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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

John Salter - Board Chair
M&T Bank

Orlando Rivera - Vice Chair/Community Outreach Chair
RE/MAX Realty Group, LTD

Larry Yovanoff - Immediate Past Board Chair/Development Chair
Retired, Paychex

Jacqueline DiStefano, Treasurer
George Eastman House

Paige Monks, Secretary
Dejoy & Co.

Jillian Cauwels, Board Governance Chair
Rochester Regional Health

Dr. Michael Daniels, Program Chair
U of R Medical Center - St. James Hospital

 

Board Members

Claire Bopp
Bond Schoeneck and King

Jacqueline Carzo
Pike Construction Service

Edward Case
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Freddy Colon
NuevaEra.radio

Richard Frasier​
​Independent Sales Rep

Andre Godfrey​
Entre Computers​

Danielle Johnson
The Property Girls Team/ Keller Williams Realty Greater Rochester

Rosa LaDelfa
A&J Pharmacy

 

Laura Page
Constellation Brands

Michael Page
Incyte Corporation

Colleen Parsons
World Insurance Associates, LLC

Dr. Arpan Patel, Medical Advisory Board Chair
James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute- University of Rochester Medical Center

Robert Poltrino
Skull Diamond & Heart Capital LLC

Christopher Simmons, Investment Chair
Paychex Inc.  

Ryan Wegman​
​Post Resch Tallon Group, Inc

Troy Whigham
Mengel Metzger Barr & Co

Honorary & Emeritus Board Members

Honorary Life Members

  • Wendell Ames, M.D.
  • Basil Bibby, M.D.
  • Hugh Burr, M.D.
  • Mrs. J.F. Colson
  • William Craver, M.D.
  • Josephine Craytor
  • Judge Jacob Gitelman
  • Joanne Hammond
  • C. Herbet Holt
  • Norman Howden
  • Richard "Dick" McGlynn
  • Rudolph Napodano, M.D.
  • Robert O'Brien
  • Elisabeth Phillips
  • Albert Preiss
  • Raymond Salamone, M.D.
  • Charles Sherman, M.D.
  • Elmer Smith
  • Luke T. Smith
  • Samuel Stabins, M.D.
  • Elmer Strauss

Emeritus Board Members

  • Kathleen Albertini
  • James Battaglia
  • Kimberly Bierworth
  • Sandy Diluglio
  • Mark Geiser
  • Joanna Grosodonia
  • Kathleen Leibenguth
  • Elaine Lennox
  • David Long
  • Kathleen Meisenzahl
  • Jennifer Morey
  • Michael Rockwell
  • Warren Rosenbaum
  • Will Rumbold

Medical Advisory Board

  • Arpan Patel, MD -  Chair
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • Barbara Asselin, MD
    Golisano Children's Hospital
  • Carla Casulo, MD
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • Susan Dent, MD
    University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Aram Hezel, MD
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • Alissa Huston, MD
    Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center
  • Sindhu Kadambi, MD
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • Marcia Krebs, MD
    University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Melissa Loh, MD
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • John Mariano, MD
    University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Jozal Moore, MD
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • Sandra Sabatka, LMSW, OSW-C
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC
  • Maria Sbenghe, MD
    Rochester Regional Health - Lipson Cancer Center
  • Danielle Wallace, MD 
    James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute - URMC

Associate Board

The Associate Board's mission is to promote awareness of the Cancer Support Community at Gilda's Club Rochester, organize philanthropic initiatives, and provide volunteer service. As ambassadors of the agency, they have the opportunity to participate in many different ways including fundraising, public relations, outreach, and recruiting new members. Through the Associate Board we hope to cultivate, inspire, and empower a new generation of philanthropic leaders and supporters of Cancer Support Community at Gilda's Club Rochester.

Officers

  • Chris Keyes, Co-President
  • Conor McKenna, Co-President
  • David Lanni, Membership Chair
  • Cassidy Franklin, Communications Chair
  • Mike Daniels, Board liaison
  • Tim Stapleton, Treasurer

Members

  • Tim Ambrosetti
  • Kathryn Assini
  • Sean Brooks
  • Matt Crowley
  • Dan D'Angelentonio
  • Miranda Grazioplene
  • Hunter Johnson
  • KC Kavanaugh
  • Emily Trotman