Our Board
Meet our Board
George Trajtenberg, MD
Board President
George is a board certified general surgeon who has both participated in and led surgical teams to Haiti and Honduras for nearly two decades. It was through George’s leadership and 10 years worth of effort that the surgical program at Manos Amigas clinic in La Entrada, Honduras was nurtured through the years.
Now, in conjunction with Serving at the Crossroads, the clinic can provide surgical services through three operating rooms and a procedure room to hundreds of patients a week. George brings a wealth of both surgical and missionary knowledge to Blue Sky’s expanded efforts.
John Sauter MD
Board Member
John is Blue Sky’s Lead Anesthesiologist and has been a member of the team since 2010. He has participated in 12 surgical missions in both Haiti and Guatemala.
Although John recently retired from active practice after 34 years, he will continue to serve Blue Sky with the recruitment of anesthesia personnel, medical supply procurement and managing Mission Team logistics in the United States.
In retirement John is active with the American Red Cross and the Chester County Medical Reserve Corp. volunteer operations. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.D. from Temple University, followed by a Anesthesiology Residency at Penn.
Maggie Adams, MSN, RN
Secretary of the Board
After obtaining her BSN, Maggie Adams became a staff nurse at the famed Johns Hopkins Hospital, serving in the Pediatric ICU. After taking a break to raise her young son, Maggie resumed her career as a successful healthcare administrator. She received her BSN from Towson State University and her MSN from Holy Family University.
Seth Newman, MD, MBA
Board Member
Seth is a board-certified general surgeon with international mission experience in Honduras, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A leader in his 12-physician surgical group and hospital, he has also been organizing and leading multidisciplinary medical missions since 2007, combining general, trauma and oncologic surgery, neurosurgery, obstetric and gynecological teams, family medicine and pediatrics. His teams have worked with both US and host-country residents-in-training to foster a critical educational component for patients, families, and the next generation of physicians.
Dr. Newman was awarded an Honorary Professor of Surgery at El Ciabo University in the Dominican Republic in addition to being a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
Deb McTamney, CRNA
Board Member
Deb is a veteran of eight Blue Sky missions where she served as a nurse anesthetist at the Double Harvest Clinic outside of Port-au-Prince. She says about her dedicated service that “I always wanted to utilize my skills and expertise for medical missions”. Born in King of Prussia, Deb, a certified nurse anesthetist, received her BSN from the University of Delaware and her Masters in Nurse Anesthesia from St. Joseph’s University.
Martina Molsbergen
Board Member
Martina is a prominent bioscience entrepreneur and CEO of C14 Consulting Group, a premier strategic business/investment consultancy. She is also the Founder and President of the C14 Foundation, a public charity serving the poorest of the poor. In that capacity, and as a Blue Sky Board member, Martina has been to Haiti on several occasions. Martina has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University.
Anthony V. Coletta Jr.
Board Member
Anthony Coletta, Jr is Assistant General Counsel at The Vanguard Group, Inc. He spent a year of service with the Augustinian Volunteer Corps following his undergraduate graduation, where he taught elementary school students in San Diego and volunteered at an orphanage in Tijuana. In his professional career, Anthony has advised on a number of matters on a pro-bono basis and mentored law students and new attorneys. Anthony heard first-hand the impact Blue Sky teams made on their mission trips and is dedicated to continuing his father’s legacy through his service on the Board.
Anthony received his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law and B.B.A. from Loyola University.
Patrick Runyen
Treasurer
Pat is currently a Partner and Wealth Manager at Modera Wealth Management in Wayne. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®).
He lives in Downingtown with his wife and two sons.
George Breen
Board Member
George is a software engineering technologist with a B.A. in Computer Science from Temple University. He is an inventor and serial entrpreneur. He has run his own software business and has had senior positions at Intel and Cisco. He holds several patents in Interactive Television and an Emmy for developing Video-on-Demand Technology.
He is married with three children and 4 grandchildren and lives in Wyncote, PA.