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        Leadership
    	  
	
		A Message from Our CEO Together we are changing the way the world thinks about health and life. We’re transforming attitudes and behaviors, so people everywhere can experience the best possible health–today and for the rest of their lives … from generation to generation. Through research, education and advocacy, we are making an extraordinary impact … changing and saving lives — reducing disease, disability and death. The work that we’re doing … that all of YOU are doing … is leading to real, lasting change. While there is much work ahead, we are in this together — for the lives of those we love. Thank you again for your generous support and unwavering commitment to our mission. You are making an impact on your community, on our nation and on the world. Warm regards, 
 Nancy Brown
 Chief Executive Officer
 American Heart Association
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        Leadership Team
	
		GREATER WASHINGTON REGION 2012 HEART BALL LEADERSHIP
 2012 Heart Ball Event Chair
 Candace Duncan, KPMG
 Executive Leadership Team
 Cheryl Campbell, CGI
 Aaron Daniels, Cognosante LLC
 Tim Gillis, KPMG
 Stuart Mendelsohn, Holland & Knight
 B. Robert Okun, The O Team
 Whitten Peters, Williams & Connolly, LLP
 John H. Sturc, Gibson Dunn
 Matthew Voorhees, Anybill
 
 Sponsorship Committee
 Matthew Voorhees (Chair), Anybill
 Joanne Connelly, ConnellyWorks, Inc.
 
 Dr. Philip C. Corcoran, NIH Heart Center at Suburban HospitalSkip Foote, American Systems Dr. Martin Kanovsky MD, CardioCare, LLC
 Katie McLaughlin, The Meltzer Group
 Deirdre Murray, Century Link
 Brian Samet, The Meltzer Group
 
 Open Your Heart
 Dale Peck (Chair), Peck Advisory Services
 Jonathan Forster, Greenberg Traurig
 Robert Franklin, MorganFranklin
 Stan Gutkowski, Accenture (retired)
 Schonay Jones, VISA
 
 Auction Committee
 George W. Stone (Chair), National Geographic Traveler
 Mary Beth Albright
 Barbara Azzinaro, Cohen Azzinaro Associates, LLC
 Abby Fenton
 Ashley Hoffman, Brazen Careerist
 Richard Horton, Hilton
 Mark Indre, Marriott
 Lauren Jones, The Travel Channel
 Emily King, LivingSocial
 Andrew Lounder
 Lorrie Lunch, AARP
 Maria Helena Maldonado-Villar
 Kelly Muccio, Lost Boys
 Megan Nash
 Koula Papadopolous
 Nicole Shea, AARP
 Helen Sullivan
 
 PULSE Committee
 Steven Immergut (Chair), Booz Allen Hamilton
 Casey Golden (Vice Chair), Small Act
 Neeraj Vijay Athani, Deloitte & Touche LLP
 Stephanie Baucus, Perennial Sports and Entertainment
 Jena Belinkie, CBRE
 Diane Boudalis, Fairfax County Public Schools
 Kelly Broder, Surescripts
 Jackie Chappell, Fannie Mae
 Megan Christensen, Blank Rome LLP
 Jennifer Kirstein Czekaj, Brookfield Office Properties
 Natallie Douglas, Hilton Worldwide
 Tania Galarza, McKinley
 Nikki Garro
 John Gifft, PCT Government Relations
 Lauren Grunley, Grunley Construction
 Justin Magazine, Humboldt Hospitality Advisors
 Chitta Mallik, Perennial Sports and Entertainment
 Hieu Nguyen, Hill & Knowlton
 Eliza Peterson, Vedder Bidder
 Tina Rao, Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.
 Kimberly Roth, CBRE
 Kimberly Sackin, IBM Global Business Services
 Jessica Stern, HD Supply White Cap
 Jennifer Sunshine, AHIP
 Dave Telfer, New Media Strategies
 
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