Our Staff

Leadership

Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh
Biography
President and Chief Executive Officer
etornatore@cknyc.org
646.744.2901

Alex Wong
Chief Financial Officer
awong@cknyc.org
646.744.2916
Andrea Tallent Spivak
VP of Development & Strategic Alliances
aspivak@cknyc.org
646.744.2905
Courtney Dawson
Director of Marketing, Communications and Development
cdawson@cknyc.org
646.744.2932
Edward Cisek, Ph.D
Chief Research, Grant and Evaluation Officer
ecisek@cknyc.org
646.744.2953
Jed A. Levine
Emeritus Director, External Relations
jlevine@cknyc.org
646.744.2902
Michele Piskin
VP of Residential and LTC Division and Development
mpiskin@cknyc.org
646.744.2949
Olivia Cohen, MS, MT-BC, LCAT, CDP
Director of Early Stage & Engagement Services
ocohen@cknyc.org
646.744.2962
Peggy Chu
Chief Operations Officer
pchu@cknyc.org
646.744.2925
Stephani Shivers, MEd, ORT/L
Chief Innoviation Officer & VP of Program Development
sshivers@cknyc.org
646.744.2952
Susanne Bengtsson, LMSW
VP of Family Supports
sbengtsson@cknyc.org
646.744.2982
Weijing Shi
VP of Community Building
wshi@cknyc.org
646.744.2951
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Focus Area: Chinese Community

Services, Support, and Education

Adina Segal, LCSW
Sr. Navigator & Community Builder
asegal@cknyc.org
646.744.2986
Focus Area: Jewish Community
Annabess Ehrhardt, LMSW
Navigator & Operations Specialist
aehrhardt@cknyc.org
646.744.2986
Languages: English, Spanish
Anne Kenny
Interim Education & Therapeutic Services Lead
akenny@cknyc.org
Dante Tipiani, MSW
Sr. Navigator & Community Builder
dtipiani@cknyc.org
646.744.2921
Languages: English, Spanish
Focus Areas: Latino, Hispanic Communities
Elizabeth Bravo Santiago, BTR
esantiago@cknyc.org
646.744.2918
Greg Purnhagen
Engagement Specialist
gpurnhagen@cknyc.org
646.744.2935
Lauren Tiede, MSW
Sr. Program Specialist
ltiede@cknyc.org
646.744.2936
Lenora Rivera
Navigator
lrivera@cknyc.org
646.744.2972
Languages: English, Spanish
Lorna Walcott-Brown, MS
Sr. Helpline Associate
lbrown@cknyc.org
646.744.2956
Marcia Henne
MAP Program Manager
mhenne@cknyc.org
646.744.2937
Pam Atwood, MA, LPCA, CDP
Sr. Program Specialist
patwood@cknyc.org
646.744.2959
Paola Ogando Garcia, MSW, CSW, SIFI
Engagment Specialist
pogando@cknyc.org
646.744.2958
Patricia Bowen
Sr. Program Specialist
pbowen@cknyc.org
646.744.2939
Richelle Matarazzo, MSW
Navigator & Program Specialist
rmatarazzo@cknyc.org
646.744.2965
Rui Huang, MA
Navigator & Community Builder
Rhuang@cknyc.org
646.744.2976
Languages: English, Mandarin, Korean
Focus Area: Chinese Community
Shira Felberbaum Kedem, LMSW, MS
Navigator & Community Builder
Skedem@cknyc.org
646.744.2960
Focus Area: Jewish Community
Stephanie Aragon
Navigator & Director of Helpline Services
saragon@cknyc.org
646.744.2914

Development

Samantha Vaccaro
Head of Community Engagement
svaccaro@cknyc.org
646.744.2979
Sandra Martinez
Manger of Donor Services
smartinez@cknyc.org
646.744.2908

Operations & Administration

Asif Baksh
Webmaster
abaksh@cknyc.org
646.744.2909
Dominic Queen
Administrative Assistant
dqueen@cknyc.org
646.744.2985
Cathy Sanchez
Graphic Designer
csanchez@cknyc.org
Elisa Hesterbrink
Database & Financial Operations Associate
ehesterbrink@cknyc.org
646.744.2947
Erica Pickenpack
Executive Assistant
epickenpack@cknyc.org
646.744.2938
Jennifer Camper
Graphic Designer
jcamper@cknyc.org
646.744.2989
Julie Wang
Operations and IT Support Specialist
jwang@cknyc.org
646.744.2946
Linda Centeno
Administrative Assistant
lcenteno@cknyc.org
646.744.2923
Xue Mei
Controller
xmei@cknyc.org
646.744.2910