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2011-12 Grant Recipients

MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX

Hartford Hospital Hartford CT

Northridge Hospital Northridge, CA

Southampton Hospital, Southampton,NY

Meet Our Team

Kathleen Barry Conner
Director of Development and Treasurer
Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Kathleen is a cancer survivor. Educated at St. Lawrence University, Kathleen previously worked as a Job Developer for the Parks Opportunity Program through NYC Parks Department. She immediately joined up and is working full-time to making Angie's Spa a success. Kathleen thought that spa services for patients undergoing chemotherapy was the best idea.
Kathleen Barry Conner
President
Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Kathleen is a cancer survivor. Educated at St. Lawrence University, she previously worked as a Job Developer for the Parks Opportunity Program.  Currently Kathleen works part-time from home in Admissions for Hospice Care Network and she has been the President of Angie's Spa for the past 2 years.  For Kathleen, Angie's Spa is an organization that helps to take care of the person, while the doctors and nurses take care of the patients.

Nancy Benson Berry
Executive Director
Born and raised in Boston, MA, Nancy has had a variety of careers that have included teaching, operations management, and owning her own move management firm, Berry Relocation.  Now retired, Nancy spends her time in both Boston and Los Angeles and is involved in philanthropy that includes cancer research.  Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, one year before Angie, Nancy is fortunate that her cancer remains in remission and she is enjoying an active, healthy life.  She says working for Angie's Spa puts a smile on her face every time she can do something nice for a patient going through a very tough time.
 
Nancy Benson Berry
Executive Director
 
Born and raised in Boston, MA, Nancy has had a variety of careers that have included teaching, operations management, and owning her own move management firm.   Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, one year before Angie, Nancy is fortunate that her cancer remains in remission and she now devotes her time and energy to funding Angie's Spa programs throughout the country.


Joanna Brinen Klein
President


Born and raised in Boston, MA, Joanna was roommates with Angie at Emory University and remained a close friend throughout Angie's life. Now living in Los Angeles, Joanna is married with 2 young children and is the Vice President of Drama Development for the CW television network.  She says the idea of Angie's Spa would have pleased Angie and will be a wonderful memorial to her. Angie always said she wanted to have her own spa and now she does.Ronna Levy
"Angie's Mom"
Angie's Mom is very proud to be known on our team by this title. One of Ronna's fondest memories of Angie is that she was always "beautiful." Her nails and toes were always "done" and her makeup was always "on," even during chemo.  Angie felt so much better when she looked her best, and as her mother, it always cheered Ronna up to see that Angie still had the desire to be a lady, despite what she was going through. Knowing that this spa will give that extra boost of self esteem to other patients would have made Angie extremely proud.  Angie dreamt of doing something of this nature, and often mentioned it to Ronna.  She knows that Angie would have loved to have been able to contribute her time and effort to this incredible endeavor that has been created in her memory.
Ronna would also like to offer to talk to any family members of loved ones who are going through chemo. Although she is certainly not an expert on medical advice, she'd like to share her knowledge of how it feels to be the mother of a sick child. It would be her pleasure to share her thoughts with others going through this difficult time.
 
Joanna Brinen Klein
Vice President
 
Born and raised in Boston, MA, Joanna was roommates with Angie at Emory University and remained a close friend throughout Angie's life. Now living in Los Angeles, Joanna is married with 2 young children and is a Senior Vice President of Drama Development for the CW television network.  She says the idea of Angie's Spa would have pleased Angie and will be a wonderful memorial to her. Angie always said she wanted to have her own spa and now she does.

D. Randolph Berry
Assistant Treasurer
Born and raised in Georgia, Randy graduated MIT and has had two careers, one as a mechanical engineer and the other as a private investor.  He serves on the Board of Directors and Investment Committee of the People's Bank of Boston and is a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Berry College, a college in Rome, GA, founded by his great aunt, Martha Berry. His philanthropic endeavors include sponsoring cancer research.
 
D. Randolph Berry
Treasurer
 
Born and raised in Georgia, Randy graduated MIT and has had two careers, one as a Mechanical Engineer and the other as a private investor.  He serves on the Board of Directors and Investment Committee of the People's Federal Savings Bank in Boston, MA  and is a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Berry College, a college in Rome, GA, founded by his great aunt, Martha Berry. At Angie's Spa, Randy is responsible for keeping the books, managing the database, and all donations.

Ronna Levy
"Angie's Mom"
Angie's Mom is very proud to be known on our team by this title. One of Ronna's fondest memories of Angie is that she was always "beautiful." Her nails and toes were always "done" and her makeup was always "on," even during chemo.  Angie felt so much better when she looked her best, and as her mother, it always cheered Ronna up to see that Angie still had the desire to be a lady, despite what she was going through. Knowing that this spa will give that extra boost of self esteem to other patients would have made Angie extremely proud.  Angie dreamt of doing something of this nature, and often mentioned it to Ronna.  She knows that Angie would have loved to have been able to contribute her time and effort to this incredible endeavor that has been created in her memory.
Ronna would also like to offer to talk to any family members of loved ones who are going through chemo. Although she is certainly not an expert on medical advice, she'd like to share her knowledge of how it feels to be the mother of a sick child. It would be her pleasure to share her thoughts with others going through this difficult time.
 
Ronna Katz Levy
Angie's Mom and Board Member
 
Angie's Mom is very proud to be known on our team by this title. By serving on our board, Ronna is working hard to fulfill Angie’s dream of helping cancer patients deal with the stress and pain of chemotherapy while also giving them that extra boost of self esteem. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Ronna now lives with her husband, Gary in Florida. Ronna also serves as Vice President of Membership for the Pap Corps of Addison Reserve, an organization devoted to raising money for cancer research.


Matt Donohoe

Board Member

Born and raised in Woburn, MA, Matt has worked for several Wall Street firms and is now a stay-at-home dad in NYC to his 3 children. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown and MBA from Columbia. Matt’s cousin-in-law, Laura Toner, knows waaaay too many people who’ve had cancer so he thought he should help in whatever miniscule way he could. He has two  young daughters and dreads the notion of breast cancer so is excited to be involved with Angie's Spa in any way possible.

 

Christine Barry Comito
Creative Director
Born and raised in Rochester, New York with her sister Kathleen Barry Conner, Christine has taken her love for art and design and developed a career in product development for home décor. Currently living in Southern California designing for Dogwood Publishing in Culver City, she is constantly inspired by her sister’s drive and attitude toward beating cancer and looks for ways to support and encourage the sisters, mothers & all family and friends that bravely battle this disease. She is thrilled to be part of such a powerful team working together to make Angie’s Spa succeed.Matt Donohoe

Sara Beth Berry

Research Analyst

Sara is a Boston native with a BA in French and an MA in Education from Simmons College and is fluent in both French and Spanish. Sara saw her mother Nancy Berry, deal successfully with her cancer diagnosis and treatment, and she was also a good friend of Angie.  She admired her mother and Angie's strength, and is very interested in helping other cancer patients as they undergo chemotherapy and radiation.  Sara lives with her boyfriend, a skin cancer surgeon and hears stories about cancer on a daily basis, and is eager to play her part in the fight against it.

Christine Barry Comito

Creative Director

Born and raised in Rochester, New York with her sister Kathleen Barry Conner, Christine has taken her love for art and design and developed a career in product development and branding. Currently living in Southern California designing for her own company C4 Consulting, she is constantly inspired by her sister’s drive and attitude toward beating cancer and looks for ways to support and encourage those that bravely battle this disease. She is currently working on her 200hr Yoga Alliance Certification and hopes to soon offer healing yoga practice through Angie's Spa programs across the country.

Angie's Spa is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions to Angie's Spa are tax-exempt under section 170 of the Code.