COPE is a nonprofit grief and healing organization helping parents and families living with the loss of a child. Started by bereaved parents, COPE now offers professionally led support groups, a grief support phone line, and regular healing workshops including yoga, meditation, art, movement, music, and journaling.
Founded in 1999, COPE has grown to support children and teens who have lost a loved one, particularly through COPE’s Camp Erin® NYC, a free summer weekend experience to support kids and families who are grieving.
Traumatic and complicated grief takes a physical and emotional toll on survivors. Our COPE families learn they are not alone and gain tools that incorporate healthy coping mechanisms into their bereavement process.
Parents and children and families grow and heal as they learn to live with their devastating loss.
Golf Outing Honoree
Ian Friedman
Area Vice President, Enterprise Financial Services,
ServiceNow
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Ian has over 20 years of enterprise software sales experience in the financial services vertical. Currently, Ian leads a team focused on Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Wealth and Asset Management and Insurance.
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Prior to ServiceNow, he served as VP Sales, U.S. Enterprise East at Rubrik. Prior to that, he held several VP and Director roles at Symantec and Veritas focused on Global/Strategic Accounts and Financial Services. He launched his sales career focused on Financial Services as a Global Account Manager at EMC in 2000.
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From very early in his career, Ian successfully led teams responsible for some of the most strategic customers across the largest FinServ organizations.
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Ian lives in Rye, NY with his wife Aria and their 3 Children, Alexis (17), Dante (14) and Dylan (13).
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Professional Service Honoree
Dr. Jamie Greene
Former Camp Erin NYC Camp Psychologist
Current Camp Erin NYC Grief Guide
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Dr. Jamie Greene has been working as a clinical psychologist for the past 40 years. She earned her BA from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s Degree from Columbia University, and a Doctoral degree from Hofstra University. After completing her doctoral degree, she worked briefly as a school psychologist, and then developed a private practice in Westchester. In her practice, Dr. Greene works with adolescents and adults, around issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, loss, and healing.
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Dr. Greene has a variety of professional interests. She has been an active board member of the Westchester County Psychological Association, having served as President of the association in addition to chairing several committees. Dr. Greene received an award for Outstanding Service to this association.
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Dr. Greene also has an expertise in Forensic psychology, and has been called to evaluate defendants and testify in several criminal and civil trials.
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For the past 12 years, Dr. Greene has been involved with Camp Erin NYC. For the first 3 years of camp, she was a Grief Chief for the adolescent girls. Nine years ago, Jamie became the Clinical Director of Camp Erin, and along with Ann Fuchs, the Camp Director, this camp program has become especially meaningful and successful.
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In addition to her professional activities, Jamie is an avid tennis player; a newer but enthusiastic golfer; loves to travel; enjoys music and theater; and loves to laugh with friends and family. Jamie enjoys the love, support and companionship of her husband David, of 48 years, her daughter Lindsay and husband Dan, her son Ben and wife Sydney, and her 3 grandchildren.
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Of special note is that Jamie’s kids, Lindsay, Ben and Dan, have all volunteered at Camp Erin- an incredible shared experience!
