The Cooper Foundation Board of Trustees
Philip A. Norcross, Esq.
The Cooper Foundation Chair
Managing Shareholder & CEO,
Parker McCay
Grace Barr
Member, The Women's Board
of The Cooper Foundation
Jeffrey Brown
President & Vice Chairman, NFI Industries
Amanda Burden, MD
Director, Simulation Program
Cooper University Health Care
Chuck M. Cahn
Former Mayor, Cherry Hill
Amanda DiMattia
The Cooper Foundation, 3rd Vice Chair
General Manager, Cherry Hill Imports
Christopher Fifis
The Cooper Foundation, 2nd Vice-Chair
Director of Business Development, Grassi
Donna Forman
The Cooper Foundation, 1st Vice-Chair
Former VP, The Little Rock Foundation
Generosa Grana, MD
Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Michael E. Hirsch
Retired, Executive VP, Sea Gull Lighting
Anne E. Koons
Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach, REALTORS
Emily Kostic
Director, PR, Social Media & Brand, Ad Council
Deborah L. Krauss-Kelleher
Vice President, Total Rewards
Martha S. Matthews, MD
Anthony J. Mazzarelli, MD, JD, MBE
Co-President/CEO
Cooper University Health Care
Kevin M. O'Dowd, JD
Co-President/CEO
Cooper University Health Care
Robert A. Ortiz, Jr., JD
Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer,
The Cooper Foundation
Sal Paolantonio
National Correspondent, ESPN
Phyllis Pearl
Retired Superintendent of Elections, Camden County
Roland Schwarting, MD
Chairman and Chief, Department of Pathology
President, Cooper Medical Staff
Adam Taliaffero, Esq.
State Advocacy & Alliance Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
New Jersey State Assemblyman,
Third Legislative District
Jack Tarditi
Managing Director, Conner Strong & Buckelew
Ann "Teddy" Thomas
Member, The Womens Board of The Cooper Foundation
Not Pictured:
Penny Ferrara
Member, The Women's Board of The Cooper Foundation
Debra Fogel
Member
Judith Heuisler
Member, The Women's Board of The Cooper Foundation
Please see cooperhealth.org for information on the Cooper University Health Care Board of Trustees.
The Women's Board of The Cooper Foundation
It was 1919 when a volunteer auxiliary of community women came together to support the work of the caregivers at Cooper Hospital. Since then, the Auxiliary has grown to become the Women’s Board Committee of The Cooper Foundation and has raised millions of dollars for the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, and other hospital initiatives.
Over the decades, Board members have organized a variety of events, all benefiting Cooper. In recent years, the Board played an instrumental role in helping to fund renovations to the pediatric unit in the hospital’s Kelemen building, making it a brighter place to be for our littlest patients.
Colleen Hirst
President
Eileen Archer
Grace Barr
Mary Berardi
Marilyn Cohen
Nicole Donian-Pody
Penny Ferrara
Ellen Gagnon
Fran Gates
Nicole Guerin
Sarah Silva
Vice President
Judith Heuisler
Janet Houston
Barbara McMaster
Maria Nocchi
Cathy Sharrar
Betsy Sullivan
Teddy Thomas
Marian Wissman
Melissa Wojtylak
The Cooper Foundation Staff
A Note from Robert A. Ortiz, Jr., J.D.
For more than 130 years, Cooper has been dedicated to providing the most advanced, compassionate, patient-centered care to our patients.
As the philanthropic arm of the prominent academic health system, The Cooper Foundation raises and administers charitable funds to support Cooper’s mission: To Serve, To Heal, To Educate.
It is because of your unwavering generosity that we are able to support lifesaving programs and services that improve the lives of those we serve.
I am honored and excited to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer of The Cooper Foundation. Since beginning in this role with the Foundation in 2020, I’ve witnessed firsthand what can be achieved with ongoing support from our community.
I welcome the opportunity to meet with you and discuss the many ways to get involved and help make a difference here at Cooper.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Ortiz, Jr., J.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer
The Cooper Foundation
Robert A. Ortiz, Jr., JD
Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer
856.342.2655
ortiz-robert@cooperhealth.edu
Dina Mathews-Laurendeau
Director of Development
856.963.6703
mathews-dina@cooperhealth.edu
Tara Elk
Program & Marketing Manager
856.583.2162
elk-tara@cooperhealth.edu
Tricia Clarke
Prospect Research & Database Manager
856.963.3671
clarke-maureen@cooperhealth.edu
Mary Grace Perry
Research & Stewardship Coordinator
856.342.2480
perry-marygrace@cooperhealth.edu