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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Development
Stephanie DerGarabedian
National Director of Development
516.737.1521
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Cathy Weber
Vice President, Development Operations & Constituent Services
516.737.1556
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Peter Casalino
Director of Data Services
516.737.1569
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Jody Klebanoff
Database Coordinator
516.737.1565
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Cori Peck
Matching Gifts & Database Coordinator
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Sharon Sarelson
Senior Coordinator, Fundraising Operations
Patient Information Coordinator
516.737.1564
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Digital Technologies
Glen Peck
Senior Vice President, Technology & Business Intelligence
516.737.1562
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Emily Lindauer
Manager, Mid-Level & Monthly Giving
516.737.1550
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Samantha Rahn
Coordinator, Digital Marketing
516.737.1523
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Meghan Von Elm
Coordinator, Digital Marketing
516.737.1563
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External and Community Relations
Susan M. Jacobson
Director, External and Community Relations
516.737.1559
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Lisa Crowley
Senior Coordinator, External and Community Relations
516.737.1561
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Susanne Igneri
Manager, External and Community Relations
516.737.1560
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Randi Marcus
Manager, External and Community Relations
516.737.1570
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Finance
Faisal Jawaid
CFO
516.737.1555
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Kamrun Neahar
Senior Accountant, Finance
516.737.1572
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Nia Lountzis
Coordinator, Accounting
516.737.1530
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Marketing & Communications
Stephanie Elsea
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
516.737.1557
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Ellen Zimmerman
Director, Marketing & Communications
516.737.1567
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Research Programs
Andrew Rakeman, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research
516.737.1554
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Sejin Chung, Ph.D.
Program Scientist
516.737.1550
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Sasha Singh
Grants Manager
516.737.1566
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Scientific Advisory Board
David Tuveson, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Scientist – Lustgarten Foundation
Professor, Director – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center
Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M.D.
Chief Medical Advisor – Lustgarten Foundation
Deputy Director, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Professor of Oncology
Peter Allen, M.D.
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology – Duke Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Dafna Bar-Sagi, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer, SVP and Vice Dean for Science – NYU Langone Health
Professor, Department of Medicine
Luis Diaz, M.D.
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ted Hong, M.D.
Dana-Farber/Harvard CC
Professor, Director, Radiation Oncology
Tyler Jacks, Ph.D.
Koch Institute, MIT
Professor, Director, Koch Institute, HHMI Investigator
Reuben Shaw, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory – Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Selwyn Vickers, M.D.
Professor, Senior Vice President of Medicine – University Alabama at Birmingham
Bert Vogelstein, M.D.
Professor, HHMI Investigator – The Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins
Jen Jen Yeh, M.D.
Professor, Vice Chair of Research – UNC School of Medicine
Board of Directors
Andrew Lustgarten
Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
President & CEO – MSG Sports
James L. Dolan
Vice Chairman – Lustgarten Foundation
Executive Chairman & CEO – MSG Entertainment
Executive Chairman – MSG Entertainment/MSG Sports
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
Jennie Fortunoff
Secretary – Lustgarten Foundation
Principal – Esterow Events & Consulting, Inc.
John Cobb
Partner – Paul Hastings
Sommer Bazuro, Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer – FCB Health New York
Jessica Lustgarten Courtemanche
Vice President/Director, Data and Analysis – DigitasLBi North America
Philip D’Ambrosio
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary – MSG Networks
Quentin Dolan
Director – MSG Networks
Kenneth Goodman, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Former Director, Department of Radiology and Attending Physician – St. Francis Hospital
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
Linda Tantawi
CEO – Lustgarten Foundation
Corporate Advisory Board
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-Communications Inc.
Chairman – Liberty Media, Liberty Global and Qurate Retail Group
Rupert Murdoch
Executive Chairman – News Corporation
Executive Co-Chairman – 21st Century Fox
Tom Rogers
Executive Chairman – WinView
Sir Howard Stringer
Non-Executive Director – British Broadcasting Corporation
Retired Chairman of the Board – Sony Corporation