Join the team and make life better for people impacted by cancer.
The Dempsey Center offers career and volunteer opportunities for mission-oriented individuals who want to make a difference.
Meet the Team
Meet the staff and Board of Directors at the Dempsey Center. Made up of highly trained and mission-driven people, our team is dedicated to making life better for people impacted by cancer.
Leadership Team
Cara Valentino (she/her)
President + Chief Executive Officer
Heather Ward, MBA (she/her)
Chief Financial + Operating Officer
Christine Penney (she/her)
Chief Advancement Officer
Monique Shrader (she/her)
Chief Governance Officer
Board of Directors
Karen Bradbury (she/her)
Board Secretary, Governance Committee Chair
VP, Learning + Development, Unum
Tom Caron (he/him)
Broadcaster, NESN
Patrick Dempsey (he/him)
Founder
Actor/Director/Philanthropist
Laurie Downey (she/her)
Controller, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Ann Drew (she/her)
Board Vice Chair
SVP, Chief Ethics + Compliance Officer, WEX, Inc.
RJ Gagnon (he/him)
CFO/COO, Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice
Stephanie Graff, MD (she/her)
Director of Breast Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute
Tim Griffin (he/him)
Board Chair
Partner – Portfolio Manager, H.M. Payson
Peter Hayes (he/him)
Retired, Former CEO + President, Healthcare Purchasers Alliance of Maine
Steven Ismail (he/him)
Oncology Portfolio Manager, Amgen Oncology
Peter Manning (he/him)
Client Experience Committee Chair
VP of Business Development, Jasper Health
Ben Michaud (he/him)
Finance Committee Chair
Director of Research, H.M. Payson
Matt Skelton (he/him)
Retired, SVP, Global Brand Strategy, Seagen
Cara Valentino (she/her)
President + CEO, Dempsey Center
Advancement Team
Katelynn Davis (she/her)
Marketing + Communications Director
(207) 376-9689
Deneka Deletetsky (she/her)
Events Manager
Lorianne Saniuk (she/her)
Director of Strategic Relations
(207) 835-4151
Tricia Sierra (she/her)
Development Database Lead
Client Experience Team
Kristen Breault, LCSW (she/her)
Young Adult Oncology Counselor
Christine Brome, LCSW, OSW-C (she/her)
Adult Counseling Services Manager
Bambi Brousseau, LMT (she/her)
Oncology Massage Therapist
Allison Burt, LMSW-cc (she/her)
Client Journey Navigator (CJN)
Patricia “Tish” Caldwell (she/her)
Movement + Fitness Manager
Elizabeth Como, LMT (she/her)
Oncology Massage Therapist
Judy Donnelly, RDN, CSO, LD (she/her)
Nutrition Program Manager
Michael Gelsanliter, LMT (he/him)
Oncology Massage Therapist
Tricia Gilbert, LMT
Oncology Massage Therapist
Karen Gruver (she/her)
Program Manager
(207) 376-9647
Michelle Hayes, LCSW, OSW-C (she/her)
Oncology Counselor
Kerry Irish, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW (she/her)
Oncology Counselor
Erin King, LCSW, APHSW-C, OSW-C, CGP (she/her)
Oncology Counselor
Maggie Miller, MA, LMT (she/her)
Director of Integrative Therapies
Paige Moore, LCSW (she/her)
Oncology Counselor
Alex Reese (he/him)
Business Intelligence Reporting Analyst
Michelle Small (she/her)
Comfort + Wellbeing Manager
Jennifer Stenberg, RN (she/her)
Clayton’s House Hospitality Home Manager
Kailie Sullivan, LCSW, OSW-C (she/her)
Director of Counseling Services
Kelly West, LCSW (she/her)
Client Journey Navigator (CJN)
Kathleen Wing, LMT (she/her)
Oncology Massage Therapist
Operations Team
Julia Allison (she/her)
Client Experience Specialist
Kristy Baker (she/her)
Client Experience Specialist
Lauren Belleau (she/her)
Client Experience Lead
Jeri Cosgrove (she/her)
Technology Manager
Lauren Danie-Briggs, SHRM-CP (she/her)
Director of People + Talent
Sarah Dodge (she/her)
Client Experience Specialist
Kristen Gilman (she/her)
Director of Finance + Operations
Krystle Hairston (she/her)
Client Experience Manager
Julia Harding (she/her)
Client Experience Specialist + Marketing Coordinator
Amy Erskine-Hinitt (she/her)
Special Projects Lead
Nicole Kelley (she/her)
HR Lead
