Florida

Board Chairperson
Heather Havericak
Broward Health Medical Center / Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital

Board President
Marcus St. John, M.D. FACC, FSCAI
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Baptist Health South Florida

Leadership Development Chair
Kristen Daniels
HCA Healthcare – East Florida Division

Chair-Elect
Lawrence Franchetti
One Beat Medical and Training

President-Elect
Farzanna S. Haffizulla, M.D., MACP FAMWA

Society Ambassador
John Stetson
John & Tarra Stetson Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel
College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU KPCOM)

Members

Pamela Africk
BestPractices USA, Inc.

Alex Almazan
Almazan Law 

Negar Asdaghi, M.D., MSc, FRCPC
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 

Melanie Evans
Kindred Hospitals

Frank Fernandez
Blue Prints 4 Safety

Lawrence Franchetti
One Beat Medical 

Farzanna S. Haffizulla, M.D., FACP FAMWA
Nova Southeastern University

Gregory Holness
Retired Chief of the Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue

Dr. Francesco Iacona
Schiller Americas Inc.

Andrea Iglesias
Urban Health Partnerships

Andrew Koenig
CITY Furniture

Cindy Jackson
Florida Blue

Dionne Polite
AARP

Jose Romano
Baptist Health South Florida

Dr. Scott Ross
Cleveland Clinic Florida

Dr. Ana Viamonte Ros
Baptist Health Medical Group

Svetlana B. Shugh, MD, FAAP
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Heart Institute

Caitlin Stella, MPH
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and Pediatric Services

Valerie Wanza, Ph.D.
Broward County Public Schools

Isis Zambrana
Immediate Past President
Jackson Health System

Greater Miami - Ft. Lauderdale Event Chairs

Perry Ann Reed and Dr. Redmond Burke
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
2023 Miami-Dade Heart Walk Chair

David Wagner
Florida Blue
2024 Broward Heart Walk Chair

Andrew and Deana Koenig
CITY Furniture
2024 South Florida Heart Ball Chairs

Kathy Salerno
Broward Health
2024 South Florida Go Red for Women Co-Chairperson

Ana VeigaMilton
Jose Milton Foundation
2024 South Florida Go Red for Women Co-Chairperson

Board Chairperson
Elana Schrader, MD
Guidewell/Florida Blue

Board President
Fred Kusumoto, MD
Mayo Clinic of Florida

Members

Ricardo A. Hanel, MD, PhD
Baptist Health System

Douglas M. Baer
Brooks Rehabilitation Center

Mark Bennett
Bank of America

Tom Van Berkel
The Main Street America Group

Christina Clohecy
Newfold Digital

Kara Hill
FIS

Yazan Khatib
First Coast Cardiovascular Institute

Dana Kriznar, PhD
Duval County Public Schools

Mark Lamping
Jacksonville Jaguars

Charu Raheja, PhD
TriageLogic

June Scarlett
White Plains Hospital

Christine “Chris” Smith
Baptist Health System

David M. Szymanski, PhD
UNF MedNexus

Russ Thomas
Chief Executive Office
Availity
2023 Jacksonville Heart Walk Chair

Elizabeth Thompson
Intuitive Quest, LLC

Scott Wooten, FACHE
Past Board Chairperson
S Morris Wooten LLC

Jacksonville Event Chairs

Bruce Lowthers
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Paysafe
2023 First Coast Heart Ball

Christina Clohecy
Chief Financial Officer
NewFold Digital
2023 First Coast Go Red for Women

Board Chairperson
Jon Reitz
Walgreens

Board President
Linus Wodi, MD
AdventHealth 

Immediate Past Chair
Jayne Willis
University of Central Florida

Immediate Past President
Ankur Garg, MD
Orlando Neurosurgery

Trey Abshier
HCA Healthcare Florida

Gul Dadlani, MD
Nemours Children’s Health

David Dominato
WKMG News 6

Vanessa Garner
CVS

Jake Kirchner
HCA Healthcare Florida

Dr. Swathy Kolli
Orlando Health Heart Institute

Giorgina Pinedo-Rolon
GIO Communications

Samuel Stamps
C & S Companies

Maria Vazquez, PhD
Orange County Public Schools

Orlando Event Chairs

Kimberly Brown
AdventHealth
2023 Orlando Go Red for Women Chair

Brad Hillmon
AdventHealth
2023 Greater Orlando Heart Walk Chair

Dr. Marshall Cress and Dr. Arnaldo Velez
Orlando Health
2023 Orlando Heart Ball Chairs

Board Chairperson
Grasford W. Smith
Akerman LLP

Board President
Fontaine Timmer, DNP
Palm Beach Atlantic University

Immediate Past Board President
Anita Wilborn, MD
Tenet Physician Services

Leadership Development Chair
Roger Duncan, MD
Palms West Hospital

Members

Alina Alonso, MD
Retired, Florida Department of Health - Palm Beach County

Teresita Casanova, MD
Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches

Darcy Davis
Health Care District of Palm Beach County

Rebecca Doane, J.D., CPA
Doane & Doane, P.A.

John A. Domenico
Bank of America – Private Bank

Hilda Gonzalez
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Michele Jacobs
Economic Council of Palm Beach County

Trey Mahoney
UBS Financial Services 

Dawn Nichols
NextEra Energy, Inc.

Shana D. Peterson Sheptak
PNC Bank

Erica Whitfield
School District of Palm Beach County

Palm Beach Event Chairs

Pam Rauch
Florida Power & Light Company
2024 Palm Beach County Go Red for Women Chairperson

Scott Hurd
TBC Corporation
2023 Palm Beach County Heart Walk Chairman

Board Chairperson
PJ Bimonte
Arthrex

Board President
Eric Eason, MD.
Lee Health

Members

Dr. Mazen Albaghdadi
NCH Healthcare System

Pam Calligaro
Philanthropist

Commander Jamie Cunningham
CCSO

Tracy Duhaney
The Amboseli Group

Michelle Fitzgerald
Encompass Health

Jason Grabowski
B&I Contractors 

Phil Loiacano
Key Private Bank

Tommy Mann
Florida Southwestern State College

Shadreka McIntosh
Sozo Pharmacy

Ben Siegel
LCPA

Stephanie Wardein
Lee Health

Southwest Florida Event Chairs

Tyler Kitson
Communities, Kitson & Partners
2023 Southwest FL Heart Ball Chair

Heather & Jamie Dockweiler
2023 Collier County Heart Walk Co-Chairs

Adam Stachurski
Scotlynn
2023 Lee County Heart Walk Chairperson

Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser
Lee Health
2024 Southwest Florida Heart Ball Chairperson

Stephanie Wardein and Dr. Malissa Woods
Lee Health
2024 Southwest Florida Go Red for Women Co-Chairs

Board Chairperson
Kye Mitchell
Kforce

Board President
Lucila Ramiro, MD
Community Leader

Leadership Development Chair
Artemis Emslie
Cadence Rx

Health Equity Committee Chair
Dr. Kevin Sneed
University of South Florida

Bruce Bergherm
AdventHealth West Florida

Ravi Chari, MD
HCA West Division

Addison Davis
Hillsborough County Public Schools

Tash Elwyn
Raymond James & Associates

Kimberly Guy
St. Joseph’s Hospital, BayCare Health System

Connor Lewis
Ryan Companies

Guilherme Oliveira, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital

Danny Persau
MidFlorida Armored

Debbie Rinde-Hoffman, MD
Tampa General Medical Group

Robert Sanchez, MD
HCA Physician Services Group

Chuck Sykes
Skykes

Jim Thompson, MD
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Trey Traviesa
Fort Brooke Merchant Partners

Tampa Event Chairs

Amanda Stevens
Raymond James Bank
2023 Tampa Go Red for Women Chair

Danny Persaud
MidFlorida Armored & ATM Services
2023 Tampa Heart Ball Chair

Archie Collins
TECO
2023 Tampa Heart Walk Chair