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Our Staff
Long Island Chapter
501 Walt Whitman Rd. Melville, New York 11747
| Jennifer Regan Haight | Chapter Executive Director | (631) 427-8272 ext. 116 | jreganhaight@arthritis.org |
| Robin Pierre | Office Manager | (631) 427-8272 ext. 122 | rpierre@arthritis.org |
| Nancy Simington | Program Director | (631) 427-8272 ext. 118 | nsimingt@arthritis.org |
| Danielle Rocco | Development Manager | (631) 427-8272 ext. 115 | drocco@arthritis.org |
| Juliet Vizbaras | Manager, Community Development | (631) 427-8272 ext. 120 | jvizbaras@arthritis.org |
| Theresa Frohlich | Administrative Associate | (631) 427-8272 ext. 111 | tfrohlich@arthritis.org |
New York Chapter
122 East 42nd Street 18th Floor, New York, New York 10168
| Linda Selvin | Chapter Executive Director | 212-984-8702 | LSelvin@arthritis.org |
| Colby Kane | Administrative Assistant | 212-984-8703 | ckane@arthritis.org |
| Paula Mejia | Senior Director, Special Events | 212-984-8709 | pmejia@arthritis.org |
| Lauren Peddicord | Major Gifts Associate | 212-984-8706 | lpeddicord@arthritis.org |
| Kate Anastasia | Senior Director, Programs | 212-984-8710 | kanastasia@arthritis.org |
| Kathleen Flynn | Director, Community Development | 212-984-8724 | kflynn@arthritis.org |
| Catherine Soto | Community Outreach Coordinator | 212-984-8713 | csoto@arthritis.org |
| Phyllis Geraghty | Program Assistant | 212-984-8712 | PGeraghty@arthritis.org |
| Maureen Mann | Program Assistant | 212-984-8711 | MMann@arthritis.org |
| Courtney Gush | Director Community Development | 212-984-8726 | CGush@arthritis.org |
| Krista Somers | Development Coordinator | 212-984-8705 | KSomers@arthritis.org |
Upstate New York
3300 Monroe Avenue Suite 319, Rochester, New York 14618
| Melinda Merante | Executive Director | (585) 624-1480 | mmerante@arthritis.org |
| Patti Carter-Morrison | Community Development Coordinator | (585) 264-1480 | pcartermorrison@arthritis.org |
| Joanne Insull | Program Director | (585) 264-1480 | jinsull@arthritis.org |
| Jodi MacLean | Administrative Assistant | (585) 264-1480 | jmaclean@arthritis.org |
| Nicole L. Mau | Director, Rochester Marathon | (585) 264-1480 | nmau@arthritis.org |
Northeastern New York
1717 Central Avenue Suite 105, Albany, New York 12205
| Eileen Reardon | Chapter Executive Director | (518) 456-1203 | EReardon@arthritis.org |
| Rainbow J. Doemel | Director of Development | (518) 456-1203 | |
| Sonya K. Andrew | Program Director | (518) 456-1203 | SAndrew@arthritis.org |
| Terry Vanier | Administrative Assistant | (518) 456-1203 | TVanier@arthritis.org |
Thrift Shop
1430 Third Avenue (between 81 & 82 Streets), New York, New York 10028
| Joe Moore | Director, Thrift Shop | (212) 772-8816 | jmoore@arthritis.org |
Northeast Regional Staff Based at New York Chapter
| Suzanne Bliss | President & CEO Northeast Region | 212-984-8716 | sbliss@arthritis.org |
| Aishling Simpson | Administrative Assistant, Northeast Region | 212-984-8717 | asimpson@arthritis.org |
| Sharon Daitz | Regional Vice President, Programs | 212-984-8708 | sdaitz@arthritis.org |
| James Sheridan | Regional Director, | 212-984-8701 | jsheridan@arthritis.org |
| Carmel Simone | Regional Director, Human Resources | 212-984-8718 | csimone@arthritis.org |
| Ruth Shaw | Regional Vice President for Finance & Administration | 212-984-8727 | ruthshaw@arthritis.org |
| Laura Condulis | Regional Director, Finance | 212-984-8720 | kcondulis@arthritis.org |
| Tanie Oconer | Regional Accounting Manager | 212-984-8722 | toconer@arthritis.org |
| Veronica Cavalli | Regional Assistant Bookkeeper | 212-984-8721 | vcavalli@arthritis.org |
| Lynn DeOcera | Regional Assistant Bookkeeper | 212-984-8725 | ldeocera@arthritis.org |
| Fernando Garcia | Regional Director, Office Services | 212-984-8723 | fgarcia@arthritis.org |
| Michele Greco | Regional Director, Public Policy and Advocacy | 917-734-6119 | mgreco@arthritis.org |





