Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Tricia Petzold, MD
Chairwoman of the Board
Tricia Petzold, MD is an integrative family medicine physician involved in medical education at the University of Utah Medical School.
LAWRENCE P. FISHER
Vice President
Lawrence P. Fisher is the President of Chevy Chase Trust – Family Wealth Services. He is responsible for providing comprehensive wealth planning advice and overseeing services to families, individuals…
JANN BALMER, PHD, RN
Vice President
Jann was appointed as the first full-time Director for Continuing Medical Education of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in December 1990
GREG LAM
Secretary
Greg is a partner at the law firm of Copilevitz & Canter, LLC. He works primarily in the areas of corporate, tax, and charitable fundraising law.
Bill Couzens
Founder, President / Non-Voting Board Member
Bill’s vision for the organization was to bridge a critical gap on escalating incidences of cancer.
CHRIS MOORE
Treasurer
Chris Moore leads global health advocacy for the Better World Campaign and the United Nations Foundation. Chris has led global, federal, and state advocacy campaigns at top industry associations, including the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
DIRECTORS
ROBERT A. BILOTT
Board Member
Rob, a distinguished attorney, has been at the forefront of environmental litigation. The attorney was the focus of a recent story in the New York Times that caught global attention…..
YVETTE BOWSER
Board Member
Writer-producer Yvette Lee Bowser is the first and youngest African-American woman to create and run her own television series. She also has the distinction of executive producing….
JAN K. CARNEY, MD, MPH
Board Member
Jan is Associate Dean for Public Health and Professor of Medicine at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
DONNA EACHO
Board Member / Former Treasurer / Chairwoman Emeritus
Donna is a graduate of Duke University and holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She worked as a bank executive for ten years, including five years as Vice President of The First National Bank of Chicago
JOLYNN GARDNER, PHD
Board Member
Dr. Jolynn Gardner is the Associate Dean of Academics, Assessment, and Curricular Innovation of the College of Graduate Health Studies at A.T. Still University….
WALTER R. HOWELL IIi
Board Member
Walter (Trip) most recently served as International Director in Jones Lang LaSalle’s Mid-Atlantic Leasing group. During his 35-year commercial real estate career, Mr. Howell has successfully….
David MacDonald
Board Member
David is an advisor for the Trout Group. David has worked with Trout since 2004 and brought over 14 years of experience in healthcare, banking, operations, and consulting to Trout Capital.
VANESSA SHAMMI, MD
Board Member
Vanessa is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
GEORGE OHRSTROM
Board Member
George graduated from the University of Virginia in 1978 with a degree in English. After getting a job as a carpenter’s helper, he apprenticed….
KC Graham
Board Member
K.C. graduated from the University of Virginia in 1979 with a degree in Psychology. After college, she moved to New York and worked in the financing section of the thoroughbred horse industry.
MILES O’BRIEN
Board Member / Chairman Emeritus
Miles is a veteran, independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace.
board ADVISORS
Rob Marino, MSW
Board Advisor
Rob has served as the Executive Director at the Fauquier Free Clinic in Warrenton, Virginia since January 2020.
Monica L. Baskin, PhD, FSBM, FABMR
Board Advisor
Monica L. Baskin is a Professor of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care and Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation in the Virginia…..
Mark Neithercut
Board Advisor
Mark Neithercut is president of Neithercut Philanthropy Advisors (NPA), which provides strategic guidance to families and family foundations on charitable giving and philanthropy.
MONA HANNA, MD, MPH, FAAP
Board Advisor
Rx Kids is led by Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and director of the Michigan State University-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative.
JANIE HEATH, PHD, APRN-BC, FAAN
Board Advisor
Janie is the Dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing at the University of Kentucky, College of Nursing.
THOMAS ULDRICK, MD
Board Advisor
Dr. Uldrick is the Deputy Program Head of the Global Oncology Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington…
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS
Thomas M. Sherman, MD
Chairman Emeritus
Veronique Pittman
Board Member Emeritus
John M. Couzens
Board Member Emeritus
IN MEMORIAM
RONALD B. HERBERMAN, MD
In Memoriam
Dr. Herberman (In memoriam) was founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research, Hillman Professor of Oncology and Professor…
Dr. Mary ann Donovan
In Memoriam
Dr. Donovan was the Director of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (CEO-UPCI) and the Associate Director for Research Services at UPCI.