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
Todd Hash
Salesforce Administrator
Courtney Kasturiarachi, MPH
Patient Education and Registry Administrator
Cathleen Kinnear
Operations & Business Systems Associate
Phyllis Loveland
Manager, Donor Relations & Community Engagement
Leslie Perry, RN, MS
BVMC Research Coordinator
Maddy Vieth
Research Coordinator
Ashley Watkins, MA
Marketing & Communications Manager
Carter White
Medical Education & Global Outreach Intern
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
Benjamin Holt, Esq.
Vice President
Sandy, UT
Marc Topaz, Esq.
Treasurer
Fort Washington, PA
Jim Lapides, MBA
Board Member
Brookline, MA
Dennis Sprecher, MD
Board Member
Blue Bell, PA
Dennis Routledge
Emeritus Member
Somerset, NJ