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About the Arthritis Foundation: Meet Our Board

OFFICERS (Contact Us)

Chair

L. Brunson White
VP and CIO

Energen Corporation

Birmingham, AL

Vice Chair

Cecile Perich

Corporate Vice President, Human Relations

McCormick & Company, Inc.

Sparks, MD

Treasurer

M. Shaun McGaughey, Esq.

Attorney at Law

Koley Jessen, P.C.

Omaha, NE

Secretary

William O. Brackney

Henderson, NV

Leadership Forum Chair

Forest T. Harper

VP, Therapeutic Brand Support,
Worldwide Public Affairs & Policy
Pfizer, Inc.

New York, NY

Immediate Past Chair                   Laura Robbins, DSW

VP, Education & Academic Affairs Associate Scientist

Research Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

STAFF OFFICERS (Non Voting)

President and CEO

John H. Klippel, MD

President and CEO
Arthritis Foundation

Atlanta, GA

Assistant Secretary

Roberta K. Byrum, CPA

Chief Operating Officer

Arthritis Foundation

Atlanta, GA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peter W.C. Barnhart
Retired President
National City Corp.
Worthington, OH

Jeff Bass
Director, Global Government Affairs

Amgen, Inc
Thousand Oaks, CA

Gin Bell

Attorney
Washington, DC
Leroy Bobbitt, Esq.

Attorney/Partner

Bobbitt and Roberts
Los Angeles, CA

Lenore Buckley, MD

Physician, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Robert A. Campbell

Certified Public Accountant

Dallas, TX

Rowland W. (Bing) Chang, MD, MPH

Professor of Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Allen Cizner
President
Knowledge Corp
Chicago, IL

Martis (Marty) Davis

Director of Special Campaigns
and Special Promotions

AARP
Washington, DC
David Federman
Managing Partner
Federman, Lally & Remis
Farmington, CT

Saul Hernandez

President

Xavier Development
Dublin, OH
Lisa B. Hogan, Esq.

Attorney

Lisa B. Hogan, P.A.
Miami, FL

Stuart S. Kassan, MD, FACP, FACR

Colorado Arthritis Associates
Denver, CO

Frank Kelly, Jr.

Chairman/CEO

MFK Global
Duluth, GA

George Liberatore
President
Midland Video Productions Inc
Milwaukee, WI

Kip L. Lilly

Principal

Foresight Dynamics

Saint Paul, MN

James S. Louie, MD

Professor Emeritus

UCLA Rheumatology

Los Angeles, CA

Kathy Lubbers

President

Gingrich Communications, Inc.

Key Biscayne, FL

John Markus

Counsel

Balch & Bingham, LLP

Birmingham, AL

Glenn T. Marrichi

President/CEO

The Marketing Identity, Inc.

Lake Bluff, IL

Pamela Rand Massey
Director of Rehabilitation Services
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas in Houston
Houston, TX

Daniel T. McGowan

President and COO

HIP Health Plan of New York
New York, NY

Pattye Moore

Business Strategy/ Communications Consultant

Pattye Moore & Associates, LLC
Edmond, OK
Bernard M. Murphy
President and Chief Investment Officer
Pinnacle Hotels USA
Encinitas, CA

Patricia Novak Nelson
Former Vice President
Prudential Financial
Basking Ridge, NJ

Dennis R. Olden

President

Voluntary Employee Benefits Associates, Inc.
Tampa, FL

Chris A. Paul, JD

Owner

Joyce & Paul PLLC
Tulsa, OK
Warren Rizzo, MD, FACR
Advanced Arthritis Care and Research
Scottsdale, AZ

Harry Saal

Technology Consultant

Palo Alto, CA

Ruth Martens Scott

Retired VHA & Biotech Executive

Seattle, WA

Kevin C. Short

Senior Vice President

F&M Bank and Trust Company

Tulsa, OK

David E. Shuey

Executive Vice President

Willis Group

West Chester, PA

Michael Simmonds

Simmonds Restaurant Management,
Inc.

Omaha, NE

Margaret D. Smith, MD

Medical Director, Mutual of America

Program Director, Internal Medicine

SVCMC St. Vincent’s Manhattan

New York, NY

Jason A. Spring
Chief Executive Officer
HealthPark Hospital
Hot Springs, A

Janalee Taylor, MSN, RN, CNS
Division of Rheumatology

Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Janet Stearns Wyatt
Chief Executive Officer
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Gaithersburg, MD

Lawrence Zemel, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hartford, CT

MEMBERS ELECT (Joining in November)

Bruce D. Ashcroft
SVP & Director of Regional Credit
Zions Bank
Salt Lake City, UT

Ellen Bradbury
Sr. Sales & Marketing Executive
Lithographics, Inc.
Nashville, TN

John F. Coffey
Director
Madison National Bank
Dix Hills, NY

Thomas B. Gibson
VP/General Manager Carolinas
CORESTAFF Services
Charlotte, NC

William H. Huff, III
VP, Regulatory Affairs
Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Addison, TX

Kevin Mandrell
VP of Employee Benefits
Brown & Brown Insurance
Indianapolis, IN

James A. Taylor
President and CEO
ABARTA Oil & Gas Co., Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA

OFFICERS (Contact Us)
Chair L. Brunson White VP and CIO Energen Corporation Birmingham, AL	Vice Chair Cecile Perich Corporate Vice President, Human Relations McCormick & Company, Inc. Sparks, MD
Treasurer M. Shaun McGaughey, Esq. Attorney at Law Koley Jessen, P.C. Omaha, NE	Secretary William O. Brackney Henderson, NV
Leadership Forum Chair Forest T. Harper VP, Therapeutic Brand Support, Worldwide Public Affairs & Policy Pfizer, Inc. New York, NY	Immediate Past Chair Laura Robbins, DSW VP, Education & Academic Affairs Associate Scientist Research Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY
STAFF OFFICERS (Non Voting)
President and CEO John H. Klippel, MD President and CEO Arthritis Foundation Atlanta, GA	Assistant Secretary Roberta K. Byrum, CPA Chief Operating Officer Arthritis Foundation Atlanta, GA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peter W.C. Barnhart Retired President National City Corp. Worthington, OH	Jeff Bass Director, Global Government Affairs Amgen, Inc Thousand Oaks, CA
Gin Bell Attorney Washington, DC	Leroy Bobbitt, Esq. Attorney/Partner Bobbitt and Roberts Los Angeles, CA
Lenore Buckley, MD Physician, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	Robert A. Campbell Certified Public Accountant Dallas, TX
Rowland W. (Bing) Chang, MD, MPH Professor of Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL	Allen Cizner President Knowledge Corp Chicago, IL
Martis (Marty) Davis Director of Special Campaigns and Special Promotions AARP Washington, DC	David Federman Managing Partner Federman, Lally & Remis Farmington, CT
Saul Hernandez President Xavier Development Dublin, OH	Lisa B. Hogan, Esq. Attorney Lisa B. Hogan, P.A. Miami, FL
Stuart S. Kassan, MD, FACP, FACR Colorado Arthritis Associates Denver, CO	Frank Kelly, Jr. Chairman/CEO MFK Global Duluth, GA
George Liberatore President Midland Video Productions Inc Milwaukee, WI	Kip L. Lilly Principal Foresight Dynamics Saint Paul, MN
James S. Louie, MD Professor Emeritus UCLA Rheumatology Los Angeles, CA	Kathy Lubbers President Gingrich Communications, Inc. Key Biscayne, FL
John Markus Counsel Balch & Bingham, LLP Birmingham, AL	Glenn T. Marrichi President/CEO The Marketing Identity, Inc. Lake Bluff, IL
Pamela Rand Massey Director of Rehabilitation Services M.D. Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas in Houston Houston, TX	Daniel T. McGowan President and COO HIP Health Plan of New York New York, NY
Pattye Moore Business Strategy/ Communications Consultant Pattye Moore & Associates, LLC Edmond, OK	Bernard M. Murphy President and Chief Investment Officer Pinnacle Hotels USA Encinitas, CA
Patricia Novak Nelson Former Vice President Prudential Financial Basking Ridge, NJ	Dennis R. Olden President Voluntary Employee Benefits Associates, Inc. Tampa, FL
Chris A. Paul, JD Owner Joyce & Paul PLLC Tulsa, OK	Warren Rizzo, MD, FACR Advanced Arthritis Care and Research Scottsdale, AZ
Harry Saal Technology Consultant Palo Alto, CA	Ruth Martens Scott Retired VHA & Biotech Executive Seattle, WA
Kevin C. Short Senior Vice President F&M Bank and Trust Company Tulsa, OK	David E. Shuey Executive Vice President Willis Group West Chester, PA
Michael Simmonds Simmonds Restaurant Management, Inc. Omaha, NE	Margaret D. Smith, MD Medical Director, Mutual of America Program Director, Internal Medicine SVCMC St. Vincent’s Manhattan New York, NY
Jason A. Spring Chief Executive Officer HealthPark Hospital Hot Springs, A	Janalee Taylor, MSN, RN, CNS Division of Rheumatology Childrens Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH
Janet Stearns Wyatt Chief Executive Officer Pediatric Nursing Certification Board Gaithersburg, MD	Lawrence Zemel, MD Professor of Pediatrics University of Connecticut School of Medicine Hartford, CT
MEMBERS ELECT (Joining in November)
Bruce D. Ashcroft SVP & Director of Regional Credit Zions Bank Salt Lake City, UT	Ellen Bradbury Sr. Sales & Marketing Executive Lithographics, Inc. Nashville, TN
John F. Coffey Director Madison National Bank Dix Hills, NY	Thomas B. Gibson VP/General Manager Carolinas CORESTAFF Services Charlotte, NC
William H. Huff, III VP, Regulatory Affairs Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Addison, TX	Kevin Mandrell VP of Employee Benefits Brown & Brown Insurance Indianapolis, IN
James A. Taylor President and CEO ABARTA Oil & Gas Co., Inc. Pittsburgh, PA