Leadership & Board
Foundation Staff
Nicole Schaefer
Chief Operating Officer
Riley Blevins, MBA
Senior Director, Global Community Engagement
Melissa Dickey, RN, MSN, FNP
Director, National HHT Coordinating Center
Cassi Friday, PhD
Director, Research Programs and Grants
Crystal Cottrill
Grant Administrative Assistant
Erica Gould, MJ, CFRM
Development Associate
Courtney Kasturiarachi, MPH
Community Programs Manager
Michael Kennedy
Bookkeeper
Cathleen Kinnear
Operations & Business Systems Associate
Leah Kopperman, MS
Salesforce Administrator
Mary Leigh Krock
Strategic Partnership Specialist
Phyllis Loveland
Community Engagement Manager
Valaree Machen, MS
Brand Communications Manager
Aaron Meadows
Research Coordinator
Leslie Perry, RN, MS
BVMC Research Coordinator
Scott Olitsky, MD, MBA
Global Center of Excellence and Outreach Director
James Gossage, MD
Vice Chair, Center of Excellence Executive Committee
Christopher C.W. Hughes, PhD
Chair, North American Scientific and Medical Advisory Council
Marie Faughnan, MD, MSc
Vice Chair, North American Scientific and Medical Advisory Council
Murali Chakinala, MD
Senior Clinical Research Advisor
Hans-Jurgen Mager, MD, PhD
Chair, Global Research and Medical Advisory Board
Rosemary Akhurst, PhD
Vice Chair, Global Research and Medical Advisory Board
John Dunn, MA
President
Scotts Valley, CA
Marc Topaz, Esq.
Treasurer
Fort Washington, PA
Dennis Sprecher, MD
Board Member
Blue Bell, PA
Dennis Routledge
Emeritus Member
Somerset, NJ