Leadership & Staff
Dr. Sean Daneshmand
President & Founder
Sean graduated from New York Medical College in 1995, completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA in 1999, and went on to pursue a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at UCSD.
Tina Liedtky
Board Member
Marjan Daneshmand
Treasurer & Co-Founder
Marjan graduated from UCSD in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a minor in Philosophy. She obtained her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from California Western School of Law in 1997.
Rob Heller
Board Member
Rob Heller has filled several roles in the world of marketing, including starting a boutique 4-person agency in college at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2001. After years of groundbreaking roles in his career, Heller founded his own agency here in San Diego, Heller, Inc. His agency has grown seven hundred percent in revenue in just two years.
Rob also founded Heller Studios in 2019, a creative space in downtown San Diego that serves as a resource for photographers, videographers, and other members of the artistic community. Heller has sought out and heartily supported numerous worthwhile causes over the last decade, providing pro bono marketing and promotional work to local nonprofit organizations.
Lance Stern
Board Member
Micaiah Kenney
Secretary
Meet Our Team

Marianela has dedicated the last decade assisting families with critically ill children and she has been affiliated with Miracle Babies in various capacities since its founding in 2009. In 2015, Marianela came on board as program director working directly with hospitals, and patient families. Under her tenure Miracle Babies' outreach to NICU families has increased triple fold. Marianela created and implemented the MB Care Package Program and Miracle Hours at local hospitals.
Marianela is committed to the belief that as individuals we have a responsibility to give back to our communities. She is a graduate of California State University, San Marcos and Hamburger University. Marianela is a native San Diegan, where she currently lives with her husband, and two children.
Marianela strives to ensure that San Diego NICU families receive the unique support they need.

After graduating from the University of California, San Diego with a B.A. in Human Development, Heather knew working with children was her calling. She knew her most important role was going to be raising her children. However, everything changed for Heather when she had her youngest son, Miracle Baby Kaelan, at twenty-five weeks. He weighed one pound and fourteen ounces at birth. Heather spent over one hundred days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with Kaelan and discovered a shortage of emotional support for NICU families.
As a past program recipient, Heather has a very personal connection to Miracle Babies. Heather has a passion for the support Miracle Babies provides to families going through one of the most difficult times in their life. She is dedicated to helping this organization grow to its fullest potential.
