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

Suellen Singer

Vice President

Taryn Kristal

Vice President

Jennifer Levkoff

Vice President

Marci Allen

Vice President

Allison Lean

Vice President

Laura Graffeo

Vice President

Melissa Heitzler

Vice President

Board Members

Board of Directors

Lucy Amicucci
Alison Pepper Atanasio
Bonnie Boilen
Jay Canell
Neil Canell
Patti Dweck
Terry Z. Feldman
Marion Joyce Fenton
Laura Graffeo
Evette Guerzon
Melissa Heitzler
Amy Hirschhorn
Dana Hokin
Coco Lefkowitz
Jayne Maslansky
Patty Rosen
Sindie Schur
Mindy Shulman
Denise Warshauer

Medical Advisory Board

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

Brooklyn Chapter

Denise Lamberto
Julianne Calisto

Consultants

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

Junior Committee

Alex Akbarian
Matthew Allen
Lily Anchin
Karine Blumenfeld
Samara Goldman
Taylor Goodman
Alexander Grigorescu
Chase Halpern
Nancy Joselson
Izzy Josephs
Sydney Kalish
Emma Kulekofsky
Freddy Kushnick
Sophie Kushnick
Jackson Lean
Maya Levine
Sadie Levinson
Ryan Levkoff
Daniel Love
Ben O’Malley
Benji Peligri
Jonah Peligri
Shawn Rosenblatt
Zach Rowan
Matthew Sherman
Emily Sherman
Sarah Stern
Jordyn Summer
Oliver Velasco

Honorary Board Members

Jayne Asher*
Lois Baskin
Pam Bieber
Susan Cohen
Linda Friedman
Linda Gesoff
Susan Katcher
Leslie Levy*
Louise Oshatz
Jodi Posner
Jane Schaiman*
Brenda Siegler*
Jennifer Stone
Janet Teich
Lynn Tobias*
Poppy Wurtzburger

List of PCF Presidents

Vicki Leeds Tananbaum (1970-1978)
Andrea Miron (1978-1980)
Brenda Siegler (1980-1982)
Lynn Tobias (1982-1984)
Marsha Walker (1984-1988)
Roxene Feinberg Sloate (1988-1990)
Jane Schiman (1990-1992)
Leslie Levy (1992-1994)
Lynn Solomon (1994-1996)
Jayne Asher (1996-1998)
Judith A. Elkins (1998-2002)
Jane Shandell (2002-2006)
Stefanie Mittman (2006-2010)
Cheryl Rosen (2010-2014)
Bonnie Shyer (2014-2018)
Lauren Robinson (2018-2020)
Pamela Strauss Peligri (Current President)

* Denotes Past or Current President