We are founded on the idea that you are never alone.

Morgan Wainwright

President & pediatric oncology nurse

Morgan has spent over eight years as a bedside nurse, caring for pediatric hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplant patients at Children's National Hospital. Throughout her nursing career, Morgan has cared for hundreds of children and families navigating a cancer diagnosis, witnessing firsthand the many emotions that come with childhood cancer.

Morgan created Letters to Isabel with the purpose of helping alleviate the painful emotions brought on by cancer by creating opportunities for patients and caregivers to connect with one another. Through an efficient and accessible platform built by people who understand pediatric cancer, Letters to Isabel helps foster friendships, support, and meaningful connections when they are needed most.

After spending eight years caring for families like these, Morgan saw what they needed and built the community she wished existed for every one of her patients.

Daniela Krum

Vice president & Isabel's mom

Daniela serves as Letters to Isabel’s Vice President, she is also Isabel’s Mom. After Isabel was diagnosed in September of 2020 she learned very quickly that while 47 kids are diagnosed every day, navigating a cancer diagnosis can be lonely, isolating, and scary for patients and their caregivers.

She is honored to be a part of the mission to create a place for patients and caregivers to connect with people for support and friendship during such a trying time for every family. She has spent 18 years as an educator and administrator in schools. With a Masters in Teaching, Daniela hopes to bring her expertise in child development to LTI to help foster connections between patients and their families.

Jonah Wainwright

Treasurer

Until the formation of Letters to Isabel, Jonah Wainwright's experience with childhood cancer was largely indirect, as his professional career has been far outside the world of medicine. Jonah currently serves as a Political Officer at the U.S. Department of State and previously held roles supporting operations and coordination for presidential administrations.

Supporting his wife, Morgan, throughout her career as a pediatric oncology nurse has given Jonah a unique perspective on childhood cancer. Through that lens, he has witnessed the extraordinary strength and resilience of children and teens undergoing cancer treatment, as well as the profound impact that compassionate relationships can have during difficult times. Inspired by the meaningful connections Morgan and her fellow nurses built with patients, Jonah was the first to envision what would become Letters to Isabel—a community where every child and caregiver has the opportunity to experience that same sense of connection, support, and belonging.

Steve Krum

Secretary & Isabel's dad

Steve will never forget the moment when the words "your child has cancer” came out of the doctor’s mouth. He was devastated and overwhelmed. Feelings of shock and disbelief consumed him. While there was an immense outpouring of love and support, Steve found himself lost and confused. He immersed himself in research on Burkitt Lymphoma, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Steve knew that he had to be strong for his family and focused all his energy on getting his baby girl, Isabel, healthy.

The trouble was, he felt alone. While he had his wife to talk to, she was experiencing similar emotions. Steve’s friends and family were also there to lend an ear and helping hand, but they had no idea what he was going through. Conversations with the doctors were hard to follow and focused on the here and now, while Steve was left longing for the bigger picture. Then once treatment had begun, so did the side effects. Things he was not prepared for and seeing his baby in excruciating pain crushed him. Constant questions around How could he help? Was this expected? What’s next? Rang through his head constantly. Again, Steve had no outlet. Plenty of people to confide in, but no one facing a similar experience and truly understanding what Isabel was going through physically and what he was struggling with mentally.

While internet searches uncovered snippets of information, it was tough to decipher the age of the patient, their diagnosis, and their overall situation. That is why when Morgan, the nurse that was the Krum family’s “rock” that they built all hope around during treatment, came to them with the idea for Letters to Isabel, they knew they had to be a part of it. If Steve’s work at Letters to Isabel can help one parent feel supported and not alone, he knows that he will have made a difference. In a moment of chaos when you have received the hardest news of your life, LTI hopes to provide clarity. At Letters to Isabel, we will strive to provide clarity through connection. If Steve’s efforts help create one single connection that empowers another parent to feel confident in their child’s tomorrow, and how to best support them through their treatment process, he will have accomplished his goal.

Professionally, Steve currently leads the Educational and Government Technology Go-to-Market Acceleration Teams at Amazon Web Services. He has spent the last 18 years of his career helping educational technology companies transform K12 and Higher Education with their software solutions.

Taylor Donnell

Executive board member & Amanda's brother

Born and raised in Indianapolis, IN, Taylor Donnell understands how impactful having a tight-knit community comprising family, friends, and loved ones can be on one's journey through life. After finishing his football career in the Big-10 at Indiana University, Taylor spent one year in Louisville, KY before moving west to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

For five years, he oversaw Integrated Marketing for cross-platform media giant and Warner Bros. subsidiary, TMZ. After his stint in LA, Taylor moved across the country to Boston with his now wife and renowned facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Chelsea Troiano, who was due to begin a five-year residency at Boston Medical Center. Once in Boston, Taylor joined a then Marketing Technology startup, Jebbit - and hasn't looked back since.

With more than 10 years of business development, MarTech, integrated and brand marketing experience, Taylor and Chelsea now reside in Highland Beach, FL with their son Dash and their dog Cali. In 2020, Taylor seemingly found the world around him crashing down when his sister, Amanda Donnell, was diagnosed with Breast Cancer…in the midst of a global pandemic. Thanks to an incredible team of surgeons, doctors, and nurses, Amanda is a survivor today. When Morgan was visiting him in Florida one year later, she broached the topic of starting a non-profit to connect pediatric cancer patients and their caregivers - an idea spawned from his sister sending a simple letter of encouragement and some items she knitted during her treatments. Having felt helpless not being able to be with his sister during her battle with cancer and knowing that she and Isabel were not afforded the community they would have been at any other time, he thought back to what impacted him and made him who he was today: Tight-knit community of family, friends, and loved ones. Taylor now serves as an Executive Board Member for Letters to Isabel, advising now proven entrepreneurs Morgan & Jonah Wainwright.

Taylor Donnell is the Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Recom, one of the world’s largest Amazon Marketplace Accelerators. With over a decade of experience in business development, MarTech, and integrated marketing—and having partnered with hundreds of globally recognized brands—Taylor leads the creation of strategic partner and executive referral programs that drive go-to-market success, accelerate sales across the funnel, enhance product education and positioning, enable impactful co-marketing, and establish industry thought leadership.

Before joining Recom, Taylor held leadership roles at Jebbit, a Boston-based marketing technology company acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2021, where he built partnerships and partner marketing strategies; and at Warner Bros. Entertainment, where he led integrated marketing for TMZ’s digital, on-air, and OTT properties.