Senior Management

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  Helen H. Miller, LCSW-R

  Chief Executive Officer

  Helen H. Miller brings more than three decades of clinical and executive management experience to her role as CEO of CancerCare. A licensed clinical social worker in New York State, Ms. Miller has an extensive background directing cancer prevention and wellness programs for major cancer centers, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Her non-profit executive management experience includes five years as Executive Director of The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation.

  Ms. Miller holds a Master of Arts in Social Work from Columbia University. She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and the National Association of Social Workers, and serves on the boards of Health Advocates for Older People in New York and the National Philanthropic Trust.

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  John Rutigliano

  Chief Operating Officer

  John Rutigliano directs all aspects of CancerCare’s financial and administrative functions including operational policies and procedures; budgeting, auditing and investments; information technology systems and databases; facilities management; and human resources both at CancerCare and the CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation. Prior to joining CancerCare in 1999, he was Director of Finance and Administration for GMHC, a not-for-profit organization devoted to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Rutigliano started his career at Deloitte.

  Mr. Rutigliano holds a bachelor of science, cum laude, in accounting and international business from New York University.

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  Michael Divers

  Chief Development Officer

  Michael Divers is responsible for developing and directing all fundraising for CancerCare. In a 25-year career as a fundraising professional with an array of health and human services organizations, he has previously served as Executive Director for Capital and Institutional Campaigns at Hackensack University Medical Center, Vice President for Development at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, and Director of Development at Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New York.

  Mr. Divers holds a B.A. in Rhetoric and Communications from the State University of New York at Albany, and an MBA from St. Thomas Aquinas College.

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  Rosalie Canosa, LCSW-R

  Program Division Director

  Rosalie Canosa has devoted her career to helping patients and families cope with life-threatening illnesses in medical settings beginning with a focus on maternal and child health including labor and delivery, pediatrics, emergency room, neonatal intensive care and later with adults in an HIV/AIDS program. Prior to joining CancerCare, she served in a variety of administrative and supervisory roles at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, The William F. Ryan Community Health Center and South Nassau Communities Hospital.

  Ms. Canosa holds an MSW from New York University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Baruch College.

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  Jeanie M. Barnett

  Director of Communications

  Jeanie M. Barnett is a professional communicator, writer and editor who over the past 20 years has served in a variety of leadership roles in the private and non-profit sectors. Joining CancerCare in 2006, she directs all internal and external communications for the organization.

  Ms. Barnett holds a B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University.

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  Sue Lee

  Senior Director of Development
  Campaigns, Special Projects and Grants

  Sue Lee oversees activities related to raising funds from all corporate, foundation, and government sources, including cause marketing and sponsorships, and works closely with key development staff on special projects and campaigns. In addition to her work at CancerCare, Ms. Lee has taught graduate-level courses on basic and advanced grantwriting at the Hunter College School of Social Work as an Adjunct Instructor. Prior to coming to CancerCare, Ms. Lee worked in various fundraising positions in arts institutions in New York City. Ms. Lee holds an M.S. in Health Services Management from Milano the New School for Management and Urban Policy, and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

CancerCare Social Service Staff

• Emma Alexander, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Nicole Alston, MSW Oncology Social Worker
• Winfield Boerckel, LCSW-R Director of Social Service, Long Island Office
• Angelique Caba, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Jessie Caggiano, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Allison Carney, LMSW Clinical Coordinator for Women's Cancers
• Kristy Case, LMSW, OSW-C Clinical Coordinator for Women's Cancers — L'Oreal Paris/Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Hopeline
• Maria Chi, LCSW Clinical Supervisor
• Erin Columbus, LCSW Program Director of Online Client Services
• Shelly Dammeyer, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Nicole Di Martino, LCSW Oncology Social Worker
• Richard Dickens, LCSW-R Clinical Supervisor
• Melissa H. Dressel-Paschke, LCSW Online Group Moderator
• Anna L. Eckhardt, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Caroline Edlund, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Elizabeth Ezra, LMSW, OSW-C Program Coordinator for Pancreatic Cancer
• Diana Forand-Pike, LCSW-R Online Group Moderator
• William Goeren, LCSW-R Director of Clinical Services
• Claire Grainger, LSW Oncology Social Worker
• Rita Greenfield, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Sarah Kelly, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Colleen Kelly, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Cindy Keyser-Posner, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Nicholas La Corte, LSW Oncology Social Worker
• Jane Levy, LCSW-R Director of Patient Assistance Programs
• Cristina Lima, LCSW Program Director for Hispanic Outreach, Connecticut
• Danielle Marquez, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Kelly Merklin, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Carly Mesavitz, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Glenn Meuche, LSW, MSW Senior Program Coordinator of Bereavement Services
• Kathleen Miller, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Nora Molloy, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Kathleen Nugent, LCSW Director of Social Service, New Jersey Office
• Rachel Odo, LCSW-R Online Group Moderator
• Sonia Pacheco, LSW Program Coordinator for Hispanic Outreach, New Jersey
• Vilmarie Rodriguez, LMSW Helpline Director
• Essie Roman, LMSW New York City Resources Coordinator
• Christine Rubin, LMSW Oncology Social Worker
• Rochelle Sax, LCSW-R Director of Special Outreach
• Patricia Spicer, LMSW Breast Cancer Program Coordinator
• Sandra Tripodi, LCSW Regional Director, Connecticut Office
• Eileen Webel, LCSW Oncology Social Worker
• Sara Wicks, LMSW Online Group Moderator
• Alana Williams, LMSW Oncology Social Worker

Principal Education Staff

• Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training

Principal Development Staff

• Cristina Ryan Raggio Director of Major Gifts
• Deborah Eger Walsh National Director of Special Events

Principal Finance and Administration Staff

• Thomas Ciccotelli Controller
• Ann Navarria, PHR Director of Human Resources
• Hector Perez Director of Information Technology
• Francis Scretchings Facilities Manager

CancerCare’s Board of Trustees contributes knowledge, resources, and expertise to the organization.

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  Susan Smirnoff

  President

  Susan Smirnoff is the Global Strategic Head of Health & Wellness at the public relations firm, Ruder Finn, Inc. She began her career at the firm in 1979. A longtime and tireless CancerCare supporter, Susan has served on CancerCare’s Board of Trustees since 2004 and was elected Board President in June 2010.

• Margaret R. Diaz-Cruz, LMSW
  Vice President Director, Stipendiary Program, Isaac H. Tuttle Fund
• Edward C. Lauber
  Vice President Chairman, Wines Unlimited
• Andrew C. Pizzo
  Vice President Owner & President, Collection XIIX, Ltd.
• Maggy M. Siegel
  Vice President President & COO, Dylan's Candy Bar
• Timothy M. Dwyer
  Treasurer President & CEO, Entitle Direct Group, Inc.
• David J. Keisman
  Assistant Treasurer Senior Vice President of the Corporate Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
• Michael D. Widlitz, MD
  Secretary Principal, Michael D Widlitz MD, LLC
• Janet Dewart Bell Director of Communications, The Opportunity Agenda
• Audrey A. Boughton
• Jan Myers Cook Attorney, Law Office of Jan Myers Cook
• H. Frank Doroff Executive VP/GMM, Bloomingdale's
• Deborah Dunsire, MD President & CEO, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Paul M. Friedman Chief Operating Officer, Guggenheim Securities LLC
• Louis A. Guzzetti, Jr. Chairman and CEO, Spinnaker Coating, LLC
• Kris Johnson Executive Assistant, Mary Kay, Inc.
• Carol Lin Media Specialist and Adjunct Professor, USC Annenberg School of Journalism and Communication
• Theresa Natalicchio Senior Vice President, PTC Therapeutics
• Albert G. Nickel Former Chairman, LLNS
• John A. Orwin Chief Executive Officer, Affymax, Inc.
• Marsha J. Palanci President, Cornerstone Communications, LTD.
• Michael Parisi Managing Partner, Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide
• William C. Pelster Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
• Matthew E. Ros Associate Vice President; Global Commercial Lead, Sanofi-Aventis Oncology
• Dorothy Schachne
• Michael W. Schechter Partner, Mentor Partners
• Miranda Schiller Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
• Cornelia B. Spring Managing Director and Banker, JPMorgan Private Banking
• Milton G. Strom Attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
• James B. Swire Retired Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
• Samuel D. Turner Partner, Turner & Goss, LLP
• Linda T. Vahdat, MD Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell University Medical Center
• Pamela Suthern Wygod Co-Chair, WebMD Foundation