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Our Team / Leadership Profiles
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 The Rev. Dr. Walter J. Smith, S.J. has served as President and CEO of HealthCare Chaplaincy since September 1993, after serving as its executive vice president since July 1991. Father Smith joined The Chaplaincy’s senior management team after a distinguished academic career, which included university and professional school teaching and administration. As a clinician, Father Smith specialized in end-of-life care and has published numerous articles and two books in this field. He serves as a trustee of several national non-profit health care and advocacy organizations and institutions of higher learning.
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 Jeanne Lee, Executive Vice President and COO – Prior to her arrival at The Chaplaincy, Jeanne served for 11 years as the CEO of the Franciscan Health System of New York, now part of the Bon Secours Health System. Throughout her career, Ms. Lee held executive leadership positions in several other New York healthcare institutions, including the Chinatown Health Clinic, Metropolitan Hospital Center, and the Frances Schervier Home & Hospital. She has also served as member and chair of the New York State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
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 Claire Haaga Altman, Senior Vice President, has been leading entrepreneurial projects in the non profit sector for over 30 years. Claire developed the paratransit system for persons with disabilities +nyc (now access a ride), a construction company employing ex-offenders, and a housing development company that developed over $250 million of affordable housing. Claire served on the HealthCare Chaplaincy board before joining the staff in the fall of 2008 to lead the development of HealthCare Chaplaincy's new headquarters and innovative assisted living residence.
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 The Rev. George Handzo, Vice President, Pastoral Care Leadership and Practice, has been a part of HealthCare Chaplaincy for over three decades, first as a chaplain at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and later as an esteemed member of The Chaplaincy’s management team. Rev. Handzo currently heads HealthCare Chaplaincy's entire clinical program and its Consulting Service, which offers a full range of options to help medical institutions across the country build or expand an existing multifaith pastoral care department. He is a board certified chaplain and a certified six sigma black belt.
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 Nicholas L. Grimaldi, Vice President, Advancement, brings to The Chaplaincy nearly 20 years of fundraising experience. He was previously director of development for several prominent New York City organizations: The Legal Aid Society; Fountain House, Inc.; Hartley House, Inc., and The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance, Inc.
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 Kenneth C. Thompson, MBA, CPA has joined HealthCare Chaplaincy as chief financial officer. For the past decade, Ken has worked in the not-for-profit sector in the fields of finance and accounting. Most recently he served as vice president, finance and administration at the United Nations Association of the USA. Previously he was assistant director, administration and finance, at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, and the deputy controller of the New School University. Ken began his career in the public accounting sector.
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 Edward Haran, Director, Human Resources has held senior positions in human resources at SUNY Stony Brook, Queensborough Community College, Southampton Hospital and Eastern Long Island Hospital. He joined HealthCare Chaplaincy in February 2005.
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 Jim Siegel, Director of Marketing & Communications, has more than 30 years of experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors. Previously he was program director for the online Parents Resource Center at the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and senior vice president at Young & Rubicam. Jim has served on the boards of the substance abuse treatment and prevention organization Veritas, and Marketing Executives Networking Group, and has been an active volunteer as a congregant at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
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