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Helping Hands
The Healing Project extends profuse thanks to the following individuals
who have helped to shape the business practices of our organization.
The services outlined below have contributed substantially to the
efficient progress made to date by The Healing Project.

ALICE BERGMANN
Intern, The Healing Project

Alice Bergmann, a second year MSW student at Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare, is an intern with The Healing Project under the supervision of Theresa Russell, LCSW and Vice President of Development at The Healing Project. Ms. Bergmann’s interest in creative arts therapies in social work and specifically with cancer treatment, has grown out of her 23-year experience as a theatre professional, including 20 years working with children with whom she created interactive plays toward educational, entertainment, and therapeutic goals. This work included performances at The Zone at Mount Sinai Hospital-NYC, Barnes-Jewish Hospitals-St. Louis, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Cardinal Glennon Hospital for Children-St. Louis, Shriner’s Hospital for Children-St. Louis, Camp Simcha-Chai Lifeline, Ronald McDonald House-NYC, and Memorial Sloane-Kettering Hospital-NYC. Alice created written and spoken word groups for Urban Pathways in New York working with the formerly homeless population, a children’s storytelling program at United Cerebral Palsy-Brooklyn, and recently created a group at Outreach Project-Bellport, NY, working with women in recovery from substance abuse. This 6-month expressive writing program in which the women wrote their own poems, essays and stories of their substance use, co-morbid conditions and recovery struggles, culminated in a staged performance of the women’s work by professional actresses in celebration of International Women’s Day.

Alice is a cancer survivor.

VIRGINIA CLAIRE FRY
Project Manager, The Healing Project
Contact: virginia@thehealingproject.org

Virginia is the manager of the Resource Center of The Healing Project and is responsible for the research conducted as well as the links and information that are eventually added to the website. In addition to day-to-day Resource Center management, Virginia is currently working on the development of a database for children.

Prior to working with The Healing Project, Virginia assisted the associate publisher at SELF Magazine (Conde Nast Publications). She has worked with the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Cosmic Café in Dallas, Texas and Dublin Players Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Virginia is an active volunteer at a variety of different not-for-profit organizations in New York City including NY Cares and Meals on Wheels.

ADELE LONAS
Project Manager 2007, The Healing Project

In 2007, Adele Lonas supervised two of the classes launched by THP’s Extracurricular Youth Education Program: Fruity Tales and Our Stories. Adele has been teaching art for the past five years in a wide variety of settings and locations and has worked one-on-one with learning disabled students at the National Children’s Center in Maryland.

Adele spent a year in Mexico City, Mexico where she worked extensively with two organizations. At the Centro de Pedagogia Especial, Adele taught drawing and English as a second language within a program geared exclusively for adults with mental disabilities. At the Centro La Aurora, she coordinated arts activities for autistic children.

Adele has worked with The Educational Alliance Art School, Free Arts For Abused Children and The Art Students’ League of New York. Adele has attended The Arts Students’ League of New York and The City College of New York, where she began her studies in Spanish. Adele is the recipient of the Purchase Award and the Connor Award. Her art work has exhibited at The Arts Students’ League of New York and The Educational Alliance Art School, New York City.

STEPHANIE PARK
Manager of System Design and Quality Assurance, Headminder, Inc.
http://headminder.com/
Stephanie provides THP with research expertise, investing chunks of her free time to ensure that our Resources Section meets your needs!

LYN PASS
Visual Artist
Accomplished visual artist, Lyn Pass, has created the illustrations used to promote The Healing Project’s first educational program for children, Fruity Tales. Lyn has graciously donated her time and energy, meeting our deadlines from her studio in Arizona!

TOM ROSE
Marketing Manager, Audiolinks
http://www.patchrose.com
Tom provides THP with technical expertise specific to website traffic optimization, helping to increase our visibility and accessibility.

AMY SHORE
Outreach Coordinator and Author Liaison, The Healing Project
Contact: amy@thehealingproject.org
In addition to her work at THP as outreach coordinator and author liaison, Amy was one of the text editors who worked on the anthology “Voices of Alzheimer’s.” A newspaper columnist and freelance writer, her articles, stories, and essays have appeared in several national and regional magazines, newspapers, and anthologies.  Amy earned her bachelor's degree in English and her master's degree in humanities.  A state certified teacher who taught high school English for thirteen years, Amy is the author of two books:  “Waiting For Lucinda:  One Family's Journey Through International Adoption” and “High School Hall Pass:  Reflections From A High School Teacher.” 

SHANE SIGLER
Cinematographer
Shane is a New York-based freelance cinematographer who spends most of his time working on independent feature films and commercials. Recently completed projects include films shot for Bruce Weber, Paul Morrissey and Chiara Clemente and commercials lensed for Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Vera Wang, Weberbilt and Kenneth Cole. Shane is a valued member of The Healing Project Team, donating his time to help produce THP’s much anticipated video series.

MARK R. WINSTON
Database Engineer
http://www.ingres.com/
Mark contributes to the development of the applications which collect and
organize the information for The Resources Center, providing free information for those seeking assistance for the treatment of their illness.

PHIL YEE
Director of Operations, HeadMinder, Inc.
http://www.headminder.com
Phil assists with the programming of the website and has provided his expertise for the development of our Resources Center, specifically.