{"id":21,"date":"2023-03-14T22:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreamfoundation.org\/annual-report-2022\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-04-12T20:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:55:48","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dreamfoundation.org\/annual-report-2023\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Leadership<\/h1>\n<h4>\n<p>Board of Directors<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mario Muredda, Chair<br \/><\/strong>New York, NY<br \/>President of Marketing, Avalere Health<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenny Slaught, Vice-Chair<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Founding Principal &amp; President, Investec, Real Estate Companies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wells Hughes, Treasurer<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Partner, Arlington Financial Advisors<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daryl Stegall, Secretary<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Principal, Stegall Studios<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Blomgren<br \/><\/strong>Roanoke, TX<br \/>Managed Markets, Gilead Sciences<br \/>U.S. Army Veteran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexandria Cherry<\/strong><br \/>Edgewater, NJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Troy Cox<\/strong><br \/>Miami Beach, FL<br \/>Independent Board Member, High Growth Healthcare Companies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Freeman<\/strong><br \/>Santa Claus, IN<br \/>CCO, Guardant Health<br \/>Former Captain, U.S. Army<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marissa Freeman<\/strong><br \/>New York, New York<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy Perry Graham<\/strong><br \/>Ashburn, VA<br \/>Senior Editorial Director, Stand Together (Investor Relations)<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Nygren, PhD<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Nygren Consulting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Landon Pollack<\/strong><br \/>Redondo Beach, CA<br \/>Managing Director, Ignite Venture Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eva Rhodes<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Senior Banker, JP Morgan Private Bank<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Farnan Rodrigues, CPA<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Business Owner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melissa Stewart<\/strong><br \/>New York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD<\/strong><br \/>Chapel Hill, NC<br \/>Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<p>Lifetime Honorary Director<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Kenny Slaught<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Founding Principal &amp; President, Investec, Real Estate Companies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<p>Honorary Medical Chair<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr. BJ Miller, MD<\/strong><br \/>San Francisco, CA<br \/>Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician, Founder of Mettle Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<p>Veterans Advisory Council<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Chris Freeman, Chair<\/strong><br \/>Santa Claus, IN<br \/>CCO, Guardant Health<br \/>U.S. Army Veteran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Blomgren<\/strong><br \/>Roanoke, TX<br \/>Managed Markets, Gilead Sciences<br \/>U.S. Army Veteran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rupa Dainer, MD<\/strong><br \/>Washington, D.C.<br \/>Global Patient Safety Immuno-Oncology, AstraZeneca<br \/>U.S. Navy Veteran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan McCormick<\/strong><br \/>North Carolina<br \/>Principal, Zensights<br \/>U.S. Marine Corps Veteran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott O\u2019Neal<\/strong><br \/>Virginia<br \/>Deloitte<br \/>U.S. Army Veteran (R)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corey Padovano<\/strong><br \/>California<br \/>VP Sales, Arcutus<br \/>U.S. Army Veteran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott St. Germain<\/strong><br \/>California<br \/>VP, Managed Care, Genentech<br \/>U.S. Army Veteran<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<p>Medical Advisory Council<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>James Berenson, MD<\/strong><br \/>West Hollywood, CA<br \/>Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research and President of Oncotherapeutics<\/p>\n<p><strong>David T. Feinberg, MD<\/strong><br \/>Los Altos, CA<br \/>Cerner Computer Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Ho, MD<\/strong><br \/>Cypress, CA<br \/>UnitedHealthcare<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Hosea, MD<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Cottage Health<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frederic Kass, MD<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>UCLA Health<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tamara Stockero, RN<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Ridley-Tree Cancer Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owen Stormo, MD<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Cottage Health<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tianna Swede-Laskin, MSW<\/strong><br \/>Santa Barbara, CA<br \/>Hospice of Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael A. Tome, MD<\/strong><br \/>Los Angeles, CA<br \/>Los Angeles Medical Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<p>New York Advisory Council<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Lindsay Ornstein, Council Co-Chair<\/strong><br \/>New York, NY<br \/>Co-Founder, OPEN Impact Real Estate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Siegel, Council Co-Chair<\/strong><br \/>New York, NY<br \/>Principal &amp; Founder, Reussi Capital<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacqueline Indelicato, Vice Chair, Events<\/strong><br \/>New York, NY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Kra<\/strong><br \/>Sarasota, FL<br \/>President, FRC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daryl Nanes<\/strong><br \/>New York, NY<br \/>General Partner &amp; Co-Founder, Nanes Balkany Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Susan Teichman<\/strong><br \/>Investor, CEO, RE.Flex Solutions<br \/>Brooklyn, NY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Ambassadors<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Priscilla Presley<br \/><\/strong>Board of Directors, CKX Corporation, which oversees Graceland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Lowe<br \/><\/strong>Actor, producer, director<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<p>Dream Foundation Staff<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Office of CEO<br \/><\/strong>Kisa Heyer \u2013 Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programs<br \/><\/strong>Barbara Schoch \u2013 Vice President of Programs<br \/>Elizabeth Patterson &amp; 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