Greater Washington Region Heart Ball

Leadership

A Message from Our CEO


for position only

Together we are changing the way the world thinks about health and life. We’re transforming attitudes and behaviors, so people everywhere can experience the best possible health–today and for the rest of their lives … from generation to generation. Through research, education and advocacy, we are making an extraordinary impact … changing and saving lives — reducing disease, disability and death. The work that we’re doing … that all of YOU are doing … is leading to real, lasting change.

While there is much work ahead, we are in this together — for the lives of those we love. Thank you again for your generous support and unwavering commitment to our mission. You are making an impact on your community, on our nation and on the world.

Warm regards,

Nancy Brown
Chief Executive Officer
American Heart Association

Leadership Team

GREATER WASHINGTON REGION 2011 HEART BALL LEADERSHIP

2011 Heart Ball Event Chairs
  • The American Heart Association
  • Greater Washington Region Board of Directors
  • Jacques Leger (Board Chairman), Towers Watson
  • Dr. Frederick Beavers (Board President), Washington Hospital Center
  • Stanley J. Gutkowski (Immediate Past Board Chairman), Accenture (retired)
  • Dr. Mark Turco (Immediate Past Board President), Washington Adventist Hospital Center for Cardiac & Vascular Research
  • Paul Bailey, Argy
  • E.W. Sean Ballington, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • John R. Beard, BDC Funding
  • Charles A. Camalier, III, Esq., Wilkes Artis, Chartered
  • Cheryl Campbell, CGI Federal
  • Dr. John W. Cochran, Inova Health System
  • Aaron Daniels
  • Charles DeSantis, Georgetown University
  • Lori DiCesare, Legal Placements, Inc.
  • Joy J. Dorsey, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Jay A. Epstien, Esq., DLA Piper LLP (US)
  • Gerard T. Gabrys, Guest Services, Inc.
  • Timothy Gillis, KPMG LLP
  • Stephen F. Lustgarten, Blake Real Estate
  • Brian J. MacDonnell, SunTrust Bank
  • Dave Mader, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Brian Mitchell
  • John J. Mullenholz (Past Board Chairman), Stonehouse Medical Staffing
  • Usha Nakhasi, Service Benefit Plan Administrative Services Corp. (a subsidiary of CareFirst)
  • James R. O’Neill
  • John Oswald, Capital Trust Group
  • Reuven Pasternak, M.D., Inova Fairfax Hospital
  • Dale Peck (Past Board Chairman), Peck Advisory Services
  • Kati Penney, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Alan C. Raul, Esq., Sidley Austin LLP
  • Robert C. Roane (Past Board Chairman), Capitol One
  • Reginald Robinson, Cardiology Associates, P.C.
  • Michael C. Rogers, DC HealthCare Systems, Inc.
  • Craig W. Schubert, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Sponsorship Committee
  • Jeri Fellerman (Chair), Wachovia Bank
  • David Bender, Blake Real Estate
  • Julie Bender Silver, The Bender Foundation, Inc. 
  • Aaron Daniels
  • Skip Foote, American Systems
  • Don & Joanne Marx, The Marx Group
  • Kati Penney, Ernst & Young
  • Charles L. Rosenfield, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC

Open Your Heart Campaign
  • Christyne Nasbe (Chair)
  • Rob & Patti Franklin, MorganFranklin
  • Stan Gutkowski, Accenture (retired)
  • Schonay Jones, VISA
  • John & Mona Oswald, Capital Trust Group

Medical Committee
  • Dr. Jack Flyer (Chair), CardioCare LLC
  • Dr. Helen S. Barold, Comprehensive Cardiac Care
  • Dr. Frederick Beavers, Washington Hospital Center 
  • Dr. Philip Charles Corcoran, FACS FCCP, Suburban Hospital
  • Dr. Mark Haigney, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • Dr. Rob Marshall, CardioCare LLC
  • Dr. Eugene R. Passamani, Suburban Hospital Healthcare System
  • Dr. Raj Shetty, Alliance Cardiovascular Consultants
  • Dr. Bryan M. Steinberg, Washington Adventist Hospital
  • Dr. David Strouse, Arrhythmia Associates

Auction Committee 
  • Michelle Voorhies (Chair), Marriott International
  • Barbara Azzinaro, Cohen Azzinaro Associates
  • Heather Barry Sesay
  • Grace Ann Bourne
  • Anne Buld, Doctor’s Dermatologic Formula
  • Amanda Hutton, Milano Group Inc. Washington Design Center
  • Jim McCartney, Deloitte
  • Christyne Nasbe, Small Business Success, Inc.
  • Kimberly Sackin, IBM Global Business Services
  • Tracie MacLeod Sparks, Neustar

PULSE Committee
  • Kimberly Sackin (Chair), IBM Global Business Services 
  • Jackie Abrahams, Kroll
  • Steven Albert, S. Albert Glass Company
  • Jena Belinkie, CB Richard Ellis
  • Megan A. Christensen, Blank Rome LLP
  • Lucia Davila
  • Tania Galarza, McKinley
  • John Gifft, PCT Government Relations
  • Lauren Grunley, Grunley Construction
  • Steven Immergut, Hill & Knowlton
  • D. Bryant Isbell, Baker & McKenzie
  • Jennifer Kirstein Czekaj, Brookfield Office Properties
  • Chitta Mallik, Perennial Sports and Entertainment
  • Justin Magazine, Humboldt Hospitality Advisors
  • Anthony Moniello, Highlife Entertainment
  • Hieu Nguyen, Hill & Knowlton
  • Jake Perry, Friends of Harry Reid
  • Tina Rao, Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.
  • Melissa Shuffield, Powell Tate
  • Jessica Stern, HD Supply White Cap
  • Jennifer Sunshine, AHIP
  • Michelle Voorhies, Marriott International