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Michael Allard
Chief Operating Officer
Michael D. Allard is the Chief Operating Officer for Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program. As one of the founding members of the organization, Michael's expertise, vision, and drive has helped Home Base grow from a small regional outpatient clinic to a National Center of Excellence dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war through world-class clinical care, wellness, education, and research. Michael's enduring gratitude for the sacrifices made by our nation's service members – including those of his family, past and present – will always be the spirit behind his work.
Through partnership development with corporations and nonprofits, Michael has positioned Home Base to be an international leader in military mental health care, establishing notable distinctions and partnerships with Wounded Warrior Project's Warrior Care Network and President George W. Bush's Warrior Wellness Alliance. In 2017, Home Base was named the U.S. charitable partner to The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry's Heads Together Campaign.
The son of a minister and a nurse, Michael's commitment to helping underserved populations was instilled in him at a young age. His work has impacted thousands of veterans and families, and homeless and patient communities achieve a better, healthy and productive life. Before joining Home Base, Michael served as Senior Director of Development for Massachusetts General Hospital, Chief of Staff for Partners HealthCare Development, Chief of Operations and Government Liaison for the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA), legislative aide to State Senator David Magnani and reengineering coordinator for Prudential Insurance.
Michael graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He resides in Newburyport, Massachusetts with his wife and four children.
Allyson Blackburn
Clinical Research Coordinator
Allyson Blackburn graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University in 2017 with a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. Prior to working at Home Base she worked as a Research Assistant at MGH Community Psychiatry Program for Research in Implementation and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Therapies (PRIDE) under Dr. Luana Marques. Allyson completed a senior honors thesis on the specific barriers to care faced by Latinos seeking treatment PTSD. After her two years at Home Base, Allyson hopes to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Heidi Boland
Research Coordinator
Heidi Boland graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 2016 with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in Neuroscience. As an undergraduate, she traveled to Costa Rica to complete an Independent Research Project on the fecal contamination of well water. Post graduating, Heidi has worked in the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Department at MGH working on Adult and Pediatric ADHD clinical research studies for the past two years, where she still works part-time. After her time at Home Base, Heidi hopes to pursue a medical degree focusing on geriatric psychiatry or neurology.
Cheryl Brathwaite
Executive Assistant
Cheryl has been with Home Base for over three years as the Executive Staff Assistant to Naomi Simon, Paula Rauch and Grant Iverson. She is also the School Liaison for Home Base's Staying Strong initiative. Cheryl did not have to move far from her last job after working at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Proton Therapy Center as a Clinical Assistant. Cheryl has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Lesley College.
Laura Brathwaite
Patient Services Coordinator
Valerie Brathwaite, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker
Valerie Brathwaite, MSW, LICSW holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from Boston College. She has years of experience in the child welfare system helping young people find permanency through adoption or kinship care. Prior to joining the Home Base Team in April 2015, she served as the school social worker at a college in Boston.
Lauren Brenner
Post Doc Fellow
Dr. Lauren Brenner is a clinical and research postdoctoral fellow at Home Base. Dr. Brenner completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and received her MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She has completed graduate-level training with Veteran populations in the Chicagoland and Boston area. She completed her doctoral internship specializing in Dual Diagnosis presentations (PTSD-SUD) at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She additionally completed training in the General Mental Health Clinic and Urgent Care Clinic.
Dr. Brenner has received training in evidence-based treatments for PTSD, as well as co-occurring substance use, mood, and anxiety disorders, including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, and Seeking Safety. She has extensive training and experience in provision of evidence-based assessment, group, and individual treatment with Veteran populations. Dr. Brenner has conducted research in the field of intimate partner violence. She has additional research interests in dissemination and implementation of empirically supported treatments and assessment of treatment effectiveness, and has worked on a national study aimed at assisting Veterans in gaining employment.
Steve Brown
Mental Skills Coach
Natalie Butler
Practice Manager
Natalie has been working at Home Base since 2014. She graduated from Mount Holyoke in 2007, and started her career at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008. She received her Master of Public Health degree from Boston University School of Public Health in 2013, concentrating on Maternal and Children Health. Natalie is also the daughter of a Veteran.
Ryan Casavant
Veteran Outreach Coordinator
Ryan Casavant served in the Marines from 2002 to 2006 with 1st Battalion 6th Marines Weapons company. He served 2 combat tours: one in Afghanistan in '04 and Iraq in '05. Ryan was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. Since leaving the Marines, he returned to college while working at South Shore Hospital and graduated with a degree in Psychology & Sociology from UMass Boston in 2013. After graduating, he worked at Wounded Warrior Project as a Project Odyssey© Coordinator.
Meg Carleton
Art Therapist
Carolyn Casey
Development Associate
Carolyn provides administrative and project support to the Run to Home Base, Mission: Gratitude, Major Gifts and other Home Base programs. Before joining Home Base, Carolyn served as a Development Assistant for Community Rowing Inc. in Brighton, MA, where she worked directly with the Associate Director of Annual Giving and the Executive Director to manage and optimize the gift tracking process. She was involved in every step of the giving process from the development of strategic campaigns and lead generation to donor relations. She also created promotional materials and managed fundraising events. Carolyn received her Bachelor of Science degree in Information Design and Corporate Communication in 2017 from Bentley University in Waltham, MA.
Philip Cefalo, M.D.
Associate Director of Warrior Health & Fitness
Meredith Charney, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Meredith Charney is a clinical psychologist at the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. She is an Assistant in Psychology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Charney's clinical interests include the use of empirically supported treatments for various anxiety disorders including PTSD. She has extensive experience providing cognitive-behavioral therapy including Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy to patients with PTSD. Her research has focused on the impact of traumatic exposure on psychological and psychosocial functioning in various patient populations including refugees and Veterans.
Dr. Charney is a member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and of the American Psychological Association. She received her PhD from Boston University and completed her doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Louis Chow, PhD
Director of Education
Louis Chow, PhD is the Director of Education at Home Base, and oversees the Training Institute. The Training Institute provides online and in person education to mental health professionals, first responders, military connected family members, and health professionals that work with service members and their families.
Dr. Chow is also a clinical psychologist and provides evidence based treatments for Service Members with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other invisible wounds of war. He is trained in several evidence based treatments, including Prolonged Exposure for PTSD and is a certified trainer and consultant for Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. Prior to joining Home Base, Dr. Chow was a PTSD Post-Doctoral Fellow at the VA Boston where he worked at the PTSD clinic and was a member of the Women's Stress Disorder Treatment Team. He was educated at Georgia State University where he obtained both his Masters and PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Erika Clark, PhD
Erika is a clinical psychologist with focus in neuropsychology. Erika completed undergraduate studies at Connecticut College before receiving a M.A. degree from Boston College and a Ph.D. from Suffolk University. She completed her doctoral internship in clinical psychology and her postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital. During fellowship, she focused on cognitive rehabilitation methods in veterans with a history of TBI and co-occurring PTSD.
Joan Clowes, LICSW
Clowes began her career as an Adjustment Counselor in public schools where she managed a large caseload of students with multiple & chronic issues, and supported student success by collaborating with school staff, outside referrals, and parents. Her most rewarding position allowed her to develop and run a social-emotional classroom to meet the needs of high school-aged special education students so they could remain in the public school setting.
Clowes has also previously worked for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families as the Indian Child Welfare Act Coordinator. She finds that her position at Home Base encompasses her passion for working with a diverse group of people directly and providing guidance and support to both service members and their families.
Shiri Cohen, PhD
Director, Couples Services
Shiri Cohen PhD is a staff psychologist at Home Base, focusing on working with couples and families. Dr. Cohen is also an instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cohen completed her undergraduate work with honors in Biobehavioral Health at the Pennsylvania State University Scholars Program. She received her Master's Degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Cohen participated in the Clinical Research Training Program Fellowship at the Judge Baker Children's Center and Harvard Medical School. Additionally, Dr. Cohen was a Clinical Fellow in the Couples & Family Training Program at the Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Cohen's research has focused on relationship processes; the intersection of couple's and individual health, and couple-based treatment of individual illness such as depression, and her treatment work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. She has experience treating couples and families with evidence-based approaches such as cognitive-behavioral and emotion-focused therapies.
Dr. Cohen has extensive experience as a therapist and as clinical supervisor. Most recently she has worked as a Clinical Instructor & Supervisor within the Family and Couples Therapy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and as a member of Couples & Family Consultation Team also at Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry.
Monica Collins
Associate Director of Development
For over 25 years, Monica has worked with non-profit organizations to develop strategic philanthropic programs and campaigns, and works with donors to help them design meaningful and satisfying gifts to support their chosen missions. Prior to serving Home Base and its supporters, Monica served as Vice President for Development at National Wildlife Federation and Senior Director of Individual and Planned Giving at Simmons College. Monica holds a BA from Allegheny College.
Tara Cullen
Administrative Assistant
Bill Davidson
Director of Peer Outreach and Support
Phone: 617-643-8548
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Bill Davidson is Home Base's Director of Veteran Outreach. Davidson is a Sergeant Major serving with the Massachusetts Army National Guard as their Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA). Prior to joining Home Base, SGM Davidson was the Director of the Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program for the MAARNG. He deployed to Afghanistan/Pakistan/and Uzbekistan in 2002-2003 as the First Sergeant of a Military Police (MP) Unit. In 2011-2012 SGM Davidson deployed to Kabul Afghanistan, where he was the Task Force Command Sergeant Major and the SEA for a multi-national security force of 3,000 personnel, providing security and support for 11 U.S. installations, and 10,000 coalition members conducting counterinsurgency operations, humanitarian assistance and area support missions. His numerous awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Commendation Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. SGM Davidson was also awarded the Marechausse Medal (Silver) from the MP Regiment. He is a retired Manchester-by-the Sea, MA Police officer, with over 25 years of loyal and dedicated service to the community. SGM Davidson holds a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and Public Administration from Western New England College and a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Curry College.
Kevin Dillon
Veteran Outreach Team Leader, Intensive Clinical Program
Kevin was born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. After graduating from Brookline High School's Culinary Arts Program in 1994, he worked in several Boston restaurants until deciding to enlist in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman in 1998. He initially served in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the Naval Ambulatory Care Center as a General Duty Corpsman and later an EMT in the emergency department of the U.S. Naval Hospital Rota in Spain. In September 2004, he deployed with the 1st Marine Division in support of OIF until March of 2005, serving as a platoon corpsman for the 2nd Battalion 11th Marines. After the Navy, he enrolled in the Veteran's Upward Bound program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston where he also received his BA in psychology in 2009. Prior to joining Home Base, Kevin worked as an Emergency Service Assistant in Brigham and Women's Hospital Emergency Department.
Joyce Donadio
Volunteer Coordinator
Joyce Donadio joined Home Base in December 2016 as a Volunteer Coordinator. Joyce serves as the main contact for key supporters of Home Base and works closely with the Outreach and Development teams to manage and build the Home Base volunteer program. Prior to joining Home Base, Joyce enjoyed a successful career in financial services, most recently as Senior Relationship Manager at State Street Global Advisors.
Meredith Dolan
Finance Manager
Meredith joined Home Base in January 2016 as a Senior Financial Analyst. Her responsibilities include managing and coordinating Home Base's financial and budget processes in addition to developing and managing a new financial reporting system for the program. Prior to coming to Home Base, Meredith worked as a Budget Manager for Partners Healthcare. She graduated from Hofstra University with a BBA degree.
Joanne Draper
Exercise Instructor
Joanne is a yoga instructor for Home Base. She has worked with various military support organizations and has taught yoga and nutrition workshops to veterans and their families for the past several years. Joanne is honored to be part of the Home Base Program in which her passion for wellness and supporting the military come together.
Tim Dube
Tim graduated from Northeastern University in 2011 where he earned a B.S. in Economics and completed the ROTC Program, commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. After also graduating from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) School in September of 2012, he moved to Fort Drum, New York. Tim deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel, served as a Master Resilience Trainer and played on the Fort Drum Ice Hockey team, raising funds for various Veteran support organizations. After leaving the military in 2016, Tim moved back to Boston to reconnect with friends and family.
Kat Dunford, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Kat Dunford, MSW, LCSW completed her Bachelor of Science at Lesley University in Counseling with a specialization in Art Therapy and her Master's Degree in Social Work from Boston College with a certificate in clinical work with Veterans and Military Families. Kat previously worked as a case manager in a homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing program for Veteran families, where she assisted families in obtaining permanent housing. She also worked as a graduate social work intern in long-term care and oncology support services, providing individual and family counseling in the context of new diagnosis, treatment, co-occurring psychiatric and cognitive diagnoses, bereavement, and survivorship. At Home Base, Kat will support Veterans and their families as a clinical social worker in the Outpatient Clinic
Stephen Durant, EdD
Dr. Stephen Durant is a Staff Psychologist with the Marjorie E. Korff, PACT (Parenting At a Challenging Time) Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of the Family Team at Home Base. He is a nationally known performance psychologist affiliated with the MGH medical teams that work with the Boston Bruins (NHL), the Boston Red Sox (MLB), and the New England Revolution (MLS).
Dr. Durant holds degrees from both the College of Holy Cross and Harvard University. He is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Psychology Program, a former member of the Board of Directors for the Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club in Dorchester, MA, and has acted as a Psychological Consultant for both the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Massachusetts Alliance for Promoting Sportsmanship.
Dr. Durant is the father of four competitive athletes and co-authored the book, Whose Game is it Anyway? A Guide to Helping Your Child Get the Most from Sports.
Joshua Egan
Josh deployed with the MA National Guard to Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2010, earning a degree in Political Science and paralegal certification between wars. Previously worked in non-profit for low income elders in Lynn, MA. Josh also works full time as a Boston Firefighter.
Cassandra Falone
Associate Director of Communications
As the Associate Director of Communications, Cassandra Falone drives internal and external communications initiatives and proactive media relations activities to drive awareness of the expertise, clinical research and inspiring stories of Home Base. With storytelling at the forefront of her work, Cassandra works closely with staff to develop content for the website, social media, e-communications, advertising and video. She also supports the planning, marketing, and execution of Home Base's signature fundraising events. While not a veteran herself, she has a deep respect for our military personnel and fully supports all of her family and friends who have served along with those still serving.
Throughout her experience, Cassandra has held a wide range of positions in the communications industry. Her career began at Boston's NBC affiliate news station: WHDH-TV, where she served as a news writer. She then went on to work as a media relations officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, covering several clinical beats. Most recently, Cassandra worked at American Well, a telehealth software, and healthcare services company, as their consumer content and social media manager.
Cassandra graduated from Boston University, with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and a secondary degree in Spanish.
Julianna Fay, LICSW
Juliana graduated with honors from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies, and received her Master's Degree in Social Work from Simmons College. Juliana worked in community-based mental health providing intensive home-based family and individual therapy for children and adolescents struggling with a variety of mental health issues, including PTSD and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Juliana has also worked at VA Boston providing individual, group, and family therapy for Veterans living with Schizophrenia, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depression. At Home Base, Juliana enjoys the honor and privilege of supporting Veterans and their families at the Outpatient Clinic.
Leslie Feinberg
Government Relations and Special Projects
Leslie collaborates with Home Base leadership to create and implement the strategic direction of government affairs at Home Base. Leslie is the point person for developing and maintaining relationships with government agencies, elected officials and first responders. Leslie is also responsible for the planning and implementation for numerous on-going and one-time projects across a variety of business units, including: government affairs, network development, strategic communications, and education.
Prior to coming to Home Base, Leslie was a Policy Advisor for former U.S. Senator John Kerry. Before that, Leslie was a Senior Associate for the Dewey Square Group (DSG), a Boston based public affairs firm. Leslie currently serves on the Steering Committee of the New Frontier Network at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Leslie graduated cum laude from Georgetown University and received a Master's in Public Administration (MPA) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Jaime Fernandez, CSCS
Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Southwest Florida Warrior Health and Fitness Program
Jaime joins Home Base as a Southwest Florida Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Prior to Home Base, Jaime was based out of Camp Pendleton, CA as Fire Team Leader and Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Marine Corps from 2001-2005, deploying to Iraq three times. He obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2013. While at FGCU, Jaime attained a highly coveted strength and conditioning internship with the Boston Red Sox spring training camp in Fort Myers, FL. Upon graduation Jaime was brought on full-time as a strength and conditioning specialist for the Boston Red Sox minor league system, with the Greenville Drive the "Low A" affiliate of the Red Sox in Greenville, SC. Most recently, Jaime worked as a strength and conditioning specialist at Boras Sports Training Institute in Miami, FL working with professional athletes across all MLB teams.
Amy Fitzpatrick, MBA, MSW
Senior Administrative and Finance Director
Amy O'C. Fitzpatrick currently serves as the Senior Administrative and Finance Director for Home Base . In this role, she reports directly to Michael Allard, Chief Operating Officer, and works closely with the leadership team. Amy is responsible for managing the day-to-day administration across the program including: the supervision of the clinical Administrative Manager, practice management and program support staff; implementation of new initiatives; management of Human Resources, recruitment and hiring practices; program reporting; budget oversight; oversight for space allocation construction and other special projects.
Jacque Francona
Family Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 617-643-7440
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Jacque Francona has been involved with the Home Base Program since its inception in 2009 and joined the staff as a member of the Family Outreach Team in August 2012.
Francona is a Military-connected mother of four—one son and three daughters. Her oldest daughter is the proud and ever-concerned sister of three Military siblings. Jacque's son served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 with 3rd Battalion/4th Marines. Her son-in-law is a Captain in U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. He deployed to Iraq in 2008 and Afghanistan in 2011-2012 with 1st Battalion/6th Marines. Jacque's youngest daughter is a Youngster at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
Jacque has been an integral part of the Family Outreach team and has facilitated key partnerships with MA nursing students, Blue Star Mothers, school educators, the MA National Guard Family Program and MA Operation Military Kids.
Jacque received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Arizona 1982 and practiced in the medical surgical and home health fields before devoting herself full time to raising her family. She serves on the women's leadership committee for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and is a board member for Kid's Clothes Club.
General (Ret) Frederick M. Franks, Jr., U.S. Army
Honorary Director, Southwest Florida Warrior Health and Fitness Program
General Fred Franks was born in West Lawn, PA, and graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point.
Since active Army retirement 1 December 1994, General Franks has continued work in public service. He holds the Class of 1966 Chair in the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic at the United States Military Academy at West Point, teaching Battle Command. He serves voluntarily as Chairman of the Board of VII Corps Desert Storm Veterans Association and as President of the Limb Loss Panel of the Defense Health Board. Earlier in 2009 he completed work leading a task force recommending ways for the Army and Nation to better fulfill our duty to Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members for the Army Chief of Staff. In September 2001 President George W. Bush appointed him to the American Battle Monuments Commission. He became the ninth Chairman of ABMC in January 2005 and served in that capacity until January 2009. He has been a senior mentor in the U.S. Army's Strategic Leader Course, Battle Command Training Program, and the Joint Force Land Component Commander Course. General Franks also speaks publicly on leadership and public service, using the theme, 'to lead is also to serve'. He collaborated with Tom Clancy on a book, Into the Storm: A Study in Command, first published in 1997 with two additional chapters added and the latest edition published 2007. General Franks also serves on a corporate Board of Directors.
During his active Army service, General Franks commanded Armored Cavalry units at platoon, troop, squadron, and regimental levels in the 11th and 3d Armored Cavalry Regiments in periods from early 1960 to 1984. General Franks served in combat in Vietnam as S-3, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment August 1969 until being medically evacuated to Valley Forge General Hospital in May 1970 after being wounded in action in Cambodia. After having his leg amputated below the knee and rehabilitation at Valley Forge General Hospital, he was permitted to remain on active duty and returned to active service in early 1972. Later, in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, then Lieutenant General Franks commanded the 146,000 US and British forces of VII Corps that attacked over 250 kilometers in 89 hours and as part of the Coalition liberated Kuwait in February 1991. He concluded his active service as Commanding General Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) from 1991-1994, responsible for the U. S. Army's school system and for formulating concepts and requirements for future land warfare.
General Franks holds two Master Degrees from Columbia University in New York City, an honorary Master of Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Albright College in Reading, PA. He successfully completed U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger training, as well as military service schools to include the National War College. He received four awards for valor, two Purple Hearts, numerous military awards for service, and individual decorations and awards from foreign governments, his native Pennsylvania, and the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation in Kansas City. He was elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame and named a Distinguished Alumni by his hometown Wilson High School, and elected in 2004 to the Berks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. In May 2000 the Association of Graduates named him a Distinguished Graduate of West Point. In May 2008 he was inducted into the Ft. Leavenworth Hall of Fame.
Greg Fricchione, MD
Senior Medical Advisor
Gregory Fricchione MD has been on faculty at Harvard Medical School (HMS) since 1993. Since July 2002 he has been Associate Chief of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Fricchione received his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine in 1978. He is board certified in psychiatry and has added qualifications in psychosomatic medicine and geriatric psychiatry. He has taught in the medical schools at New York University, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, the University of Auckland in New Zealand and at Emory University as well as at Harvard Medical School where he is Professor of Psychiatry.
Dr Fricchione is Director of the Division of Psychiatry and Medicine at MGH and of the MGH Psychosmatic Medicine Fellowship Program and of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Behavioral Mental Health Service and supervises a large staff of attending and trainee psychiatrists taking care of the psychiatric problems of medically and surgically ill patients. He is also Director of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH where clinical, animal and neuroimaging research into the effects of stress and resiliency take place.
Behavioral Health Facility Dog
Born September 11, 2015, Gatsby (AKA Private Gatsby) joined the Home Base team as a Behavioral Health Facility Dog in November 2017 after undergoing months of training with Canine Companions for Independence. The Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab mix primarily works with the ICP (Intensive Clinical Program). He has active role interacting with the Veterans and Family Members who come through this two-week program. He also attends Home Base Outreach events. Keep up with Gatsby on Social Media by following #GreetGatsby. You can learn more about Gatsby by visiting homebase.org/greetgatsby.
Elizabeth Goetter, PhD
Co-Director, Outpatient Clinic
Dr. Elizabeth Goetter is a clinical psychologist in the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and Home Base. Dr. Goetter received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Drexel University and completed her doctoral internship at the University of California, San Diego and San Diego VA Healthcare System.
Dr. Goetter has been trained in a variety of evidence-based assessment methods and cognitive behavioral therapies for PTSD, including Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy. She is also experienced in the treatment of other anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr. Goetter's clinical and research interests include the efficacy, dissemination, and utilization of empirically supported treatments for anxiety and traumatic stress disorders. Dr. Goetter is a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).
Rachel Gray, MSW, LCSW, RYT-500
Rachel Gray, MSW, LCSW, RYT-500 has been part of the Southwest Florida Warrior Health and Fitness Program since 2014, where she developed and taught the Peaceful Warrior Yoga Program for Home Base Veterans and their spouses in Fort Myers, Florida. Starting in 2018, Rachel will facilitate the Resilient Warrior program for participating Veterans.
Rachel graduated from Florida State University with a BA in English (2003), Florida Gulf Coast University with an MA in clinical social work (2015), and holds a 500-hour advanced certification in the science, philosophy and instruction of yoga (2010) with a Jivamukti Yoga lineage. She also has been certified as a yoga therapist by the Veterans Yoga Project (2012), a program designed to develop mindfulness and resiliency skills.
Additionally, Rachel is employed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. She previously served the homeless Veteran population at the Bay Pines VA in Cape Coral, Florida, and is currently providing treatment in the PTSD program at the Gulf Coast VA in Biloxi, Mississippi.
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Brigadier General (ret.) Jack Hammond
Executive Director
During his distinguished 30-year military career in the U.S. Army, General Hammond commanded troops from the platoon to brigade level during peace and war, becoming the first Massachusetts officer to achieve the rank of general officer in a combat theater since World War II. General Hammond had multiple combat commands in both Iraq and Afghanistan to include serving as; Commanding General for U.S. Forces in Kabul Province, and multiple Battalion Commands in Iraq.
General Hammond has served as the Executive Director of the Home Base Program since his retirement from the U.S. Army in 2012. During this time he has presented at the White House Summit on Veterans and Military Family Mental Health, President Bush's Veteran Stand-To Summit, Advised President Obama's Commission on Military Benefits and Retirement, and served on Governor Charlie Baker's Healthcare Transition Team & Veteran Advisory Council.
Laura Harward, LCSW
Laura Harward, MSW, LCSW, graduated from Boston University's School of Social Work. Before going to social work school, she worked on a clinical trial for post-9/11 veterans with combat-related PTSD at the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital. In her current role, she will be working with veterans and families during the screening process and providing case management services. She also helps facilitate the Resilient Warrior Program.
Monique Hashimoto
Home Base Southwest Florida Project & Admin Coordinator
Monique Hashimoto is a 2017 graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. During her time at FGCU, Monique attained a Program Coordinator internship with Home Base in Southwest Florida. That internship led her to a full-time position as the Project and Administrative Coordinator with the Southwest Florida team.
Prior to attending FGCU, Monique served in the United States Air Force from 2008-2011 as a Materiel Management Journeyman. She was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. Monique deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2009 where she received the Army Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal for her service.
Seth Herman, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
Seth Herman is a board certified psychiatrist in brain injury medicine. He entered his undergraduate studies with the desire to pursue pre-medical education but became interested in studying the classics thus he majored in Classical Civilization along with Conservation Biology. He then spent time after his undergraduate studies studying and developing anti-angiogenic proteins for the treatment of cancer. This was followed by clinical research under the mentor-ship of Dr. Jonathan Bean, physiatrist specializing in investigating interventions to improve the function and reduce disability in mobility limited elders. He was able to complete published peer reviewed work in both these endeavors. He completed a post bachelor degree at Harvard University Extension School in the Health Careers Program. He then completed his medical training at Penn State College of Medicine followed by residency training at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern Medical School. He decided to pursue further training through the Neuro-rehabilitation Fellowship at Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. He was ultimately hired as an attending for the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit and joined the Home Base Program as well in 2010. He specializes in the care of both traumatic and acquired brain injury patients of all severity including managing neuro-behavioral/cognitive/somatic deficits, spasticity, pain, headache, and other areas such as concussion and post concussion symptoms. Most recently he was appointed Co Director of the Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship.
Armando Hernandez, CSCS
Home Base Southwest Florida Program Manager
Phone: 239-770-2414
Email: email@example.com
Armando Hernandez is a 2014 graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science. While at FGCU he attained a highly coveted internship with the Boston Red Sox.
Prior to his education, Armando served in the United States Marine Corps. He enlisted right from high school, completing basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina. In 2005, Armando deployed to Fallujah, Iraq as an Engineer Equipment Operator with Combat Logistic Battalion 8. There, he was selected for a Combat Meritorious Promotion to the rank of Corporal and awarded a Meritorious Mast for his role in the construction of five entry check points and nine forward operating bases.
During his enlistment, Armando was also promoted the rank of Sergeant. His awards and decorations include the Iraqi Campaign Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Certificate of Commendation, Certificate of Appreciation, and a Green Belt in Marine Corps Martial Arts.
Armando oversees and conducts the Health and Fitness Challenge initiatives for Southwest Florida and New England.
Lenore Herget, PT, DPT, SCS, MEd, CSCS
Physical Therapist
Dr. Herget is a Senior Physical Therapist, Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Clinical Instructor and Certified Emergency Medical Responder at the MGH Sports Medicine Center. She is a member of the New England Patriots Medical Staff and serves as the Concussion Rehabilitation Consultant to the Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, Boston Celtics, Home Base Program and the MGH Sports Concussion Clinic. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Masters in Education degree from SUNY in 2005, her post baccalaureate pre-med certificate from Hunter College in 2006 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.
Dr Herget's practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her clinical expertise is in the cervicogenic contributions and visuo-vestibular treatment of athletes and military personnel who sustain concussions as well as the progression of exercise through exertional protocols. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season visuo-vestibular testing to aid in return to play decision making, alternative exercise testing protocols, atypical mTBI presentations and considerations in the military population as well as managing care for the female athlete triad diagnosis. She has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion and the non-acute management of athletes with post-concussive syndrome Additionally; Dr. Herget focuses her orthopaedic practice on the biomechanical assessment and management of lower quarter injuries
Jill Hogan
Patient Services Coordinator, Outpatient Clinical Program
Jill graduated from Wheelock College in 2017 with a B.S. in both Psychology and Political Science with a minor in Child Health. Interested in both public policy and public health, Jill interned at The Massachusetts State House, for local non-profits, and worked as a volunteer at Boston Children's Hospital during her undergraduate career. Jill joined the Home Base team as the Patient Services Coordinator II of the Outpatient Clinic with a strong interest in mental health, as well as a personal connection to US service members. She hopes to continue her education by pursuing a Masters in Public Health in the years to come.
Samantha Hohl
Samantha graduated from Marlboro College with a degree in Sociology and Theatre. Before joining the Home Base team Samantha worked at McLean Hospital as manager of one of the residential units in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute. Samantha received her Master's Degree from Lesley University in Peace and Conflict Resolution with a focus on Veteran's Care. One of Samantha's five brothers served as a Corporal with the United States Marine Corps and completed two tours in Afghanistan. Samantha is part of the Family Outreach Team at Home Base.
Yue "Doris" Hong, Psy.D
Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Doris is a neuropsychology post-doctoral fellow at Home Base. Her clinical training has focused on neuropsychological evaluation and client-centered cognitive and functional rehabilitation. She has extensive clinical and research experience working with individuals who suffered from traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Doris completed her undergraduate studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong before receiving a M.A. degree in General Psychology from New York University and a Psy.D. degree in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University. She completed her neuropsychology internship at Mount Sinai Hospital, and worked as a research fellow at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging prior to joining Home Base.
Tia Horner, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Dr. Tia Horner is a Child and Adolescent psychiatrist who has more than 15 years experience working with children and families in a variety of clinical settings. She has worked with under-served populations providing free care to HIV positive adolescents in Harlem, in Australia, providing care, education and consultation to remote clinics in the Western Sydney Area Health Service, and at the Germaine Lawrence Residential Treatment Facility for girls.
She is currently a Senior Staff member of the Newton Wellesley Hospital Child Psychiatry Service, and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, where she serves as a supervisor and mentor for trainees, with an interest in Work-Life balance. She was the recipient of an MGH PACT Fellowship and brings her experience in working with the PACT program—providing parent guidance to families facing the challenges that arise when a parent has cancer—to the MGH Home Base Program.
Dr. Horner is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Medical School, and completed her Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training at MGH.
Armand Hunter
Armand's Military experience spans over ten years with several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Throughout his time in the Army, Armand's experience varied from Fire Support Sergeant to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq's Protective Security Detail and Battalion Medical Readiness NCO. Prior to joining Home Base, Armand served as a Human Resources Specialist for the Massachusetts National Guard. Armand graduated from Westfield State University in 2012. He completed his degree with honors in between basic training and three combat tours.
Mary Alexis Iaccarino, MD
Dr. Iaccarino is a board certified physiatrist with sub-specialty training in brain injury medicine. Her clinical and research areas of interest include diagnostic and treatment strategies in mild traumatic brain injury including blast and sport-related concussion. Dr. Iaccarino joined the Home Base team in 2016 as a brain injury physiatrist for the Intensive Clinical Program (ICP) and outpatient TBI program. Her goal is to provide comprehensive, evidenced based brain injury care to veterans through multidisciplinary collaboration with psychology, neuropsychology, physical therapy, psychiatry, and other specialists. She specializes in the treatment of physical, cognitive, and behavioral deficits that occur after brain injury including headaches, pain, dizziness and vision symptoms, sleep difficulties, fatigue, concentration and memory problems.
Dr. Iaccarino graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University in 2006 and completed her medical degree at Georgetown School of Medicine in 2011. She moved to Boston to complete her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital where she served as chief resident. She completed her fellowship in Brain Injury Medicine at the Harvard/Spaulding Program.
When not at Home Base, Dr. Iaccarino works in the MGH Youth and Sport Concussion Clinic caring for athletes with concussions and in the MGH Brain and Body Program to provide comprehensive care to retired NFL players through a collaboration with the NFLPA Trust. Dr. Iaccarino is an Instructor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and supervises medical student and resident trainees. She has multiple peer reviewed publications and book chapters on treatment of traumatic brain injury and sport concussion and has lectured nationally and internationally on these topics.
Grant Iverson, PhD
Associate Director, Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Grant Iverson is the Associate Director of Traumatic Brain Injury at Home Base. Dr. Iverson worked previously at The University of British Columbia from 1995-2012, where he served as a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. He joined the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School in 2013.
Dr. Iverson is a clinician scientist in the area of outcome from mild traumatic brain injury in athletes, civilians, service members, and veterans. He served on the consensus panels for the 3rd and 4th International Conferences on Concussion in Sport in Zurich, Switzerland in 2008 and 2012. He was a founding member of the Traumatic Brain Injury Subcommittee of the Defense Health Board, a civilian advisory board to the United States Secretary of Defense. He served as an Advisor to the Neurocognitive Disorders Workgroup (Traumatic Brain Injury) for the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-V). He is a leading proponent of a broad-based biopsychosocial conceptualization of good and poor outcome following mild traumatic brain injury.
Dr. Iverson is an active clinical researcher in the areas of traumatic brain injury, depression, and the clinical and psychometric aspects of neuropsychological assessment. He is engaged in a multi-year research program designed to develop and evaluate evidence-based psychometric guidelines for identifying mild cognitive impairment in psychiatry and neurology. Over the course of his career, he has published more than 310 empirical articles, reviews, and book chapters.
Rafaella Jakubovic
Rafi graduated summa cum laude from Tulane University in 2016 with a B.S. with Honors in Psychology and minor in Public Health and Sociology. She served as a research assistant under Dr. Stacy Overstreet, where she was involved with projects pertaining to school-based mental health and a Trauma-Informed Care Initiative in New Orleans. She also served as a research assistant in Dr. Laurie O'Brien's Social Perception Lab with a focus on prejudice and stigma. Rafi conducted an Honors Thesis investigating sex differences in the predictive validity of the BESS, a school-based universal screening tool for emotional and behavioral risk in children and adolescents, among a low-income minority population. Following her two years at Home Base, Rafi plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Hannah Jalette
Hannah Jalette graduated from the University of Maine, Orono with a B.S. in Child Development & Family Relations in 2016. Hannah joined the Air National Guard in 2011 as a Medical Technician, serving in Maine and now Massachusetts. She is currently a Staff Sergeant (SSgt). Hannah previously worked at DCF in Lynn and with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Boston. Hannah is currently working on her MSW with a focus on veterans and families. She is currently working in the outpatient clinic at Home Base.
Arafat Knight
Arafat Knight is a Massachusetts native, graduating from Blue Hills Vocational High School in 1996. He joined the Marine Corp and served on Active Duty from 1996 through 2002. Prior to 9/11, he did 2 tours with the 15th Marine Expedition Unit. Post 9/11, he completed one tour with the 13th MEU in Afghanistan. Arafat went on in his military career to serve with 6th Motors Battalion Reserves Unit in Rhode Island, from 2003 to 2005 and was deployed to Iraq for 7 months. After returning home, he earned an Associate's degree in Criminal Justice from Gibbs College. He has experience working as an Assistant Group Home Manager for special need adults, and earned a Medical Assistant certificate from Everette Institute in 2010. Arafat joined the MGH workforce in 2011 as a Medical Assistant and worked in the Infectious Disease Outpatient clinic, and Women's Health Associates, before transferring over to Home Base on 9/11/17. Arafat Currently serves at Veteran Outreach Coordinator on the ICP team.
Karianne Kraus
Sr. Director of Development
As the Senior Director of Development, Karianne is responsible for the planning, direction and management for all development activities related to Home Base. Working closely with the Development Office, Karianne is a key to marketing Home Base through events, corporate partnerships and other activities.
Karianne comes to Mass General from AMP Agency, Boston, where she served as the Vice President of Account Management. There, she was responsible for leading the experiential team from strategy through execution and measurement to create highly engaging and impactful brand experiences across entire client portfolio, including Maybelline New York, Bad Martha Beer, Food Bank NYC and Samsonite. Prior to the AMP Agency, Karianne worked as the Vice President of Marketing Services at TrinityOne Worldwide and in several positions at Arnold Worldwide.
Karianne holds a Bachelor of Science from the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communications.
Laura Lakin
Administrative Manager
Phone: 617-724-0819
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
First Lieutenant Laura Lakin, is a member of the Massachusetts National Guard. Laura has been in the MA National Guard since 2007, where she worked as a State Resilience Coordinator. In this role she developed Resilience and Suicide Prevention programs and materials, planned, organized, and executed state wide training events and initiated and maintained community partnerships that benefited National Guardsmen and women.
Laura deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011 as an Operations Officer. She received the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal for her service.
Laura received her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Drew University and her Masters Degree in Social Work at Boston University.
Simon Lejeune, M.D.
Co-Director, Intensive Clinical Program
Dr. Simon Lejeune started at Home Base in September 2017. He has a background in general psychiatry and has worked in inpatient, partial hospital, and outpatient settings. He has particularly interested in major mental illness, suicidology, and addictions. He has taught psychiatric residents and Harvard CME courses for many years as well as consulting to other clinics and educational institutions.
He is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Medical School. He trained at the Cambridge Hospital (now Cambridge Health Alliance) Adult Residency Program and then was on staff there for 14 years. After that, he spent 14 years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mental Health Service, working with young adults, doing suicide prevention, and treating addictions.
René Lento, PhD
Clinical and Research Fellow
Dr. René Lento is a clinical and research postdoctoral fellow at Home Base, working with Veterans with PTSD, Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), and other readjustment concerns. She is also a member of the Home Base Family Team and provides couples therapy services.
Dr. Lento's clinical interests include the use of empirically supported treatments for PTSD, SUDs, and related anxiety and mood disorders. She has received training in both Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Seeking Safety approaches for substance use disorders. She also has extensive experience and training in evidence based treatments for suicide prevention and insomnia. Her research interests include optimizing care for suicidal individuals and fostering treatment engagement within Military populations.
Dr. Lento completed her undergraduate studies at Boston College and received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from The Catholic University of America. She completed her psychology internship at the VA Boston Healthcare System, with a specialization in Dual Diagnosis (PTSD-SUD) presentations. Dr. Lento is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Association of Suicidology (AAS).
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Charlotte Luckey
Senior Communications Specialist
Charlotte is currently the Senior Communications Specialist at Home Base. Prior to joining the Communications team, she worked on the Administrative team as assistant to both the Executive Director and the Senior Administrative and Finance Director. Charlotte graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2012 with a B.A. in English.
Erika Lundgren
Nicolette Maggiolo
Registered Dietitian
As a Registered Dietitian for the Home Base Program, Nicolette provides both individual and group nutrition counseling to veterans and their families. Her primary responsibilities include serving those in the Home Base Intensive Clinical Program, New England Warrior Health & Fitness Program, and Outpatient Clinic. Nicolette brings her love of cooking, fitness and an integrative approach as she supports patients with individualized nutrition plans. Nicolette has a personal passion for supporting veterans, particularly as many of her mentors and family members have served in the military.
Nicolette received her degree in Nutritional Science (Dietetics) with honors from Boston University. She completed her clinical training at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute and has also served as a Clinical Dietitian in the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Nita Makhija Graham, PhD
Nita is a Staff Psychologist at Home Base Program who specializes in the treatment of PTSD. In addition to providing evidence-based PTSD treatments such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Dr. Makhija-Graham is also trained in providing trauma-focused treatment for children and their families. Dr. Makhija-Graham received her M.A./Ed.M. from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from Seton Hall University. She completed her doctoral internship at the VA Puget Sound, in Seattle, Washington and her postdoctoral fellowship in PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Makhija-Graham's research interests are in identifying factors that increase resiliency in child and adult survivors of abuse, relationship trauma and military trauma.
Christoper Manzano
New England Warrior Health and Fitness Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Christopher is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Home Base's Warrior Health and Fitness Program. He joins Home Base after spending the past two years as an athletic trainer at Long Island University Brooklyn, working with the school's NCAA Division-I Men's Soccer and Men's and Women's Track and Field teams. Additionally, to fully understand the physical and mental challenges the "tactical athlete" faces, Christopher joined the Garden City Fire Department on Long Island, NY with the added benefit of serving his local community.
Prior to LIU Brooklyn, Christopher spent the 2013-2015 years at St. John's University as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. At St. John's, he worked with the men's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's tennis, women's volleyball, and men's and women's fencing teams. Prior to St. John's, he spent the 2012-13 year as an athletic training intern at the United States Naval Academy, where he worked primarily with the men's water polo and gymnastic teams, and assisted with preseason football. He also provided medical coverage of USNA's Navy SEAL Screener and the Annual Brigade Boxing Tournament.
The San Diego, CA native is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Armed Forces Athletic Trainers' Society, and Public Safety Athletic Trainers' Society. Manzano is a board certified athletic trainer, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and tactical strength and conditioning facilitator. He graduated with a BS in Athletic Training from Merrimack College in 2012 and from St. John's with a Master's degree in Sport Management in 2015.
Steve Monaco
Director of Development, Signature Events
Steve works in conjunction with the Development Special Events team and other colleagues to manage all aspects of the planning and execution of multiple comprehensive signature events for Home Base, including the Run to Home Base and Mission Gratitude. Steve brings extensive experience from corporate consumer marketing and event management. Most recently, he held an Account Director position at George P. Johnson (GPJ) Experience Marketing where he was responsible for the overall strategic leadership of national accounts, such as Anheuser-Busch, athenahealth, and Honeywell. Prior to his time at GPJ, Steve was also a Director at AMP Agency where he created and managed signature events for the NFL Players Association, the Cleveland Indians and U.S. Cellular, among others.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Boston College.
Emma Morrison
Assistant Director of Education
Emma Morrison is the Assistant Director of Education at the Home Base Program with experience managing the educational activities of the program in the service of raising awareness and increasing access to education around post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other related disorders in the post-9/11 veteran and service member population. Ms. Morrison has significant experience managing online and in-person training sessions and web-based educational materials for clinicians, educators, and other community members and collecting and reporting data outcomes related to these programs.
Mary O'Meara, RN
TBI Nurse Case Manager
Mary has extensive registered nursing experience caring for patients with traumatic brain injury, cerebral vascular accident, spinal cord injury, brain cancer and neuromuscular movement disorders. Mary's experience includes serving as a clinical nurse in the care of patients with brain tumors, both adult and pediatric, at the MGH Pappas Center for Neuro-oncology (08/2012 to present). Mary holds certification as a registered nurse for the commonwealth of Massachusetts. She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Mary maintains professional affiliations with the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, the American Association of Post Anesthesia Care Nurses and the Oncology Nursing Society.
Bonnie Y. Ohye, PhD
Director, Family Program
Dr. Bonnie Ohye has been a practicing child psychologist, clinical teacher and mentor for 30 years. She received her clinical training at the Neuropsychiatric Institute of the UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles and at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston. As a member of the Massachusetts Psychological Association Board of Directors, she established the national model of mentoring early career psychologists. Her clinical practice has been devoted to the care of children and adolescents with a broad spectrum of anxiety disorders and the parent and family stresses associated with them. The author of an early parenthood resource, Mothering from the Heart: Lessons on Listening to Our Children and Ourselves (Penguin), she is also Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School with particular interest in parenting and cultural factors in family life.
Dr. Ohye is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she also completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
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Olivia Pappas
Resource Specialist
In 2015, Olivia graduated from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania with a BS in Psychology. She was hired as a Resource Specialist after completing a year of service for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps at Home Base. Olivia has ties to the Military as both her grandfathers served in the Army.
Susan Ponsetto, RN
Nurse Care Manager
Susan Ponsetto is a registered nurse at the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. She has been a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital for 25 years.
Ponsetto began her career as an inpatient bedside nurse for the MGH Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery where she worked for 18 years. From 2003-2005, while transitioning from inpatient to outpatient nursing care at MGH, Ponsetto spent two years working in research for the Environmental Health Division of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In 2005, Ponsetto returned to the MGH and was an Urgent Access & Triage Nurse in Neurology until March of 2012 when she joined the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program as the Nurse Case Manager for the Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Ponsetto has a B.A. from University of Michigan and an RN from North Shore Community College.
Lauren Richards-Donegan, PhD
Dr. Lauren Richards is a clinical psychologist at Home Base. Dr. Richards's clinical interests include the treatment of PTSD and related anxiety and mood disorders. She provides individual treatment to post 9/11 veterans struggling with a range of invisible wounds of war. In addition, she provides group therapy within Home Base's Intensive Clinical Program (ICP), a two-week treatment program that serves Veterans and their Families across the country. She has received training in both Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. Dr. Richards's research interests involve disseminating empirically supported treatments to community health care providers to improve psychological care for Veterans. She has authored book chapters and peer reviewed journal articles related to increasing understanding of barriers to mental health treatment faced by veterans and enhancing community clinician access to training for empirically supported treatments.
Emily Roy
Dr. Roy received her bachelors in Neuroscience from St. Lawrence University in 2012, and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2015. Dr. Roy's passion for treating sports medicine injuries came from recovering from her own injuries in high school and collegiate athletics. She grew up in Lake Placid, NY as an avid skier and water skier, and continues to enjoying being active outside the clinic now
Dr. Roy specializes in lower extremity injuries, particularly ACL pre-op and post-op rehabilitation, lumbopelvic dysfunction in the female athlete, and sports related concussion. She works with the MGH sports concussion clinic, treating patients with a multidisciplinary team approach to concussions, and with the Home Base program treating veterans suffering from the lasting effect of mTBI. Additionally, she serves as a concussion consultant for several of Boston's professional and collegiate teams.
Stefanie Ryan, MA
Executive Assistant, Special Programs Manager
Izzy Shishko
Patient Services Coordinator
Patrick Smith
Patrick's Military experience spans over twenty years with numerous deployments to Iraq as well as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Throughout his time in the Army, Patrick's experiences varied from Targeting NCO, Observer Controller/Trainer for Pre-Training Mobilization Assistance Element, Military Police, Detainee Operations, Operations NCO for the Homeland Security Institute and Enlisted Aide de Camp to the Land Component Commander, Massachusetts Army National Guard. Prior to joining Home Base, Patrick served as the Training NCO for the 772nd Military Police Company the oldest company-sized element in the U.S. Army. Patrick is currently pursuing a BA in Psychology at Massasoit Community College.
Thomas J. Spencer, M.D.
Chief Medical Director
Dr. Spencer is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Associate Chief of the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Before joining Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr Spencer was the Head of the Clinical Team, Child and Adolescent Division, of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. His research and clinical interests have focused on the effectiveness and safety of standard and novel pharmacologic treatments of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) throughout the life-cycle.
Dr. Spencer has been a co-investigator in Dr. Biederman's longitudinal and family-genetic studies of ADHD. In addition, Dr. Spencer has been the Principal Investigator in several NIMH funded projects including one that examined the translation of improvement in ADHD symptoms into increased functional capacities and quality of life in adults with ADHD. Dr. Spencer has edited 2 books on ADHD and has published 322 scientific articles and 50 book chapters and is on the Editorial Board of several Journals.
Erich Stahl
Sr. Data Manager
Erich Stahl has specialized in the discipline of Data Management and Data Analytics for more than 20 years. Prior to Home Base he was with the MGH Laboratory of Computer Science supporting new product development in the areas of Population Health and Trend Reporting. Prior to that he was with the Broad Institute supporting genetic research investigators on programs like the International HAPMAP (Haplotype Map) Project and the development of purpose-built data architectures to support additional research projects.
At Home Base his focus is on all things data and improvement of both quality and collection with the goal being the production of highly actionable data for analysis through improved measurement of patient outcomes by using measure data, care pathway process data and demographics to better understand the story told by the care provided to our community.
Ann Stewart, LICSW
Director of Social Work
Ann Stewart is a clinical social worker at Home Base. Stewart became interested in helping Service Members, Veterans and Families following a medical social work internship at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, MA, where she helped patients and family members cope with TBI and trauma on the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Stewart also worked with patients at Lahey North Breast Cancer Center. In addition, she has worked with adolescents who have depression, anxiety and autism. Stewart is a graduate of Wake Forest University and of Simmons School of Social Work.
Angela "Clare" Stupinski
Louisa Grandin Sylvia, PhD
Director of Health and Wellness
Dr. Louisa Sylvia is a staff psychologist and director of Psychology at Bipolar Clinic and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, director of the Health and Wellness at the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program, and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sylvia's major research interests are developing resilience and wellness programs for veterans and individuals with mood disorders. She was awarded a K23 Career Development grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop Nutrition/diet, Exercise, and Wellness Treatment (i.e., "NEW Tx") for bipolar disorder. She was also funded by the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention to develop a brief sleep intervention for to improve sleep and suicidality.
Dr. Sylvia has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts in her area of specialization, co-authored a workbook for Bipolar II Disorder, authored the Wellness Workbook for Bipolar Disorder as well as presented her work at numerous local, national and international conferences. She is assisting in creating the MoodNetwork, or a patient-powered research network, funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Initiative. The MoodNetwork will bring together over 50,000 participants with mood disorders to participate in research.
Dr. Sylvia received her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and completed her psychology internship at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA. She received a "Commendation of Excellence" awarded by the faculty at Temple University for her work investigating the role of lifestyle regularity in individuals at risk for developing bipolar disorder. Dr. Sylvia is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society of Research and Psychopathology, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
Kalo Tanev, MD
Co-Director, Outpatient Clinical Program
Dr. Tanev's main area of interest is neuropsychiatry. He works as an inpatient attending on the medical psychiatry unit, Blake 11. Dr. Tanev also works in an Outpatient Neuropsychiatry clinic and at Home Base.
Dr. Tanev is interested in studying neuropsychiatric disorders, an understudied area falling between the fields of psychiatry and neurology. One of his areas of interest within neuropsychiatry is that of sleep disturbances in hospitalized patients with Alzheimer's or vascular dementia. He is also interested in identifying successful treatment strategies for traumatic brain injury.
Dr. Tanev is part of a group of clinicians at MGH who share a passion for the development of neuropsychiatry. Their goal is to develop awareness of neuropsychiatric disorders and build educational and clinical services for this under-recognized and under-served population.
Douglas Terry, Ph.D.
Ryan Vanderweit, MS, CSCS
Ryan Vander Weit is a 2013 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology and a 2017 Graduate of Northeastern University, with an MS in Sports Leadership. Prior to his education, Vanderweit served in the United States Army. He enlisted right from high school in 2002, completing basic training at Ft. Benning, Georgia. In 2003 he deployed to Mosul, Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as an Indirect Infantry Mortarman. During his enlistment, Vanderweit was also promoted the rank of Sergeant. He went on to graduate from the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, TX and serve as a Unit Fitness Coordinator and a Firefighter for the Army National Guard from 2006-2009 at Camp Navajo, AZ.
Vanderweit is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and is a Personal Trainer, certified by the American College of Sports Medicine. Vanderweit serves as the Program Coordinator and Strength and Conditioning Coach for the New England Warrior Health and Fitness Program.
Maureen Wade
Development Officer
As a Development Officer, Maureen is responsible for stewarding third party Community Fundraisers throughout the country on behalf of Home Base. Maureen also assists in the planning and execution of Home Base Special Events, including Run to Home Base Boston and Florida, Mission: Gratitude, the Veterans Day Telethon and Home Base golf tournaments.
Maureen comes to Home Base after spending four years with Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) in Jacksonville, Florida where she managed between 3-6,000 national Community Fundraisers each year. Before joining WWP, Maureen spent three years with the Houston Astros and Astros Foundation, coordinating and scheduling all player appearances, military programs, MLB Charity Ticket Program and events, kids club and community publications. Before the Astros, she worked for NFL and NHL teams in Public Relations, Marketing and Community Relations.
Maureen holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Business Administration from West Virginia University.
Maria "Luiza" Welton
Emerson West
Emerson West graduated cum laude from The University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018 with a B.S. in Psychology focused on Neuroscience. As an undergraduate he worked as a Research Assistant in the Reasoning, Decision-Making, and Computational Modeling Laboratory under Dr. Andrew Cohen looking at the impact of context effects on choice. Prior to working at home Base, he finished a semester internship at Home Base completing projects for the TBI team. After his time at Home Base, Emerson hopes to pursue either a DO or a combination MD/MBA degree.
Edward Wright
Edward C. Wright, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board certified clinical psychologist in the Home Base Program, focused primarily on providing treatment for PTSD. Dr. Wright completed his undergraduate studies at Miami University before receiving his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from George Mason University. He is experienced in providing cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression. For six years prior to joining Home Base in October 2015, Dr. Wright worked as a therapist at Fort Hood, providing prolonged exposure therapy (PE) for PTSD in the first large-scale study of PE with active duty Service Members. He is certified as a Supervisor and Master Clinician in PE. He is the winner of an American Psychological Association Early Career Achievement award, and the former President of the Trauma and PTSD Special Interest Group of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Boris Yanez-Velasco
Software Developer
Boris Yanez-Velasco has worked in open source software development for the last 18 years. Before Home Base he worked in the AdTech, Marketing, Social Media and Newspapers. At Home Base, he will be maintaining and upgrading the internal application, modernizing the code base and implementing industry best practices.
Ross D. Zafonte, DO
Chief of Traumatic Brain Injury, Health and Fitness Programs
Dr. Ross Zafonte is the Clinical and Research Leader for Traumatic Brain Injury at the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. He is the Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, vice president of Medical Affairs at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MGH.
He has published extensively on traumatic brain injuries and other neurological disorders, as well as presented on these topics at conferences nationally and internationally. Dr. Zafonte's textbook is considered one of the standards in the field of brain injury care.
Dr. Zafonte is currently the national lead investigator on an eight-center National Institutes of Health multisite clinical trial for the treatment of traumatic brain injury – the largest clinical treatment trial in the history of North America. He is also a principal investigator on a Department of Defense clinical trials center evaluating novel treatments for TBI and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).


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Colorado Mines Stuns Metro State In Shootout
Nov. 20, 2009
Courtesy of Colorado Mines Athletics
DENVER, Colo. – The 21st-ranked Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team played to a 0-0 double overtime tie with #4 Metro State on Friday afternoon at Auraria Field in the NCAA Division II Central Region Championship. Mines advanced to the quarterfinal round winning in a shootout, 4-3.
Metro State had a pair of chances early in the match. First, CSM goalkeeper Briana Schulze saved a shot by Jen Thomas in the fifth minute. Becca Mays countered off Schulze's save with a header that was wide right of the goal post 30 seconds later.
Kayla Mitchell sent a free kick from the corner near the right side of the box in the 12th minute of the match. Mitchell drove the ball far post but the ball was cleared off the line by a Metro State defender. Megan Woodworth drilled a free kick from near midfield on target in the 15th minute but Metro State goalkeeper Becca Maloney came out to make the save.
Mitchell just missed after finding space near the top of the box and turning to hit a shot that went just over the top of the crossbar in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Mitchell sent a corner kick into the box that bounced around before Stefanie Frelinger's shot was blocked and eventually cleared out by MSCD.
A free kick in the 50th minute snuck past Maloney but Mitchell was unable to track the ball down before it went out-of-bounds. Mitchell found space in the 58th minute as she played a through ball to Angelica Schira just behind the Metro State defense but Maloney came out to stop the attempt. Madison McQuilliams' shot in the 60th minute was cleared off the goal line by Schira.
In the first overtime period, Mitchell and Woodworth both tallied shots while Metro State record a shot as well but neither team scored sending the match to a second overtime period. The Roadrunners tallied a pair of shots in the second overtime period while Aubrey Bagley recorded a shot on goal for Mines but neither team scored sending the match to a shootout.
In the shootout, CSM goalkeeper Briana Schuzle stopped MSCD's first penalty kick attempt by Becca Mays pushing her shot wide right and off the post. Mitchell followed and converted to give CSM a 1-0 lead. Metro followed converting its penalty kick. Caitlyn Ruegger hit the crossbar for Mines, MSCD's Courtney Ryan and Mines' Kelsey Lang both converted their attempts. After three kicks each team had converted two attempts. Schulze saved the next attempt by Ashley Nemmers and Jessica Stark converted to give CSM a 3-2 advantage. McQuiliams tied the shootout at three as she converted. The next two players were unable to convert. CSM's Woodworth hit the crossbar and once again Schulze came up with the save stopping Kathyrn Gosztyla. Dani Hering stepped up converting her penalty kick allowing CSM to advance.
Briana Schulze made a career-high 11 saves as she faced 22 shots in the match and 12 corner kicks to earn her ninth shutout of the season. It was the 15th shutout of the season for CSM as a team.
The 21st-ranked Orediggers (19-4-1) will play the winner of #3 Grand Valley State and #11 Northern Kentucky on Sunday, Nov. 22nd at 1:00 pm at Auraria Field. The winner on Sunday will advance to the Final Four in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, Dec. 3rd.

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Eric takes theme dressing to such specific extremes
We're starting a production meeting and I must ask Eric what he is dressed as today, because there's always a story behind it. And I mean an in-depth story. Not like your basic "sporty" or "bohemian" or "edgy" days that us mere fashion mortals have. His always have at least two adjectives before the main character. "Friday-the-13th camp counselor/German tourist, because I like the Birkenstocks with the socks," is his word-for-word instantaneous answer when I ask about his look from yesterday. Cracks me up. Also, he makes you feel really good when he describes your specific look, even when no thought went into it at all (me today). If you want to write anything in comments here, I will love to read it. If you're bored at work or whatever.


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Wong Kei
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Wong Kei in 2015
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|Cantonese cuisine
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|United Kingdom
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Wong Kei (Chinese: 旺記; pinyin: wàng jì; Jyutping: wong6 gei4) is a Chinese restaurant in London's Chinatown, once described as "the rudest restaurant in London".[1] It was one of the largest Chinese restaurants in the UK with seating for around 500 diners.
Wong Kei was once known for the rudeness of its staff, who would shout "Sit down with them!" or "Go upstairs!" to arriving patrons,[1] insult customers who asked for a knife and fork, and chase those who failed to leave a sufficient tip.[2] This aspect was seen as a positive and enjoyable feature rather than a criticism of the restaurant.[3] After a renovation, the restaurant reopened in 2001 with friendlier waiters,[4] and when it reopened under new management in March 2014, new owner Daniel Luc said: "Maybe there was an issue with rude staff 20 to 30 years ago, but I don't think so any more. I don't know whether that's a good thing or not."[2]
Wong Kei is situated at 41–43 Wardour Street, in a building previously owned by Willy Clarkson (1861–1934), a theatrical wig maker and costumier, as attested by the 1966 blue plaque on the façade.[5] The building was designed by the architect H. M. Wakeley in a mixed Baroque and Art Nouveau style; Sarah Bernhardt laid the foundation stone for the building in 1904 and Sir Henry Irving laid the coping stone in 1905. Clarkson's was there from 1905 to 1940.[6]
When Terence Dalley sketched the building in 1972, another Chinese restaurant, Lee Ho Fook, occupied the ground floor.[7]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Williams, Zoe (24 February 2014). "Goodbye to the rudest restaurant in London – Wong Kei is finally ditching the bad attitude". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ a b "London's 'rudest restaurant' to get friendly revamp". AOL Travel. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Hao, Lu (29 September 2011). "Wong Kei – Leicester Square W1D – Restaurant Review – Time Out London". Timeout.com.
- ^ Campion, Charles (8 August 2001). "Rude awakening at Wong Kei". The Evening Standard. This Is London. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009.
- ^ English Heritage
- ^ "Rupert Street Area | Survey of London: volumes 31 and 32". British-history.ac.uk. pp. 111–15). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Catalogue: Pencil: 43 Wardour Street, London W1; Producer: Dalley, Terence". Museum of London.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Wong Kei at Wikimedia Commons
- History of the Building and Clarkson's Wigs
- Chinese restaurants
- Restaurants in London
- Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster
- Chinese community in the United Kingdom
- Tourist attractions in the City of Westminster
- Commercial buildings completed in 1905
- Art Nouveau architecture in London
- Art Nouveau restaurants
- Art Nouveau commercial buildings


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Spurned by Citi Field, Lady Gaga Now Dancing at Yankees Games
She even met with A-Rod!
Just last week the New York Mets had to apologize to Jerry Seinfeld for reseating attention-grabbing pop tart Lady Gaga in Seinfeld's posh box seats at Citi Field, and now the singer is hitting back where it hurts: showing up at Yankees stadium while the Bombers played the Mets last night. This time Gaga donned nothing but her black bra and panties covered by a Yankees jersey, and she danced kind of awkwardly/awesomely (see photo) in a suite above the third-base side. Maybe the Mets one-upped her by beating Gaga's team 4–0 right in front of her, proving that her ritualistic dancing couldn't secure a Yankees win, but who knows what comforting words Gaga had to offer A-Rod after the game, when they reportedly met briefly! Oh we'll see who's laughing last here, New York Mets.


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Egypt Bans 'Zionist Film' Exodus
So did Morocco.
Egypt and Morocco have banned Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings over the film's historical inaccuracies, such as the depiction of Moses holding a sword before parting the Red Sea instead of a stick and, oh, the suggestion that the tides parted because of a natural phenomenon rather than divine intervention. "This totally contradicts proven historical facts," said Egyptian culture minister Gaber Asfour. There were other complaints, too, including one about how the movie shows that "Moses and the Jews built the pyramids." As you might have suspected, there are some politics behind the decision: "It is a Zionist film," said Asfour. "It gives a Zionist view of history and contains historical inaccuracies and that's why we have decided to ban it." He had no comment on all of the white people in the movie, though.


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2010 Tour de France winner Andy Schleck gives his view on who will win the 2017 edition of the race
Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck has driving ban suspended after long legal process
Luxembourg former professional Andy Schleck successfully appeals against a one-month driving ban for speeding
Fire damage forces Andy Schleck to close his bike shop
The Tour de France winner had opened the business after retiring from professional cycling
Andy Schleck's bike shop finally opens and he'll be working there full time
Andy Schleck - the 2010 Tour de France winner who retired in 2014 - finally opened his own bike shop in Itzig on Friday
What Andy Schleck did next
"All the years you have people around you who do everything for you," Andy Schleck tells Cycle Sport. "Someone at the bank, a trainer, nutritionist, a cook, a personal soigneur, a…
Andy Schleck eases into retirement by opening a bike shop
It has not taken long for Andy Schleck to figure out what to do in his retirement, with the Luxembourger preparing to launch his own bike shop in his homeland.…
"Andy Schleck was my biggest rival" says Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador has said that the now retired Andy Schleck was the "biggest rival" of his whole career so far, placing the Luxembourger in higher esteem than current rival Chris Froome. Schleck, who…
Tributes paid to Andy Schleck on Twitter following retirement
2010 Tour de France winner Andy Schleck announced his retirement from cycling on Thursday after failing to recover from a knee injury. While his form has been somewhat iffy in…
Andy Schleck: Career in photos
Pictorial look back at Andy Schleck's career as he announces his retirement from professional cycling
Andy Schleck retires from professional cycling
Andy Schleck announces that he will retire from cycling, citing a persistent knee injury
Andy Schleck set to retire from cycling?
Tour de France 2010 winner Andy Schleck and Trek Factory Racing have called a press conference for this Thursday (October 9), prompting rumours that Schleck could be soon to announce…
Andy and Frank Schleck's future uncertain at Trek
Trek Factory Racing rumoured to be looking for new general classification contender
Andy Schleck abandons Tour de France
Trek Factory Rider Andy Schleck suffering with knee injury after stage three crash, and quits Tour de France
Joaquim Rodriguez back in action at Fleche Wallonne after Amstel crash
Andy Schleck also suffering from injuries sustained during Amstel Gold Race on Sunday
Andy Schleck still on comeback trail at the Tour de France
Andy Schleck doesn't consider himself as a favourite for to win the Tour de France; but will 'see what he can do'
The 2011 Tour: Cadel Evans' perfect race
How Australia's first Tour winner finally won the biggest race in the world.
Dauphiné TT analysis: hard facts, hard truths
Bradley Wiggins' imperious victory at the Dauphiné time trial made him the strong favourite for the Tour. But the yellow jersey isn't won yet.
Stage 20 analysis: Evans shows Schleck you can't bluff the clock
Cadel Evans knew the clock would not lie. His likely superiority over the Schlecks in the time trial shaped his tactics in the Alps. In Grenoble he delivered.
Stage 19 analysis: And then there were two
A spectacular day's racing in the Alps saw a popular French winner and the battle for the yellow jersey narrowed to two men.
Stage 18 analysis: Andy Schleck lands a heavy blow
Andy Schleck outwitted and outrode his rivals with an incredible long-range attack to win atop the Col du Galibier.
Stage 17 analysis: Going solo down in Pinerolo
For the second day running, the descent of a category two hill threw a hand grenade into the front group of the Tour.
Stage 16 analysis: Son of the Manse
Thor Hushovd won his second mountain stage of the Tour in Gap, while Andy Schleck faltered on the Col de Manse, perhaps losing his chance of winning the yellow jersey.
Stage 14 analysis: Doubting Thomas grows in confidence
The favourites cancelled each other out on Plateau de Beille. Is Thomas Voeckler suddenly looking like a possible Tour winner?
Who's going to win the Tour?
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Stage 12 analysis: True racing by Sanchez
The first mountain showdown of the 2011 Tour narrowed the list of potential winners down to half a dozen riders.


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Why Did Bombay Become Mumbai?
How the city got renamed.
Last week, India's financial capital, Mumbai, was rocked by a large-scale terrorist attack. In an "Explainer" column published in July 2006, Christopher Beam described how the city formerly known as "Bombay" became "Mumbai." The article is reprinted below.
When did Bombay become Mumbai?
Officially, in 1995. That year, the right-wing Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena won elections in the state of Maharashtra and presided over a coalition that took control of the state assembly. After the election, the party announced that the port city had been renamed after the Hindu goddess Mumbadevi, the city's patron deity. Federal agencies, local businesses, and newspapers were ordered to adopt the change.
Shiv Sena's leadership pushed for the name change for many years prior to 1995. They argued that "Bombay" was a corrupted English version of "Mumbai" and an unwanted legacy of British colonial rule. Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray once installed a marble plaque with the name on the Gateway of India, a famous sandstone arch. The national government objected to the renaming, though, fearing that Bombay would lose its identity internationally.
The push to rename Bombay was part of a larger movement to strengthen Marathi identity in the Maharashtra region. The Shiv Sena party also declared their intentions to do away with the term "Bollywood," a conflation of "Bombay" and "Hollywood" that refers to Mumbai's film industry. That name, though, has stuck around.
The name change didn't impact all of Mumbai's residents. Speakers of Marathi and Gujarati, the local languages, have always called the city Mumbai. "Bombay" is an anglicization of the Portuguese name "Bombaim," which is believed to derive from the phrase "Bom Bahia," or "Good Bay." (Portugal held territories in western India until 1961.) *
Several other Indian cities have changed their names in recent years. In 1996, Madras became Chennai. This name change was part of a similar effort by the state of Tamil Nadu to promote Tamil language and culture.
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Correction, July 14, 2006: This piece originally stated that Mumbai is still known as "Bambai" in India's national language, Hindi. The city's official name, regardless of language, is Mumbai. (Return to the corrected paragraph.)


text: Gina Gershon is hot. She was hotter in 1996, as was Jennifer Tilly. In Bound, one lady is tough and hard, the other is voluptuous and sensual. It seems like a promising formula for a sexy woman-on-woman scene. Too bad Gershon's masculine plumber reminds us more of a leering, '70s porno stereotype than a sexy, commanding Ms. Fixer Upper. She's so silent and cold that she puts out all the sizzle of Tilly's murmurs with one look. All she's missing is a handlebar mustache.