Angie's Spa - 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, Kathleen is currently a stay-at-home mom to her young daughter and works part-time from home in Admissions for Hospice Care Network in New York. Kathleen has been the President of Angie's Spa for the past 4 years. For Kathleen, Angie's Spa Cancer Foundation 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

Nancy is a cancer survivor. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, one year before Angie, Nancy is fortunate that her cancer remains in remission. She currently devotes her time and energy to being the Executive Director of Angie’s Spa. Like the rest of the team, Nancy receives no salary for her work. 100% of the donations go directly to the patients. Nancy said having cancer makes you re-think your life and your priorities. After her treatment, Nancy retired from Berry Relocation, the busy move management firm that she founded and ran for 15 years in order to devote herself to making a difference to the lives of cancer patients. The original concept was to lessen stress and pain for patients, and Nancy is pleased that we are doing that, but she is also thrilled that our patient data is being used to study massage therapy and other holistic treatments as adjunct treatment for cancer patients. It is exciting to be part of that research. Nancy’s hope someday is that these treatments will be available for all patients in every hospital.

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 and Angie were roommates at Emory University and remained close friends throughout Angie's life. Now living in Los Angeles, Joanna is married with two young children and is the Senior Vice President of Drama Development for the CW television network. She is proud to be part of an organization that preserves such a wonderful memory of her incredible good friend Angie. Angie had always dreamed of owning a spa someday and was also a strong cancer patient advocate, constantly looking for ways to make life a little easier for those fighting this terrible disease. Joanna is thrilled that working with Angie’s Spa gives her the opportunity to, in some way, fulfill both of these dreams in honor of Angie..

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.

Steven J. Garrett, M.D.
Medical Director

Dr. Garrett is a board certified dermatologist specializing in Mohs skin cancer surgery. He has been in private practice for more than 20 years and has had teaching appointments at Harvard Medical School, Northwestern University Medical School and is currently on the consultant staff at the New England Baptist Hospital.

In addition to his clinical work, he has authored several research papers and contributed to numerous textbooks on the subject of dermatology and skin cancer surgery.

In 2012, Dr. Garrett joined ASCF as the medical director. In this role, he will serve as liaison to the hospitals we serve and as an advisor on all medical issues.

Dr. Garrett is a board certified dermatologist specializing in Mohs skin cancer surgery. He has been in private practice for more than 20 years and has had teaching appointments at Harvard Medical School, Northwestern University Medical School and is currently on the consultant staff at the New England Baptist Hospital.

In addition to his clinical work, he has authored several research papers and contributed to numerous textbooks on the subject of dermatology and skin cancer surgery.

In 2012, Dr. Garrett joined Angie's Spa as the medical director. In this role, he will serve as liaison to the hospitals we serve and as an advisor on all medical issues.

Matt Donohoe
Board Member

Born and raised in Woburn, MA, Matt has worked for several Wall Street firms. 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. He is currently a stay-at-home dad in NYC to his three children.

Sara Beth Berry
Research Analyst

Sara is a Boston native with a BA in French and an MA in Education from Simmons College (Spanish and French). Sara is passionate about her work, and honoring her mother who is a cancer survivor and her other friends who died young from this terrible disease. Currently Sara’s job as Research Analyst is to find the most current scientific research proving massage therapy and other holistic treatments benefit the cancer patient. These articles are then posted to our Twitter and Facebook accounts. Sara also keeps an updated Excel spread sheet of programs in cities not yet funded by Angie's Spa. This is a wonderful resource for cancer patients who live in cities and towns where this program has not yet been established in hospitals.

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