Staff and Board
It is a promise we can keep because of the commitment of our donors to make a difference in the lives of people who face all kinds of deadly threats—from massive earthquakes to a simple lack of clean water. Working together, we are improving health outcomes for millions of people in need each year.
Our Board
Jerry Leamon
Chairman of the Board, Americares Foundation;
Retired Global Managing Director, Deloitte
Co-Founder, Ideamix;
Vice Chairman, Americares Foundation
Michael J. Nyenhuis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Elizabeth Peale Allen
Chairman of the Board, Guideposts
Carol B. Bauer
Former Chairman, Norwalk Hospital
Board of Trustees
Robert M. Baylis
Former Chairman, Gildan Activewear, Inc.
Jeffrey T. Becker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jennison Associates
Katy Close, MD, MPH
Volunteer Physician, Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Roberta Conroy
Co-Chair, Horizons at Greens Farms Academy
Elizabeth Furst Frank
Executive Vice President and Chief Programming Officer, AMC Theatres
Steve Gallucci
New York Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP
Tony Goldwyn
Actor, Director, Producer
Susan Grossman
Executive Vice President, Retail and Commerce, Mastercard
Bryan C. Hanson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Zimmer Biomet
Francine Katsoudas
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Paul J. Kuehner
Chief Executive Officer, Building and Land Technology
Mehdi Mahmud
President and Chief Executive Officer, First Eagle Investment Management
Partner, Rucci Law Group, LLC
Alan G. Rwambuya
Senior VP Sponsor Finance, U.S. Bank
Stephen I. Sadove
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saks Incorporated
Sarah Saint-Amand
Policy Analyst, Manhattan Institute
Michael Ullmann
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson
Our Leadership
Michael J. Nyenhuis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Richard K. Trowbridge, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer and SVP, Operations
Dr. E. Anne Peterson, MD, MPH
SVP, Global Programs
Christine Squires
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Global Medical Advisors
Jason Bradt, M.D.
Medical Director, Urology
Astellas Pharma
Robert Bristow, M.D.
Director, Disaster Medicine,
Division of Emergency Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Arnold W. Cohen, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Obstetrics-Gynecology
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Terry Conroy, R.Ph.
Pharmacist
Americares
Edward V. Craig, M.D.
Professor, Orthopedics
Hospital for Special Surgery,
Weill-Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
Thomas P. Duffy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
David Durack, M.D.
Former Senior VP, Corporate Medical Affairs
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.)
Philip Fischer, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Randall Flick, M.D.
Chair, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
John L. Foggle, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Brown University
Department of Emergency Medicine,
Attending Physician
Rhode Island Hospital
Karen Gottlieb, RN, MBA
Executive Director
Americares Free Clinics
David Russell Hill, M.D.
Professor of Medical Sciences
Global Public Health,
Frank H. Netter School of Medicine
Quinnipiac University;
Lisa Hilmi, RN, MPH
Adjunct Fellow
Center for Public Health Initiatives, and
Senior Global Health Ambassador
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania;
Emergency Pediatric Nurse
Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD
Silvio Inzucchi, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Haren Joshi, M.D.
Director of Emergency Medical Services,
City of Ahmedabad, India;
Director of Traumatology, Academy of Traumatology;
Director of Shamalaji Hospital Project
Paul Kirwin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Suzanne Lagarde, M.D.
Executive Director and CEO
Fair Haven Community Health Center
Gastroenterologist;
Chair, Board of Directors, Project Access-New Haven
New Haven, CT
Amy Liebeskind, M.D.
Attending Radiologist,
Musculoskeletal and Body Imaging, MRI
Maimonides Medical Center
Park Ave. Radiologists, New York, NY
George Little, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Robert McGlynn, M.D.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Consultants of Vermont
South Burlington, Vermont
Maria D. Mileno, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,
Infectious Diseases
Brown University School of Medicine
Providence, RI
Hillary Nierenberg ARNP MPH
Chief of Operations Non-invasive Cardiology
New York/ Presbyterian Hospital;
Asst. Clinical Professor of Nursing
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Dinesh Patel, M.D.
Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA;
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard University Medical School,
Boston, MA
Sumant Ramachandra, M.D.
Senior VP & Chief Scientific Officer,
Hospira, Inc.
Asghar Rastegar, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Scott Ratzan, M.D.
VP, Global Corporate Affairs
Anheuser-Busch InBev;
Editor-In-Chief
Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
William Rosenblatt, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;
President and Founder
REMEDY, Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World
Alice Rosenberg, RN
Nurse Navigator
Science Applications International Corporation and National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Majid Sadigh, M.D.
Infectious Diseases, Global Health, and
Site Director for Medical Students,
University of Vermont School of Medicine
Robert Schreibman, DDS
Pediatric Dentistry
President, Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach
John Setaro, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Patricia Wetherill, M.D.
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases and Hospital Infection Control
Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, CT
Norman Werdiger, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
Stephen Winter, M.D.
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT;
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Yale University School of Medicine,
New Haven, CT
Leadership Council
Samhita (Sam) Jayanti (Co-Chair)
Business Development Executive, Palantir Technologies
James Conroy (Co-Chair)
Partner, Olympus Partners
Roberta Conroy (Co-Chair)
Trustee, Greens Farms Academy
Mary Delia Allen
Allen Foundation, Inc.
Stephen Blewitt
Senior Managing Director, Hancock Capital Management
Joshua B. Blum
Point 72 Asset Management
Cynthia Z. Brighton
President & Treasurer, Hay Island
Holding Co.
Vice Chairman & Director,
Swisher International
Julie NieuweWeme De-Bruijn
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Neil Budnick
Managing Director, Channel Rock Partners
TJ Carella
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
Daniel N. Caron
Early Stage Investor
Founding Team Member, VP and Institutional Official, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Elizabeth R. Chandler
Partner, ALKeMi Partners, LLC
Jay Chandler
Senior Managing Director, Evercore
Anita Grace Cobb
Volunteer, Americares Free Clinics
John A. Crum
Managing Partner, JAC Energy Partners, LLC
Vicki Crum
Mark E. Donaldson
Managing Director and Co-Founder
Battea Class Action Services, LLC
Patrick J. Durkin
Managing Director, Head of External Relations, Member of Investment Committee, Atlas
Scot Eisenfelder
Founder & President, Empiritas
Alison Fels
Former Americares Volunteer
Patrick J. Fels
Vice President, Investment, Goldman Sachs
Desmond FitzGerald
Chairman, North American Properties Group
Joseph A. Garofoli
Partner, ROC Global Securities, LLC
David Gluckman
Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Healthcare, Lazard Freres & Co., LLC
James Hasso
Managing Director; Head of U.S. Small Cap Equities, Voya Investment Management
Felix Hernandez
Former Chief Financial Officer,
Data Pipe Inc.
Sandy Hernandez
Lakshmi Jagannathan
Board Member, TiE Oregon
Kim E. Jeffery
Operating Executive, NorthCastle Partners
Retired Chairman and CEO, Nestlé Waters North America, Inc
Mary K. Jeffery
Honorary Board Member, Kids in Crisis
Harry F. Jones III
Director, RTP Capital Associates, Inc.
William K. Judice
Formerly Duquesne Capital
Patricia Kleh
Trustee, The Perez Art Museum of Miami
William Kleh
Former General Counsel, AMVESCAP
Janie Konidaris
Janie & Jason Konidaris Family Foundation
Jason Konidaris
Associate, Yale University
Bill Krivoshik
Chief Technology Officer, Kroll
Rose Krivoshik
Director, Home for the Brave
Jerry Leamon
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Americares Foundation, Former Managing Director, Deloitte
Eve Lehrmann, MD
Obesity Analyst, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Joseph W. Merrill
Managing Member, Nor'East Capital LLC
Tracy L. Merrill
President, Half Moon Foundation
Marcelyn Molloy, MD
Internal Medicine Physician, Americares Free Clinics Volunteer
Bas NieuweWeme
Managing Director, Global Head of the Client Advisory Group, PGIM Fixed Income
Michael R. Parker
President, Parker Global Strategies, LLC
David Pearson
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Aquatiq
Natasha Pearson
Heather Poole
Cary Potter
Former Director, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Paul Reilly
Managing Director, Division Executive of the Central North Division, U.S. Trust
Josh Rucci
General Manager and Global Head, Bloomberg Content Service
Sarah Saint-Amand
Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development, Empire State Development
Matt Schiffman
Head of Global Marketing, Legg Mason Global Asset Management
Jennifer Toll
Board Member, United Methodist Preschool of New Canaan
Richard J. Townsend
Partner, Rangeley Capital Partners
Eric C. Weintz, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician,
St. Rose Emergency Department