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Board of Directors and Staff

Peter Bach, M.D. is a pulmonologist/intensivist with expertise in quality of care and epidemiologic research methods at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. With his wife Ruth, they split their time between their homes in Sag Harbor and Brooklyn.

Betsy Battle has been a Wall Street executive for over two decades. Betsy also spends time at her home in Wainscott
and is a breast cancer survivor.

Tony Brandt is a long-time resident of Sag Harbor and noted essayist, whose most recent work includes editing the
journals of Lewis and Clark…his brother battled cancer.

Duncan Darrow is a lawyer who splits his time between New York and Sag Harbor, his mother died of cancer six years
ago, helping to inspire his involvement in the field of cancer care by enlisting community volunteers…also trained as a
hospice volunteer.

Sue Davies is a prominent member of the East Hampton community and supportive of many local organizations for years;
her mother recently died of cancer. Sue has extensive experience with cancer care challenges on the East End.

Ben Gillikin has been a senior executive in the cosmetics industry for the past 38 years. Recently he retired from corporate
life to pursue new business ventures. With his wife Deb, they are now spending more time in their East Hampton home...his sister recently battled cancer.

Renu Hausen, M.D. is a board-certified radiation oncologist and the director of North Fork Radiation Oncology located
in Riverhead. She is a member of the medical staffs of Southampton Hospital, Peconic Bay Medical Center, and Eastern Long Island Hospital. She has been serving patients on both the North and the South Forks since 1999.

Martin S. Karpeh, Jr., M.D. is the Chairman of the Department of Surgery and the Director of Surgical Oncology at
Beth Israel and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals in New York City. Dr. Karpeh, his wife Julianne and their children split their
time between homes in New York City and Shelter Island.

Sister Anne Marino, R.S.H.M. runs CorMaria Retreat Center in Sag Harbor; a long-time community leader and a
cancer survivor.

Barbara McLaughlin, an active member of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s fundraising arm known as the
Society. With her husband Kevin and their children, Barbara splits her time between homes in Sag Harbor and New York City.

Linda Melville, a business executive who, with her husband Bill, splits time between homes in New York and Amagansett.
Linda obtained her divinity school degree at mid-career and is active in the Episcopal Church…her father died of cancer a few years ago.

Rev. Darwin Price graduated from Harvard Divinity School and has been an Episcopal minister for over 25 years and a
Chaplain for the US Air Force for the past six years. . . he now serves as Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East
Hampton.

Grace Price has had a long career in education while raising four children with her husband, Darwin. Grace is a survivor
of breast cancer. Randy Price, an accomplished artist and outdoorsman and son of Darwin and Grace Price, recently died of cancer.

Carolyn Snyder has roots in East Hampton going back for 10 generations and is matriarch of one of the largest family
farms on the East End. She also has been a leader of the local library and Episcopal church and the East Hampton Centennial Celebrations….her father died of cancer.

Ed Tirrell, a Wall Street executive for 25 years now living in Texas with his wife and son, often visits the East End. Both
his parents died of cancer and Ed has an abiding interest in cancer care issues.

Staff

Karrie Zampini Robinson, LCSW .......... Director, Clinical Programs
Bill Di Scipio, Ph.D. ............................... Clinical Psychologist
Laraine Gordon, LSCW .......................... Clincal Social Worker
Heather Matthews ................................... Patient Navigator
Charles Grubb ......................................... Graphic Designer/IT Support
Vanessa Petruccelli ................................. Administrative Support

Friends of Fighting Chance
A growing group of individuals and businesses contribute from $50 to $5,000 each year to help ensure that this Guide, the website and outreach support provided by Fighting Chance are made available free of charge to our community. As a Friend, you will receive our biannual newsletter and receive invitations to special events.

Fighting Chance is a 501(c)3 organization, and all contributions are fully tax-deductible. Checks can be made payable to Fighting Chance and sent to us at P.O. Box 1358, Sag Harbor, New York, 11963. Donations can also be made via credit card either on our website (www.fightingchance.org) or by calling our office at (631) 725-4646.

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