Staff Directory
212.221.7300
Joseph P. Benincasa, President and CEO - 917.281.5901
Barbara Davis L.M.S.W., Chief Operating Officer - 917.281.5940
Connie Yoo, Chief Financial Officer - 917.281.5905
Thomas Exton, Chief Advancement Officer - 917.281.5929
Paul Riedel, Executive Assistant - 917.281.5904
Matthew Kovach, Executive Assistant - 917.281.5979
Advancement
Louie Anchondo, National Director of Special Events - 917.281.5921
DJ Brumfield, Director of Institutional Giving - 917.281.5924
Barbara Toy, Director of Individual Giving - 917.281.5908
Wally Munro, Director of Planned Giving - 917.281.5928
David Engelman, Director of Communications and Marketing - 917.281.5976
Judith Fish, Manager of Membership - 917.281.5927
Jean Lee, Manager of Corporate Relations - 917.281.5935
Joy Pascua-Kim, Manager of Online Marketing - 917.281.5911
Amy Picar, Manager of Special Events - 917.281.5934
Courtney Toumey, Database Manager - 917.281.5983
Jay Haddad, Major Gifts Associate - 917.281.5970
Robyn Cucurollo, Membership Associate - 917.281.5982
Stephen Joseph, Special Events Associate - 917.281.5933
Caroline Parrone, Special Events Associate - 917.281.5923
Cassandra Kohilakis, Database Associate - 917.281.5964
Timothy Pinckney, Producer/ Staff Writer - 917.281.5922
Holly Wheeler, Graphic Designer - 917.281.5981
Finance & Administration
Jennifer Anglade, Controller
Carlos de Jesus, Director of Financial Reporting
Jian Bing Ho, Senior Accountant
Zehava Krinsky, Accountant
Erica Chung, Accounts Payable Supervisor
Human Resources & Administration
Carol Wilson, Director of Human Resources
Camille Codner, Receptionist/Office Manager
Charlene Nurse, Employee Benefits Manager
Information Technology
Israel Duran, Director of Information Technology
Ricardo Montero, IT Help Desk/PC Tech.
John Torres, Network Administrator
Social Services - Eastern Region
Tamar Shapiro, L.C.S.W., Director of Social Services, National - 917.281.5916
Elizabeth Avedon, L.C.S.W., HIV/AIDS Initiative - 917.281.5938
Kristen Borg, L.M.S.W., Intake Social Worker / Housing Specialist - 917.281.5918
Amanda Clayman, L.M.S.W., Entertainment Assistance Program - 917.281.5984
Kenton Curtis L.C.S.W., Supervisor of HIV/AIDS Initiative, Eastern Region - 917.281.5942
Dale Daley, L.C.S.W., Supervisor of the Entertainment Assistance Program, Eastern Region - 917.281.5913
Rosalyn Gilbert, L.C.S.W., Supervisor of Chemical Dependency Services - 917.281.5914
Cynthia Green, L.C.S.W., Musicians Assistance Program - Local 802 - 212.397.4802
Lynnell Herzer L.M.S.W., Chemical Dependency Services - 917.281.5944
Gloria Jones, Administrative Coordinator - 917.281.5912
Thomas Lorio, L.M.S.W., HIV/AIDS Initiative - 917.281.5947
Dalin Rivera, Data Assistant - 917.281.5946
Marjorie Roop, L.C.S.W., HIV/AIDS Initiative - 917.281.5991
Susan Fila, L.M.S.W., Supervisor of Seniors and the Disabled - 917.281.5943
Samuel A Smith, Data Control Supervisor - 917.281.5910
Alice Vienneau, L.M.S.W., The Dancer's Resource - 917.281.5977
Amy Wilder, L.M.S.W., Phyllis Newman Womens Health Initiative - 917.281.5917
Judy Rosch, L.M.S.W., Seniors Needs Assessment - Project Manager - 917.281.5988
Health Insurance Resource Center
James Brown, Director of Health Services, National - 917.281.5966
Renata Marinaro, Director of Health Services, Eastern Region - 917.281.5965
Elizabeth Tripp, Web Content Developer - 917.281.5985
Risa Neuwirth, L.M.S.W., Health Insurance Counselor - 917.281.5949
The Actors Fund Work Program NY
212.354.5480
Katherine Schrier, Director of Actors Work Program, National - 917.281.5950
Billie Levinson, Office Coordinator/ Job Developer - 917.281.5953
Barbara Lilliston, Career Counselor - 917.281.5945
Ell Miocene, Career Counselor - 917.281.5955
Richard Renner, Education Coordinator -917.281.5959
Patricia Schwadron, Career Counselor Supervisor - 917.281.5954
Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic
212.489.1939
Dr. Jim Spears, M.D., Medical Director
Janet Pearl, Health Services Manager - Ext. 151
Judine Alexandre, Administrative Coordinator - Ext. 150
The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence (formerly The Aurora)
212.489.2020
Social Services
Ellen Celnik, L.M.S.W. Director of Housing Program Services - Ext. 103
Jonathan Margolies, L.C.S.W. Associate Director-Aurora - Ext. 105
John Barrow, L.C.S.W Social Worker - Ext. 107
Lorraine Chisholm, Receptionist - Ext. 128
Linda Sax Craig, Senior Case Manager - Ext. 116
Hope Geteles, L.M.S.W. Social Worker - Ext. 106
Elizabeth Lawlor, Office Manager - Ext. 160
Thomas Pileggi, Activities Coordinator - Ext. 113
The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence (formerly The Aurora) Property Management Office
212.246.2424
Richard Pimentel, Director of Property Management - Ext. 123
Derrick Sage, Assistant Director - Ext. 122
Keisha Gardner, Office Manager - Ext. 120
Seymour Hunter, Rent Coordinator - Ext. 137
Raymundo Lizarraga, Superintendent - Ext. 119
Claudette McCree, Tenant & Intake Service Coordinator - Ext. 121
The Schermerhorn
718.640.1845
Matthew Brookshire, Activities Manager - Ext. 1841
Anna De La Rosa, Social Work Supervisor – Ext 1840
Margaret Stevens, Social Worker – Ext 1839
Andrew Miller, Activities Coordinator - Ext. 1838
Western Region
323.933.9244
Keith McNutt, M.P.P., M.S.W, Director of Western Region - 323.330.2414
Emmanuel Freeman, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Western Region and Looking Ahead Program 323.330.2438
Human Resources & Administration
Angelique Prahalis, Office Administration Manager
TaNisha Harris, Receptionist/Office Assistant
Social Services
Robin LaBorwit, L.C.S.W., Social Work Supervisor - 323.330.2415
Tina Hookom, L.C.S.W., Director of Social Services - Western Region - 323.330.2413
Annie Keating-Scherer, M.S.W., Intake Social Worker/Housing Specialist - 323.330.2417
Gregory Polcyn, Data Coordinator - 323.330.2427
Frank Salamone, L.C.S.W.,Social Worker, Senior and Disabled - 323.330.2430
Joey Shanley, M.S.W., HIV/AIDS Initiative - 323.330.2418
Jan-Kees Van Der Gaag, L.C.S.W., Supervisor, HIV/AIDS Initiative; Senior/Disability Programming- 323.330.2416
Tracey Downs, M.S.W., Entertainment Assistance Program - 323.330.2423
Ze'ev Korn, Social Worker HIV/AIDS Initiative - 323.330.2420
Artists Health Insurance Resource Center
Daniel Kitowski, M.S.W., Director of Health Services, Western Region - 323.330.2432
The Actors Fund Work Program LA
John Mattson, Director, Actors Fund Work Program, Western Region - 323.330.2452
Joanne Webb, Career Counselor - 323.330.2451
Caitlin Moon, Administrative Assistant - 323.330.2450
Looking Ahead Program
Laura Campbell, Education Counselor - 323.330.2436
Heather Vanian, L.C.S.W., Social Worker - 323.330.2422
Bonnie Wong, Youth Specialist - 323.330.2431
Advancement
Meg Thomas, Manager of Special Events and Membership - 323.330.2434
Midwestern Region
312.372.0989
Social Services
Donald Towne, L.C.S.W., Director of Social Services - Midwest Region
The Lillian Booth Actors Home
201.871.8882
Administration
Jordan Strohl, Administrator - Ext. 501
Annmarie De Feis, Administrative Manager - Ext. 503
Finance
Kim Eng, Controller
Human Resources
Nancy Gronwoldt, Manager of Human Resources
Nursing
Maria Box, Director of Nursing - Ext. 507
Suzanne Maneri Langschultz, Nursing Supervisor - Ext. 508
Soo Donlin, Nursing Supervisor - Ext. 509
Helen Crimmins, Staff Educator/Nursing Supervisor - Ext. 510
Jessica Reial, Medical Records Secretary - Ext. 513
Recreation
Yalile Chavez, Director of Recreation & Volunteers - Ext. 548
Social Services
Lucy Seligson, L.C.S.W. Director of Social Services - Ext. 502
Food Services
Gary Webb, Director of Food Services – Ext. 534
Housekeeping & Laundry
Omar Castano, Supervisor of Housekeeping & Laundry - Ext. 545
Environmental Services
Igor Denisenko, Director of Environmental Services - Ext. 547
