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
David Engelman, Director of Communications and Marketing - 917.281.5976
Susan Latham, Director of Institutional Giving - 917.281.5924
Barbara Toy, Director of Individual Giving - 917.281.5908
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
Jay Haddad, Manager, Major Gifts-East - 917.281.5970
Robyn Cucurullo, Membership Associate - 917.281.5982
Stephen Joseph, Special Events Associate - 917.281.5933
Caroline Parrone, Special Events Associate - 917.281.5923
Cassandra Kohilakis, Advancement Systems Manager - 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
Qiao Xia Chen, Senior Accountant
Erica Chung, Accounts Payable Supervisor
Luu Mai, Junior Staff Accountant
Human Resources & Administration
Darren Robertson, Director of Human Resources & Administration
Camille Codner, Receptionist/Office Manager
Tracy Vella, Human Resources Generalist
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., Supervisor of Seniors and the Disabled - 917.281.5943
Jessica L. Siegel, L.M.S.W., Chemical Dependency Services Social Worker - 917.281.5944
A. Barrett Gray, L.C.S.W., HIV AIDS Initiative & Chemical Dependency - 917.281.5915
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
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.C.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 - 212.354.5480 Ext. 253
Barbara Lilliston, Career Counselor - 212.354.5480
Ell Miocene, Career Counselor - 917.281.5955
Richard Renner, Education Coordinator -917.281.5959
Patricia Schwadron, Career Counselor Supervisor - 917.281.5954
Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation
212.221.7300
Scott Weiner, President & CEO - 917.281.5906
Rebecca Sauer, Project Analyst - 917.281.5926
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
Lorraine Chisholm, Receptionist - Ext. 128
Anna De La Rosa, Social Work Supervisor – Ext. 105
Hope Geteles, L.M.S.W. Social Worker - Ext. 106
Heather Clarke, Social Worker - Ext. 107
Kaitlin Blevins, L.M.S.W. Social Worker - Ext. 116
Elizabeth Lawlor, Office Manager - Ext. 160
Chris Nilsson, 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, Manager, Actors Fund Arts Center & Resident Programs – Ext. 1841
Andrew Miller, Activities Coordinator – Ext. 1838
Cassandra Powell, Production Coordinator, Actors Fund Arts Center – Ext. 1843
Margaret Stevens, L.M.S.W.. Social Worker – Ext 1839
Susanne Stewart, L.M.S.W., Social Worker – Ext. 1840
Western Region
323.933.9244
Keith McNutt, M.P.P., L.C.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
Amanda Steele, 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
Amy Hammond, Social Worker Entertainment Assistance Program - 323.330.2423
Ze'ev Korn, L.C.S.W., 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
Joanne Webb, Director, Actors Fund Work Program, Western Region - 323.330.2451
Mary Beth Abella, Career Counselor - 323.330.2452
Caitlin Sorenson, Administrative Coordinator - 323.330.2450
Karen Hanen, Career Counselor - 323.330.2441
Looking Ahead Program
Laura Campbell, Education Counselor - 323.330.2436
Heather Vanian, L.C.S.W., Social Worker - 323.330.2422
Magen Senen, Youth Specialist - 323.330.2431
Advancement
Meg Thomas, Manager of Special Events and Membership - 323.330.2434
Central Region
312.372.0989
Social Services
Steven Haught, L.C.P.C, Director of Social Services - Central 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 - Ext. 537
Human Resources
Nancy Gronwoldt, Manager of Human Resources - Ext. 506
Nursing
Maria Box, Director of Nursing - Ext. 507
Tolgonay Agamez, Assisted Living Nursing Supervisor - Ext. 511
Ana Carasig, Unit Manager - Ext. 509
Soo Donlin, Nursing Supervisor - Ext. 510
Helen Crimmins, Staff Educator/Nursing Supervisor - Ext. 508
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
Linda Zimmerman, M.S.W., Social Services and Admissions Coordinator - Ext. 543
Food Services
Gary Webb, Director of Food Services - Ext. 533
Environmental Services/Housekeeping & Laundry
Igor Denisenko, Director of Environmental Services - Ext. 545
