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GDS is fortunate to have a talented staff with extensive experience both running and working in programs related to foster care, camps and therapeutic intervention. The director of GDS, Dr. Gary Altheim is a licensed clinical psychologist.

Staff

Gary Altheim, Psy. D.
Executive Director / Founder

Greg Fuchs, MFA
Associate Executive Director

Davon Russell, M.A.
Development Associate

Percio Bernal, MSW
Program Director

Yelitza Reyes, BA
Case Manager

Diandra Trautenberg
Mental Health Counseling Extern

To contact a GDS staff member by e-mail please click his or her name as listed above.



GDS' multi-disciplinary Board of Directors has helped lead the path to GDS' success.

Board of Directors

Jeffrey A. Altman, Chairman
Fredric Finkelstein
David Salsberg, Psy.D.


The Advisory Board continues to provide invaluable support and services to GDS.

Advisory Board

THE ALTHEIM FAMILY
PAUL ANGERAME
THE BRECKER FAMILY
CARSON DALY
BOBBY FRANK
PAUL GALIANO
JASON HALL
THE HAMBURGER FAMILY
THE HIRSCH FAMILY
RICH ISAACSON

LANNIE LIPSON
COLLEEN MACEDONIA
MICHELLE ORT
RUSTY G. PAPARO
STEVE RIFKIND
JONATHAN RIFKIND
STUART SEROTA, Esq.
JOSEPH SNOW
ANDREW STERN, Esq.
DEE UNTERBACH, DSW

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To inquire about donations please contact Greg Fuchs, Associate Executive Director, at 212-740-7040 x. 105.
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To learn more about our volunteer opportunities, please email volunteer@excelgds.org
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"Camp Excel has had a tremendous impact on my life. In the three years I have come to this camp, I have learned more about myself than I ever did at any other time. Camp Excel has changed my life and turned me into a man…And I thank you, from the bottom of my heart.!"
--A GDS Teen
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