Board of Trustees
Diane Calesnick, CRNA
President, Co-Director, Medical Teams Abroad Program
Nurse Anesthetist at Society Hill Anesthesia
Richard Colavita, MD, MBA
Vice President
Regional Senior Vice President for Clinical Services at North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA)
Joanne Wilkinson, RN, BSN, CNOR
Secretary, Co-Director, Medical Teams Abroad Program
Operating Room Registered Nurse, Raritan Valley Surgery Center and University Center for Ambulatory Surgery
Gregory D. Sawicki, CFP®, CPA, PFS
Treasurer
Senior Managing Director, Wealth Management Consultants – A Division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Jeffrey Bienstock, MD, FAAP
Medical Director
Board-certified general pediatrician, Chairman of Pediatrics, Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
Tijana Hitchon, MA
Trustee
Owner and Principal, New Dimension Studio LLC, Interior Design Firm, Summit, NJ
Don Connell, CRNA, MS, APN
Trustee
Vice President, Professional Anesthesia Services of North America, Fogelsville, PA
J. Mark Engel, MD
Trustee
Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at RWJUH and at St Peter’s University Hospital. He is also the President of University Children’s Eye Center.
Rosemarie Gelber, MHCA
Trustee
Director, Adult ESL Program at Bishop Francis Center for Immigration, Newark, NJ
Carol Grelecki, Esq.
Trustee
Brach Eichler, L.L.C., Roseland, NJ
Justin Oplinger, MBA
Trustee
Sales Trader, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
Rev. Dennis R. Weezorak
Trustee Emeritus
Pastor, St. Mary’s Church, South Amboy, NJ
Jayne Graepel, MPA
Trustee
Director of Grants and Special Projects, The Connection for Women and Families, Summit, NJ
Barbara Ann Herrmann
Trustee
Operating Room Registered Nurse, Overlook Hospital
Francis B. Light, MD
Trustee Emeritus
Board-certified Anesthesiologist, Robert Wood Johnson at Rahway Hospital, Rahway, NJ
Evelyn Dudziec
Founder
Founder and Executive Director at Katie’s House Inc
Administrative Staff
Karen Mackie
Executive Director
Karen Mackie joined HTCNJ in 2017 as the Executive Director after volunteering with the organization for six months. She is responsible for overseeing HTCNJ’s three programs (Medical Teams Abroad, International Inbound, Domestic Aid), spearheading the marketing and fundraising efforts of the organization, and serving as the liaison between the Board of Trustees and the office.
Denise Malsky
International Inbound Program Coordinator
Denise Malsky joined HTCNJ in 1990. She is the Coordinator of the International Inbound Program, where she arranges life-changing surgeries for international children who are unable to be treated in their native country. Denise is also the Coordinator of the Domestic Aid Program, where she interacts with social workers and medical providers to provide assistance to disadvantaged New Jersey children born with disabilities and developmental delays.
Arlyne Cariddi
Medical Teams Abroad Coordinator
Arlyne joined HTCNJ in 2019. She is the Coordinator of the Medical Teams Abroad Program, where she assists the Co-Directors in assembling volunteer medical teams, liaises with international hosts and hospitals, and helps to obtain donated medications and surgical supplies.