We are fulfilling our mission because of the support and dedication of our incredible staff and volunteers, scientific advisory board, board of directors and corporate advisory board. Thank you for your support, oversight, passion and commitment to conquering pancreatic cancer.
Staff Directory
Linda Tantawi
CEO
516.737.1550
Kerri Kaplan
President
516.737.1550
Linda Perla
Senior Administrative Assistant
516.737.1553
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Communications and Marketing
Alexas Santiago
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing
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Development
Stephanie DerGarabedian
National Director of Development
516.737.1521
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Peter Casalino
Director of Data Services
516.737.1569
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Cori Peck
Matching Gifts & Database Coordinator
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Digital Services
Glen Peck
Senior Vice President, Technology & Business Intelligence
516.737.1562
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Meghan Mullen
Specialist, Digital Technology
516.737.1563
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Samantha Rahn
Coordinator, Digital Marketing
516.737.1523
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Ellen Zimmerman
Senior Manager, Content Development
516.737.1567
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Collaborative Fundraising & Donor Relations
Mia Augostini
Manager, Direct Marketing
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Nancy Zinn
Coordinator, Donor Relations
516.737.1561
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External and Community Relations
Susan M. Jacobson
Director, External and Community Relations
516.737.1559
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Susanne Igneri
Manager, External and Community Relations
516.737.1560
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Dalton Allison
Senior Coordinator, External and Community Relations
516.737.1570
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Lisa Sebetic
Senior Coordinator, External and Community Relations
516.737.1564
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Finance
Faisal Jawaid
CFO
516.737.1555
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Joseph Galvin
Senior Accountant
516.737.1572
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Nia Lountzis
Accounting Coordinator
516.737.1530
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Elizabeth Blanchard
Finance Analyst
516.737.1557
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Research Programs
Andrew Rakeman, PhD
Vice President, Research
516.737.1554
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Sejin Chung, PhD
Program Scientist
516.737.1550
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Sasha Singh
Grants Manager
516.737.1566
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Jaclyn Lyman
Head of Clinical Research and Development
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Scientific Advisory Board
David Tuveson, MD, PhD
Chief Scientist – Lustgarten Foundation
Professor, Director – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD
Chief Medical Advisor – Lustgarten Foundation
Deputy Director, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Professor of Oncology
Peter Allen, MD
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology – Duke Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD
Chief Science Officer, SVP and Vice Dean for Science – NYU Langone Health
Professor, Department of Medicine
Luis Diaz, MD
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ted Hong, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Gastrointestinal Service, Department of Radiation Oncology
Tyler Jacks, PhD
Koch Institute, MIT
Professor, Director, Koch Institute, HHMI Investigator
Reuben Shaw, PhD
Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Bert Vogelstein, MD
Professor, HHMI Investigator – The Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins
Jen Jen Yeh, MD
Professor, Vice Chair of Research – UNC School of Medicine
Translational Advisory Group (TAG)
Elizabeth Jaffee, MD
Johns Hopkins
Professor, Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
James Abbruzzese, MD
Duke University
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Medical Oncology
Lisa Coussens, PhD
OHSU
Professor, Associate Director for Basic Research
Cristina Ferrone, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Professor, Chair, Department of Surgery
Christine Iacabuzio-Donahue, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Director, Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD
NYU Langone Health
Director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
Jennifer Knox, MD
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the McCain Centre for Pancreatic Cancer
Dan Laheru, MD
Johns Hopkins
Professor of Oncology
Andrew Lowy, MD
UCSD
Professor of Surgery
Anirban Maitra, MBBS
MD Anderson
Professor of Pathology Deputy Division Head for Academic Science
Bob Vonderheide, MD, DPhil
University of Pennsylvania
Professor, Director Abramson Cancer Center
Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH
DFCI
Associate Professor, Director, GI Cancer Center, Co-Director, Pancreas and Biliary Tumor Center
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Andrew Lustgarten
Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
Executive Chairman – HYE
Adam Silver
Vice Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
Commissioner – National Basketball Association
Philip D’Ambrosio
Treasurer – Lustgarten Foundation
Senior Vice President and Treasurer – MSG Entertainment
Jennie Fortunoff
Secretary – Lustgarten Foundation
Principal – Esterow Events & Consulting, Inc.
Board Members
Richard Barakat, MD, MBA
Physician-in-Chief, Executive Director and SVP, Cancer Services, Northwell Health Cancer Institute – Northwell Health
Sommer Bazuro, PhD
Chief Medical Officer – IPG Health
John Cobb
Partner – Paul Hastings
Aaron Kantoff
Founding and Managing Partner – Scion Life Sciences
Jessica Lustgarten Courtemanche
Vice President/Director, Data and Analysis – DigitasLBi North America
Marcia Lustgarten
Former Director, Optimum Community – Cablevision Systems Corporation
Sheila Mahony
Former Executive Vice President, Communication, Government and Public Affairs – Cablevision Systems Corporation
Scott Penberthy, PhD
Managing Director, Applied AI, Office of the CTO – Google
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
Linda Tantawi
CEO – Lustgarten Foundation
Selwyn Vickers, MD
President and CEO – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Emeritus Members
Charles F Dolan†
Chairman Emeritus – Lustgarten Foundation
Robert F Vizza, PhD
Chairman Emeritus – Lustgarten Foundation
James L Dolan
Vice Chairman Emeritus – Lustgarten Foundation
†Deceased 2024