CUREchief - Board Members

Sandy Centorino – President/CEO

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Sandra is married to Anthony Centorino and is the proud mother of two daughters Steph and Allie who are 16 and 12 years old. The Centorino family resides in Cheshire Connecticut.

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Sandra studied marketing and management at Mass Bay Community College.
Sandra worked in the wholesale clothing industry for several years, and eventually operated her own business at the Bayside Merchandise Mart in Boston. Sandra decided to become a stay at home mom for several years to raise her daughters.
While raising her daughters Steph and Allie, Sandra was employed part time as an instructor/leader for Weight Watchers International for 10 years motivating and inspiring her members.
In November 2000 Sandra and her daughters founded the CUREchief Foundation Inc. a world wide non-profit organization based in Cheshire Connecticut. Sandra currently works full time as a volunteer executive director for the foundation. | Read More ...

Joe Martorelli - Treasurer

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Joe Martorelli is a senior partner at the accounting firm of Orange & Martorelli, located in Milford Ct. Joe co-founded the firm in 1992 after spending 8 years at Saab Scania of America where he served various capacities including Director of Finance and Administration. Orange and Martorelli provides accounting, tax and business consulting services for over 200 small to medium sized businesses. Joe is a frequent lecturer and is recognized in United States bankruptcy court as an Expert Witness in litigation support matters.

Trish Hesslein - Clerk

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Board Member - The CUREchief Foundation (dates: 2003-present) Director of Community Relations Oak Hill (largest private provider of services for people with disabilities in Connecticut) She is responsible for all marketing, public relations, event planning, community outreach, speaking and volunteer opportunities.

Responsibilities also include fundraising, major gifts, and grant writing. Past experience includes 7 years in social services with developmentally disabled children and adults, 14 years experience in marketing, public relations and advertising, 4 years experience in marketing consulting and business ownership. Trish designs hand-painted furniture and home accessories. Trish also volunteers with The Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation with fundraising and event planning and serves on Leadership Greater Hartford Marketing and Communications Committee. Trish received BA's in Psychology and Social Work and an MBA with a Marketing concentration. She resides in West

Hartford with her husband, two children and two dogs.

Patti DiBona - Ex-officio

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Patti DiBona, a nine-year survivor of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, is pleased to be the inspiration for Sandy Centorino's Curechief Foundation and proud of her lifelong friend Sandy. "Sandy has always had a big heart, big ideas and boundless energy," says Patti. "The Curechief Foundation is proof that this combination brings remarkable results!"

Anthony Gargano - Member

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Serving State Farm Customers since 1978
Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter
Milford Annual Trek Against Skin Cancer Member
Milford Chamber of Commerce
Milford Knights of Columbus
Autism Society of America Member since 1985
Board Member- Curechief Foundation
New York M.V.A.I.C., Former Board Member
Hamden Fish and Game Protective Association
Elector- by Town of Cheshire Registrar of Voters

Amanda Garbatini - Member

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In April of 1998 when Amanda was 11 years old, she woke up with a bump on her left calf, which was eventually diagnosed as a malignant tumor called rhabdomyosarcoma. So instead of softball practice, sleepovers and heading off to middle school, she faced a year of intense chemotherapy, numerous surgeries, and weeks of radiation therapy. She struggled through all of the indignities of cancer treatments; the violent bouts of nausea, severe joint pain, terrible mouth sores, complete hair loss and numbing fatigue. Eight months after finishing chemotherapy she had a relapse that required further surgery to remove a significant portion of her calf muscle. She was left with a gaping wound that, because of prior intensive radiation to the area, just wouldn't heal. Daily wound cleansings and dressing changes become a way of life. Infections were frequent, so she often wore a portable intravenous pump that would infuse antibiotics into her arm. She spent much of the next 6 months on crutches. | Read More ...

Anthony Centorino - Member

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Tony is responsible for leading the GE Energy Services Account Team to achieve over $22MM of annual Power Generation Product and Service sales to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in Northern New Jersey. Key products and services include turbine/generator parts and field/shop services to support IPP customers’ upgrade and maintenance requirements. Key customers include Linden Cogeneration (over $15MM annually) and PSEG Fossil (over $6MM annually). | Read More ...

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