Foundation Board

Dr. Matthew Corcoran is founder and president of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation, a unique clinical resource entirely devoted to providing general fitness and multi-sport camps and services for teens and adults with diabetes. The mission of the Diabetes Training Camp Foundation is to inspire, motivate and educate by delivering unique and customized programs and coaching that empower the community of people with diabetes to thrive.

Dr. Corcoran earned his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine before moving to the University of Chicago Hospitals and completing his internship and residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dr. Corcoran is board-certified in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and currently works for Shore Medical Group Endocrinology in South Jersey.

Corcoran’s commitment to improving the lives of those with diabetes extends to his work as a member of the Board of Directors for both the South Jersey Chapter of Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) and Diabetes Training Camp Foundation.

Dr. Corcoran is recognized nationally and internationally in diabetes, exercise and sport and speaks nationally on the topic. Corcoran has worked extensively with recreational and endurance athletes with diabetes, and has consulted with high school, collegiate, Olympic & professional athletes with type 1 diabetes. He was honored for his work as a physician and educator by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as one of twelve diabetes “Game Changers” in their 2016 People to Know edition of their Diabetes Forecast publication. He has also been recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Philadelphia Magazine the past two years.

Additional experience in national leadership roles include his role on the faculty of the JDRF PEAK program that is committed to educating health care providers and patients regarding the management of diabetes and exercise. Corcoran also served on the research and writing group for the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Scientific Statement on Diabetes and Exercise in the Active Individual, and was a member of the research and writing committee for the National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA) Position Statement: Management of the Athlete with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. He is also a member of the ADA Council on Exercise.

Dr. Corcoran is a gifted speaker and teacher committed to advocacy for people with diabetes. He and his wife Jody, and their sons Brennan and Finn, currently call Margate City, New Jersey home and love spending time together being active outdoors.

Jody has been working with DTC since 2011. The DTC community has become an important part of her life and her extended family. 

In her current role, she helps manage and plan camps year-round. Jody is also an integral member of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation staff leading fundraising, marketing, PR and branding. She is very passionate about growing Diabetes Training Camp and offering DTC’s unique services to more people. 

She is a graduate of the Syracuse University Newhouse School and worked in corporate communications, marketing, branding and public relations at Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, including Rite Aid, Hershey and Pfizer, for 18 years. Jody has loved all sports since she was very young.  She excelled at team sports growing up and as an adult has mostly concentrated her efforts on running. She has completed 2 marathons and many half marathons and is a huge fan of the runner’s high. She also participated in the 100-mile JDRF Ride for a Cure twice. She is now training and competing inTriathlon. She and Matt and their sons Brennan & Finn, live in Margate City, NJ with their Hungarian Vizsla, Jetty.

Ann O’Connor is Founder and President of InTrek, Inc. Coaching & Consulting, where she serves as an executive coach, coach supervisor and facilitator. Ann’s work with leaders focuses on emotional intelligence, communication skills, global collaborations, balancing relationships with business results, and navigating complex professional roles. She also facilitates group programs
utilizing Appreciative Inquiry as a positive approach to leadership, organizational change, and strategic innovation and alignment.

Over the course of her 25 years in leadership roles in the healthcare industry and 16 years of leadership development coaching, Ann has worked, collaborated, and coached individuals and teams in a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, financial consulting, law, and nonprofits. Previous roles have included VP of Strategic Business Units, Sales Executive, and National Accounts and Sales Development Manager.

Ann holds a Master’s in Organization Development and Change from Case Western Reserve University. Ann earned certification as an Executive Coach from the Hudson Institute of Coaching, where she is also on faculty as an External Mentor Coach and Certification in Coaching Supervision from the Coaching Supervision Academy, Ltd. She is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation. Ann is an avid cyclist and loves spending time with her family and friends on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

Thomas E. Reynolds is a 1987 graduate of Villanova University School of Business. (B.S. Accounting). He is a practicing CPA and former equity partner in the southern New Jersey regional public accounting firm of Capaldi Reynolds & Pelosi, P.A. He is also Co-Founder and currently Co-Managing Principal of CRA Financial LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Both businesses are located at 332 Tilton Road, in Northfield, New Jersey.

Mr. Reynolds is also a real estate operator and developer. He currently serves in the capacity of Chairman, Board of Trustees, Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey. In addition, he serves as Treasurer of the Matthew Szczur Foundation, as well as current Treasurer of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation. He is a founding board member of The Alcove Center for Grieving Children and past treasurer of Gilda’s Club South Jersey. Mr. Reynolds resides in Margate N.J. with his wife Paula, son Tomas and daughter Sofia. His personal interests include cats, Villanova Basketball, Peloton training, gardening, project design and travel.

Cynthia is the mother of passionate DTC camper Alexandra who has been a Type 1 diabetic for over 30 years having been diagnosed when she was 20 months old. Cynthia also has deep non-profit experience as a volunteer, in program development, as a chief financial officer and as a board member of numerous organizations. With this she brings her expertise to DTC to further the mission that has had a tremendously positive impact on her daughter.

Cynthia is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Alercyn, Inc., a private consulting firm that she founded in 2010, where her most significant engagement was as the acting chief financial officer of the Conservation Law Foundation from June 2018 through December 2019. Prior to this, she served as the interim chief financial officer for Facing History and Ourselves from November 2017 until June 2018. Ms. Hallenbeck also served as the chief financial officer of the Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. from 2014 to 2016. Throughout her career, she has served in varying leadership roles including serving as the chief financial officer of Citigroup, Inc.’s corporate treasury department from 2002 to 2005 and has held other significant positions including chief operating officer of global legal support from 2007 to 2008. Prior to her service with Citigroup, Ms. Hallenbeck spent over 14 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in a variety of finance, treasury and accounting roles including treasurer of its global futures business and chief financial officer of its securities financing group.

Cynthia is also currently on the boards of Medallion Financial, Inc. and the Wellspring Foundation and on the audit committee of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). She has an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School and received her BA in economics from Smith College.

Kimber is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist at the Barbara Davis Center in Aurora, CO. Prior to medical training, her educational focus was learning how nutrition and activity affect how the body works, and she completed a MS in Exercise Physiology where she studied the effect of diet and exercise training on cardiovascular and blood vessel health.

As a former collegiate athlete, person living with type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and overall recreation enthusiast, she has a passion for helping her patients achieve their fitness and athletic goals and has become a local expert on exercise and diabetes. She is a strong patient advocate and frequently asked to provide education to other medical professionals both locally and internationally. She loves helping her patients work through the complex challenges that T1D introduces in their lives, but she ultimately hopes for a T1D prevention and cure! Therefore, she is actively engaged in research to screen children for T1D before they get sick and to better understand why people get diabetes. As part of the Barbara Davis Center Prevention Team, she leads clinical trials that aim to prevent T1D or help people make insulin for longer.

She wakes up early to exercise because she believes that getting her heart pumping is key for her mental health among the chaos of everyday life. She is a coffee aficionado and has perfected the art of pour over coffee and lattes. She loves hiking and exploring the world with her husband and two children and looks forward to summiting as many Colorado 14ners as possible with her family!