Board of Directors
We couldn’t fulfill our mission without the support of our dedicated board of directors all of whom have been touched by pancreatic cancer in some way. We are grateful to them for their support, oversight and commitment to conquering this insidious disease.
Andrew Lustgarten
Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
President – The Madison Square Garden Company
James L. Dolan
Vice Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
Executive Chairman – The Madison Square Garden Company
Executive Chairman – AMC Networks
Adam Silver
Vice Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
Commissioner – National Basketball Association
Charles F. Dolan
Chairman Emeritus – Lustgarten Foundation
Chairman Emeritus – AMC Networks
Former Chairman – Cablevision Systems Corporation
Robert F. Vizza, Ph.D.
Chairman Emeritus – Lustgarten Foundation
William Bell
Treasurer – Lustgarten Foundation
Former Vice Chairman – Cablevision Systems Corporation
John Cobb
Partner – Paul Hastings
Jessica Lustgarten Courtemanche
Vice President/Director, Data and Analysis – DigitasLBi North America
Quentin Dolan
Director – MSG Networks
Jennie Fortunoff
Principal – Esterow Events & Consulting, Inc.
Kenneth Goodman, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Former Director, Department of Radiology and Attending Physician – St. Francis Hospital
Kerri Kaplan
President and Chief Executive Officer – Lustgarten Foundation
Marcia Lustgarten
Former Director, Optimum Community – Cablevision Systems Corporation
Sheila Mahony
Former Executive Vice President, Communication, Government and Public Affairs – Cablevision Systems Corporation
Charles R. Schueler
Former Executive Vice President, Media and Community Relations – Cablevision Systems Corporation
Willa Shalit
Co-Founder and Principal – RTM Limited
Co-Founder – Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
Corporate Advisory Board
We are honored to have to an illustrious corporate advisory board to provide strategic advice and who supports the work we do.
The Honorable Jimmy Carter
39th U.S. President – Honorary Chairman
Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
Executive Vice Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer – Hearst Corporation
Barry Diller
Chairman & Senior Executive – IAC/InterActiveCorp and Expedia, Inc.
John S. Hendricks
Founder & Former Chairman – Discovery Communications
Mel Karmazin
Former Chief Executive Officer – Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
Co-Founder – Infinity Broadcasting
Gerald M. Levin
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – Time Warner, Inc.
John C. Malone
Former President and Chief Executive Officer – Tele-Communcations Inc.
Chairman – Liberty Media, Liberty Global and Qurate Retail Group
Rupert Murdoch
Executive Chairman – News Corporation
Executive Co-Chairman – 21st Century Fox
Sumner M. Redstone
Chairman Emeritus – Viacom and CBS Corporation
Chairman – National Amusements
The Lustgarten Foundation is grateful to Mr. Redstone – who died on Aug. 11, 2020 – for his many years of service to our Corporate Advisory Board.
Tom Rogers
Executive Chairman – WinView
Sir Howard Stringer
Non-Executive Director – British Broadcasting Corporation
Retired Chairman of the Board – Sony Corporation
Scientific Advisory Board
Our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of the national thought leaders on cancer. They provide strategic guidance and direction for our research, scientific and medical programs and play a key role in guiding and prioritizing our research investment. They share insights, network and collaborate with their peers.
James Abbruzzese, M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Douglas T. Fearon, M.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Weill Cornell Medical College
Charles S. Fuchs, M.D., MPH
Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital
Tyler Jacks, Ph.D.
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
David Paul Kelsen, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Robert J. Mayer, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
Bruce Stillman, Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
David A. Tuveson, M.D., Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Bert Vogelstein, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Brian Wolpin, M.D., MPH
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Staff Directory
Our staff is passionate, dedicated and committed to fulfilling our mission. We work tirelessly every day to help patients and support our researchers.
Kerri Kaplan
President & CEO
516.737.1550
Kristine Schoefer
Administrative Assistant
516.737.1553
Development
Stephanie DerGarabedian
National Director of Development
516.737.1521
stephanied@lustgarten.org
Jason Rice
National Director of Events & Development
516-737-1559
jrice@lustgarten.org
Susanne Igneri
Events Manager
516.737.1560
signeri@lustgarten.org
Lisa Crowley
Events Coordinator
516.737.1561
lcrowley@lustgarten.org
Randi Marcus
Special Events Coordinator
516.737.1570
rmarcus@lustgarten.org
Finance
Nia Lountzis
Accounting Coordinator
516.737.1530
nlountzis@lustgarten.org
Operations
Cathy Weber
Chief Operating Officer
516.737.1556
cweber@lustgarten.org
Jerry Esposito
Office and Community Relations Manager
516.737.1558
jesposito@lustgarten.org
Sharon Sarelson
Sr. Coordinator, Fundraising Operations
516.737.1564
ssarelson@lustgarten.org
Ashley Rosen
Sr. Coordinator, Fundraising Operations
516.737.1562
arosen@lustgarten.org
Peter Casalino
Director of Data Services
516.737.1569
pcasalino@lustgarten.org
Jody Klebanoff
Database Coordinator
516.737.1565
jklebanoff@lustgarten.org
Marketing & Communications
Stephanie Elsea
Vice President Marketing & Communications
516-737-1557
selsea@lustgarten.org
Ellen Zimmerman
Director, Marketing & Communications
516.737.1567
ezimmerman@lustgarten.org
Vanessa Steil
Social Media and PR Manager
516.737.1566
vsteil@lustgarten.org
Patient Information
Sharon Sarelson
Patient Information Coordinator
516.737.1564
ssarelson@lustgarten.org
Research Programs
David Tuveson, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Scientist
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D.
Chief Medical Advisor
Andrew Rakeman, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research
516-737-1554
arakeman@lustgarten.org
