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
Jessica Newmyer - Executive Director, Jessica.Newmyer@heart.org
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
Shana Contreiras - Business Development Director, Shana.Contreiras@heart.org
Kristine Kappel - Business Development Director, Kristine.Kappel@heart.org
San Diego Division 2021-2022 Board of Directors
Chair: Yameeka J. Williams, FACHE
Assistant Medical Center Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
President: Robert Stein, MD, FACC, FAHA
Cardiologist
Graybill Medical Group
Chair Elect: Juli Moran, MBA
Managing Director, San Diego Office
Deloitte
President Elect: Ramón Hernandez, DrPH, MPH
Section Chief, Community Health
UC San Diego, School of Medicine
Leadership Development Chair: David Zumaya, MS
Founder
My San Diego
Members at Large
Amy A. Adome, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Clinical Effectiveness
Sharp Healthcare
Natalie Hawryluk, PhD
Senior Director, Drug Discovery & Early Development
Edgewise Therapeutics
Andrew Ho, MD, FACC
Cardiologist
Temecula Center for Cardiac Care
Steven Hooker, PhD
Dean, College of Health & Human Services
San Diego State University
Christopher J. Larson, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
SNO bio, Inc
Gene Ma, MD, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer
Tri-City Medical Center
Linda Naviaux Niggli
Retired Senior Executive
Luxury Fashion Industry
Ernesto Villanueva, EdD
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Ethel Weekly-Avant, RN
Immediate Past President
San Diego Black Nurses Association
Matthew Zubiller
Chief Growth Officer
Smile Brands
