Governance
Board of Directors
Peter Goldstein, President
Stephanie Hickey, Vice President
Jamie Goldberg, Treasurer
Judy Cooperman, Secretary
Lorraine Feldman, Esq., Immediate Past President
Tracey Aaron
Carole Bass, Esq.
Les Danish
Nancy Diamond
Allison Fehrenbaker
Melinda Ganeles
Terry Weiss Gary
Jackie Kabot
Julie Monroe, MD
Deborah Smith
Emeritus Board of Directors
Carol Bennett
Barbara Bennett-Rones*
Bede Levinson
Robin Poses Markell
Joyce Neibart
Dru Pyne*
Gary A. Schnorr
Laurie Thomas
Gil Wang
Susie Wang
*In Memoriam
Co-Founders
Robin Poses Markell
Susie Wang
Executive Director
Professional Advisory Board
Anne Angevine, MD
Barry Boyd, MD
Christine Consiglio, LCSW
Gizelka David-West, MD
Adora Fou, MD
Kristina Gazivoda, MPH, RN, OCN (
Julie Gold, MD
Ulrich Hermanto, MD
Leah Katz, MD
Andrew Roth, MD
Sarah Sadan, MD
Stephanie Smith-Marrone, MD
Randy Stevens, MD
Jolie Sutter, LCSW
Resource Advisory Council
Michele Benach
Carol Bennett
Cheryl Geller
Ellen Lazarus
Peggy LoCastro
Robin Markell
Janice Schoos
Wendi Schechter
Becky Silverstein
Laurie Thomas
Cindy Valk-Danish
Susie Wang
Advisory Council
Patrice Ingrassia
Bernard Kimberg
Bede Levinson, Emeritus Board
Joyce Neibart, Emeritus Board
Robin Poses Markell, Emeritus Board
Gary A. Schnorr, Emeritus Board
Laurie Thomas, Emeritus Board
David Walke
Gil Wang, Emeritus Board
Richard Witten
Program Task Force Members
Carole Geithner, LCSW
Sylvia Lavietes, MS
Maribel Palacios-Perez
Abby Rosmarin, Esq., LMH
Carmen Vazquez, PhD
Medical Resource Council
A select group of highly respected men and women, who are recognized as experts in their health care fields, are appointed to the Medical Resource Council. Individuals on the Council recognize the importance of social and emotional support when cancer impacts a family. They commit to further the mission and goals of Gilda’s Club Westchester by referring club members, sharing expertise and advocating for the needs of those living with cancer. The following physicians have supported Gilda’s Club Westchester since its inception in 2001. We are grateful for their amazing expertise and service.
Chairman
Bernard Bernhardt, M.D.
Hematology Oncology
Advanced Oncology Association/Sound Shore Medical Center
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Hematology Oncology
Westchester Medical Center
Roy H. Ashikari, M.D.
Surgical Oncology
Ashikari Breast Center/Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry
Gino Bottino, M.D.
Hematology Oncology
Mount Kisco Medical Group/Northern Westchester Hospital
Barry Boyd, M.D.
Medical Oncology
Greenwich Hospital
Andrew B. Brown, M.D.
Hematology Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Avi Einzig, M.D.
Medical Oncology
Advanced Oncology Association/The Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Shari Glickstein, M.D.
Internal Medicine
White Plains Hospital Center
Abraham Mittelman, M.D.
Medical Oncology
Northern Westchester Hospital/Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
Julie Monroe, M.D.
Medical Oncology
White Plains Hospital Center
Sarah Sadan, M.D.
Medical Oncology
White Plains Hospital Center
Randy Stevens, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center
Alfred Tinger, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
21st Century Oncology/St. John’s Hospital
Mark I. Weinberger, PhD, MPH
Psychology/Epidemiology
Private Practice