Board of Directors & Community Advisors

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