Our team. We are fortunate to benefit from the concern, generosity, and active involvement of prominent leadership volunteers on our Board of Directors.

For more information or to contact a member of the organization's Board of Directors or staff, please send an email to info@careertransition.org.

Board of Directors
Honorary Chairwoman
Angela Lansbury

Chairman Emerita
Cynthia Gregory

Directors Emeriti
Caroline H. Newhouse 1910-2003
Luigi Gasparinetti 1942-2002
Sanford I. Wolff 1915-2007

Founding Chairman
Edward Weston 1925-2006

Founding Director
Ann Barry


Officers

President
Cynthia Fischer, Esq.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Vice President
Judith Anderson
Actors' Equity Association (Retired)

Vice President
Anka K. Palitz
Arts Patron

Secretary/Treasurer
Brian Heidtke
President, The Heidtke Foundation


Members & Affiliations
Janice Becker, Arts Patron
Joseph P. Benincasa, The Actors' Fund
Elaine F. Brodey, Screen Actors Guild (Retired)
Robert M. Carr, Lutz & Carr (Retired)
Caitlin Carter, Dancer, Singer & Actor
Denise L. Cobb, Arts Patron
C. C. Conner, Houston Ballet
Gayle Conran, ConranPR
Mercedes Ellington, Dancer/Choreographer
James Fayette, American Guild of Musical Artists
Myrna Felder, Esq., Attorney
David Goldring, President, Military Car Sales
Denise Jefferson, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Lourdes Lopez, Morphoses, The Wheeldon Company
Nancy S. MacMillan, Board Member, American Repertory Ballet
Karin Schwalb, Secretary, Arts Patron
Roberta Silbert, the Silbert Family Foundation
Jae Je Simmons, New York Division of Screen Actors Guild
Michael Terlizzi, Capezio/Ballet Makers, Inc.
Ann Van Ness, Arts Patron
Terry Walker, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
Lori Rosecrans Wekselblatt, American Ballet Theatre (Retired)
Mary Lou Westerfield, Actors' Equity Association
Laura Zeckendorf, Board Member, School of American Ballet

Staff
Administration
Alexander J. Dubé, Executive Director (NYC)
William J. Dale, Director of Development (NYC)
Sandra M. Melendez, Executive Associate/Office Manager (NYC)
Kaylen Ratto, Gala Coordinator/Client Outreach (NYC)
Adam Thompson, Development Associate (NYC)
Dana Lutt, Administrative Assistant (NYC)
Joanne DiVito, Los Angeles Administrator (LA)
Maureen Byrnes, Administrative Assistant (LA)

Financial Assistance
Ann Barry, Grants Administrator (NYC)

Career Counseling
Lauren S. Gordon, MSW, LCSW, Career Counselor (NYC)
Linda F. Bunch, MA Ed., RPC, RPCC, Career Counselor (LA)
Maryellen Langhout, LPC, NBCCC, Career Counselor (Chicago)
Suzie Jary, MSW, LCSW, CP, Client Services Consultant
Paulette Fried, MSW, NCCC, Client Services Consultant