San Diego Division Contacts
We are the San Diego division of the American Heart Association and we can't wait to work with your! If you need more information on local events, volunteer opportunities, sponsorships and more please reach out to us.
San Diego Main Office: 858-410-3850
Leadership Team
Stacy Weaver- Executive Director, Stacy.Weaver@heart.rog
Eric Thompson - Senior Director, Communications and Marketing, Eric.thompson@heart.org
Chelsea Walczak Vircks, MPH - Senior Director, Community Impact, Chelsea.Walczak.Vircks@heart.org
Event Directors
Andrew Johnson – Business Development Director, Andrew.Johnson@heart.org
Josh Walter - Business Development Director, Josh.Walter@heart.org
Starr Keichler - Business Development Director, Starr.Keichler@heart.org
Kristine Kappel - Business Development Director, Kristine.Kappel@heart.org
San Diego Division 2020-2021 Board of Directors
Chair: Yameeka J. Williams, FACHE
Assistant Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
President: Robert Stein, MD, FACC, FAHA
Cardiologist
Graybill Medical Group
Leadership Development Chair: Linda Naviaux Niggli
Retired Senior Executive
Luxury Fashion Industry
Members at Large
Amy A. Adome, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness
Sharp Healthcare
Ramón Hernandez, DrPH, MPH
Associate Director – Center for Community Health
UC San Diego
Andrew Ho, MD, FACC
Chief Executive Officer
Temecula Center for Cardiac Care
Christopher J. Larson, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Gene Ma, MD, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer
Tri-City Medical Center
Susan Mahler
Retired Principal
Chula Vista Elementary School District
Juli Moran, MBA
Managing Director – San Diego Office
Deloitte
Lisa Murphy, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer – Cardiovascular Institute
UC San Diego Health
Ernesto Villanueva
Executive Director of Technology & Instruction
Chula Vista Elementary School District
Ethel Weekly-Avant, RN
Immediate Past President
San Diego Black Nurses Association
Matthew Zubiller
Chief Growth Officer
Smile Brands
David Zumaya, MS
Founder
My San Diego