Board of Directors
Louis De Lauro, President and Founder
Louis De Lauro has taught for 34 years in NJ and PA. In 1998, he won the Governor's Teaching Award for his service at John P. Faber School in Dunellen, NJ. He also won an Outstanding Educator's Award from TCNJ in 2006. During his tenure in Dunellen, Louis has coached 4 chess teams to state championships. Louis has volunteered at camps that serve children with cancer for over 30 years, teaching juggling and chess.
In 2004, he founded Juggling Life under the original name, New Jersey is Beautiful, and personally recruited over 75 outstanding volunteers, including 50 former students. He has successfully directed over 150 programs for ill and/or disadvantaged children. In 2007, Louis was featured in the award-winning documentary Juggling Life (a film about the charity) by Ben Saltzman. In 2008, he was featured in a Star Ledger Series called "I am New Jersey." Today, Louis is a featured writer for the Tattooed Buddha Magazine. He has written for many publications including Pearson, Chicken
Soup for the Soul, and Adoptive Parents Magazine
In 2004, he founded Juggling Life under the original name, New Jersey is Beautiful, and personally recruited over 75 outstanding volunteers, including 50 former students. He has successfully directed over 150 programs for ill and/or disadvantaged children. In 2007, Louis was featured in the award-winning documentary Juggling Life (a film about the charity) by Ben Saltzman. In 2008, he was featured in a Star Ledger Series called "I am New Jersey." Today, Louis is a featured writer for the Tattooed Buddha Magazine. He has written for many publications including Pearson, Chicken
Soup for the Soul, and Adoptive Parents Magazine
Andrew Smith, Vice President
Andrew is currently the Executive Director of the Newtown Theater in Newtown, PA. He was one of the principal owners of Cabin Communications located in Washington Crossing, PA. He has 25 years of experience in public relations, focusing on non-profits and the healthcare industry. He has a dozen awards for a wide variety of public relations and publications. A media expert with many local and national media placements to his credit, Andrew is experienced in all aspects of public relations, including event planning, crisis communications, speech writing and internal communications. Andrew is a talented juggler and volunteers regularly with Juggling Life.
Kel Huang, Treasurer
Kel Huang grew up in New Jersey, where he learned to juggle while serving as a counselor at one of Louis De Lauro's summer programs in Dunellen. He currently resides in New York and enjoys volunteering, playing basketball, and performing stand up comedy. Kel graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School, and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Penn Engineering. Kel has volunteered with Juggling Life at Ronald McDonald Camp and Camp Quality, as well as many other sites during his nine years with the charity.
