About

Don brings 39 years of diverse experience working in the financial services industry. He has held various positions in investment banking, capital markets and asset management at firms that include Smith Barney, Nomura, Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette and Credit Suisse. Don’s wife, Leslyn, has been a long-time volunteer at Camp Amerikids. Don holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from New York University.

Dr. Hadley Brighton began volunteering at Camp AmeriKids in 2010 and worked as a camp counselor and then a group leader for many years. She graduated from Holy Cross and then went to medical school at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. She’s currently completing her pediatric residency at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell in Manhattan and will be starting a fellowship in pediatric hospitalist medicine at New York Presbyterian after residency. She also serves on the AmeriCares young professional council.

Brady is an Executive Director on the Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund Sales desk at J.P. Morgan. She joined J.P. Morgan in 2016 and prior to that, Brady worked for Deutsche Bank in FX Sales for 8 years, both in the New York and London offices. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University, where she graduated Cum Laude in 2008. She loves skiing, golf, wine, and traveling the world. Brady currently lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children.

Chris is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Spark Digital, an experienced group of product and business strategists, designers and developers. Spark Digital specializes in building software products to distribute, monetize and analyze digital content in all forms. Prior to Spark Digital, Chris was the CEO & Co-Founder of Panvidea, a venture-backed company that was sold to T3Media. He also previously worked at Yahoo! and Sony Music Entertainment. Chris is also a TechStars Cloud mentor and the organizer of the NYVC Tech community. Chris was introduced to our community through his wife Abby, a long-time Camp AmeriKids volunteer.

After receiving his medical degree in India, Dr. Chamdawala immigrated to the US and completed his pediatric residency training at Kings County / SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He then earned his Master’s in Public Health from the Mailman School of Public Health and went on to complete his fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine from Jacobi Medical Center, where he currently works as an attending physician and Assistant Professor at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.

Since 2007, Dr. Chamdawala has been working within the New York City public hospital system that plays a critical role in providing healthcare to the city’s most vulnerable population. He brings his training and work experience, as well as his passion for pediatric emergency medicine, public health, and research to The ELM Project.

Dr. Chamdawala currently serves as Medical Director of The ELM Project. Known to the kids as “Dr. H”, he has been volunteering with Camp AmeriKids since 2016.

Tyshawn (Ty) Constantine has been involved with the ELM Project since the year 2000. Transitioning through the full program starting as a young camper, to a LIT and now a volunteer. He embodies the mission and vision of the ELM Project and considers camp a home away from home. Professionally Ty has held various positions in client management, pharmaceutical advertising, and healthcare advocacy for those with rare bleeding disorders. He is currently the Associate Director of the Hemophilia Association of NY and an active trustee with the Hemophilia Federation of America. He holds a BS of Marketing/Technology from Long Island University and is currently earning his MBA at Syracuse University.

Justine has been an active volunteer at Camp AmeriKids since 1999 and it was the Camp programming that sparked her professional focus on public health. She is currently the Senior Advisor for Vaccines for Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, supporting the equitable rollout of COVID-19 vaccines globally and in the US. Prior to this, she served as the Immunization Technical Advisor & Team Lead at the International Rescue Committee. Justine has worked for international health organizations for more than 16 years, including World Vision, the CORE Group, the American Refugee Committee as well as the World Health Organization. Her work has spanned posts in Darfur, Northern Uganda, Cameroon, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Ethiopia, and Haiti. She holds a Master’s in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a master’s certificate from Georgetown University in Refugee Studies & Humanitarian Affairs.

Gaby started as a camp volunteer in 2004, working first as a cabin counselor, then as group leader. After spending 5 years in the advertising industry in New York City, Gaby stepped into the role of Camp AmeriKids director in 2006 and served as Executive Director from 2006 until 2015. She has extensive summer camp and management experience, having spent many summers as an administrator at Camp Regis in the Adirondacks. 

Since 2017 Gaby has sung with the Resistance Revival Chorus, a collective of over 70 women and non-binary artists and activists based in NYC. She recently started her own small jewelry business, Gaby Moss Designs, featuring her own locally handcrafted collection. She holds a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Wesleyan University.