawi

Kelly Anderson graduated from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. Kelly has almost ten years experience in non-profit development, focused primarily on issues relating to children. As Director of Operations for the Springfield, MO office, Kelly's main focus is on addressing concerns related to education for children in Springfield and the surrounding communities, and promoting the cause of The Hamels Foundation.