Our Team
Board of Directors
Fred Roedl, MBA
Board Chair
Kat Belendiuk, PhD
Vice Chair
Kevin Merritt, MBA, CFA
Treasurer
Dale Todd
Secretary
Jacqueline Villatoro
Board Member
Deena Andreola
Board MemberLGS Foundation Staff
Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD
Executive Director
Kathy Leavens
Senior Director of Programs
Amber Mathas
Senior Director of Operations
Tiffany Johnson, MBA
Director of Development
Michael McConnell, PhD
Scientific Director
Jennifer Griffin
Director of Family Support
Kayleigh Keen
Communications & Community Engagement Manager
Hanna Jorgenson
Communications Coordinator
Quinn Edwards
Executive Assistant
Sami Cox
Administrative AssistantMedical Science Advisory Council
Elaine Wirrell, MD
Chair, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Pete Crino, MD, PhD
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Jennifer Gelinas, MD, PhD
University of California Irvine
Juliet Knowles, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Fabio Nascimento, MD
Washington University, St. Louis
Scott Perry, MD
Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS
Washington University School of Medicine
James W. Wheless, BScPharm, M.D., FAAP, FACP, FAAN, FAES
Le Bonheur Children’s HospitalLeadership Circle
John R. Currier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Natalie Gilmore
Past Board Chair
Karen H. Groff, M.Ed.
Retired Educator
Melanie Huntley, PhD
Genentech
