Board of Directors
Volunteers are a vital part of the HFA’s success in serving the bleeding disorders community. Their lasting contributions of time, talent, and dedication ensure that the HFA fulfills its mission. Accordingly, volunteers make up the HFA Board and also serve as chairs and members of HFA program committees.
2020 HFA Board of Directors
The Board of Directors and officers of Hemophilia Federation of America as of February 2020:
Officers
- Josh Hemann, Board Chair
- Lianne LaPierre, Vice Chair
- Stephen Long, Board Secretary
- Clyde Brawner, Board Treasurer
- Carletha Gates, Member at Large
- Ashley Gregory, Member at Large
- Lesa Kaercher, Member at Large
- Daniel Warren, Member at Large
- Tracy Cleghorn, Past Chair
Directors
| First Name | Last Name | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| John | Palmatier | Alaska Hemophilia Association |
| Open | Seat | Arizona Hemophilia Association |
| Monica | Diaz | Asociación Puertorriqueña de Hemofilia y Condiciones de Sangrado |
| Lily | Scwartz | Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois |
| Carson | Ouellette | Bleeding Disorders Alliance of North Dakota |
| Michael | Deeb | Bleeding Disorders Association of Northeast New York |
| Cheri | Wakeham | Bleeding Disorders Association of the Southern Tier |
| Allison | Ritcey | Bleeding Disorders Foundation of Washington |
| Jeffery | Watkins | Blood Bond Bleeding Disorder Network |
| Sean | Hubbert | Central California Hemophilia Foundation |
| Meagan | Murray | Connecticut Hemophilia Society, Inc |
| Bernadette | Fox | Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of NHF |
| Maria | Rubin | Florida Hemophilia Association |
| Anne | Parrott | Gateway Hemophilia Association |
| Thomas | Beaudet | Hemophilia Alliance of Maine |
| Joe | Markowitz | Hemophilia Association of New Jersey |
| Tyshawn | Constantine | Hemophilia Association of New York, Inc. |
| Stephen | Long | Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area |
| Austin | Holland | Hemophilia Foundation of Arkansas |
| Natasha | Burroughs | Hemophilia Foundation of Maryland |
| Shari | Luckey | Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan |
| Kristine | Manns | Hemophilia Foundation of Minnesota / Dakotas |
| Ashley | Gregory | Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California |
| Estefana | Monge-Sotelo | Hemophilia Foundation of Oregon |
| Ron | Staake | Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California |
| Kasey | Shade | Hemophilia of Indiana |
| Open | Seat | Hemophilia of Iowa |
| Gillian | Schultz | Hemophilia of North Carolina |
| Renita | Johnson | Hemophilia of South Carolina |
| Jesus | Escobedo-Soto | Hemophilia Outreach of El Paso |
| Laura | Portales | Lone Star Hemophilia Chapter |
| Erica | Simpson | Louisiana Hemophilia Foundation |
| Lindsay | Hooper | Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center |
| Angela | Brown | Midwest Hemophilia Association |
| Britnee | Vieira | New England Hemophilia Association |
| Alice | Arapshian | New York City Hemophilia Chapter |
| Tanya | Ricchi | Northern Ohio Hemophilia Foundation, Inc. |
| Clyde | Brawner | Oklahoma Hemophilia Foundation |
| Open | Seat | Rocky Mountain Hemophilia & Bleeding Disorders Association |
| Maria | Chavez | Sangre de Oro Hemophilia Foundation of New Mexico |
| Open | Seat | Snake River Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders |
| Dena | Shepard | Southwestern Ohio Hemophilia Association |
| Anne-Louise | Wirthlin | Tennessee Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorder Foundation |
| Taha | Amir | Texas Central Hemophilia Association |
| Carletha | Gates | United Hemophilia Foundation |
| Scott | Muir | Utah Hemophilia Foundation |
| Daniel | Warren | Virginia Hemophilia Foundation |
| Scott | Domowicz | Western Pennsylvania Chapter of NHF |
| Stephanie | Mancusi | Wisconsin Bleeding Disorders Network |
| Joshua | Hemann | Independent |
| Tracy | Cleghorn | Independent |
| Lianne | Lapierre | Independent |
Professional Advisors
- Donald Akers, Jr., JD, General Counsel
- Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD, Medical Advisor
- Robert Sidonio, MD, MSc. Medical Advisor
- Linda Wyman-Collins, RN, Medical Advisor
- Detrice Barry, RN, PhD, Medical Advisor
- Greg McClure, LSW, Medical Advisor
- Shannon L. Meeks, MD, Medical Advisor
- âBobbyâ Duc Tran, MD, MSc, Medical Advisor
- Edgar Guedry, LCSW-BACS, ACHO-SW, Medical Advisor
- Annette Von Drygalski, MD, Medical Advisor
- Erika Mora, Pharm D, BCOP, Medical Advisor
- Dave Robinson, PhD, LMFT, Medical Advisor
- John Hendry, D.D.S, Medical Advisor
- Susan Geraghty, RN BSN, Medical Advisor
- Claudia MacKaron RN, BSN, CPON, Medical Advisor