Indianapolis Board of Directors

We gratefully acknowledge these dedicated volunteers who serve on the Indianapolis American Heart Association Board of Directors. These dedicated volunteers are healthcare professionals and business and community leaders who guide our many activities throughout the Greater Indianapolis area.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Board of Directors of the American Heart Association was recognized by the American Heart Association National Board for being one of the top local boards in the country with the prestigious AHA Gold designation for excellence.

Leadership

President
Sandeep Dube, MD
Physician Executive
Community Heart and Vascular Hospital and Cardiovascular Product Line

Chair
Monte Curnutt
Vice President, Commercial Development
Roche Diagnostics

President-Elect
William J. Gill, MD
Medical Director Cardiovascular Services, IU Health West Hospital
IU Health Physicians

Chair-Elect | Leadership Development Chair
Mark C. Jacob
Vice President, Capital Programs & Engineering / Quality
Citizens Energy Group

Members
James H. Anderson, Jr., MD, FFPM, FACE
Medical Director
PTS Diagnostics

Mark Bowell
President
DMB Marketing

Leadership Development Chair
Rachel Doba
President
DB Engineering

Saura Fortin-Erazo
Chief Medical Officer
Eskenazi Health Centers

Denise Herd, MBA
President
Herd Strategies

Rachel Hoffmeyer
Associate Director of Communications, Immunology
Eli Lilly & Company

Henry Hummel
CEO
TRIMEDX

Mark Isenberg
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Advocacy
Zotec Partners

Philip G. Kenney
President
F.A. Wilhelm Construction

Buu Le Lien
Senior Director – HR Strategy, Global Succession Management, PM, Workforce Research
Eli Lilly and Company

Terri Ruff
VP, Chief Operating Officer
Franciscan Health Indianapolis

Jerry Smartt Jr, MD
Smartt Neurology, PC

Jonathan Sundheimer, JD
Attorney
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Event Leadership

2023 Go Red For Women Chair
Kim Speer
Hendricks Regional Health

2023 Heart & Stroke Ball Chair
Jim Mladucky
Vice President, Design & Construction
Indiana University Health

2023 Heart Walk Chair
Atul R. Chugh, MD, FACC, RPVI
Franciscan Physician Network

2023 Hard Hats with Heart Co-Chairs
Carl Dennin
Vice President, Operations
Messer Construction

Kyle Hardie
Executive Director, Strategic Planning
Indiana University Health

Past Event Leadership

Heart Walk

Jim Wright
Byrider
2022 Chair

Mark Isenberg
Zotec Partners
2020 Chair

Parveen Chand
Indiana University Health
2019 Chair

Ram Yeleti
Community Health Network
2018 Chair

Carl Ellison
Indiana Minority Health Coalition
2017 Chair

Mark Owens
Barnes & Thornburg
2016 Chair

Hard Hats with Heart