2011-2012 Board of Directors
National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Danya International Inc.
9 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
Phone: (678) 510-7078
Fax: (404) 604-2739
www.hearthealthystrokefree.org
Officers
Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD
Chair
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA
Chair-Elect
Chief Science Officer
Association of Black Cardiologists
Mark Alan Schoeberl, MPA
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President, State Advocacy and Health Initiatives
Department of Advocacy
American Heart Association
Sharon Moffatt, RN, BSN, MSN
Association of State Territorial Health Officials Delegate
Chief of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Keith Mason
Ex Officio
National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Executive Director
Emeritus Founder
Darwin R. Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor, Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
At-Large Directors
Laura Gordon
General Manager, Health Policy and Public Affairs
Edelman
Marty Kohn, MS, MD, FACEP, FACPE
Chief Medical Scientist, Care Delivery Systems
IBM Research
Designated Directors
Marti Macchi, MEd
Senior Consultant
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH, FAHA
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
The Permanente Medical Group
Alexander White, JD, MPH
North Carolina Division of Public Health
Federal Liaisons
Edward Gregg, PhD
Director, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joylene John Sowah, MD
Medical Officer
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Walter Koreshetz, MD
Deputy Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Emmeline Ochiai
Health Advisor
DHHS/Office of Public Health and Science
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion