The National Health Council is governed by a volunteer board of directors made up of representatives from our various membership categories. Board members set the strategic direction and establish policy to guide the NHC in meeting its mission to provide a united voice for people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers.
Officers
board Members
Jorey Berry
Immune Deficiency Foundation
Nancy Brown
American Heart Association
Lisa Butler
GBS│CIDP Foundation International
Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
Daniel Gillison
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Charles Henderson
American Diabetes Association
Leah Howard, JD
National Psoriasis Foundation
Devin Jopp, EdD, MS
Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention & Control (APIC)
Sunita Mishra, MD, MBA
Amazon Health Services
Michele Oshman
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
Gary A. Puckrein, PhD
National Minority Quality Forum
Eric Racine, PharmD, MBA
Sanofi
Kathryn Schubert, MPP, CAE
Society for Women’s Health Research
Louise Vetter
Lupus Foundation of America
Michael Ybarra, MD
PhRMA
NHC Committee Members
- Chair, Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness
- Chair-Elect, Schroeder Stribling, Mental Health America
- Vice Chair, Michael Osso, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
- Secretary, Sue Peschin, Alliance for Aging Research
- Treasurer, Harold Wimmer, American Lung Association
- Immediate Past Chair, Kenny Mendez, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Chair, Kenny Mendez, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness
- Harold Wimmer, American Lung Association
- Schroeder Stribling, Mental Health America
- Sue Peschin, Alliance for Aging Research
- LaVarne Burton, American Kidney Fund
- Chair, Kenneth Mendez, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Lisa Butler, GBS/CDP Foundation International
- Charles Henderson, American Diabetes Association
- Lee Grossman, Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation
- Tracy Hart, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
- Tricia Brooks, Eisai
- Michael Weamer, The Marfan Foundation
- Luther Clark, Merck
- Eleanor Dehoney, Research!America
- Lisa Butler, GBS/CIDP Foundation
- Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness
- Sue Peschin, Alliance for Aging Research
- Eric Racine, Sanofi
- Katie Schubert, Society for Women’s Health Research
- Dan Gillison, NAMI
- Louise Vetter, Lupus Foundation of America
- Sunita Mishra, Amazon Health
- Chair, Harold Wimmer, American Lung Association
- Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness
- Schroeder Stribling, Mental Health America
- Michael Osso, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
- Lisa Butler, GBS/CIDP Foundation
- Calaneet Balas, The ALS Association
- Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
- Chair, Sue Peschin, Alliance for Aging Research
- Jeff Todd, Prevent Blindness
- Bob Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Emily Boyd Stormoen, Arthritis National Research Foundation
- Kelly Cox, Johnson & Johnson
- Molly Murray, Autoimmune Association
- Micah Cost, Pharmacy Quality Alliance
- Mary Bordoni, BMS
- Ex Officio: Jeff Todd, President and CEO, Prevent Blindness & NHC Board Chair
- Chair, Schroeder Stribling, Mental Health America
- Jorey Berry, Immune Deficiency Foundation
- Leah Howard, National Psoriasis Foundation
- Helen Burstin, Coalition of Medical Specialty Societies
- Cass Isidro, Amputee Coalition
- Michele Oshman, BIO
- Bernice Martin Lee, Epilepsy Foundation
- Jeanette Thornton, AHIP
- Mike Ybarra, PhRMA
- Charles Henderson, American Diabetes Association
- Jason Resendez, National Alliance for Caregiving
- Ex Officio: Jeff Todd, President and CEO, Prevent Blindness & NHC Board Chair
- Chair, Leah Howard, National Psoriasis Foundation
- Tracy Hart, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
- Louise Vetter, Lupus Foundation of America
- Cynthia Bens, Personal Medicine Coalition
- Cristina Klafehn, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
- Joe Lindahl, Multiple System Atrophy Coalition
- Julie Fiol, Access National MS Society
- Devin Jopp, APIC
- Irene Aninye, Society for Women’s Health Research
- Ron Pievincenzi, USP
- Co-Chair, Gary Puckrein, National Minority Quality Forum
- Co-Chair, Luther Clark, Merck
- Charles Henderson, American Diabetes Association
- Lily Shen, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (Nonmember)
- Sue Peschin, Alliance for Aging Research
- Dan Gillison, NAMI
- Eric Racine, Sanofi
- Adrianna Nava, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- Carl Hill, Alzheimer’s Association
- Rick Willis, Brain Injury Association
Ex Officio: Jeff Todd, President and CEO, Prevent Blindness & NHC Board Chair (PO)
- Jeff Todd (Co-Chair), Prevent Blindness
- Eric Racine (Co-Chair), Sanofi
- Sunita Mishra, Amazon Health
- Calaneet Balas, ALS
- Steve Taylor, Arthritis Foundation
- Gary Puckrein, National Minority Quality Forum
- Brian Lloyd, Immune Deficiency Foundation
- Katie Evans, Alzheimers Association
- Kim Love, Amgen
- Helen Burstin, CMSS
- Patrick Wayte, AHA
- Chelsea Magnant, Brunswick Group
- Nicole Turner Lee, Brookings Institute (Invited)
Former Chairs of the board
2023 | Kenny Mendez |
2022 | LaVarne Burton |
2021 | Diana Gray Hydrocephalus Association |
2020 | Ann Palmer Arthritis Foundation |
2019 | Steven Taylor, MBA Sjögren’s Foundation |
2018 | Robert Gebbia American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
2017 | Cyndi Zagieboylo National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
2016 | Tracy Smith Hart Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation |
2015 | Randy Beranek National Psoriasis Foundation |
2014 | Nancy Brown American Heart Association |
2013 | LaVarne A. Burton American Kidney Fund |
2012 | Larry Hausner American Diabetes Association |
2011 | John H. Klippel, MD Arthritis Foundation |
2010 | Steven Taylor, MBA Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation |
2009 | Cindy Brownstein Spina Bifida Association |
2008 | Margaret C. Kirk Breast Cancer Network of Strength |
2007 | James E. Williams, Jr. Easter Seals |
2006 | John Walsh Alpha-1 Foundation |
2005 | Eric R. Hargis |