Steve Connolly

Steven Connolly earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and then spent several years in Public Accounting, earning his CPA designation in 1991. He then moved into the P&C Insurance industry, where he worked his way up from staff accountant to Controller. In 2005 Mr. Connolly founded Co-Source Solutions where he currently serves as President and CEO.

Dr. Sarah Norris

Sarah Norris is the Director of the Quality in Life Team and the Director of Pediatric Palliative Care at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. When not at the hospital you can find Sarah running on the trails or reading a good book.

Feed a Family

At Friends of Karen, we know that a family’s financial resources are stretched thin when at least one parent must stop working to care for their critically ill child. They need help putting food on the table for their family, now more than ever with the increased cost of groceries. In addition, chemotherapy, radiation, and other forms of medication used…

Volunteer Advisory Boards

Friends of Karen currently has 3 Volunteer Advisory Boards. Long Island Advisory Board New York City Advisory Board Junior Advisory Board These Advisory Board members serve as strategic thought leaders, collaborators, networkers, and catalysts to help Friends of Karen establish an identity and recognized presence in will advance its mission, program, and development goals. Key responsibilities: Embrace Friends of Karen’s…

National Siblings Day: April 10, 2023

The more complicated the world seems to become the more excuses we look for to celebrate. Holidays and special days bring meaning, nurture connections and give us something to look forward to and hope for. Of course there are the famous ones filled with spooky costumes, trimmed trees and seder plates, but if you research thoroughly enough, you can find a special day for just about anything; National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, Global Belly Laugh Day and in case you missed it January 11th was National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day. Our favorite though, falls on April 10th – National Siblings Day- celebrating the very special bond of support, friendship and love shared between siblings. At Friends of Karen the sibling relationship is one especially close to our hearts. The Sibling Support Specialists at Friends of Karen, are dedicated Child Life Specialists and Art Therapists who provide emotional support and illness education to the ill child and their siblings. While working with the Friends of Karen children, we see firsthand the layered, multifaceted connection. We see fierce loyalty and protectiveness. We see the compassion, jealousy, the inside jokes and teasing, the joy and giggles.