National RESOLVE Board of Directors

Updated August 2012

Alisyn Camerota, Westport, CT
Alisyn Camerota has been a co-host of FOX & Friends, the #1 cable morning news show, for the past six years.  She anchors the 4-hour live program every Saturday and Sunday and also is regularly seen on the weekday show interviewing newsmakers of every stripe.  Alisyn is involved with several charities for children’s education and hosts  a RESOLVE peer led support group  in New York City. 

Jane Hutchinson Castanias, JD, Oakton, VA
Board Vice-Chair
Jane Hutchinson Castanias was a trial attorney in Dallas, Texas, at the law firms of Johnson & Gibbs and Jones Day. Upon moving to Washington D.C. in 1999, her diagnosis of infertility motivated her to devote her time to RESOLVE and to helping others in their family building journey. During her years volunteering for the Mid-Atlantic Region of RESOLVE, she has served as Regional Advisory Council Chair, Educational Programming Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, and Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Region Family Building Conference. Ms. Castanias continues to volunteer for RESOLVE at the local level by chairing signature events and hosting a monthly “Decision Crossroads” support group, in her effort to continue to connect directly to those facing challenges as they build a family.  She and her husband adopted their two daughters from the Gladney Foundation in Texas, and Ms. Castanias is on the board of the National Capital Area Gladney Family Association as well as active in the adoption community at large.  Ms. Castanias was elected to the RESOLVE Board of Directors in 2011.

Lee Rubin Collins, JD, Wellesley, MA
Board Chair
Lee Rubin Collins was a trial attorney and partner at Ropes & Gray, one of Boston's oldest and largest law firms, having earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College, summa cum laude, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. After experiencing secondary infertility, Ms. Collins decided to devote herself to the cause of infertility awareness and advocacy. In 2002-03, Ms. Collins led RESOLVE’s response to the President’s Council on Bioethics when it proposed to regulate fertility treatments in ways that were not in patients’ best interests. Since then, she has worked with RESOLVE to improve insurance coverage for infertility and to defeat state legislative initiatives such as "personhood" bills that would interfere with IVF and other needed treatments.  She writes and speaks regularly about infertility, including presentations at the annual conference of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts.  Awards:  RESOLVE's national Hope Award for Advocacy, 2010; Patient Advocate Award from Boston IVF, 2008; RESOLVE of the Bay State President's Award, 2002.  Other Boards:  RESOLVE of the Bay State/Massachusetts, 2001-2009; Jones Institute Foundation in Norfolk, VA, 2004-. Professional Societies:  ASRM; New England Fertility Society. Ms. Collins became a member of the National Board in 2002.

Alice D. Domar, PhD, Boston, MA
Alice Domar is the Executive Director of the Domar Center for Complementary Healthcare at Boston IVF. She has spent the majority of her career focusing on the stress/infertility relationship. She founded the first Mind/Body Program for Infertility and has trained hundreds of health care professionals from around the world on how to teach mind/body skills to infertility patients. She has conducted multiple research projects on the psychological impact of stress on infertility and the efficacy of psychological interventions on decreasing distress and improving pregnancy rates. She has written four books, two of which focus on infertility. She is past chair of the mental health professional group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. A graduate of Colby College, she received her MA and PhD in health psychology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Ferkauf School of Professional Psychology. She is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and a senior staff psychologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was elected to the board in 2006.

Frank R. Dunau, Wellesley, MA
Treasurer
Mr. Dunau is a retired financial executive. Recently retired from Adage Capital Management, Mr. Dunau brings extensive financial management and fundraising experience to RESOLVE, and will help the organization focus on development activities. The Harvard University endowment has been among his clients. He and his wife Amy have been long-time supporters of RESOLVE and know first-hand the challenges of infertility.

David Keefe, MD, New York, NY
David Keefe is James M. Ingram, M.D. Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Yale, after a residency in psychiatry at Harvard and University of Chicago, and an NIH-funded Research Fellowship in Reproductive Biology at Northwestern. He obtained his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College. Dr. Keefe is a Diplomat and an Examiner of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a certificate of special expertise in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. A reviewer for several leading medical journals, Dr. Keefe has authored over 100 scientific papers and chapters. His research has won the General Program Prize Paper and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Prize Paper Awards of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a Royton International Infertility Prize, and two Boston Fertility Society Prize Paper Awards, and been funded by NIH, and the Lalor and Kennedy-Dannreuther Foundations. His research led to four patents on how to improve the IVF process. Over the past three years he has served on the Scientific Organizing Committee for the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and is the Scientific Chair of the 2007 Annual Meeting of this Society.  He has served on the Executive Council of Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Chair of its Registry Committee.  He specializes in in vitro fertilization and infertility.

James Knowles, Round Hill, VA
Jim Knowles has spent the last fifteen years working and helping to shape the field of treatment for infertility.  His experience spans pharmaceutical sales, marketing, managed markets, and specialty distribution. Jim has been involved in developing both U.S. and global sales and marketing strategies for the pharmaceutical field that specializes in the treatment of infertility. He is frequently quoted in publications covering specialty pharmacy and infertility.

As a Principal at DesignRx LLC, Jim was instrumental in creating their Managed Cash Program, which is a program to help patients obtain their fertility medications who are not covered by health insurance.  He is currently responsible for business development and manufacturer initiatives within the organization.

In addition to DesignRx, LLC, Jim is a co-founder of Specialty Pharmacy Alliance, a national specialty pharmacy network specializing in providing the highest level of service to the fertility patient.

Previously, Jim held the position of Director of Managed Markets, Specialty Products with Organon Pharmaceuticals Inc.  During his tenure he was awarded 5 national sales manager of the year titles (the most in the history of the company), ICORE’s Director of the year award, and Akzo Nobel’s worldwide Outstanding Employee Award. He has also spent time consulting with pharmaceuticals, pharmacies, and physicians who specialize in providing services to the infertility community.

Jim holds a dual bachelor’s degree from Mansfield University in biology and chemistry. Jim has worked closely with numerous patient advocacy groups and physician practices over the years. Jim lives in Round Hill, VA with his wife Krista and their two boys, Ryan and Harrison.

Risa A. Levine, Esq, New York, NY
Clerk
Risa A. Levine is an attorney practicing in New York in the area of commercial and residential transactional real estate.  While managing her own practice, Ms. Levine has remained active in various communal, philanthropic and political organizations.  Ms Levine was a member of Hillary Clinton’s Finance Committee for her historic presidential bid and serves on the Finance Committees of numerous New York State and Federal candidates.  Ms. Levine served as a member of the NYC Rent Guidelines Board, appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  In additional, she is a member of the National Cabinet of State of Israel Bonds.  After becoming a fertility patient in 2004, Ms. Levine began working to secure federal insurance coverage for infertility treatment and is working closely with RESOLVE for passage of The Family Building Act, which would mandate such coverage.  She served as Chair of RESOLVE’s Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in 2008 and 2009 and chaired RESOLVE’s Congressional Briefing in 2010.  Ms Levine was honored by RESOLVE at the 2010 Night of Hope for her advocacy efforts.  Ms. Levine is a graduate of Brandeis University, where she double majored in English and Sociology and received her law degree from Fordham University School of Law.  She was elected to the RESOLVE Board of Directors in 2011.

Susan B. Slotnick, Short Hills, NJ
Susan Slotnick is Supervising Investigator for the Bureau of Securities, Department of Consumer Affairs for the State of New Jersey. She is responsible for the review and registration of 180,000 registered representatives and 2,500 Broker Dealers annually equating to $14M in revenues. Her department investigates individuals with securities related disciplinary actions to protect the investing public. She has been a member of RESOLVE of New Jersey since 1996, and has held board positions including symposium chairperson, Vice-President and President. Through her financial contacts and organization skills she led the chapter to a new level of efficiently and effectiveness. She revamped chapter processes and created electronic support tools to make each job more efficient. For these efforts Sue and her husband, Irwin, were recipients of both the NJ and National Volunteer-of-the-Year award for 2003. In 2001, through the dedicated efforts of chapter volunteers a bill was signed into law by the New Jersey Governor that requires health insurers to cover treatment for infertility. Sue and her husband are childfree. She was elected to the National Board in 2002. The following year she was elected to the Executive Committee as Clerk in which capacity she served until 2011.

Kim Thornton, MD, Wellesley, MA
Dr. Thornton is Clinical Director of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis at Boston IVF. Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, she received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland OH. She completed her residency in Obstetrics/Gynecology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI and her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale School of Medicine in Norwalk, CT. Prior to joining Boston IVF in 1998, Dr. Thornton was an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT.

Dr. Thornton is the Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of OB-GYN at Harvard Medical School. She is on staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Metrowest Medical Center and Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton.

Dr. Thornton is actively involved in American Society of Reproductive Medicine and has served on numerous committees within the society. She is also an active member of the New England Fertility Society and the Obstetrical Society of Boston. She has written numerous chapters, articles and abstracts. She is a reviewer for “Fertility and Sterility” and “Obstetrics and Gynecology” and is a co-investigator in the NIH funded trials of “Conventional Infertility Therapy versus FAST Track to IVF” and “Optimal Infertility Therapy RCT: Women 40 and Older."

In her spare time Dr. Thornton enjoys cooking, fine dining, traveling and reading.