Leadership
Paul Armstrong
President
Paul Armstrong, CP
Paul received his B.S. in exercise physiology from the University of Connecticut in 1992. He graduated from the Newington Certificate Program in 1996 and completed his prosthetic residency in Connecticut. He is currently the practice manager for the Hanger Clinic in Vernon, CT, and he is also the manager of the Market Fabrication Facility in Newington, CT, and Methuen, MA. Paul is an instructor in the University of Hartford’s Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program for transtibial prosthetics, and is a member of the IPOCare team, specializing in Immediate Post-Operative Prosthetic patient care.
Andrew Wakefield, MD
Surgical Director
Dr. Andrew Wakefield, MD
Dr. Andrew Wakefield is a neurosurgeon with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT, who joined Dreaming & Working Together in 2006. His presence has enabled Dreaming & Working Together to expand its services and open doors we never thought were possible. In addition to his surgical skills, he has also donated thousands of dollars of surgical instrumentation that he no longer utilizes in his current practice to Dreaming & Working Together. Dr. Wakefield received his medical degree from University of Connecticut School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than twenty years.
SUBRAmani Seetharama, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Subramani Seetharama, MD
Dr. Subramani Seetharama is a physiatrist from Hartford Hospital who joined Dreaming & Working Together in 2007. He brought extensive education, new techniques and protocols to create the rehabilitative program dedicated to those patients having their surgery by Dreaming & Working Together team. Dr. Seetharama attended Armed Forces Medical College in India, interned at Ohio Valley Medical Center, and completed his residency at St. Francis Medical Center in Pennsylvania. He is an instructor in emergency medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
LILY HOLM
Communications Director
Lily Holm, PT, DPT
Lily received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Springfield College in May 2022 and is a licensed Physical Therapist in Connecticut. She currently works for Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network at an outpatient neurological clinic in Vernon, CT where she treats patients with neurological injuries and conditions, as well as prosthetic users. Lily's first trip to Peru with Dreaming & Working Together was in 2025.
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Finance Director
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We are currently in the process of electing a new finance director.
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education director
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We are currently in the process of electing a new education director.
Steve Charry
prosthetic lead
Steve Charry, MSPO, CPO, FAAOP
Steve is a Connecticut native who received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Hartford in 2010. He later graduated from the University of Hartford’s Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program in 2013. He completed his residency with Hanger Clinic in Wethersfield, where he continues to serve as a clinician. He is a faculty member in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Hartford. Steve first joined Dreaming & Working Together in 2013 as a student and has been participating ever since. Each year he looks forward to uniting with new and familiar faces in Peru!
Ken Bruno
adult rehabilitation lead
Ken Bruno, PT
Ken is Site Director and Physical Therapist for Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network in Windsor, CT who joined Dreaming & Working together in 2016. He graduated from Sacred Heart University’s Physical Therapy program. Ken’s time with Dreaming & Working is focused on physical rehab. He was involved in the planning, education and collaboration of the Dreaming & Working together program. He is an avid Triathlete.
Kim Koenig
pediatric rehabilitation lead
Kim Koenig, PT
Kim is a Pediatric Physical Therapist at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford, CT who graduated from University of Vermont's Physical Therapy program. Since graduating she has held several jobs over the years, but each job has focused on pediatrics. Kim joined the Dreaming & Working Together team in 2015 working with both the pediatric rehab and adult amputee groups.
Volunteers
Al Maciunas, CP
Erin Fitzgerald, PT, DPT
Gregory De Gruchy, MD
Casey Coutu, CPO