THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND - Key Persons


Abigail Aase

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Adam C. Jed

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Aimee Kanzler

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant

Aimee Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Alan "Pendo" Pender

Job Titles:
  • Director, Connecticut Regional Program

Albert Arel

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Housekeeper

Allison E. Picott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Director of Development, the Lenny Zakim Fund

Amanda Carr

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Amy Moore

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Regional Manager

Ana Baggiano

Job Titles:
  • Director, Adolescent and Young Adult

Ana Villafañe Broadway

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • TV and Film Actor

Andrea Keefe

Job Titles:
  • Director, Community and Corporate Partnerships

Andy Crowley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CEO, Ken 's Foods, Inc.

Anja Beeckman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Donor Relations

Ariel Ford

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Ashley Moss

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Volunteers

Astghik Vardanyan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Creative Design

Bailey Horton

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Beth Starkin - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director, Communications

Bonnie Ferro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Co - Director, Charles P. Ferro Foundation

Bradley Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Actor, Producer, Director

Bri Walker

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Program

Brian Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Programming Lead Specialist

Bridget O'Rourke

Job Titles:
  • Lead Hospital Outreach Specialist

Bryan Ballard

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Regional Manager

Char Dalia Curry - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
Char Curry has been an integral part of Camp's finance and human resources teams since 1990, when she joined the organization as a part-time accountant. As both Camp and her responsibilities grew, she began working full time becoming the controller, and then the director of human resources. Today Char serves as Hole in the Wall's chief human resource officer, where she maintains oversight of all employee matters. Over the years she has been a dedicated volunteer across all Camp programming and at numerous development events. Prior to joining Hole in the Wall, Char was a tax accountant at Deliotte, Haskins & Sells. Char is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and received her MBA from the University of New Haven. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Managers. Char Curry has been an integral part of Camp's finance and human resources teams since 1990, when she joined the organization as a part-time accountant. Today Char serves as Hole in the Wall's chief human resource officer, where she maintains oversight of all employee matters. Read more ›

Chris Pontbriant

Job Titles:
  • Operations Director, Hospital Outreach

Chrissy Schoenberg

Job Titles:
  • Director, Camper Admissions

Christina Horner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Corri Swart

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Courtney Becher

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Foundations

Courtney Martino

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Special Events

Cristina Sapoval

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Dan Weidele

Job Titles:
  • Director, Food Services

Daniel R. Kail

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Deb Corey

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Housekeeper

Deb Fraser

Job Titles:
  • Director, Planned Giving

Dena Poblete

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Special Events

Diana Swinicki

Job Titles:
  • Staff Nurse

Dr. Dave Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director
  • FAAP, FAAEM »
Dr. Dave Nelson has been involved with The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp since 1998. He worked as a volunteer physician during the summer program for 20 years before becoming Camp's medical director in 2019. He has also participated as a site visitor in the accreditation process of member camps in the SeriousFun Children's Network. Read more ›

Ella Blum

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Ellen Buus

Job Titles:
  • Director, Volunteers

Emily Ring

Job Titles:
  • Director, Nursing

Emma Huntington

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Eric Santos

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Residential Life

Erin Rodliff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President, Small Commercial, Travelers Insurance

Evan Welsh

Job Titles:
  • Director, Human Resource

Francie Grasso

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Gary Kupfer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Pediatric Hem / Onc Director, Georgetown University

Giselle-Dior Bourelly

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Gregory Brousseau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Co - Head and Co - CIO, Wealth Solutions, Macquarie Asset Management

Gypsy Rios

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Human Resource

Hilary Axtmayer

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Program Officer
Hilary Axtmayer has been involved with The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp since 2001. She worked as a counselor in the summer program for several summers before joining the year-round staff in 2006. Hilary was the Assistant Camp Director and most recently served as the Executive Camp Director for five years before becoming the Chief Program Officer in 2019.

Ingrid Schamko

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Jack Molloy

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

James H. Canton - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
James H. Canton has had a relationship with The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp since it began in 1988. During that time he has been a counselor, unit leader, assistant director and for eight years, camp director. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in the Spring of 2002. Read more ›

James Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Leadership Annual Giving

James Takami - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
James Takami joined The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp staff in August 2022 and is responsible for oversight of the organization's financial operations. Read more ›

Jarrod Zwirko

Job Titles:
  • Officer

Jay Levine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President and CEO, OneMain Financial

Jeanne Donegan

Job Titles:
  • Lead Hospital Outreach Specialist

Jeff Litterst

Job Titles:
  • Program Data Administrator

Jeffrey H. Horstman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Co - Chair Retired Pension Consultant Environmentalist, Organic Farmer

Jennifer Weeks

Job Titles:
  • Director, Special Events

Jenny Kroll

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Jeremiah Stevenson

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Jillian Roy

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Special Events

Jim Blevins

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Facilities

Jimmy Guity

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Regional Manager

Jocelyn Williams

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Special Events

Joe Gagne

Job Titles:
  • Buildings Technician

John Suprenant

Job Titles:
  • Director, Facilities - Connecticut

Josh Wojtyna

Job Titles:
  • Program Team Associate

Juliana Prendergast

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Julie Bryne

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Justin Farrands

Job Titles:
  • Major Gifts Officer, Northeast

Justin Ford

Job Titles:
  • Owner 's Representative

Kait Tremaglio

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Development

Kate Dombrowski

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Project Research and Portfolio

Kayla Gorman

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager

Kevin Rice

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Regional Manager

Kevin Sottak

Job Titles:
  • Director, Major and Planned Giving

Khaled F. Alhegelan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Founder and CEO, Indigo Light LLC

Kristine Medley Farmer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Major Gift Officer

Lexi Oskam

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Liliana Perez

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Lindsey Wallach

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Camper Admissions

Lisa Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Family and Parent Programs

Lisa Ward

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager, Facilities

Lynn Fusco

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Co - Chair President and CEO, Fusco Corporation

Makesha Uditnarain

Job Titles:
  • Database Administrator

Mary Sackett

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Gift Processing

Matt La Bolle

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Matt Sheeleigh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Melissa Oberstaedt

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Melissa S. Newman Mother

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Singer, Artist, Teacher

Michele "Gill" McKenna

Job Titles:
  • Director, Hospital Outreach

Michelle Kim

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Mike Dauphin

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Regional Manager

Mike McGinley

Job Titles:
  • Buildings and Grounds Technician

Nancy Barlow

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Foundations

Nancy Krupienski

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Admissions

Nicole Bontrager

Job Titles:
  • Camp Director, Maryland

Nicole Dalto

Job Titles:
  • Director, Development Operations

Patrick J. Nichols

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Partner, Old Mission Holdings

Paul Newman - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Paul Pletzer

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Manager, Maryland

Paula A. Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President, Wellesley College

Pete Vonderheide

Job Titles:
  • Director, Facilities - Maryland

Peter B. Schottland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CEO and Owner, American Packaging Corp.

Peyton Wolff

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Camp Director, Connecticut

Pádraig Barry - Chief Strategy Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Chief Strategy Officer for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Pádraig Barry is the Chief Strategy Officer for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a role he has held since 2019. Prior to that, Pádraig spent five years as Camp's Chief Program Officer though his relationship with Camp and the network dates back more than two decades. Read more ›

Raymond Lamontagne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Rebecca Patenaude

Job Titles:
  • Programs Coordinator

Renee Oliwa

Job Titles:
  • Controller

Rhett Presti

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Richard D. Kayne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Endocrinologist, Private Practice Camper Parent

Rob Crowthers

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Robin Farrell

Job Titles:
  • Chief Development Officer
Robin Farrell joined the Hole in the Wall staff in March 2021 and is responsible for the oversight of all revenue sources and fundraising initiatives. Read more ›

Samantha Klozik

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Special Events

Samantha Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Sandy Koufax Hall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Sara Viniar

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Sarah "Peaches" Smithson

Job Titles:
  • Director, Family Outreach

Sarah Oschmann

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Shekinah Lumpkin

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Sofia Maluf

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Adolescent and Young Adult

Stefani LiDestri - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Stephanie Raphael

Job Titles:
  • Hospital Outreach Specialist

Steven Choi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Chief Medical Officer, SpecialtyCare

Terry Coughlin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Owner, Granville House Inn Camper Parent

Trisha Himmler

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Digital Communications

Ursula L. Gwynne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors