American Heart Association

Pennsylvania

Join us on our journey to build a healthier Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

End-of-Year Philadelphia Impact Report

Impact Report

In Greater Philadelphia, our work is sustainably addressing key issues of increasing nutrition security, removing barriers to CPR and AED training resources, improving hypertension control rates and improving maternal health.

Pittsburgh Executive Steps into Chair Role

Sandy Volpe

Sandra (Sandy) Volpe has assumed a two-year term as chair of the board of directors for the Eastern States region of the American Heart Association. Volpe served as chairperson-elect July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

300 Wyomissing Area High School Students Learn How to Save Lives

PA 300 Save Lives

The American Heart Association and Penn State Health recently held a Hands-Only CPR experience at Wyomissing Area Junior-Senior High School in Berks County, Pennsylvania, providing more than 300 students with the knowledge to save a life during a cardiac emergency using Hands-Only CPR. The school also received three of the American Heart Association’s CPR & First Aid Anywhere Training Kits.

5X Match Expires Soon

For a very limited time, your year-end tax-deductible donation works FIVE TIMES harder to fund groundbreaking research and prevention programs proven to help make more time possible for people facing cardiovascular disease. Give today!

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Events in Your Area

Philadelphia Heart Ball

Location: National Constitution Center

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 - 06:00 PM

Register

South Central Pennsylvania Go Red For Women Luncheon

Location: The Hotel Hershey

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 12:00 PM

Register

South Central Pennsylvania Heart Ball

Location: Hershey Lodge

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026 - 05:30 PM

Register

In Your Community

The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in Pennsylvania through five key priority areas: women, COVID-19, tobacco and vaping, patients and healthy living. Equity is always at the center of our work, and it will continue to guide all that we do.

Through our focus on these key impact areas, and with collaboration among local organizations, sponsors, businesses, and others that serve the community, we are working to improve the health and well-being of Vermont residents while saving and improving countless lives.

Throughout Pennsylvania, we’ve seen our community impact work grow, including efforts around creating avenues for greater access to care, healthy food access and education, sharing Hands-Only CPR kits with clinicians to improve awareness for families, blood pressure screenings and education, and tobacco and e-cigarette education and prevention.

People are counting on us as never before. The American Heart Association, along with our supporters, will drive change, and will be relentless. Thank you for your continued support.

Community

Advocacy has had a mission-critical role in the Association's work for more than 40 years. Our legislative and regulatory priorities help to mitigate risk factors and protect survivors in communities across the country. We support the enactment of evidence-based public policies that lead to longer, healthier lives.

Public policy advocacy is an essential strategy used by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to affect necessary and sustainable policy, system and environmental changes that help Americans build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Our efforts in Pennsylvania and its communities are focused on five major policy areas. These are: Tobacco Free, Quality Systems of Care, Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Access to Care.

Advocacy
LEADERSHIP

Chair
Soma Somasundaram
President & Chief Technology Officer
Infor

President
Kate FitzPatrick, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Executive Vice President, Connelly Foundation
Chief Nurse Executive Officer, Jefferson Health

MEMBERS

Stephanie Austin
Philanthropist, Advocate & Cardiac Arrest Survivor

Elliot Barnathan, M.D.
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Clinical Development
Janssen Research and Development, LLC

Atif Bostic
President & CEO
Uplift Solutions

Monique Braxton, M.S.
Deputy Chief of Communications and Spokesperson
School District of Philadelphia

Bob Cummings
President and Chief Partnership Officer
Atalan Tech

Alyson Cole, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
Penn Medicine Doylestown Hospital

Charisse Dean, M.S., M.I.S.
Managing Director
Advisory KPMG

Alyson Filippone
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Frank Franklin, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., FCPP
Deputy Health Commissioner
City of Philadelphia

Andréa W. Frazier, M.S. Founder
Frazier Family Health Equity Fund

Stacy Gautier
Vice President Planning QVC & HSN
QVC

Helene Glassberg, M.D. – Past President
Director, Pre-operative Cardiac Clinic
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Penn Medicine

Kernika Gupta, M.P.H., M.B.A.
Director, CEO Initiatives
Independence Blue Cross

Abhi Rastogi, M.B.A., M.I.S.
President and CEO
Temple University Hospital Inc.

Bindi Shah, M.D., FACC
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Main Line Health
Medical Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, M.B.A., RN, FAAN, FNAP, FACHE
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Main Line Health


Chair:
Leeanna R. McKibben, MSN, RN
Chief of Staff, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences
University of Pittsburgh

President:
Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD
Chief Medical Officer in Quality
UPMC Insurance Division

Leadership Development Chair:
Mike Milarski 
Partner & Senior Advisor
Signature Financial Planning

Michael Abriatis
Chief Compliance Officer
PNC Financial Services Group

Janet M Catov PhD MS
Director, Health and Clinical Research
Magee-Womens Research Institute

Michael Chappell, Pharm.D.
VP Pharmacy Operations
Giant Eagle

David Heaton
President and CEO
The Buncher Company

Walter E. McGregor, MD
Director, Cardiac Surgery
Allegheny General Hospital

Maria Ringeisen
VP/DMM Golf Apparel, Footwear and Accessories
Dick’s Sporting Goods

Kenyokee Crowell

Amanda Babst

Brenda Mendizabal, MD, MS
Pediatric Preventative Cardiology, Director
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Justin Pasay
Senior Manager, Strategy and Operations
Deloitte Consulting 

Imran Qadeer, MD
President and CEO
Allegheny General Hospital

Monica Ruiz
Executive Director
Casa San Jose


Board Chair:
Nina Ferraro

AHN Behavioral Health

Board President:
Francis Ferdinand, MD, FACS, FACC

UPMC Hamot

Leadership Development Chair:
Maria Continenza

First National Bank

Jeff Bevacqua
Northwest Bank

Eric Brotherson
Erie Federal Credit Union

Maria Comstock
UPMC Hamot

Jeffery Duncan
Machining Concepts

Kelly Hayes, MD
UPMC Hamot

Melanie Henderson
Mercyhurst University

Donna Huckno
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie

Theresa Kisiel
UPMC Hamot

Kirk Kneidinger
Hagan Business Machines

Ashley Kuneman
AHN Saint Vincent Hospital

Brian Paganie
First Energy/ Penelec

Deborah Pora
UPMC Hamot

Jospeh Rys
Erie Insurance Group

Elaine Stanton
Friendship Baptist Church

Marguerite Szymanowski
Erie Insurance Group

Alex Whipple
Erie County Department of Health


Stephanie Andreozzi
Vice President of Operations, Primary Care Service Line
WellSpan Health

Dr. Oralia Dominic (President)
President & Founder
National Institute of Rural & Minority Health

Brandi Hunter-Davenport
Senior Associate
Triad Strategies

Alicia Luciani
Sr. Technical Business Analyst
Capital Blue Cross

Melinda McIntire
Vice President, Heart and Vascular Service Line
WellSpan Health




Holly Roush, MSN, RN
Vice President, Heart and Vascular Service Line
Penn State Health

Amber Shatto
Area Vice President
Gallagher

Andrea Splain (Chair)
Vice President, Commercial Banker
S&T Bank

Ramin Zand, MD
Vascular Neurologist
Penn State Health

Larry Goldhahn, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
UPMC

Amy Reed, Ph.D., CRNA
Assistant Program Director
York College of Pennsylvania/WellSpan Health Nurse Anesthetist Program


Amy Ahnert, MD
Cardiologist
Lehigh Valley Health Network

Melody Bradford
Director  
Lehigh Valley Public Media

Nicholas Dejesus
Branch Manager
Planet Home Lending

Lauryn Graves
Operations Manager, U.S. and International Government Relations
Air Products

Louis Hansrote, MD
Medical Director- CHOP Cardiac Center Allentown
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Aiden Henninger
Sales Manager
Lumenis

Johnathan Jones
CEO
Pennsylvania Integrative Clinical Services

Justin Keiper
Funeral Director/Supervisor
Cantelmi Funeral Homes

Eric Miller
Director of Nursing
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries- Luther Crest

Brian O'Reilly
Sr. Director- Human Resources
Santander Bank

Hanna O'Reilly
Social & Content Manager
Discover Lehigh Valley

Judy Parker
CEO
Encompass Health Hospital- Reading

Jamie Snyder
Assignment Editor
WFMZ-TV

Rosaria Stoops
Senior Development Officer
Community Action of the Lehigh Valley

Margaret Sutherland
Revenue Cycle Educator
Lehigh Valley Health Network

Lindsay Watson
Co-Founder
FIA NYC Employment

Jennifer Wendling
Client Relationship Manager
Penn State Extension

Teresa Wright-Johnson
Retired Public Speaker, Author, Patient Advocate, Consultant

Rocco Zegalia
Director of Sales
TWG Security


Live Fierce City Champions

We’re calling on everyone everywhere to help us address the continuing threat of heart disease and stroke by helping our communities to Live Fierce! Live Fierce is the American Heart Association’s bold approach to driving equitable health impact in our communities.

Live Fierce

Contact Us

Pittsburgh

(mailing address only)
American Heart Association
ATTN: Pittsburgh
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Phone:
(412) 208-3550

By Appointment Only

 

Philadelphia

(mailing address only)
American Heart Association
ATTN: Philadelphia
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Phone:
(215) 575-5200

By Appointment Only

 

Harrisburg/Lancaster/
Lebanon/York/Central PA

American Heart Association
4250 Crums Hill Road, Suite 100
Harrisburg, PA 17112

Phone:
(717) 730-1700

By Appointment Only

 

Erie (mail-only)

(mailing address only)
American Heart Association
ATTN: Erie
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Phone:
(717) 730-1700

Lehigh Valley (mail-only)

(mailing address only)
American Heart Association
ATTN: Lehigh Valley
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Phone:
(484) 245-6290

Northeast PA (mail-only)

(mailing address only)
American Heart Association
ATTN: Northeast PA
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Phone:
(315) 728-7540

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Heart and Stroke News

Find science-based stories about heart and brain health and inspiring survivor profiles from American Heart Association News.