2025 Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Chair
Communications Strategist and Market Researcher
Jennifer Sosin
Chair
Communications Strategist and Market Researcher

Vice-Chair
Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Healthcare Distribution Alliance
John E. Parker
Vice-Chair
Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Healthcare Distribution Alliance

Treasurer
Chief Financial & Operating Officer; Executive Director, AdvaMed Advance and AdvaMed Women’s Executive Network
Jennifer Brearey
Treasurer
Chief Financial & Operating Officer; Executive Director, AdvaMed Advance and AdvaMed Women’s Executive Network

Secretary
Global Clinical Head, AZ Late Phase R&D
Neelima Denduluri, MD, FASCO
Secretary
Global Clinical Head, AZ Late Phase R&D

Co-Chair, Governance Committee
President, PLBsearch
Pepper Binner
Co-Chair, Governance Committee
President, PLBsearch

Co-Chair, Governance Committee
Intensivist, VHC Health and PMA Health
Mary-Margaret Lewis, MD
Co-Chair, Governance Committee
Intensivist, VHC Health and PMA Health

Chair, Development Committee
Executive Director, Policy at Eisai, Inc.
Amanda Bartelme
Chair, Development Committee
Executive Director, Policy at Eisai, Inc.
Board

AFC Board Member
Donna Alpi
AFC Board Member

Health Services Consultant
Ana Alvarez
Health Services Consultant

Director, Corporate Communications, Virginia Hospital Center
Maryanne Boster
Director, Corporate Communications, Virginia Hospital Center

Public Health Professional & Volunteer Interpreter
Vera Cardinale, MPH
Public Health Professional & Volunteer Interpreter

Senior Managing Director, Berkadia
Brian Crivella
Senior Managing Director, Berkadia

Consultant, HealthiVibe, LLC; 2018 AFC Gala Chair
Tracy Donley
Consultant, HealthiVibe, LLC; 2018 AFC Gala Chair

Volunteer Gastroenterologist
Stanley Drake, MD
Volunteer Gastroenterologist

SVP & Chief Digital Officer, AvalonBay Communities
Rukevbe Esi
SVP & Chief Digital Officer, AvalonBay Communities

Virginia State Delegate, 1st District
Patrick Hope
Virginia State Delegate, 1st District

Founder & President, Omega Wealth Management
Lisa Kirchenbauer
Founder & President, Omega Wealth Management

Principal, Ashley Leonard Consulting
Ashley Leonard
Principal, Ashley Leonard Consulting

Co-Owner and President, TriVistaUSA
Michael Sauri
Co-Owner and President, TriVistaUSA

Staffer, U.S. Senate
Tannia Talento
Staffer, U.S. Senate

Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon
Michael Ward
Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon

Dentist
Monica Yavrom, DDS, MPH
Dentist
Medical Director

Internist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Joan Bowes Ritter, MD
Internist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Community Council
Grace Abi-Najm Shea
Executive Vice President, Lebanese Taverna Group; AFC Board 2008-2011
Joseph A. Backer, MD
Founder, Arlington Free Clinic; AFC Board 1993-1999 & 2001-2003; Radiologist & Physician Volunteer; Northern Virginia Radiology Consultants (retired)
David W. Briggs
Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP (retired); AFC Board 2003-2005; AFC General Counsel 2005-2016
Kieran Daly & Maria Gallagher
Winking Fish, Graphic Design
Stephen Fedorchak
Restaurateur (The Liberty Tavern, Northside Social, Lyon Hall, The Falls)
Anita Friedman
Director, Arlington County Department of Human Services
Loren Friedman, MD
Palliative Care Specialist, Virginia Cancer Specialists (retired)
Laura Fuentes
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Hilton
Kit Gordon
AFC Board 2006-2011 & 2012-2018; Development Committee & Clinic Volunteer; 2004 AFC Gala Chair
Greg Hamilton
Publisher & Owner, Arlington Magazine
Raymond Hoare, MD
Cardiologist (retired) & 30-year physician volunteer; AFC Board 2002-2004
Christopher T. Lane
President & CEO, VHC Health
Rev. Andrew T.P. Merrow
Rector, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
John Murphy
President, Washington Workplace; AFC Board 2000-2010; AFC Board Chair 2007-2008
Christopher J. Nassetta
President & CEO, Hilton
Diane Naughton
Past Acting Executive Director; 2014 Special Gifts Chair; Clinic Volunteer; AFC Board 2009-2014, 2016-2021; AFC Board Vice Chair, 2014; AFC Board Chair, 2020-2021
Mary Ann Nirschl
AFC Board 1996-2008; AFC Board Chair 2000-2001
Patricia Rodriguez, MD
Oncologist, Virginia Cancer Specialists
Ben Schall
CEO, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Allison Shay
20th Anniversary Gala Chair
Matthew Shay
President & CEO, National Retail Federation; 20th Anniversary Gala Chair
Thomas Shooltz
President, TCS Realty Associates; AFC Board 1998-99; Gala Chair 2000, 2001
Mark Silverwood
Silverwood Investments, LLC; AFC Board 2004-09
Andres Tobar
Executive Director, Shirlington Employment & Education Center
Kristian & Chuck Todd
NBC News; Community Volunteers
David N. Townshend
Senior Vice President, Global Sales; Marriot International (retired); 20th Anniversary Gala Chair; 2009-11
Kathy Townshend
20th Anniversary Gala Chair