Northeast Regional Staff List

Long Island Chapter

Jennifer Regan Haight

Regional Director
(631) 427-8272 ext 4153

150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 222
Melville, NY 11747-4901
jreganhaight@arthritis.org

Robin Pierre

Community Development Coordinator
(631) 427-8272 ext 4152

150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 222
Melville, NY 11747-4901
rpierre@arthritis.org

Nancy Simington

Program Director
(631) 427-8272 ext 4154

150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 222
Melville, NY 11747-4901
nsimingt@arthritis.org

Juliet Vizbaras

Manager, Community Development
(631) 427-8272 ext 4155

150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 222
Melville, NY 11747-4901
jvizbaras@arthritis.org

Theresa Frohlich

Administrative Associate
(631) 427-8272 ext 4151

150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 222
Melville, NY 11747-4901
tfrohlich@arthritis.org

Linda Berman

Community Development Manager
(631) 427-8272 ext 4157

150 Broadhollow Road, Suite 222
Melville, NY 11747-4901
lberman@arthritis.org

New York Chapter

Paula Mejia

Regional Director
(212) 984-8709

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
pmejia@arthritis.org

Kathleen Flynn

Director, Community Development
(212) 984-8724

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
kflynn@arthritis.org

Phyllis Geraghty

Program Assistant
(212) 984-8712

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
PGeraghty@arthritis.org

Maureen Mann

Program Assistant
(212) 984-8711

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
MMann@arthritis.org

Courtney Gush

Director Community Development
(212) 984-8726

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
CGush@arthritis.org

Jaclyn Dagnall

Administrative Assistant
(212) 984-8703

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
JDagnall@arthritis.org

Northeastern New York

Eileen Reardon

Regional Director
(518) 456-1203

855 Route 146 Suite 170, Clifton Park, NY 12065
EReardon@arthritis.org

Sonya K. Andrew

Program Director
(518) 456-1203

855 Route 146 Suite 170, Clifton Park, NY 12065
sandrew@arthritis.org

Terry Vanier

Administrative Assistant
(518) 456-1203

855 Route 146 Suite 170, Clifton Park, NY 12065
tvanier@arthritis.org

Upstate New York

Melinda Merante

Regional Director
(585) 264-1480

3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, NY 14618
mmerante@arthritis.org

Adam Cipolla

Manager of Community Development
(585) 264-1480

3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, NY 14618
ACipolla@arthritis.org

Cynthia Pegado

Program Manager
(716) 507-4543

3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, NY 14618
Buffalo Office
cpegado@arthritis.org

Genoa Wilson

Program Manager
(315) 637-3568

3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, NY 14618
Syracuse Office
gwilson@arthritis.org

Kristin Manhardt

Development Assistant
(585) 264-1480

3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, NY 14618
KManhardt@arthritis.org

Michelle Lea Vercruysse

Manager of Community Development
(585) 264-1480

3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, NY 14618
MVercruysse@arthritis.org

Northeast Regional Staff Based at New York Chapter

Sue Bliss

President and CEO of the Northeast Region
(212) 984-8716

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
sbliss@arthritis.org

Aishling Simpson

Administrative Assistant, Northeast Region
(212) 984-8717

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
asimpson@arthritis.org

Sharon Daitz

Regional Vice President, Programs
(212) 984-8708

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
sdaitz@arthritis.org

James Sheridan

Regional Vice President, Development
(212) 984-8701

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
jsheridan@arthritis.org

Carmel Simone

Regional Director, Human Resources
(212) 984-8718

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
csimone@arthritis.org

Ruth Shaw

Regional Vice President for Finance & Administration
(212) 984-8727

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
rshaw@arthritis.org

Tanie Oconer

Regional Accounting Manager
(212) 984-8722

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
toconer@arthritis.org

Veronica Cavalli

Regional Assistant Bookkeeper
(212) 984-8721

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
vcavalli@arthritis.org

Lynn DeOcera

Regional Assistant Bookkeeper
(212) 984-8725

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
ldeocera@arthritis.org

Fernando Garcia

Regional Director, Office Services
(212) 984-8723

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
fgarcia@arthritis.org

Michele Greco

Regional Director, Public Policy and Advocacy
(917) 734-6119

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
mgreco@arthritis.org

Kristin Gardner

Regional Development Assistant
(212) 984-8707

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
KGardner@arthritis.org

Katherine Kennedy

Regional Director, Programs
(212) 984-8710

122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168
KKennedy@arthritis.org