Who We Are

About Our Board

Our Board consists of approximately thirty-five volunteers who work tirelessly for one goal: to raise funds for doctors committed to eradicating childhood cancer. Our Executive Board has been involved with Pediatric Cancer Foundation for over 200 years, collectively!

Executive Board Members

Pamela Strauss Peligri

President

Bonnie Shyer*

Chairman of the Board

Cheryl Rosen*

Chairman Emeritus & Medical Liaison

Judith Elkins*

Medical Liaison

Stefanie Mittman*

Medical Liaison

Marsha Walker*

Financial Director

Stefanie Bartell-Zednik

Vice President

Jenny Frank Goldsmith

Vice President

Amy Hirschhorn

Vice President

Suellen Singer

Vice President

Denise Warshauer

Vice President

Debra Zeplin

Vice President

Board Members

Board of Directors

Lucy Amicucci
Bonnie Boilen
Jay Canell
Neil Canell
Patti Dweck
Terry Z. Feldman
Marion Joyce Fenton
Pam Goldstein
Laura Graffeo
Evette Guerzon
Melissa Heitzler
Dana Hokin
Jackie Kabot
Karen Klein
Taryn Kristal
Judith Leake
Coco Lefkowitz
Jennifer Levkoff
Jayne Maslansky
Patty Rosen
Sindie Schur
Mindy Shulman
Laurie Silber
Jill Weisfeld

Medical Advisory Board

Dr. Andrea Gwosdow
Dr. Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe
Dr. Julie Monroe

Consultants

Judy Belkin (Financial Manager)
Nancy Joselson (Director)
Natalie Sambamurty (Digital & Database Manager)

* Denotes Past President

Honorary Board Members

Jayne Asher*
Lois Baskin
Ellen Berger
Pam Bieber
Susan Cohen
Wendy Cohen
Linda Friedman
Linda Gesoff
Susan Katcher
Lona Kessler
Leslie Levy*
Louise Oshatz
Shari Philipps
Jodi Posner
Lauren Robinson*
Amy Rosen
Jane Schaiman*
Kyra Schulhof
Jane Shandell*
Brenda Siegler*
Donna Slotnick
Liz Somekh
Anne Stafman
Jennifer Stone
Caren Suesserman
Janet Teich
Lynn Tobias*
Poppy Wurtzburger

Brooklyn Chapter

Denise Lamberto
Julianne Calisto

Junior Board

Justin Buchbinder
Charlie Canell
Emily Cohen
Jared Cohen
Josh Greenberg
Avery Heilbrun
Alex Homem
Amanda Kornblum
Emma Kulekofsky
Max Kushnick
Brett Lachtman
Cassie Lawlor
Ryan Levkoff
Ben Lovinger
Kyle Malin
Noah Malin
Samantha Medvinsky
Benji Peligri
Chloe Robinson
Shawn Rosenblatt
Jack Scheiner
Charlotte Striar
Kate Sundberg