Board of Directors
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Founding Board
Founder – Rochelle L. Shoretz A”H
Dr. Patricia D. Cayne
Keith Mendelson
Jonathan Mirsky
Gail Propp
Nikki Sausen
Naomi Spira
Amy Tadelis
Lauryn Weiser
Honorary Advisory Board
Honorable Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgA”H
Dana Norris
Medical Advisory Board
Deborah Axelrod, M.D.
Breast Surgeon, Director of Clinical Breast Surgery and Community Outreach; Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology, NYU Clinical Cancer Center
Rachel Beller MS, RDN
Beller Nutritional Institute
Karin Charnoff-Katz, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiologist, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Tessa Cigler, M.P.H., M.D.
Medical Oncologist, Weill Cornell Breast Center
Shera Dubitsky M.Ed., M.A.
Sharsheret Senior Advisor
Sheldon Feldman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center
Caryn Gamss, M.D.
Women’s Imager, Murray Hill Radiology
Karen Hurley, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Columbia University
Thomas Kolb, M.D.
Radiologist, Community Physician
Amy Kusske, M.D.
Breast Surgeon, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine; Co-Director of the UCLA Santa Monica Breast Center
Sharyn N. Lewin, MD, FACS, FACOG
Gynecologic Oncologist, Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Holy Name Medical Center
Daniel Lieber, M.D.
Medical Oncologist, The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute
Gila Leiter, M.D.
Gynecologist/Obstetrician, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Kenneth Offit, M.D.
Clinical Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Ruth Oratz, M.D.
Medical Oncologist, New York University Langone Medical Center
Elizabeth A. Poynor, M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Gynecologic Oncologist, Community Physician
Aviva Preminger M.D., M.P.H.
Plastic Surgeon, Community Surgeon
Elsa Reich, M.S.
Genetic Counselor, New York University School of Medicine
Allison Rosen, Ph.D.
Fertility Support, New York City Chapter of Resolve
Lillie Shockney, R.N., B.S., M.A.S.
Certified Breast Care Nurse, Administrative Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Kenneth Tercyak, Ph.D.
Professor of Oncology and Pediatrics and Director of Cancer Prevention and Control, Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ethan Wasserman, M.D.
Medical Oncologist, Regional Cancer Care Associates, LLC
JoAnn Zell, M.D.
Rheumatologist, University of Colorado and Denver Health Medical Center
Tanya Zuckerbrot, M.S., R.D.
Registered Dietitian, F-Factor
California Community Advisory Committee
Sari Abrams, Los Angeles
Alexandra Avnet, Los Angeles
Sarina Basch, Valley Village
Shuli Bendheim Steinlauf, Los Angeles
Dikla Benzeevi, Los Angeles
Sarah Blitzstein, Los Angeles
Linda Powell Davis, Agoura Hills
Dr. Noam Drazin, Los Angeles
Sarah Farzan, Los Angeles
Abbi Hertz, Los Angeles
Lisa Hofheimer, Los Angeles
Dr. Amy Kusske, Santa Monica
Courtney Mizel, Los Angeles
Debi Pomerantz, Los Angeles
Annie Spar, Beverly Hills
Florida Community Advisory Committee
Leslie Benzion, Winter Park
Jamie Gurvitch, Boynton Beach
Deborah Hausman, Orlando
Arlene Lasko, Hollywood
Lori Margolis, Parkland
Stacey Mullins, Boca Raton
Tammie Purow, Hollywood
Dr. Stuart Samuels, Hollywood
Dr. Ryan Seidman, Delray Beach
Ashley Zayat Weiss, Miami Beach
Lisi Wolfson, Miami Beach
Illinois Community Advisory Committee
Iris Bass, Lincolnwood
Rifi Bleichman, West Rogers Park
Mitch Dayan, Skokie
Dr. Carol Ellman, Wilmette
Daniel Gorlin, Lakeview
David Harris, formerly of Lakeview
Debra Hartman, Lincolnwood
Beth Hirshman, Northbrook
Leah Jones, Edgewater
Sharon Levine, Skokie
Yael Ripstein, Skokie
Heidi Schrage, Buffalo Grove
Jane Shapiro, Evanston
Sari Winick, Deerfield
Long Island Community Advisory Committee
Neda Behnam, Great Neck
Dr. Renee Exelbert, Manhasset
Iris Maidenbaum, Lawrence
Francine Mendelowitz, Merrick
Melissa Pelcovitz, Great Neck
Dr. Sarah Rabizadeh, Great Neck
Dr. Elana Rosman, West Hempstead
Melodie Scharf, Lawrence
National Next Gen Advisory Committee Members 2020-2021 (in formation)
Miriam Cleeman
Edith Englard
Rachel Hillman
Melissa Schwartz
Kim Stein Korenvaes
Ashley Weiss
Rebecca Zagha