The Berni & Murcer - Friends for LifeTM Board of Directors provides guidance, management, fiduciary, and strategic oversight of the organization.
Board of Directors
Teri Gaberman, MA, BA – Founder and President
Kay Murcer – Honorary Board Chairman Widow of the late Bobby Murcer
Michael C. Betros, CPA/PFS – Treasurer Partner, D’Arcangelo & Company, Poughkeepsie, New York
Dan Root, BA, MA – Secretary Licensed Broker, Solid Benefits Group, Shirley, Massachusetts
Jonathan Gaberman, BA, BS– Special Advisor to the President Graduate, UMASS Amherst
Aaron Gaberman, BA – Special Advisor to the President Graduate, Marist College
Amy Davis-Kos, MBA, BA Founder and President Kiss-U-Tubes, New York, New York Stephanie Gaumer-Kline, M.Ed., ABD, BA Special Education Teacher, Pinnacle School, Stamford, CT
Kate Jackson - BA Project Manager, The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Jeffrey C. Allen – Neuro-oncologist, NYU Langone Medical Center/Hassenfeld Children’s Center
Donna Kern Ball – Children’s Book Author and Graphic Illustrator
Sharon Bradley, RN – President & CEO, Visting Nurse of Fairfield County
Rainy Bloomfield, RN – Oncology Nurse, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital
Cecilia Carter – Founder & President, The Strategy Chick
Gillian Clark – Associate Accounts Manager, C.H. Robinson
Tom Chipetta – Journalist; Executive Director, Fairfield Sports Commission
Mary Ellen Conway – Learning Disabilities Specialist, Marist College
Cynthia Dripchak, BA – Wealth Management Advisor
Al DiGuido – Founder, Al’s Angels
Carol Hamilton, MS – Retired, New Canaan Public School Psychologist; Consultant, Newtown Public Schools
Emilia Hodel – Clinical Psychologist
Beverly LaVally – Clinical Nurse Specialist, Mass General Hospital for Children
Britta Lerner - Community Activist
Steve Lovelace – President, Gener8tor Studios
Edward & Maya Manley – Founders, The Making Headway Foundation
Paula Meyer, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN - Nutritionist, Paula Meyer Nutrition
