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October 27, 2016

Our Team

October 27, 2016

We have a multi-generational team with expertise in nonprofit, social media, marketing, engineering, and education sectors. We are grateful every day for our community partners, advisors, supporters, and board members who share our value and commitment to giving back.

Gayle Farman

Motivators: Family, doing good, positivity, community need, lifelong learning, inclusion, creativity, teamwork, making a sustainable impact on the world.

Happiest When:  My 100-year-old home is filled with the warmth and laughter of my husband, twin daughters, the people we love, live music, and great food

Extras:  I Love Lucy, (Fake) blonde moments, girls weekends, Broadway, Keith Haring, double faults, James Taylor, speed bag, The Capes, A Cappella, happy tears

Passport For Good’s Founder and President, Gayle Farman, passed away on March 25, 2020. Gayle was diagnosed with cancer in late January 2020, and the disease took her from us far too quickly.

Gayle was a passionate leader, advocate, and champion for inclusion. As a parent of two daughters and an active volunteer on non-profit community boards, she observed that there was no easy solution for students and schools to capture the positive impact in and outside the classroom. To achieve this, Gayle founded Passport For Good in 2015. The platform has provided a digital solution to chronicle, measure, and celebrate community engagement, extracurricular activities, and career development for schools across New York State and beyond.

Before founding Passport For Good, Gayle enjoyed a successful 25-year career as a non-profit leader, focusing on advocacy and resource development for health care, developmental disabilities, long-term care, and behavioral health care. She secured and directed more than $5 million in workforce retraining, emergency preparedness, and quality improvement grants in the health and human services sectors.

Gayle was a force for good in this world, and her way of making everyone feel needed and appreciated touched us all profoundly.

Hugh Gordon

Motivators: Improving myself, Helping others, Creating new things, Making a difference.

Happiest When: Spending time with friends and family, Practicing skills, Enjoying a good meal, Driving with the windows down, Exploring new places.

Extras: Traveling, Competitive Games, Trying New Food, Watching Competitions.

Dane Jennings

Motivators: Teamwork, community, active communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, making the world a better place.

Happiest When: hanging out with family and friends, playing music with my band.

Extras: iced coffee, sci-fi (e.g. The Expanse), video games (e.g. Elden Ring), hip-hop (e.g. Kendrick Lamar), Magic: The Gathering, hiking, disc golf.

Jarell Pryor

Motivators: Learning new things, meeting new people to see the world through their eyes, being around happy kids.

Happiest When: At the park with my son, watching a movie with my wife, hanging out with family and friends.

Extras: Video games, MMA, eating/cooking new foods, fighting game tournaments, working out, long walks.

Sebastian Sarbora

Motivators: Solving hard problems, building great company culture, making products that help people.

Happiest When: Laughing with my wife and toddler.

Extras: Star Wars, Lego, Local History, Grand strategy video games, Amateur Radio.

Chris Scavo

Motivators: Continually learning, striving to be a better person, believer in servant leadership, creativity, teamwork, making our clients lives better.

Happiest When: At home enjoying time with my wife, playing with our very lovey puppies.

Extras: Live music, craft cocktails, traveling, Mexican food, dart enthusiast, Harry Potter, Dave Matthews Band, Marvel movies, enjoying life any way I can.

Stephon Sepulveda

Motivators: Passion for learning new things, helping others, and leaving a lasting impression on the world for future generations.

Happiest When: Spending time with friends and family, listening to music, or going on an adventure.

Extras: Romantic comedies, art, hiking, rollerblading, legos, video games, and photography.

Robert Taylor

Motivators: Giving back to the community, mastering new skills, working with people from all walks of life.

Happiest When: I'm in a groove.

Extras: I'm a gamer, dancer, and 3D printing enthusiast.