Lee Ponsky, MD
Board President & Founder
University Hospitals
Valerie Henderson, MPH, DSc
Board Vice President
Emergency Management Consultant
Brennan Igoe
Board Treasurer
Argonite Partners
Ashley Wilson Baer
Board Secretary
PSI Services LLC
Krysta Alexinas
Dexcom
Javier Echevarria
VVF
Rafid Fadul, MD
Community Intensivists & North Bridge Management
Meg Furey, CNP
Cleveland Clinic
David Landever
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC
Joshua Miller, DO, FACP
Cleveland Clinic
Zac Ponsky
Ponsky Capital Partners
Charu Ramanathan, PhD
Lokyata & vitalxchange
Sheldon Rose, MD, RDMS
University Hospitals
David Rosenberg, MD, MDH
University Hospitals
Brian J. Smith
Health Tech Development
Michael Zweig
Rockefeller Global Family Office
Brigades Advisory Committee
Members: Rafid Fadul (Community Intensivists & North Bridge Management), Lee Ponsky (University Hospitals), and Brian Smith (Health Tech Development).
Staff: Britta Latz and Carolina Masri.
Building & Facility Committee
Chair: Sandra Bolan (Turner Construction Company)
Members: Rafid Fadul (Community Intensivists & North Bridge Management) and Zac Ponsky (Ponsky Capital Partners).
Staff: Tony Monaco and Britta Latz.
Finance, Audit & Investment Committee
Chair: Brennan Igoe (Argonite Partners).
Members: Melissa Moncrief, Zachary Maher, and MaryAnn Kocurko.
Staff: Britta Latz and Carolina Masri.
Gala Committee
Members: Krissy Dietrich Gallagher, Keely O’Bryan, Monica Ponsky, and Betsy Werbel.
Staff: Celena Crytzer, Britta Latz, and Carolina Masri.
Governance & Legal Affairs Committee
Members: David Landever (Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, LLC), and Ashley Wilson Baer (PSI Services LLC).
Staff: Britta Latz and Carolina Masri.
Local & Domestic Giving Program Committee
Chair: David Rosenberg, MD (University Hospitals).
Members: Brook Watts, MD, MS (The MetroHealth System) and Josh Marx (Medical Service Company).
Staff: Carolina Masri and Jennifer Buck
Major Gifts Project Leadership Team
Jamie Lebovitz (Nurenberg Paris), Michael Zweig (Rockefeller Global Family Office), Lee Ponsky (University Hospitals), Javier Echevarria (VVF), Valerie Henderson (Emergency Management Consultant), Radid Fadul (Community Intensivists & North Bridge Management), and Charu Ramanathan (Lokyata & vitalxchange).
Staff: Carolina Masri & Britta Latz.
Marketing & Communications Committee
Chair: Valerie Henderson.
Members: Nassab Ahmadieh, Carolyn Pippin and Candace Goforth DeSantis.
Staff: Carolina Masri & Britta Latz.
Operations Committee
Chair: Oscar Uzcategui (Gojo Industries).
Members: Manny Naft (MedWish Volunteer), Tom Ryan (Cleveland Clinic), and Brian Smith (Health Tech Development).
Staff: Jennifer Buck, Britta Latz, Carolina Masri, and Tony Monaco.
Strategic Planning Committee
Members: Javier Echevarria (VVF) Rafid Fadul (Community Intensivists & North Bridge Management), and Charu Ramanthan (Lokyata & vitalxchange).
Staff: Britta Latz and Carolina Masri.
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