Brian Wirth (Executive Director)

Kathryn Burke

Kathryn is a graduate of Marymount College, Tarrytown, a former elementary teacher, who was a homemaker for many years for her husband Bob and six children. Kathryn is a Realtor with RealtyUSA, licensed since 1990, selling residential and commercial properties throughout the area.

Kathryn and Bob appreciate all the kindnesses of CURE when their youngest son Thomas was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. Tom died 7/14/98 at seventeen years old, a true braveheart. The Burke family have been staunch CURE supporters ever since.

Sal Fasciano (Secretary)
Sal Fasciano joined the CURE board in 2000 and was elected Secretary in 2005. He is a long term childhood cancer survivor of over 30 years and is thrilled that the grass roots movement that supported his Family as a child has developed into such a wonderful organization.

Sal is a Financial Advisor at Smith Barney. He is a 1980 graduate from Alfred State College. Sal lives in Greece with his
wife Debbie, and two daughters Jennifer and Samantha; who all enjoy sports of all sorts!

Chris Hughes
Chris has been on the CURE board since April 2005. He joined the board because he lost a brother to cancer when he was a child. Due to what his family has gone through he saw first hand what a great benefit CURE provides.

Chris has resided in the Rochester area for 10 years. He lives with his wife Kathy and two daughters, Lauren and Meghan. He works for PAETEC Communications, Inc. In his free Chris enjoys spending time with his family and two dogs.

Marc Johnson (Chairman)
Marc Johnson joined the CURE board in 2003 and was elected chairman in 2005. Marc is a Senior Portfolio Manager with The Cornerstone Group at Smith Barney and has been with the firm for over 20 years. He graduated from Clarkson University in 1985 with a B.S. in Mathematics. Marc lives in Pittsford with his wife Roberta, and two sons Alex and Brian.

Robert Loeb
Bob Loeb is principal of Robert Loeb Communications, a public relations and communications consulting company with clients in the non-profit and corporate/ business sectors. He is a former public information director for Strong Memorial Hospital/UR Medical Center and has extensive experience in health care, research social services, and not-for-profit/fundraising communications. Bob is a single dad of a healthy teenage son and has been a Rochester
resident for more than 25 years. He’s been a member of the CURE board of directors since 1999. He grew up in New York City and is a graduate of Brooklyn College and the University of North Carolina.

Jill Morgan

Jill, Director of Corporate Partnerships for Beau Productions working on events such as the Lilac Festival, International Airshow, Fear at Frontier, and Frontier Field Corporate Suites has more than twenty years (20) years combined experiences in sales, marketing, and management within the Rochester Community. Jill is active in the community, currently serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the CURE Childhood Cancer. In addition to her commitment to CURE, Jill also serves on the Community Sponsors Committee for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and is the Founder of Fantasy Flight and Winter Wonderland Party.

Vito Quatela, MD

Vito C. Quatela, M.D. is a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon. Dr. Quatela currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Rochester Facial Plastic Surgery Department and fulfills the role of preceptor for an annual AAFPRS Fellowship. In 1993, Dr. Quatela transformed the Lindsay Mansion, a historical landmark on East Avenue in Rochester N.Y., into a functional medical practice and the Lindsay House Surgery Center where he is currently the Medical Director. He specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. His compassion for others, especially children, is demonstrated by the formation of HUGS (Helping Us Give Smiles) Foundation, Inc. in 2003. HUGS supports Medical Missions for hildren in Ecuador, where a team of surgeons donate their time and resources in correcting deformities such as cleft lips, cleft noses, microtia (severe deformity of the ear), and other abnormalities. Dr. Quatela joined the CURE board in 2003. He resides in Webster, NY with his wife Laura and his three children.

Gene Richardson
Gene Richardson is a Financial Planning Specialist and First Vice President of Wealth Management with The Cornerstone Group at Smith Barney. Gene earned his bachelors degree in Economics from Hobart College and holds an MBA from Rutgers University. Gene joined the CURE board in 2005 and is the head of the Investment Committee. Gene lives in Webster with his wife Sandy, and three daughters Victoria, Katelyn, and Breanne.

Bruce Riker (Treasurer)
Bruce's affiliation with Cure started in the 1980’s after his niece was diagnosed with Acute Monopolistic Leukemia. He has served on the board since 1997, and as treasurer for the last 7 years. Bruce resides in Walworth, New York, with wife Anna Marie one Daughter Erica, a student at Nazareth College. Bruce is a former 37 year employee of Rochester
Gas and Electric having worked in the Treasury Department. Most recently he held the position of Treasury Manger for a local Health Care company. He is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology. Bruce is an active member of the Association for Financial Professionals of Western New York, Inc. and has served as President in 1997. He is an avid tennis player and also enjoys spending time with the family’s horses.

Betty Rockford
In the 1970's, I became involved with a federally funded program sposored by Stron's Pediatric department. At that time, support groups for families of chronically ill children did not exist. I was assigned to the Pediatric Hematology oncology Unit. My role was one of support for familes and children diagnosed with cancer and other blood disorders. My title was Family Counselor, now renamed Parent Advocate. This position became an intricate part of CURE Childhood Cancer
Association, formed thirty years ago by families and hospital staff. As the federal funding expired, I moved on, spending eighteen years as a Monroe county casworker. I remained however, a dedicated CURE board member.

When at age six our grandson was diagnosed with a brain tumor, I came to appreciate even more fully CURE's capabilities. our grandson, now eighteen, is living proof of the true meaning of CURE, a never to be forgotten organization.

Gary Siwicki
Gary is a life-long Rochester resident and a graduate of Aquinas Institute and St. John Fisher College. His career path has included work in law enforcement, with behavioral problem youth; and he is a recent retiree of Monroe County Social Services. He has been active in the Rochester sports community for a number of years, and is presently enjoying work at
Durand Eastman Golf Course during the warm weather months. Gary's affiliation with CURE began in 1998, after the death of his mother from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and he has been active doing development work and chairing the CURE Kids Cancer Classic Golf Tournament since 2003. Gary is active with a local men's integrity group and in various
community organizations; and has a keen interest in his spiritual growth. Gary values his connections with family and friends and has a wonderful daughter and 2 beautiful grandchildren.

Steve Thompson
Steve is a commercial architect with 20 years of project design and management experience. He is currently a senior porject manager/architect with Bergmann Associates. Steve has been a member of the CURE board of Directors since 2005. Steve and his wife Beth were first introduced to CURE when their son Dan was diagnosed with a megeloblastoma (brain tumor) in 1995. After surgery and 56 weeks of chemo and radiation treatments Dan is in full remission. At 15 he is a healthy teenager looking forward to high school. Steve and Beth live in Pittford with Dan and their 2 other children Sarah and David.

Barbara Martorana
Barb is a Licensed Master Social Worker and School Administrator who is currently the Coordinator of Mental Health for Monroe #1 BOCES. Barb and her husband, Jeff, first learned of CURE and benefited from its services when their son was diagnosed with ependymoma (brain tumor) at age 4. The Martorana family (including children Miranda, Jordan, and Diana) live in Greece and is very active in the local music and sports communities.