2024 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chair
Communications Strategist and Market Researcher
Jennifer Sosin
Chair
Communications Strategist and Market Researcher
Vice-Chair
Chief Financial & Operating Officer; Executive Director, AdvaMed Advance and AdvaMed Women’s Executive Network
Jennifer Brearey
Vice-Chair
Chief Financial & Operating Officer; Executive Director, AdvaMed Advance and AdvaMed Women’s Executive Network
Secretary
Intensivist, VHC Health and PMA Health
Mary-Margaret Lewis, MD
Secretary
Intensivist, VHC Health and PMA Health
Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee
Chief Financial Officer, IntraFi LLC (Retired)
John Couric
Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee
Chief Financial Officer, IntraFi LLC (Retired)
Chair, Governance Committee
Health Services Consultant
Ana Alvarez
Chair, Governance Committee
Health Services Consultant
Chair, Development Committee
President, PLBsearch
Pepper Binner
Chair, Development Committee
President, PLBsearch
Board
AFC Board Member
Donna Alpi
AFC Board Member
Clinic Volunteer; 2017 & 2018 Gala Chair
Katy Banks
Clinic Volunteer; 2017 & 2018 Gala Chair
Executive Director, Policy at Eisai, Inc.
Amanda Bartelme
Executive Director, Policy at Eisai, Inc.
Director, Corporate Communications, Virginia Hospital Center
Maryanne Boster
Director, Corporate Communications, Virginia Hospital Center
Consultant, HealthiVibe, LLC; 2018 AFC Gala Chair
Tracy Donley
Consultant, HealthiVibe, LLC; 2018 AFC Gala Chair
Senior Managing Director, Berkadia
Brian Crivella
Senior Managing Director, Berkadia
Global Clinical Head, AZ Late Phase R&D
Neelima Denduluri, MD, FASCO
Global Clinical Head, AZ Late Phase R&D
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
Principal, Ashley Leonard Consulting
Ashley Leonard
Principal, Ashley Leonard Consulting
Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Healthcare Distribution Alliance
John E. Parker
Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Healthcare Distribution Alliance
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
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
Joseph A. Backer, MD
Founder, Arlington Free Clinic; AFC Board 1993-99 & 2001-03; Radiologist & Physician Volunteer; Northern Virginia Radiology Consultants (retired)
David W. Briggs
Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP (retired); AFC Board 2003-05; AFC General Counsel 2005-2016
Kieran Daly & Maria Gallagher
Winking Fish
Stephen Fedorchak
Restaurateur; The Liberty Tavern, Northside Social, Lyon Hall, The Falls
Loren Friedman, MD
Laura Fuentes
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Hilton
Kit Gordon
AFC Board 2006-11 & 2012-18; Development Committee & Clinic Volunteer; 2004 AFC Gala Chair
Greg Hamilton
Publisher & Owner, Arlington Magazine
Raymond Hoare, MD
Cardiologist (retired) & Physician Volunteer; AFC Board 2002-04
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
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
Reuben Varghese, MD, MPH
Health Director, Arlington County Public Health Division