Welcome

Dr. Whitelaw received his medical degree from Boston University in 1971. He then trained in orthopedic surgery at B.U. Medical Center and Oxford England. Dr. Whitelaw joined the faculty of the Orthopedic Department at B.U. from 1978 thru 1995 where he became Chief of Orthopedics at Boston City Hospital. During this time he was involved in volunteering his time in Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Ukraine, and most recently in Costa Rica. Over the past several years Dr. Whitelaw has run the Costa Rican branch of Orthopedic Overseas, which is an organization in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons that helps to facilitate MDs to volunteer their time in under served areas throughout the world.

Mr. Strapp attended the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he majored in Business Administration. Mr. Strapp is a Vietnam era veteran who held a number of non-commissioned command positions during his six years with the U.S. military. For 28 years, Mr. Strapp worked with Saucony Footwear. He was president of the Spot-bilt Footwear Division until the company was sold. Mr. Strapp recently started Pentagon Sports, a sporting goods wholesaler specializing in equipment, apparel and accessories for sports officials. He also serves as president of C&S Associates Consulting.

Jose spent three years assisting with CWB clinics in Costa Rica and we're so grateful to now have him on our team in a permanent role. He has already helped to organize a big health fair at Tejarcillos de Alajuelita and is planning upcoming clinics in all over Costa Rica. 

José graduated from the University of Costa Rica and spent many years as a physical educator. He enjoys exercise and maintains an active lifestyle. For more than 35 years he has been involved in sports and recreation, practicing and competing in triathlon and mountain races, as well as spending time in the gym. He has been happily married for 28 years and has four children. 

Steve currently works as Senior Vice President of Investments at Wells Fargo Advisors. Stephen graduated from Boston University in 1979 with a BS in Finance and Marketing. Stephen was formerly on the board of directors at Notre Dame Academy heading up the development committee that oversaw the capital campaign that funded the new science wing. Stephen brings his experience and passion to Children’s Well-Being in assisting with fundraising, marketing and donation outreach missions. In Steve’s spare time he is a great enthusiast of outdoor sports. He recently held the position of Head Varsity Coach for the Alpine Ski Team at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, Ma. He previously served on the board of the Hingham Sports Partnership. Steve and his family reside in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Richard was born in Pennsylvania in 1945. After high school he attended “Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science,” now Jefferson University, graduating with a B.S  in Marketing.   

His first employment was with Rohm and Hass, a manufacture of acrylic emulsions and Plexiglass. He resigned his position to attend Rutgers University where he received an MBA. After leaving Rutgers, he joined the textile firm United Merchants and Manufactures. After 2 years, he left the company to start his own business which primarily bought and sold products into various African Countries.  Upon returning to the USA,  he stared a business selling Velcro materials to manufacturers of medical products.  He then  acquired a manufacturing facility in Costa Rica which produced Velcro material. He eventually sold this Facility to Velcro USA.  Since then, he has developed several business  both in Costa Rica and the United States.   Today, he is the president of Ongoing care Solutions, Guarding Brace and Orthomed del Sol. He is living in Costa Rica, married with two children, and enjoys playing tennis and golf.

Dr. Salazar is a Costa Rican citizen. He trained in general and cardio-thoracic surgery in the USA where he spent many years as a practicing surgeon. He has taught at several medical schools and held many prestigious positions at hospitals throughout the Americas. He went on to be the head of Cardiac Surgery for Costa Rica. 

He recently retired from active surgery but remains very active with various medical boards and politics in Costa Rica. 

His sage counsel will greatly benefit the future of CWB and we are very grateful for his wisdom and willingness to share his time with us. 

Dartagnan Brown is the Founder and CEO of Embarc, a 50-person, MBE certified Architectural Firm with offices in Boston and Denver. Dartagnan grew up overseas and has lived in Iran, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Dartagnan received degrees in Architecture and Building Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He brings this wealth of worldly design knowledge to every project the firm embarks on.

Dartagnan takes great pride in giving back, he firmly believes in contributing to the community and enriching the lives of the people in the neighborhoods he and his team design for. Over the years Dartagnan and the Embarc team have worked with some incredible organizations, and each year they host a charity golf tournament, the Embarc Classic. Dartagnan is proud to sponsor the Children’s Well-being Foundation with proceeds from the 2023 Embarc Classic going to this amazing organization.

Dr. Catrambone is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. From 1993 thru 2021 he was an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Catrambone is the Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Steward Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he has maintained a private practice since 1993. He is past president of the Alumni Association at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Boston University School of Medicine, where he currently serves on the Medical Schools Dean’s Advisory Board. Since 2018 Dr. Catrambone has been serving on the Board of Trustees at Assumption College. Dr Catrambone also sits on the Board of Advisors at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and The Children’s Well-Being Foundation in Costa Rica.

After graduating with honors from Assumption College and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Catrambone completed a four year residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Tufts. He then completed a one year fellowship  in anesthesiology at Boston City Hospital. Furthering his studies in medicine, he then went on to graduate with honors from Boston University School of Medicine after which he completed a PGY-2 year of general surgery training at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. His clinical interests include implant dentistry and bone grafting, impacted wisdom teeth, orthognathic surgery, pathology, and dentoalveolar surgery. Dr. Catrambone was born in Brockton and raised in West Bridgewater.

He has been married to his wife, Sophia, for over 38 years and has two children. Their son, Christopher, is an estate planning attorney in Waltham, MA and their daughter, Karina, is training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Brookdale Hospital in New York City and, upon completion of her residency, will join his practice in the summer of 2023. When not in his office, Dr. Catrambone enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling and the outdoors.

D.A. has held Board and committee positions with many non-profit organizations such as Eugene Kinasewich Fund, Portsmouth NH; Urban Edge Housing Corporation, Roxbury MA; Shirley Eustis House, Roxbury MA; Jamaica Plain Symphony Orchestra; Volunteers of America of Massachusetts; Bos-Line Council for Children, Boston MA; and, most recently was President of Historic Winslow House, Marshfield MA. D.A. has worked in the political campaigns of many well-known Massachusetts leaders and has covered local, state, national and international politics. He been an Editor, Reporter and Columnist for many newspapers such as the Patriot Ledger, the Providence Journal, The Duxbury Clipper, Points South Magazine, Marshfield Mariner, Ukraine Business Online and others. D.A. has written widely about architecture, economics, education, sports and transportation. Over the last 20 years D.A. published some 150 articles about Ukraine and other former Soviet-bloc countries. D.A. graduated from Harvard College.

Dr. Hendren's innovative developments revolutionized the practice of pediatric surgery. In 1969 he became the first surgeon in Boston to successfully separate conjoined, or Siamese, twins. Dr. Hendren is the Distinguished Robert E. Gross Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Mass.; emeritus chief of surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston; and an honorary surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Hendren has mentored many surgeons in pediatric surgery and pediatric urology from both MGH and Children’s Hospital, most of who are serving in academic positions today. He has performed surgery in more than 36 cities in 26 countries, including Syria, Pakistan, China, Russia and other remote locations on 6 of the 7 continents. He has found it very educational to do this and urges colleagues to do this form of “giving back.”