Chapter Contacts

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization focused on both research and patient support for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our mission is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improve the quality of life for adults and children living with IBD.

 

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The Greater New York Chapter serves the IBD NYC community in Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Queens. We provide educational and support programs to people living with IBD and those who care for them. We connect you to local resources and offer you opportunities to become involved with the IBD community through events, volunteering, our summer camps, and more.

 

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Chapter Staff

Veronica Perez

Veronica Perez

Executive Director

[email protected]

+1 929-208-6470

Jake Carlin

Jake Carlin

Deputy Executive Director

[email protected]

+1 725-377-6502

Stella Lee

Stella Lee

Senior Director, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement

[email protected]

+1 646-574-1850

Carly Smith

Carly Smith

Director, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement

[email protected]

+1 646-984-4700

Ed Muñoz

Ed Muñoz

Director, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement

[email protected]

+1 646-388-9282

Nicolette Illiano

Nicolette Illiano

Associate Director, Fundraising Campaigns & Volunteer Engagement

[email protected]

+1 917-597-8076

Jose Louis Muñoz

Jose Louis Muñoz

Senior Coordinator, Field Operations

[email protected]

+1 646-388-9291

Lissa Javier

Lissa Javier

Special Events Coordinator

[email protected]

+1 917-284-3864

Chapter Board of Directors

Nancy Brown

Chairwoman Emeritus

Philanthropist

Jake Carlin

Deputy Executive Director

Ellen Crown

Philanthropist

Cole Charnas

Assistant Vice President, Security Benefit

Marilyn B. Chinitz

Partner, Matrimonial & Family Law, Blank Rome LLP

Joan Falk

Philanthropist

David Hirsch

Founder and General Partner, JJS Associates

Michele Sweetwood Jozoff

Philanthropist

Jeffrey Justin

Chairman Emeritus 

Vice President, Justin Management

Stan Kleger

Partner, Nat Lane Equities

Jodi Krieger-Yellen

National Board Member

Partner, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff, Cohen

Robert Morris

Chairman Emeritus

President, Rampart Group

Marcy Nanus

Board President

Managing Partner, Trilon Advisors, LLC

Carole Ostroff

Philanthropist

Veronica Perez

Executive Director

Pamela Reis

Philanthropist

William Rose

Finance Chair

Senior Vice President - Wealth Management, UBS

Joan Rosenfeld

Former Morgan Stanley

Madeleine Schachter

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine in the Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medicine

Andrew Stern

Partner, Global Co-Chair of Securities and Shareholder Litigation

Michelle Swarzman

Philanthropist

Jeffrey Ward

Immediate Past President

Founder & Managing Partner, Savvy Navigator

Peter Yawitz

Founder & President, Clear Communication

Healthcare Professionals Engagement Committee (HPEC)

Nanci Pittman, MD

Co-Chair, Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Mount Sinai

Simon Hong, MD

Co-Chair, Gastroenterologist

NYU Langone

Keith J Benkov, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Mount Sinai

Claire Brandon, MD, FADA

GI Psychiatrist

Shannon Chang, MD

Gastroenterologist

NYU Langone

Jean- Frederic Colombel, MD

Gastroenterologist

Mount Sinai

Ioannis Economou, MD

Gastroenterologist

Columbia

Adam Faye, MD

Gastroenterologist

NYU Langone

Jessica Gerson, PhD

GI Psychologist

NYU Langone

Sally Goldstein-Dorfzaun, RD

Registered Dietitian

Columbia

Kara Gross Margolis, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

NYU Langone

Robert Hirten, MD

Gastroenterologist

Mount Sinai

Ariela Holmer, MD

Gastroenterologist

NYU Langone

Yani Lescaille, MD, MPH

Gastroenterologist

Kings County

Lisa Malter, MD

Gastroenterologist

NYU Langone

Anjali Mone, MD

Gastroenterologist

Northwell Health

Inessa Normatov, MD

Gastroenterologist

Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Joseph Picoraro, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

CUIMC/NY-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Melissa Rose, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist/ Pediatric Surgeon

NY-Presbyterian Hospital

David Schwartzberg, MD

Colorectal Surgeon

CUIMC/NY-Presbyterian

Gitit Tomer, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Children's Hospital at Montefiore