Team & Leadership
Our Professional Team
Those of us who work here are passionate and enthusiastic about our cause. Under the guidance of our President & CEO, Bram Freedman, our dedicated team of professionals work to provide the hospital with the funds needed to provide exceptional care—without exception.
Bram Freedman
President and Chief Executive Officer
514-340-8222, x 28668
Betty Elkaim
Vice President and Chief Development Officer
514-340-8222, x 24055
Moshe Ben-Shach
Vice-President, Operations and Finance
514-340-8222, x 24051
Katie Kelly
Vice-President, Strategy and Campaign Operations
514-340-8222, x 26072
Rhonda O'Gallagher
Vice-President, Strategic Marketing and Communications
514-340-8222, x 26752
Muriel Amar
Principal Director, Major and Corporate Gifts
514-340-8222, x 21922
Alexie André-Bélisle
COORDINATOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
514-340-8222 X 23540
Céline Bastien
Manager, Executive Office and Operations
514-340-8222, x 24305
Alysa Batzios
Director, Leadership and Major Gifts
514-340-8222, x 27315
Stephanie Benabou
Executive Assistant, Development
514-340-8222, x 24306
Lesleigh Cameron
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
514-340-8222, x 23252
Ali-Reza Chattoo
Senior Officer, Prospect Research and Pipeline Administration
T: 514-340-8222 X 26751
Samantha Ciaravino
Executive Assistant, Development and Administration
514-340-8222, x 24689
Marie Cloutier
Principal Director, Philanthropic Development
514-340-8222, X 23538
Nicole Deboisselle-Oyarzun
Gift Management Associate
514-340-8222, x 24580
Tiffany England
Operations Logistics and Accounts Receivable Coordinator
514-340-8222, x 25467
Marie-Sandy Etiennette
Manager of Le Week-End, and Corporate Sponsorship Fulfillment Officer
514-340-8222, x 22763
Marie-Ève Jalbert
Development Officer, Annual Giving Programs
514-340-8222, x 22027
Veronica Klein
Director, Donor Relations and Gift Management
514-340-8222, x 22028
Melissa Margles
Principal Director, Major Gifts and Planned Giving
514-340-8222, x 24057
Victoria Rosauri
Executive Assistant to the Vice-President and Chief Development Officer
514-340-8222, x 22678
Cenza Santamaria
Team Lead, Gift Management
514-340-8222, x 28251
Melanie Santamaria
Data Entry and Office Associate
514-340-8222 X 26445
Erivelthon Santos
IT and CRM Database Technician
514-340-8222 X 22253
Amanda Starnino
Director, Marketing and Communications
514-340-8222, x 23540
Andrea Szlamkowicz
Director, Community Engagement
514-340-8222, x 23069
Iris Thibeault
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
514-340-8222, x 26753
Volunteer Leadership
Our Board of Directors and community leaders are dedicated to making a difference in healthcare. Their commitment and expertise have been the cornerstone of our Foundation since its inception over 50 years ago.
Harvey Levenson
Chair
David Amiel
Vice-Chair
Gerald Issenman
Secretary
Pierre Brosseau
Treasurer
Ronny Steinberg
President & CEO
Bram Freedman
CIUSSS-CO President & CEO
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg
Ad-Hoc (ex-officio)
Sylvie Demers
Brenda Rosenberg
Mark Sherman
Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel
Morton Brownstein, C.M. (deceased)
Sheila Kussner, O.C., O.Q., C.O.M.
Honourary Chairs
Richard Dubrovsky
Bernard Stotland, FCPA, FCA
Directors
Heather Adelson
David Amiel
Anne-Marie Bélanger
Sandrine Bohbot
Pierre Brosseau
Clare Chiu
Rona Davis
Sylvie Demers
Nancy El Sayegh
Orly Fayer
Lloyd Feldman
Aaron Fima, CPA, CA
Bram Freedman
Kenneth Harris
Lindsey Hollinger
Gerald Issenman
George Itzkovitz
Albert Labelle
Claude Lachance
Paul Lavallée
Harvey Levenson
Howard Levine
Elliot Lifson
Grace Lutfy
Suzanne O’Brien
Vanessa Pendenza
Jean-François Prince
Gabi Rosberger
Brenda Rosenberg
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg (ex-officio)
Mark Sherman
Ronny Steinberg
Elizabeth Wiener
Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel
Harvey Levenson
2016-2019
Edward Wiltzer
2013-2016
Howard Dermer
2011-2013
Allen Rubin
2009-2011
Gary Wechsler, FCA
2007-2009
Richard Dubrovsky
2005-2007
Bernard Stotland, FCA
2003-2005
Samuel Minzberg
1999-2003
James Alexander
1996-1999
Brahm Gelfand
1993-1996
Stephen Vineberg (deceased)
1990-1993
Steven Cummings
1988-1990
Leo Goldfarb (deceased)
1986-1988
Morton Brownstein (deceased)
1982-1986
Leonard Ellen (deceased)
1979-1982
Bernard J. Lande (deceased)
1969-1979
George H. Scott (deceased)
Sylvie Grégoire – Co-Chair
Larry Fisher
Miles Leutner
Ted Matthews
Joan Prévost
Alice Raby
Sarah Rubin
Joel Segal
Peter Triassi
Harvey Levenson
Chair
David Amiel
Vice-Chair
Gerald Issenman
Secretary
Pierre Brosseau
Treasurer
Ronny Steinberg
President & CEO
Bram Freedman
CIUSSS-CO President & CEO
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg
Ad-Hoc (ex-officio)
Sylvie Demers
Brenda Rosenberg
Mark Sherman
Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel
Armand Afilalo
James Alexander
Joseph Basmaji
Anne-Marie Bélanger
William Bell
Lison Benarroch
David Bensadoun
Danielle Bitton
Gabriel Bitton
Ronald Black
Evelyn Bloomfield-Schachter
L. Michael Blumenstein
Garner Bornstein
Perry Britton
Claudine Bronfman
Stephen R. Bronfman
Bernice Brownstein
Janis Brownstein
Michael Brownstein
Bita Cattelan*
André B. Charron*
Bobby Ciricillo
Stanley Cons
Steven Cummings, C.M.
Murray Dalfen
Robert Davis
François de Gaspé Beaubien
Howard Dermer
Lewis Dobrin
Elaine Dubrovsky
Gordon Echenberg
Bina Ellen
Dr. Sheldon Elman
Sam Eltes
Michael Flinker
Mortimer Fruchter
James Garfinkle
Brahm Gelfand
Samuel Gewurz
Gail Goldfarb Karp
David Goodman
Morris Goodman
David Granofsky
Sylvie Grégoire
Saryl Gross
Stephen Gross
Diane Proulx Guerrera
Salvatore Guerrera
Pascale Hasen
Thomas O. Hecht
Helaine Herman
Norman Issley
Lynne Kassie
Mitchell Kendall*
Andy Kirstein
Perry Kliot
Max Konigsberg
Irwin Kramer*
Avi Krispine
Jean-Alexandre Lambert
Marc Larente
Nan Lasser*
William Lassner
Howard Levine
Miles Leutner
Ben Levitt
Irwin Litvack
Gerald Litwin
Judy Marmerstein Litwin
Ted Matthews
Paul Lowenstein
Irving Ludmer
Christine Marchildon*
Leonard J. Mendel
Gary Mintz
Jodi Mintz
Samuel Minzberg
Terry Minzberg
Claude Morency
Clifford Noonoo
Rory Olson
Paul Ostrov
D. James Papadimitriou
Ross Paperman
Selena Paperman
Barry Pascal
Edward Pascal
Joe Paventi
William Pencer
Maurice Peress
Stanley K. Plotnick
Sol Polachek
Joan Prévost
Alice Raby
Joel Raby
Stephen Rapps
Susan Raymer
Dorothy Reitman, C.M.
Nadine Renaud-Tinker
Howard Richman
Giuseppe Rizzolo
Nancy Rosenfeld
Alan Rossy*
Larry Rossy
Sarah Rubin
Lyon Sachs
George Sakkas
Giancarlo Salvo
Seymour Samberg
Allan Schouela
Edouard Schouela
Martin Schwartz
Emmelle Segal
E. Stephen Segal
Jeff Segel
Joel Segal
Gilles Sénécal
Barry Shapiro
Bernard J. Shapiro, O.C.
Jeff Solomon
Albert Soussan
Manya Stendel
Richard Stern
Howard Stotland
Danny Taran
Irving Teitelbaum
Martin Thibodeau
Peter Triassi
Steven Victor, CPA, CA
Justin Vineberg
Lillian Vineberg
Robert Vineberg
Gary Wechsler
Neil Weinman
Cindy Weinstein
Edward Glen Weinstein
Jonathan Wener, C.M.
Susan Wener
Eddy Wiltzer*
Heleena Wiltzer*
Peter Yanofsky
Steven Yaphe
Stanley E. Zack
Joe Battat
Aldo D. Bensadoun, O.C., C.Q.
Harry J.F. Bloomfield, Q.C.
Michel Boucher
Douglas Cohen
Joanne Cohen
Nancy Cummings Gold
The Hon. Marc Gold
Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.
Robert Goldfarb
Shirley Goldfarb
Sam Hornstein
The Hon. Pierre Marc Johnson
Vanda Treiser
- Aaron Fima – Chair
- Karen McLarnon – Vice-Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Corey Bloom
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Jonathan Kuczer
- Philip Levi, FCPA, FCATBC
- Grace Lutfy
- Ronny Steinberg
- Richard Vineberg
- Irwin Zelniker
- Ronny Steinberg – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Clare Chiu
- Aaron Fima (ex-officio)
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Karen McLarnon
- Henry Mizrahi
- Vanessa Pendenza
- Jean-François Prince
- Mark Sherman
- Irwin Zelniker
- Howard Levine – Chair
- Anne-Marie Bélanger
- Sharon Druker
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Nancy El-Sayegh
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Sylvie Grégoire
- Perry Kliot
- Justin Vineberg
- Marc Gauthier – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Tamara Close
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Fréderic Martel
- Mindy Mayman
- Joel Segal
- Sam Reda
- Allan Schouela
- Ronny Steinberg (ex-officio)
- Gerald Issenman – Chair
- Heather Adelson
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Clare A. Chiu
- Sylvie Demers
- Lloyd Feldman
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Elliot Lifson
- Mark Sherman
- Alan Rossy
- Jodie Zimmerman-Frenkiel – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Hélène Bussières
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Lindsey Hollinger
- Gerald Issenman
- Elise Schroeter
- Harvey Levenson – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Pierre Brosseau
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Lindsey Hollinger
- Gerald Issenman
- Brenda Rosenberg
- Ronny Steinberg – Chair
- David Amiel (ex-officio)
- Pierre Brosseau
- David Cape
- Rona Davis
- Bram Freedman (ex-officio)
- Gerald Issenman
- Irwin Kramer
- Paul Lavallée
- Leonard Mendel
- Mark Sherman
*New appointment